Evening star., 1934-09-16
Sho,v Ends Outdoor Ring Season Yaro Bten MddUeght Glass
REEVES INTEREST
DEADENED
Title Disputed, but Teddy Is
Busy, CoIorfuI and
Never QuibbIes.
BY SPARROW McGANN.

BY SPARROW McGANN.
N YEw YORK, September Is
nj Teddy Yaross is expected to
/ restore the color sadly lacking
in the once lustrous middle
weight division. Teddy's victory over
Vince Dundee was popular one. as
the latter had passed his peak as =
top-notch mittman. Save for a VIC
tory over Lou Brouillard. the work of
the Italian has been drab and ordi-
nary.
YaroSz Is q busy battler. He does
not quibble as to terms or opponents.
He will be seen in Madison Square
Garden some time in November
against an opponent not yet selected.
A review Of the l60-pound class
reveals many counter claims through
long stretch of years and sharp
practices on the part of the recog-
nized leaders. Yarosz will flnd that
ring history repeats itself, because
his title claim is disputed by Marcel
Thil Of France.
Thil Claims Crown.
THIs with victories over Vince
Dundee and Gorilla Jones to
his credit, sets himself up as
the world champion. As Dundee and
Jones were forced to go to Paris for
the fights, there is some doubt as
to the justice of the awards. Dun
dee says 1t Is impossible to beat the
bald Frenchman on his home grounds
unless you score a knockout. Jones
was disqualified by the referee, who
ruled the Gorilla was mot trying"
Back in 1889 George La Blanche
spun around and one Of his fists col
lided with the original Jack Dempsey's
chin. La Blanche did not get the
title. He was accused of using the
pivot blow" which was ruled foul.
Two years later Ruby Robert Fitz-
simmons stopped Dempsey in 13
rounds, but Bob did not bother with
the middleweight title because he was
pointing for the heavyweight crown.
Then came Kid Mccoy, who had
vanquished Tommy Ryan. The Kid
graduated into the heavy class and
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien and STAN
ley Ketchel laid claim to the de-
faulted honors. Ketchel's claim was
a valid one when he defeated Jack
Twin Sullivan and Joe Thomas.
Ketchel, one Of the greatest fighters
OF his weight and inches that ever
lived, made the mistake of getting his
chin in the way of one of Billy
Papke's laundering wallops and was
counted out. But the Polish battler
came back. He was the first to lose
. title by q knockout and regain it
by the same process.
Mccoy Real Champ.
A FTER Ketcheps death Papke
IA again claimed the title. When
Papke was defeated by Willie
Lewis, titular claimants increased in
number. And so 1t went until AL
Mccoy lambasted Joe Chip. The lat
ter's brother, George Chip, then the
best tighter Of his weight extant, took
on the Brooklyn southpaw and was
knocked out In the first round. No
one could honestly deny McCoy's right
to the title after that astounding feat
On the eve Of the repeal Of the
Frawley law, permitting boxing In this
State, Mccoy was knocked out by
Mike O'Dowd after both had made
several trips to the canvas. O'Dowd
was a satisfactory champion, in that
he met and vanquished all contenders
In two-f1shed brawls. A debatable de-
cision, following a match in which
low blows were frequent, established
Johnny Wilson as the champion.
A return fight between the pair was
marked by the same tactics on the
part OF Wilson, and he held the title
until he forced Harry Greb into guar
anteeing him something like $50. 900
before he would meet the Pittsburgh
windmill. Wilson lost, but was not
satisfied Greb was his master. This
time Wilson put up the guarantee.
and the result was the same,
Flowers Dethrones Greb.
T1GER Flowers came on the scene
i and deprived Greb Of his title
In ID rounds. Flowers held the
title until Jack Kearns unanswered
the negro into 10 round match
with Mickey Walker in Chicago, and
Dioole went the title on q split ver-
dict. Mickey, following In the foot
steps Of the immortal Fitzsimmons.
sought q third world title and re-
nounced the 160-pound crown to try
his hand among the heavyweights.
since then we have had innumer-
able claimants for the title, with the
National Boxing Association setting
up Gorilla Jones, and the local boxing
commission ordering tourney to de-
term1ne leader. The tournament
found Ben Jeby and Frank Battaqlia
ngnting 1t out, with the local Hebrew
the winner. Jeby made the mistake
OF trading blows with Lou Brouillard
and was rocked to sleep for the FIRST
time In his career.
Vince Dundee, twice beaten BY va
rosz, slipped In ahead Of the latter
and surprised the flstic gentry by
trouncing the French Canadian SOUTH
paw. And now we have Yarosz.
winner over Dundee, to defend the
title and brighten an otherwise drab
division.