The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-05-05

NtN 1OHk, May p. Tho iHr,I"Hl -
tfcwrs to which The pugNHil. gum, hrs
gon" ~ shown %, the tact that hfr. M
lho four champions actually have uut-
grown their class, They have refused
tn fight Ht fhc standard American
weights for their divisions. and there.
fore. ur' NOT lcr'imat, u'le holders
KID wusn,. johnny klhsu, tni
Tr'ddi, welsh 7.' th. subject. of .ur
inN conversation.
n, recognized American iar'Bm-
V,ght limit i. no pounds. nui Williams
tblks ~ mpking it Tie Wll go '-N COT
g.! lut iDo' NS tn, 'rnth-twriEhi ds.
placement is i22. but about the ou'N
vn, In witch Klb,nr could mpt" 10
would hr tp hack ~ a log ur an arm
kIihsu, be- in tho lightweight elias.
lir hts averaged l2S pound, iu mu.i of
H.s recent buuts iio weighed i.' wing
slt, u bIs last fight IN Nrv Nuf, .'N'n
pound, nbp,, IA, limit n' hIs division
G,ofg, clancy wanted kilhnnc 30 mrNr
l., pound. rinEsidc for light Niih MIN
That allowed kilhpue thrr' p"nui
nhU,c the prescribed limit, Hut kN.
ban, refused
iteddi, welsh rrsouteiy Ignores Nh"
tact that ll7 pounds is the lightweight
Unit Welsh fights NJ any weight thnl
.uii- him and thbt IL around l'l ~ ITS
Welsh. II forced might maxi lh pounds
itrusldr. hut " would lcay, him weak
,prd b,,ond nghtinr condition
Therefore. rrrtlr prrus"r |on can
.,, what a iokr g. ihl. champion STUFF
IN, boxing fplFs fr,mr laws and 'Hr
tus.ts gn right Rh,1i and husi thrw
rI, rrc authorities sH, that champions
fHuJ ught ~ certain puuud'r' and in'N
Ushi ~ nu, old weight thni Hnrs thym
williams. kllau, and welsh 'nrurI
/. ,ioiatc the boxing rules hN ilrhinE
VI weights ho,nnd the bu,luE law Aui
ir'r set away With n
tui those birds insist upon their foes
utset,inr tho ulra tni regulations GuN.
,tnng weights The, nf,N viii nghi
a real contender unless hv -pots' ih,w
ffom three to seven pounds what Is
f,n TOT , champion dose not seem to hr
otter than iuui when dome d, ,h,l.
l,uErf
The aui lies ln tho Tact that there
BE- ru national boxing bnafi 10 regulate
prrilIsur activities n ~ the only Wp
inf sport that lacks such Organization
baseball tennis. golf hnWling horse
racing basketball aud the other sport
a., suvcfnvd M a national tni, Hut
.l,ting ia without an authotitis' hvad
And d,plntuhlr conditions are the rr.
sult
Various states mud cities hs,p toxins
commissions whi,h govern m n hnii
hearted vb, IN their uvn sections llui
the, have mot accomplished puNihus M
'ut vat of 'Ht.ns Nrhi'r 'H battle Hi
legitimate v,lrh'. under penalty u. 'ui
.I, tins their titles
A. inrg ss hls COUNTRY lacks s us.
p,uai tn,ine commits aiur lus' 4u Ions
viii ,hr urh'rts fun thr w'i E'me 'U
.,,N ,hrrrsri,es Tine, srsr 'h.i' inr-'a
si N. nfdyfs tu'u the state and eos
|brtinr governments The know thti
'H the, don't Wkr the fulrt that exist
,ir one tit, tho, can uH,v un Go the
NEST Vhpts thyf, 10 no fu,h hosfd ui
'ur. 'hnt hiss iulea irss strict
An Instance nf ihs us'l.fsurss of =
state iH,iug yunumiss.nn Ha F,Eaft.
enforcement. ri ih, vpIrhi limit tulvH
b. shown b, the Sew Nnf. state UuN
iui commissions rhis bod, ui,d ior f
It,ur ~ irtrr champions iH flhi At ih,
. it, s,fib,d American weights n fail,i
IN us efforts Then u vnluntafil, hnos,
"a tho limit tuu pounds M zach division
touring that With 'his show uf lihrraliN
Ia surely could irrrr the champions Il
fsh, Of the new limits
'rh, Sew Ncfk state limits atr han
|, ismweirht iis. feather i1t nEhi. rs
.trf iii. against 'hr ,mfrrun limits -
no if1 i1t aui ii1
Nrd .,rt sine" then tho hampton
It,y trsr urhtinr 81 an pld veish
/. IiNu, ssn roe iut those aivafs Neu
,utu t,i uud ths new and liberal limit