Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-05-12

alleged fcathcrNViEht champion uf
England, he has showed HOW much he
cares and has taken 10 writing sports.
Yes sir \ champion OF the world IL
going Ia become a fulliedged sport
writer. Not that the sport writer's are
not proud ~ him but ". 80 think that
Johnny should de- battle with some like
ly fca,hcrweight.
We take our bonnet off tu the Ohio
Boxing Commission for not allowing
such farce as the Jacks kilbane bout
would surely be-. to b. held In the Buck.
eve state. kilhanc should know better
than 10 ny and pgll such bout In
any state where there is boxing com.
mission. That N one reason why the
boxing commission was appointcd--to
de- away with these set.up and phuney
bouts Jacks would stand about ms
much chanc" with the champ as Xii.
banc would stand with Dempsey. Let's
look over what Jacks has done. He In.
Vadcd America with face like Votor.
4 an pug. Ia New York he showed at
I Madison Garden oncc--that once will
De- the only main event he will fight
there too.
George Woodland his manager.
thought that as business was not so
rushing In Gotham that he would jour.
ncy Out west where the dollars grew ON
tees aud wherc good boys IN the feath.
cr class were as scarce as platinum two.
bit pieces. Hence came Jacks 20 the
town VI Enid. Oklahoma To do battle
with Ends champ. little frankie MUIR.
din. Now Jacks had never heard Of
frankie and h" thought that things
were To- be- all In the clover. lie didn't
know that he was going against a boy
which likes 10 fight. 81 one sunny day
Fred Jacks hoppcd off train IN tho
Oklahoma town. Jacks aud his battered
I face caused quite a bit II interest. Here
was real champ fresh from foreign
/ country-coming all the way from the
hig town Ia clean NJ ON the little
/ Frenchman who could not h. knock ed
off his pins. Fans from miles arounds
came, 10 see real champion bea,
/ Frankie Nurdin into pulp Then cam,
the battle. a ten.round affair No no,
ten rounds. the champ would knock him
/ out In two at the most. hut when
frankie stepped into the ring and went
afte. the Honorable Duke Jacks h.
found that as champion he was IN,
cheese. For ten rounds frankie hi
him az will. Hit him with everything
but the water bucket and couldn't reach
him with that and came out Of tn.
ring without a scratch. lie had brok
on his hand on the Englishman In ths
third round and that II the only frea
son why he did not add another knock
cut 10 his list. The fight was Muir
din's from the first % the last r9lnd
Englishmcn are so clever but Jack
showed none Of his English blood VI TIA
ring tina, night. He was slow. he wa
clumsy hardly able 10 get Out ~ hi
own way. but a glutton for punish
meni. The little Frcnchman gave hin
everything that kilbane could give hin
and h. stood for II hut the fight wa
Ear from interesting. II was simpl
Surdin ha,iering buil steer who wa
tied and hobbled.
Come out - the tlmbors. Kilbane. an
BATH, someone who has chance ,wlt
YOU Jacks il third ratcr ats IA
h,si. You have had that title Tor year
without meeting anyone who 20
thought might have the haresi chanc
~ taking Il away with them Now IN
! boxing bosses are after you and "
hops that they viii make YOU figf
someone WORTHY ~ that crown You nv
weafing-ih" first goo. man you me-
viii get Il or We al miss our gucss"'