Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-05
Meet at Denver Over the 20
Round Route Next Sat
urday Night.
FANS FAVOR TITLE-H0LOER
Has Two One-Round Victories
Over Duffy; Tillman
Drew With Latter.

Paddy Duffy was recognized az
cham pion welterweight in the early
SOS. and he defended his title tol
several years. He retired, and the
title was in allegiance until 1892,
when IL was claimed by Mysterious
Billy Smith.
1s92-Billy Smith defeated Danny
Needham in fourteen rounds at san
Francisco. December IA.
IS94-Tommy Ryan defeated Biily
Smith in twenty rounds at Mime
apolis, Mimi, July 26
1Ss6--Kid Mccoy knocked out
Tommy Ryan in fifteen rounds al
Maspeth, l.. l., March 2.
lS97-Kid Mccoy entered the mid
dleweight ranks, as did Tommy Ryan.
Neutrality-suspicious. . Billy Smith laid
claim to the title, and beat Matty
Matthews for the championship in
twenty five rounds at New York
city. August &c, and Joe Walcott in
twenty rounds, same place, Decem-
Der G.
1s9e-Biry Smith knocked out
Australian Billy Edwards in fourteen
rounds at New York. January "a.
le0O-Rube Ferns won on foul
from Billy Smith in twenty-one
rounds at Buffalo. n. Y, January 10.
I9OO-Matty Matthews defeated
Rube Ferns in fifteen rounds at De
troit. Mich. October 10.
le0l-Rube Ferns knocked out
Matty Matthews in ten rounds at
Torondo, Canada, May "a. eg
l9O1-Joe Walcott defeated Rube
Ferns in five rounds at Fort Erie,
Ontario, December is,
1gO2--Joe Walcott defeated Tom
my West in fifteen rounds In London,
England, June 23.
lgO4-Dixie Kid won from Joe
Walcott In twenty rounds on a foul
at San Francisco. April 30.
While the Dixie Kid won from
Walcott. he was not recognized as
champion after Joe Tough, him a
20-round draw at San Francisco, May
.12. 1904 although some gave him
the honor until 1905.
Honey Melody, Boston, won from
Joe walcott in fifteen rounds at Chel.
sea, Mass. October l6. 1906, and
Cldlmeu the tlue.
1sO7-Mike (Twin) Sullivan de-
feated Honey Melody in twenty
rounds at Los Angeles. April %.
190S-Mike (Twin) Sullivan de-
feated Jimmy Gardner in twenty
five rounds at Los Angeles. April 90.
lslO-Mike Sullivan outgrew the
welterwight class and the title was
claimed by JiIpmy Gardner, and in
turn by Jimmy Clabby when Gard
ner outgrew it. Clabby defended the
title and had the newspaper decisions
over Dixie Kid in New York. ten
rounds. in 1910.
19l0-Jimmy Clabby knocked out
Guy Buckles in thirteen rounds at
sheridan. Wyo.. September 5, for ad =
vertised welterweight title. Clabby
went to Australia and on Novem Der
?, 1910, defeated Bob Bryant for the
title. at sydney. in seven rounds.
Clabby also defeated Gus Dewitt. the
New zealand champion, in one round
at Brisbane, December rs. 1910.
la10--Jimmy Clabby entered the
middleweight class and Ray Bron-
son. Indianapolis, lead, claimed the
welter title. Clarence (Kid) Ferns
also claimed it. There was no recog
nized champion up TO 1918, when
Ray Bronson put up a forfeit TO
fight anyone for the championship,
and in November sailed for Australia
to meet the British champion.
l9l4-Matt Wells defeated Ray
Bronson for the championship in a
20-round scrap at Sydney. Australia
l9l5-Mike Glover defeated Matt
Wells in a l2-round bout to do
cision at Boston.
l915-Jack Britton defeated Mike
Glover In twelve rounds at Boston.
Britton was then recognized as the
champion. Thereafter Britton and
Ted Lewis were continually scrap
ping for the championship, until
1917, when a title match was staged
at Dayton. Ohio, on June 20 and