Arizona republican., 1921-09-05
WHO IS cHAMPIoN7

Johnny Wilson, disputed middle weight champion of the world, and Bryan Downey, the man who knocked Wilson down three times and out at Cleveland, July 27, meet at Boyle's Thirty Acres, Jersey. City, N. J., to- day to decide which is the real title holder.
 Those who saw Downey canvas Wilson at Cleveland Excepting Referee Jimmy Gardner who gave the fight to Wilson on supposed fouD say Dawney is the champion. The Cleveland and Ohio state box ing commissions have proclaimed Downey champion.
 The other part of fandom. who did not see the knockdowns, contend that Wilson is still the titleholder- Tex Rickard is promoting the match.
 Wilson is to receive s30, 900 with a privilege of a per cent, and Downey is to get s20.000 with a privilege.
 It is a 12-round no-decision bout New Jersey does not permit dec1- sion to be rendered in a boxing con- test.
 The weight is 160 pounds the day of the fight.
 Downey scored his knockdowns with a short right-hand punch.
 DOWNEY IN HARD LUCK
 He came near winning the welter- weight title several years ago wher he knocked Jack Britton down, the referee giving what was admittedly a long count which allowed BrittoT to get back to his feet and stay
 Downey will enter the Jersey City ring confident that he can repeat his knockdowns again and leave nc question as to who the middle cham pion is-
 Wilson will be handicapped by ths psychology of having been flooredob5 his opponent.
 Downey makes his home in Cleve- land, and is managed by Jimmy Dunn
 Wilson's home is near Boston. ant his manager is Marty Kiililea.
 GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
 The golf championship of thu world belongs to one of two Amerl can golfers-either Jock Hutchison winner of the English open cham pionship, or Jim Barnes, winner O the American open championship.
 Today they play for a S2000 purs' at the Soundview club. Great Neck N. Y.
 The worlds golf championship vii be literally at stake.
 The winning of a championship ol the links means that one playing sta rises to the supreme in the parucula instance and wins.
 Barnes was an also-ran in tn tournament at the St. Andrews clut Scotland, when Hutchison won tn English title.
 Hutchison trailed in the tourna ment on the Chevy Chase course a Washington, D. c, when Barne captured the American open title.
 Today's match is the first time i golf history that such a test betwee champions has been similarly stage'
 Following this event. Hutchiso and Barnes will be teamed in a serie of exhibition matches which WI carry them across the United State to the Pacific coast.
 Their tour will last during u winter when they play back to Il east, following the southern bound ary of the United States home agai
 During their exhibitions tf worlds championship of the linl will be literally shuttie-eoeked bat and forth between them almost dail!
 COLORADO SPRINGS CARD
 The fight fans of Colorado will ! treated to an all star boxing card te day with three main events booke for their entertainment.
 Battling Ortega of California ar Gorilla Jones of New Orleans wi head the list with 12-round battl Jones showed in Phoenix sever months ago and Ortega is known every fight fan in the west. Tn bout should draw kayo.
 Otto Wallace and Johnny No! come second on the card with | round bout. Noye was consider' championship caliber a short tin back. but Lew Tender put a erin in his championship aspirations al Johnny has been taking on the less lights ever since. Wallace is not champion, but his reputation as fighter carries to every section the country. There is little likel hood of a kayo in this bout.
 George Fox and Kid Lee come thi on the card over the six-round rou Fox comes from the east where made an enviable reputation and Lt a dusky Colorado boy is famed his sleep punch. The boys are ligh weights and both carry punches. kayo should register here.