Evening star., 1926-12-26
Gambling Expose Boxing Enjoys oe
.TOPPLING OF CHAMPIONS
FEATURES YEAR IN RING
Tunneys Defeat of Dempsey Is Culmina-
ton of Campaign in Which All But
Three MOnarchs Lose Crowns.

upon those who had coupled pugil:sm
with Iow-brow pastines. which only
muckers and touts and gamblers
patronized
With interest growing in bouts be-
tween good men. conducted by re-
sponsible promoters, 1t behooves those
associated with the game to keep
their heads and not develop that atti-
tude which takes advantage Of public
interest.
The Title Holders To-day.
A brief recapitulation of the year
of 1926 in the various weight divisions
follows.
Flyweights: Fidel La Barba still
reigns as champion of the 112.pound.
ers. La Barba has taken part in
numerous no-decision contests and
has forced his opponents to come In
over the fyweight limit He Is
matched to fight Elky Clarke for the
worlds championship in January.
La Barba won his title from frankie
Genaro, the American title halder, in
10 rounds to a decision.
Bantamweights: Charley Rosen-
berg still is official chamnion. Another
champion who has protected his title
in no-decision bouts at catchweights.
He was matched to meet Bud Taylor
in Chicago. The fight was called off
by the Illinois Boxing Commission,
which proclaimed Taylor the cham
pion.
Rosenberg is booked to fight Bushy
Graham. who beat Chick Suggs for
the right to be called the foremost
contender for the title.
Featherweights: Louis Kid Kap-
Ian relinquished his title because he
could no longer make the weight.
Henny Bass, Chich Suggs, Honeyboy
Finnegan. Red Chapman and Leo
Kid Roy of Canada are picked to fight
it out for the title. Finnegan beat
Suggs in 10-rounder and is thought
to have eliminated the latter. There
is no featherweight title. holder at
present.
Junior Lightweights: Tod Morgan
still is champion and fighting one.
He scored technical knockout over
Mike Ballerino in the tenth round
December 2, 1925. Morgan has dis
posed of Joe Click, Carl Duane and
Billy Wallace.
Lightweights: Sammy Mandell won
his crown at the price of $50 900, which
he guaranteed to Rocky Kansas, who
held the title by reason of his defeat
VI Ju1Iny pre-
viously had won his title I'm an eliHni-
nation tourney held under the orders
of the New York Boxing Commission,
Junior Welterweights: (Officially
recognized by the National Boxing
Association, which does not comprise
all States where boxing is legal.I
Pinky Mitchell of Milwaukee, winner
of popularity contest, was conceded
the title. But Mushy Callahan of San
Francisco won the title from Mitchell
by a knockout.
Welterweights: Pete Latzo won the
decision in a 10-round bout over
Mickey Walker, thereby becoming
champion. The next important event
In this class was the technical kayo
of Mickey Walker by Joe Dundee In
eight rounds. Dundee furnished the
surprise of the season by being
knocked out by an unknown, Eddie
kid Roberts.
Middleweights: Tiger Flowers won
the title from Harry Greb on a de-
cision. Later Greb tried to come back
against the negro and failed. Mickey
Walker guaranteed the Tiger $65.000
to meet him. The fight was held in
Chicago. Walker won a decision that
did not meet with general approval.
But he is none the less the champion
in this class.
Light Heavyweights: Jack Delaney,
a great champion, won the title from
Paul Berlenbach. Delaney fought his
way to the title by knockout victories
over Tiger Flowers and Mike McTigue.
Heavyweights: Gene Tunney is the
champion of the world by virtue Of
10-round decision victory over Jack
Dempsey in Philadelphia. Jack
Sharkey dispelled whatever claim
Harry Wills had on the title by adj
ministering a technical Knockout in
Brooklyn
Science i'm Boxing Grows.
This wholesale toppling over of
champions has one great significance
1t means that the science of boxing
is spreading, due to the superior in
telligence of boys who are entering
the game, and that modern methods
of training have supplanted those
formerly in vogue. Today there are
more contenders for the title in the
various classes than ever before in
history. with the possible exception
of the heavyweight. And in the
heavyweight class there is no telling
what the foreign heavies now in this
country may do to crowd the. ranks
of those who are regarded as having
at least working chance for the
crown.
The ranks of pugilism lost a fine,
lil<able young man, as well as a very
great fighter, in the death Of Harry
Greb, following a minor operation.
Another good and promising boy was
lost in the passing on of Sencio, the
Filipino. who died of injuries suf.
fered i'm battle with Bud Taylor.
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