El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-25


He claimed he was weakened max
ing weight the first time, 50 Tom al
loved him the extra poundage and they
met again on July L. 1915. II was the
first bout held Jnder the ne MIME
sota boxing laws and the fans OF 81
paul will never forget the terrlole
heating Miske took After the bout
ar;slxe stated that he could beat anyone
in the world but Tommy and that ne
as now satisfied that Tommy was the
hatter man. Tom has got Mishes num-
,,e, and is ready to meet him any time
tba match is proposed Before Miske
an lav claim to the light heavyweight
cbsnnionship he must wipe out the de-
feats administered by Tommy Gibbons
or else step down and acknowledge That
r., I. entitled to the crown in tnat
division"
aJo6nnv on the spot" with Chains.
Int Mikes secretary IofSets
donff that Mr.. 8Iiske Ia not I'M
1tchf beayyvveight champion OF inc
-. lei alone the world At
meeting of the American bo1lhs
nocIatfOn. when that BODY t vas liL
organized. a rule was passed ree
1fzfnr Jack Dillon as the chaHpi""
~ the L. $. A., in that diFlslOh'
Si7cs then Jack has met all ia his
,lsse Who cared TO swap punches WIN
MIN and many others OF me - =
class Recently at Boston BattIlns
11inslIv defeated Dillon in contest 70 !. d
sa-5-;or, the distance being L rolihus-
with the decision IN his poSAst < -. -
sI-v claimed the title. when ne Ha9 a
right to. providing OF course tiLsI - -
- weight Miske may have secGreu d
et-s-sDsr decision over Levlnsky IA
Rrooklyn, but that does not nahe mn III
rbampion. Had he knocked out INC
Battler he would no ooubt na nav ~
-eived due recognition, but ne dlo mo-
sDd the crown will still be GAINED AM
s1arded to Levinsly. The pest Wy IVI
Tomu1v Gibbons to add the crown ~
the holdings of the FANNY IS ~ o,as7.
he marathon route Then there Ca a.
he no dispute when the decision Is
H-svyweIRhts In LImelight.
rhs besTvweights are getting into
the limeIight now with a VenSe9Hc.e-
Champion Jess Willard has IlhlsLleu - ~
Irene contract and his manager rom
Tones announces that he Is READY anu
ooIio,,,s 10 show the sport fans that ne
is still there with the chsLlp On, oIls ny
nunch- There are quite le" ne
weights seeking the right 70 ger d
match with Jess and some OF them VIII
-. 5oubt he accommodated before the
winter ends.
Nan Morgan. manager Of Bat
cling Ievinsky. had hoped TO con-
vince the public that the HebreW
FR1ffIer was the man to mix WIN
Rig Jess, but Carl Morris, the Okla
bona giant. upset Dams plans
VrfnufuE over his man In 10 rouno
contest at Kansas City.
Now II is Carl Morris who seeks the
chance However another giant mas
been in the iimelight for some time IN
the person of Fred Fulton, Of Mime
sofa Fred has been on the tran OF Jess
for over a year and a half. through the
efforts of his former manager, Nike
Collins. but now his new handler
Frank Force Of Minneapolis, is making
the effort, with prospects OF success
fulton has been matched with VII
lard on two occa sions. but each time II
fell through-once through the Illness
of Fred n New Orleans and again
when Jess injured his right hand IN his
contest with Frank Moran at Madison
Square Garden, New York.
Jess put the ban up against colored
fighters when he defeated Jack John
son. although he offered to fight John
son again in a private room with only