Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-08-13
EDITOR N|TCHELL'S
TRAVELS

failed TO state that DR.. E. II.
Jefferson was absolutely at home with
Attorney ID. Il. Crawford and others
Of the "good-timc crowd. On this
trip, he needed medical attention sew
eral times at the hands of his as sp.
ciatcS. although 70 all Appearances.
he wasi in the best of health. We had
visited the Boston Common, the a..
tucks Moument aud had passed the
Sta'c Capital. But ! saw an announce
ment Of prize fight and I mildly
called the attention Of my associates
to this unusual fistic encounter Out
on the FROM the INFO :matlon Wa,
readily Obtainable. Jolun: Wilson,
white. the middle-weight champion OF
the world was to defend that title that
night in n bout with George Robinson
colorcd. | had read an account If the
affair In the morning papers and the
sign brought the affair 20 miuI.
Middle-weight history was drscl ib-
cd rs follows:
1SG7-Tittlc claimed by Tommy
Chandler, who defeated Dooney Ha, :
ris, % rounds $4,000 a side, bare
knucklcs.
1S6S-Title claimed by George
Rookie, who lost 10 Mike Donovan.
lS74-Mike Donovan champion untn
1882, when title lapsed.
1SS4-Claimcd by Jack Dempsey
and defended by him until 1880,
when he was knocked out by George
aBlanche, known as the MARINE"
1SS9--George LaBlanclc claimed
title till 1891; when he was knocked
out by Young Mitchell. .s
lS9l-Title again claimed by Jack
Dempsey, who was knocked out by
Bob Fitzsimmons, Jan. Ia, 1891.
1S91-Bob Fi'Ssimmons recopnized
as the title-ho.der. He defeated nil
corners III championship bouts, but
IN 1896 cnterd light heavy and
heavy class.
1S97-Kid Mccoy and Tommy Ryan
claimed title Latter was generally
recognized. Ryan retired in 1907 ana
there were several claimants.
l90S--S;anlcy Kctchcl and Jack
Fwin' Sullivan, title claimants. met
III San Francisco, Feb. %, 1908, Kctcnal
Sept. Z winning and was recognized
MS real holder Of the honor.
l90S-l'ill Pnpkc knocked out Kctvh.l
"a lost II 20 Ketchcll on Il Knockout.
l9lO-Stanlcy Kctchcl was shot,
and killed, Oct. Is. Papke claimed tito
and was recognized.
l91l-"Cyclonc' Johnny TompkSon
defeated Papke and claimed title. Both
ou;Srew the weight limit in 1912 ana
tit,c was claimed by Frank Klaus
champion.
who was generally recognized as
champion.
19l3-Gcorge Chip knocked ont
Frank Klans and became tho holder
OF the championship.
l914-Al Mccoy knocked out George
Chip and became the owner OF tho
title.
1917-Mikc ODowd knocked out Nc
Coy Nov. II, and was hailed as the
new champion OF the middleweights.
1920-rhe night OF May in Boston
Johnny Wilson defeated Mike ODowd
and was awarded the decision at tho
end OF - rounds.
The mere mention OF prize.fight
brought Robinson to the FORE En-.
quiry showed the price Of the tickets
to be SLIGO each and upwards. $3.50
were good seas and $500 tickets were
right at the ring side in that Boston
Arena. The announcement was mado
that George Robinson of Cambridge,
Mass, had challenged Johnny Wilson,
the worlds middlc~wcight champion.
RobinEon said he was ready to Day
his $500 for scat. AS he is slow to
put up so cents for an evenings en-
joymcnt for himself, Ii showed that
he had mighty high appreciation OF
this special kind of entertainment AS
for DR.. Jefferson. he was ready to go
double this amount and I felt my.
self as though I was willing to "dig
deeper than any of them had suggest
ed in order to see the "show."
The bout was scheduled to take place
at about $3.50 Friday night, July 18th,
1921 under the management of tho
Arena A. G. But the description OF
the affair as I noted it that morning
was as follows: