Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-28
RING SHORT OF
 HEAVYWElGHT FIGHTERS
Present Crop Can't Compare With the
 Old School.

Never in the history of the ring has there been such, shortage on first class heavyweight material as there IS right now IN former years when
 Jeffries, - -Corbett, Fitzsimmons, Shar- key, Ruhlin, Mccoy. and numerous other big men, and good ones at that,
 were in their prime, club owners never ran short on attractions. It
 was common for ons 70 happen to any of the big fight clubs of the country and see a pair of good
 heavies in action. But things have
 day one can count all the good n>en in the heavyweight class on their righ hand without the assistance of an adding machine. The instance is that promoters from all section of the universe are now pusily engaged pit against the brawny Champion
 Jess WilSrd.
 Numerous men have been men tioned as logical opponents for the
 big cowpuncher butt nary a one measures up to%the class required for
 Frank Moran, the promoters have
 been at standstilI as far as heavy ,, weights are concerned. Moran next
 to Willard. is the best heavyweight in the ring today. The Pittsburgh fighter at that is slow and clumsy "ii1SAI olIOWS Just IOS poor d I1GlQ that the fight men have to work
 upon. It was only a short time ago that Jim Coffey loomed up on the
 fstic hvizon. but successive fights with Moran in which he was de-
 cisively licked put the blinkers on his hopes incidentally eliminated 1 another promising prospect.
 There's as much difference in the heavyweights of today and yester- day as tlsre is between ink and
 water For instance take Bob Fitz- simmons the lanky heavyweight. In his prime he could lick the whole | field of champion aspirants of today
 in week and not mind the job in the least Jeffries likewise in his prime
 was in a class by himself Jack Johnson for that matter could also l engage few of the would be champs | of the present time in a battle in a | night and clean up in jig style
 There is such dearth in the first ] class fheaVyweights right now that the big promoters are trying to in- | duce such good little men as Dillon | and Levinsl1y to accept terms for a 1 latter is not small in stature by any
 means, but he is a little man when | compared physically to the present 1 champ. Already several experts who
 are tired of scrihbling about some o1 | the would be beavies, are saying a | | Levinsky and procIatming them the | best in the market right now.
 To the mind of the average close l observer of the ring it would be ab-
 solutely absurd to send either the 1 Hoosier fighter or the battler to the | front to fight Willard. Both lads
 are without a doubt world beaters ir | their own class, and very clever an6
 consistent performers, but they are
 truly out of their class when they
 step in the, ring and attempt to show | up such a clever performer as Will
 ard. It was N1ly a short time ago
 that Willard in an interview with g
 well known newspaper man, declared l that Young died from the effects o1 | himself and put full strength in 3 | punch in any of his fights since the | memorial battle with Sul1 Young ir | California It will be remembered
 that Young died from the affects ot
 Willard's punch, which lifted him of