The sun., 1919-06-29
GREAT BATTLES IN
HEAVYWEIGHT GLASS
Many Champions Successfully
Defended Their Honors In
Title Bouts.
FAMOUS TILTS RECALLED
Sullivan-Kilrain 75 Round
Contest Last Fought With
Bare Knuckles.
FAMOUS TILTs RECALLED
copytcA,. 1910: on rsoat. rsssrysd.

copyrtoAt. 1915: sn roafs ressrpsd.
The battles in which the heavyweight
championship changed hands, or In
which the champions successfully de-
Tended title. both under London and
oueensberry rules. are recorded AZ fol-
lows:
1s16-Jacob Hyer beat Thomas
Beasley; nrst championship hght in
America
1si1-september .. Tom Hyer bsat
John McCiusker In loi rounds at Caid-
wells Landing. N. Y.
1st7-February Z. Tom Hyer beat
Yankee Sullivan in sixteen rounds. .
side bet OF $4,000 at Rock Point. Nd.
1s5s-August 81, John Morrissey beat
George Thompson (Bot McLaren) In
eleven rounds at Mare Island, Cal.
1S5s-october 20 John Morrissey beat
John c. Heenan in eleven rounds at
Long Point. Canada
1sso-John c. Heenan recognised as
American champion heavyweight. Nor
rissey failing to accept a challenge from
Heenan for another bout.
lS63-Joe Coburn beat Mike MeCoole
In sixty-thres rounds at Charleston.
Nd
lSs5-May 10, James Dunn beat BIZ
Davis in forty-thres rounds in Pike
county. Pa
1ss5-Joe wornald beat Tom Allen
In nine rounds at Foster Island, st.
Louis
1sse-s7-Mike Mccooie claimed the
title after beating Bill Davis In thirty
four rounds and Aaron Jones, James
1Sss-January IL. Tom Allen claimed
the title after beating Bill Davis in
forty-three rounds.
Mike McCoole Claimed Title.
1Sss-June 15, Mike McCoole claimed
the title after winning on q questionable
foul over Tom Allen in nine rounds
near St Louis
In sixty-three rounds at Charleston, Ma
1S7o-May 10 Tom Allen, still claim.
ing the title. was beaten in ten rounds
by Jem Mace at Kenner. La This dghi
| was for the worlds championship.
1S71-Jem Mace and Joe CoburI
fought two drawn battles for the title.
1S73-September % Mike McCoole
claiming the title. was defeated by Ton
Allen In seven rounds at st. Louis.
1s76-September Joe Goss claimed
the title after beating Tom Allen on q
foul in twenty-seven rounds at Coving
ton. Ky.
1s7s-Jimmy Elliott claimed the It'll.
and was defeated by Johnny Dryer.
| 1SSo-May 80. Joe Goss again claimed
the title, but was beaten by Paddy Ryar
in eighty-seven rounds at Collier Sta
ton. w. Va
| 1ss2-February z. John T. Sullivan
knocked out Paddy Ryan In cine roundi
| at Mississippi CITY Miss
| lSSe-July 8, John 1. Sullivan bea
Jake Kilrain in seventy-nve rounds a
Richburg. Miss. in the last champion
, ship fight with bare knuckles.
Corbett knocks out "John L."
1ss2-September 7, James J. Coroet
knocked out John L Sullivan in twenty
one rounds with gloves at New Orleans
La
| 1ss4-January IS, James J. Corbet
stopped Charley Mitchell in three round
at Jacksonville. Fla
lss7-March IT. Bob Fitzsimmon
stopped James J. Corbett in fourteen
rounds at Carson City. New
lSss-June 8, James J. Jefrries stoppe,
Bob Fit1simmons in eleven rounds a
Coney Island.
lsss--November 8, James J. Jefrrie
4
rounds at Coney Island.
1so0-May IL. J. J. Jeffries knocked GU
]. J, Corbett In the twenty-third round
1so2-July rs, James J. Jeffrie
stopped Bob FitZsimmons In eight round
at San Francisco, Cal.
| ls0S-Ausust IL. James J. Jeffrie
knocked out James J. Corbett in tel
round- at San Francisco, Cal
1S04-August 26, James J. Jeffrie
knocked out Jack Munroe In two round
at San Francisco. Cal
ls0o-Janfes J. Jeffries retired.
1sQ5-May T.. Tommy Burns oea
Philadelphia Jack oBrien in twent
rounds At Los Angeles. Cal. Burns the
claimed the American title.
l907-July 4. Tommy Burns stoppe
Bin Squires OF Australia in one round a
Colma, Cal.
lso7-December .. Tommy Burn
J knocked out Gunner Molr. champion O
England. in the tenth round, and thu
became worlds heavyweight champion
1sos-December 25. Jack johnson
colored. beat Tommy Burns in fourtee
rounds at sydney. N. S. w. the polio
interfering.
lsos-october 10, Jack Johnso
rounds At Colma, Cal.
JeRries Is Knocked Out.
1s1o-July Z. Jack johnson knocke
out James J. Jeffries In fifteen round
Mt Reno. New, for purse OF $lOl, 0O(
! 19i2-Juiy Z, Jack johnson beat Jir
Flynn in nine rounds at Las Vegas, n
NJ. the police interfering.
ls14-July ~. Jack johnson bea
Frank Moran on points In twenty round
at Paris. France.
ls15-April 8. Jess willard knocke
out Jack Johnson In twenty-slx round
at Havana, Cuba
lS16-March IS. Jess Willard defeate
Frank Moran In ten round no decislo
night.
$40 SEATS AT LEAST