The Washington times., 1920-01-03


Every effort is now being made Il
sign Jack Dempsey to defend his
newly acquired worlds heavyweight
title, hut 1t Is unlikely that he will be
seen In action until next winter al
the earliest. Also, II Is unlikely that
he Will be defeated. He is now ruler
of the roost.
Benny Leonard is easily the besl
lightweight now In the world. MucE
dodbt, however. is entertained OF his
ability TO make the weight he stipu-
lates for his opponents-135 pounds
at 2 o'clock--apd, IL Jack Britton loses
his Weltcrweight honors before 1921
rolls around, IL may be Leonard who
takes II on as he leaves the light
weight class.
kilbane IL BoxinE.
After a long layoff. following his
service as a boxing instructor iE the
army. Johnny Kilbane is BOXING
again. Truth to tell, his first two con-
tests have not been remarkable
Young CLANCY. of Baltimore, the serv-
ice featherweight titleholder, out
pointed him last Monday, and AL Shu-
bert, the former bantam OF New Bed
ford, Mass, was never in any danger
during the six rounds he boxed with
delphia. tg-.
Benny iyalger, called the French
Flash is the loudest in his shrieks
for a bout with Kilbane. He Is saio
to be willing to bet $1,000 that he
win knock out the Clevelander, u
they get together. This is rough
talk, boys. rough talk. and spells con
siderable trouble for Kilbane.
Pal Moore. who stopped Eugene
Criqui, of France. the other day In
England. As on Herman's trail Moore
ts not believed to be much OF hittei
but Herman has never given him any
chance of climbing through the ropes
and taking a crack at the bantam
weight crown. That victory over
Criqui Just about spells the end oil
!. Moore's hopes. too. Herman is not
E likely to remain in the same Town
with Moore after this.
Americans In Van.
wherever boxing is encouraged
Americans are in the van in al
classes. England has a welterweight
Johnny Basham, who has challenged
Jack Britton. but IL Basham isn't any
better than the rest Of his country
men in the ring, his chances are small
indeed. Only Jimmy Wilde, a physical
freak, keeps Old England on the box
ing map. He is king Of the ny
weights.
Much idle talk is being heard Re
Earding contemplated action by thu
international Boxing Union, which
is to hold a meeting February u
Paris. The union, it is said. will at
tempt to find flaws in the titles hf IL
by the Americans now before th'
public. This Is a thankless task, a:
No pYiSf
Jim Jeffries, of California, became
the first worlds heavyweight cham
piorl through his victories over Peter
jackson, who was champion of Eng
land and Australia, and Bob Fitz
simmons, who had won the American
title from Jim ,Corbett. Jackson
after winning the Australian title
knocked out Frank Slavin, the Brit
ish champion, in ten rounds, befor'
the National Sporting Club Of London
in 1922 Following Jeffries cam
Tommy Burns, Jack Johnson and Jes
willard before Dempsey annexed tn
worlds honors July A, 1919, at Toledo
oDowd's Title Is Clear.
Mike o'Dowd's middleweight hon
ors are his by a clear title. O'Dow'
knocked out AL Mccoy, who knocked
out George Chip, who knocked
out Frank Klaus. In 1910 Stanle!
Ketchel, the middleweight champion
was shot by a Missouri farmland
KLAUS emerged foremost in tn
scramble among American middle
weights. He added to his laurels b!
defeating Georges Carpenter, claim
ant of the European title, and Bill.
Papke, who had held 1T for a tim
before suocumbing to Ketchel.
Jack Britton is a rlghtful world
( champion through his knockout o
Ted Kid Lewis last summer at Can
ton, Ohio. Lewis, a Londoner by brit
but now an American by naturaliza
sion. had defeated Herb Mccoy an
Rughie Michigan, the Australian we
ters. before putting the kayo on Al
bert Badoud, champion OF Europe, 4
) one round at New York in 191I
JSadoud had previously stopped thi
rame Johnny Basham, who Is noN
yelling for a contest for the world
Z tie with Jack Britton.
After Jack McAuliffe. Lightweight
champion, retired undefeated, Kid La
vigne obtained the American title b
vanduishing all other claimants. /
June, 1905, Lavigne became tn
worlds lightweight leader by knock
tng out Dick Burge in seventee
rounds in London.
Comes In Straight Row.
The lightweight honors then com
IN a straight row through Frank Ern
Joe Cans, Battling Nelson, Ad Wol
East. Willie Richie and Freddi
Welsh. The International Boxing Or
Son has some trouble here, too.
There Is no worlds featherwe'r'
champion. Young Corb, - wa6 "
last, leaving II in abeyai 60 whoa p
became lightweight A., Attc
won the American cham piorfhip b