Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-07
PUG, CHAMPS DOOMED TO SLIP
Johnson, Mccoy and Willard on
Precipioe Of Defeat and Foot
ing Is Slippery.
xrIBAEE AND WILLIAMS STRONG

NEW 1OIttAs ttD. h-alIoubh that
assassin OF Good old Dope. Nineteen
Fourteen. bowied over but two ring
champions last year C'Johnny" coulon
and willie" Ritchie), the. opening OF 1915
finds q number OF crowns already Jig
Cling around in a most unstable fashion
on the heads OF their wcarers One little
punch may dislodge the haios OF the fol-
lowing title holders:
Jack johnson. worlds heavyweight
champion.
"Ar' Mccoy, aIIesed mlddleweight
champion.
Freddie Welsh. worlds lightweight
champion.
More firmly attached to their owners
brows are the iaureis OF "Johnny' Kill
bans. featherweight title holder. and
KID williams. the bsntamweight
fighter since Terry McGovern was in
his prime
The milling viii be hard and fast in
all boxing divisions, owing 70 the un-
usually keen competition. Here Is a sur
vey Of tho outlook, In the respective
ciassifications Of the game:
johnson Growing ola.
Jack johnson. champion. is 81 years old
ane CROWNS more so. He WIN begin his
fluctuations by fighting giant Jess VIII
lard next March at Juarez. where the
bout will presumably be permitted to 60
70 finish.
There ~ very little confidence expressed
In Wizards ability TO even outlast John
son. owing 70 his lack OF experience and
a real fighting disposition.
Johnson's real danger will come from
the black fighters Sam" Mcvcy and
Sam Laneford. The two "sams" are
still doing. wen. are much younger than
johnson and In the minds OF lrost
critics, would probably outlast the cham
pion. IL Is considered a certainty that
n johnson fights all four OF these men
during the coming year. as he is arrang~
Ing TO do, he viii lose his title. No cham
pion OF this generation has retained the
title after 81 yeers OF age. The only
man ever to approximate this was Bob
FItzslmmons
The present middleweight title holder
'Aw Mccoy No. /, ls Just Joke. An
accidental poke in the first round OF a
bout with George Chip at New York
stopped Chip. then credited champion
ship aura, owing 70 two knockouts OF
Frank Klaus. Mccoy has done nothing
since 70 support his title claim and hen
be beaten by three or four middle
weights. chip included II he meets than
PleRty Of MfddIes.
The real candidates left In the hunt
are Jimmy" clabby and Nike Glib
bcns. with Eddie McGoorty and'fJeff'
Smith lurking Ia the background. cIabby
has worktd his way up through a NUM-
Der Of lSs-pounder aspirants. upsettlns
the strongest OF the Tot. George Chip and
Eddie" McGoorty. An Australian YER
dict won BY Jeff smith over Clabby
seems 10 have been out OF line. according
70 the other performances OF THIS pair;
but Smith must be reckoned with be-
cause of Il.
II appears that Freddie Welsh will
have TO be wizard 10 retain his tide
another year, II ne meets all opponents
over q distance OF ground. Charley
White, Joe" shngrue. while Richie,
Gilbert Gallant and Johnny" Dundee
are the boxers who seem 20 menace the
champion most.
Welsh il slowing with age. and Some
''comer' should take hts measure u he
comes olt in the open.
ICilbane stin KING.
Johnny" Kilbane seems 10 have the
featherwelght class all 10 himself. Oh
the npooming crop George CLANCY. Kaye
Mars, Benny Mcoovern. ''Cal" De
laney and others. none seems to ranh
with the Cleveland wonder There Il
almost no chance OF his defeat in title
bout.
kid Williams alias John Gutexko
OF Denmark and Baltimore. seoms des.
tined 20 retain his championship. al
though there Is chance that he VIII b
squeezed outside the weight limit. YVn.
lians proved he could make the weigh
IN a recent bout with DAILY in the city
but Il takfs work for him now. TweIv,
months more win see him IN ciasi
higher Then watch out. "Johnny'' XII
bare.
Charley Brandt OF Brooklyn look
Ike the only boy able to 80 a route ans
hold his own with williams. Brand
jumped in with two days notice. uorke.
Off lot OF weight and hela the cham
plon 20 a near draw in ten rounds. AID