Evening journal., 1916-06-05
Williams proves
HE'S NO DEAD ONE
Reported as Being Through
as a Boxer, Bantam Champ
Stops Opponent
OTHER GOSSIP OF
THE ROPED ARENA

Bennie Mccoy. a Baltimore baniom
needing the yarns 10 the effect that
Kid Williams was an through ass al
lighter. and that the first good boy
Who met the Tiger would beat him
made match with the champion.
The bout took place at Baltimore
on May 30. and The details OF the con-
iest which are appended. make in-
ieresdng reading for Eulo and others
who have tried 10 convince them
selves that Williams is a has been. -
After Benny Mccoy had been sub
iectod 70 a terrific lacing by XII VIII
liams for seven rounds, his seconds
threw up the sponge.
The champion put a severe crimp IN
the hopes of the man who had re-
Gently been making a splendid show
ing against good men I'm New York
"ln the first round Williams opened
up McCuys nose, and, after keeping
it bloody. began a battering on his
ribs and stomach which showed
deep crimson when his seconds con-
cludod he was on the verge of "a
Knockout
Who will be the next to tackle Kid
Williams, the dead one
In raking Wizards past It has been
discovered that some time before he
became familiar with $4,000 purses
and other trimmings he wrestlod
Stanislaus Zbysko and got So for his
work.
A critic Of hit. stop and getaway
bemoans the fact that Jack Dempsey
should have lost his title and pres
tige by giving away weight to Fitzsim-
mons and declares that had the Non
pareil remained in his own class, he
might have retired unbeaten
Just what this critic is driving at
Is a mystery. but OF one thing there
Is no question. He is far from the
facts When Dempsey and Fitzsim-
mons met at New Orleans. January a.
1891. in a bout for the middlewelght
championship OF America, the weight
prescribed by the champion. Demp-
sey. was l54 pounds rinesidei
The impression was held by Demp
Fey and his friends that Fritz. being
feet II inches tall could not posi-
bly, reduce TO 154 pounds and retain
his fghtlng strength Thus Dempsey
with his skill as a boxer. would b,
able To beat the rodtop to frazzle
10 the astonishment and dismay oi
he Nonpareil and his friends. Fritz
got on the scales and weighed 150 -
pounds He was so strong az the
weight that Dempsey was a toy in his
hands and was knocked out in the
thirteenth round after taking ter
-ihc beating. Dempsey's weight was
if7 l-2 pounds, so that the Nonpareil
gave way just three pounds i'm
weight. Il was not the three pounds
In weight that beat Dempsey. II was
he weight Of Fiiz's fists that did the
trick
Incidentally tho gentlemen who arc
fond Of declaring that the limit oI
he middlewcight class rs l5S pound.
rinEside are respectfully referred q,
the fact that Jack Dempsey lost ma
middicweicht championship OF Amer
ica 10 Fitzsimmons AZ i5f pounds ring.
side which figures we're insisted OF
By Dempsey. the champion
when horse race is finished th
Judges name the first three DO the or
der Of finish
ln boat race the same procedur
adopted and there Is q winner AM
loser in tennis games. lacross
uiafchce. basketball games. baseball
and n fact IN an sports except box
ing
In forms Of athletic contest I'M
fact that one man. crew or team is II
be a winner rs what makes for in
ierest on the part Of spectators. an,
Inspires contestants with q desire {,
achieve victory The lack Of fhii
spirit in boxing is what has brought
the game 10 the duh level o
mediocrity. and viii eventually de
siroy an interest.
Amateur bouts ere spirited because
under the law the referees and udgef
\ 'e authorized TO pick winners But
Nhsh INC expert professional gets
Nslo the ring he cannot win on points
no matter how well he tries. and
therefore in great many instances
he does not try.
Snowy Baker, the car Of bo,,n, q,
Australia, has made radical cbs,s
az rules governing boxing In 49,
Stadium. lie has notified am con
testants that hereafter the refere
shall be the sole Judge Of whether
contestant is out-classed or unable ,
continue. and that no second SHAH r
throwing the sponge towel or an,
thing else. acknowledge the defeat
his principal
Throwing the sponge in token
defeat is as ancient as boxing iese
and the temerity of Baker i'm loppir
of the custom will doubtless cause
sensation
II is said that several disput
growing out of the action OF secon
in tossing the sponge or towel is
sponsible for the ruling by the Al
tralian promoter Incidentally Bah
believes that the referee is a bet
judge OF the ability Of a boxer to &C
finue and that a division of auth,
fly IN that particular is undesirab
This is a question that should
tract the careful consideration Of I
Boxing Commission.
The matching Of Aberg and Stech
ar catch-as-catch-ca style. Steche
fsvorite style. has prompted the a
sertion by Uniformed persons m
stecher is q sure winner Aberg
the Graeco-Roman champion. and 4
long time has refused TO wrest