Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-08
AMERICAN Fight FANS
TURN TOWARD LONDON
Great Boxing Bout for Kings
Trophy Engages PugiIists'
Attention.
ENGLANDs FIG LITTLE MEN
Rates, High i'll Punching Ability %
It's Lehtwcie'its, but Makes Poor
Showing When II Comes to Heavy
Glasses.

CHICAGO. December 7.--And now
that the deed IS done and the Kaiser
has taken the count and all his people
and wars and tum0rS OF wars are
heard no more In the land. 1t is Wen
to turn TO the real battle of the day.
spne nj n that on is due to
Just US America won AT Chateau
Thierry. so American fans hope she
VIII win when her boys strip for the
Kings trophy boxing tournament. and
perhaps the country's hopes rest least
securely with the smaller weights. 1t
is there the tiny Americans are going
their British and French brothers of
the stuffed mitt-that IS. il England
run; true to form. and is producing
classes as she always has.
Naturally. IL Is idle TO attempt to
pick any winners or to express an
sition Is known. which probably will
not be absolutely determined until all
OF the entries are in. which may not
be until the first night or the tourna-
mcnt. But. of hand. it is safe TO say
that England is almost mortally GER
tain TO produce some great bantams
and feathers and light weights.
France may do the same.
ENGLAND's SMALL MEN
STRONG. HIG MEN WEAK
Just why England should always
nave been strong ia the line of small
men and !ametah!y weak when II came
cussed ana never Satisfactorily ex-
planned But that condition always
has Prevailed and doubtless does at
the present time. England has had
several boxers who might we'll be given
place among the greatest OF any age
and Will always live in boxing annals
mat We might say only one Of them
ever reached the dizzy heights OF a
championship.
That lone star was Freddie Welsh.
pnnfnriiH ND
stands to-day as one OF the world 3
most dazzling bakers. Many have
education in this country. but he was
British subject Just the same, and
was So good that he held his title
e mnrh son ssd than his physical anaii
headwork
But not far back of Welsh were other
British lighting men who could we'll
toplincrs They have Jimmie Wilde.
aywoiEnt ard undoubtedly champion
at the present time. Jem DriscolI al
boxer Of any time. lie was ali that
could be desired in the way OF skill
and speed and cieverncss.
- Not far behind him were such men
as owen Moran. perhaps the hardes,
hitting OF all OF the small Englisn
fighters OF decade. and Ben Jordan
and Billy Plimmcr Jabez White. Matt
Wells. Digger Stanley. Charlie siitchei:.
DICK Bur6e and a dozen or SO more les
ser fame in this country who were
considered Just as good as the others
in their country
so II may be seen from this that the
Americans who are going over arc
bound TO have hard time of SC II The
English are As good Is they used 10
be
And while we're discussing the
tournament. perhaps there is no more
interesting sporting story at the pres
ent day than the one that can be- told
who liz to go to London from the Great
Lakes, Morris isn't even n first string
mamie goes as handler of Jack
neinen. the heavyweight star OF the
little party which goes in the hope Of
winning some battles IN the Kings
trophy tournament.
Yet Morris. IL dropped in against
any countr.s best fighter. could not
help hut make great showing 1t
may not be generally known, but
MOTIFS was mighty sore gent when
It became known that he. man OF
i"p pounds o. 50. wasn't II make the
teams seaTywe .ght star Think %
tha:. = mi,ld.ewcight and so game and
confident that he believes himself a
match for the worlds best no matter
how Dig the latter may be.
E!con has seen longer service in
the rig than anyone VIC can think of
at the presen; time. Despite the fact
years old. he has been. boxing for
,&enty-one years. and perhaps longer
than TINT. This is almost unbeIievable
but easily susceptible to proof And
the old timers like Nate Lewis can well
remember that this fellow started his
old. 4
During those early days he vos ar