Evening journal., 1906-11-10
JOE CANS THINKS
JEFFRIES IS 1T
Lightweight Champion Like
to Dope Out the Heavy
Weights

Joe Cans has not started to work yet,
but he is doing some talking about the
ring. The colored boy hasn't cot the
business head Of Jack O'Brlen and otnei
great fighters, but he keeps close tab ON
the work accomplished by all the lighters
and can put up an interesting argument
In substantlating his views Joe is
crank on heavyweights. He pays more
attention to the big fellows than he does
to any other class of boxers. He thinks
Jim Jennes Is the wonder Of tho world
and can whip any two men in the ring
to-day without drawing q long breath ~
Tho big fellows are tho ones that In
tcrest me-" said Joe. 1 am a colored
boy but my color does not carry me
away when it comes d3wn to pieR ng out
the best fighters. ] have heard hundreds
Of people express the opinion that Jack
johnson can whip Jim Jeffries. / don't
think So Does any man for second
think that Jack Johnson could have
whipped Jim Corbett In mis- prlmel No,
never Jeffries whipped Corbett on two
different occasions and both defeats were
decisive ones. Johnson Is hard man to
beat but he does not class with zen.
Marvin Hart for a time made things hum
in the heavyweight class, but in his pres
ont day form It is my opinion that he
VIII never become champion. Aliiy
Delaney has Al Kaufman in tow. ana
may boost him along with the poor ma
terial in the field az present, but il Jen
ia 81 fHnfa faft a
such men as Kaufman wouldn't have a
looS-in with him. The way sam Berger
was beaten by Kaufman showed that
he did not possess championship timber
and It seems that we haven't got one
good man that could even make Jen
hustle for a few rounds. judging by the
way the big fellows have shown up In
their recent fights.
Tommy Burns-there's another one that
seeks and even claims champ lonship hon.
ors Well, wouldn't you lilo to 20 [,
: Frisco from New York to see Jefne,
fight Burns? Just think what sollv It
would be. Mike schreok is one of the
most popular fighters I ever heard "
but he is not in the same class vita
Jeffres. Let the sports stop to consiae,
what Schreck has done and what Jeffme.
would do 70 schreck should they ever
meet and I am sure they viii agree with
me in saying that he does not belons In
Jenries' class.
'Jeff stands so far ahead Of all the
others that I could not toll the truth and
say that any Of the others stand near tc
him, but in my opinion Jack O Brien Is
the next best all-around man that VIC
have in SIGHT to-day O'Brien's wciSnt
Is against him, and he could never hope
to whip man like JeHries. but JaoL is a
good, heady fighter, ami / think knows
more about the game than any OTHER man
IN the business today. stu, you would
not bet "a penny on O'Bricn's whipping
Jen, and that again proves my argument
that there is no man 5000 enough in this
Wide world 20 be called the equal Of fhc
srcat Jenrics. the most wonderful ngh 81
that ever lived, and ghe greatest 1 erci
expect TO see during my time on earth.
no you think that Jack johnson con-,
have whipped Peter jackson in M
primeg" Cans was asked.
NO, / do not. johnson was unhear,
, of when jackson was at his best. but
am sure that he would have hlc n,
chance with him. because jackson WIS
punisher and Johnson is not. The heavy
weight championship Is not in doubi
There is still real champion because n
one has ever bested him. and that MA
is James ]. Jeffries."