Since the world began, big men have tried to justify their size by deeds of prowess, little men to prove that an ounce of agility is worth much ponderous brawn. In Newark, N. J., before a vast crowd, two men continued this controversy. Though the difference in their sizes was barely perceptible, one came into the lists as champion of the big menMike McTigue, the 160-pound, world's light-heavyweight champion. Mickey Walker, 149¾ pounds, world's best welterweight, stood up for the little men. They scuffled.
Little Walker took the first four rounds. Savagely he tore...
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