The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-09
SAYS JEFF IS STILL
BOSS OF THEM ALL

Tom Sharkey, who has experienced the
thud of Jim Jeffries's knockout blow, is
of the opinion hat Jack johnson would
never have n chance If he were in the
ring with the champion.
IF 1 were JEFF, do you know what I'd
do?' said Sailor Tom. I'D line Jack
Johnson and Tommy Burns up in the same
ring on The same night and guarantee to
knock them both out in twenty-five
rounds. Not twelve rounds apiece. but
pledge my word to floor the both of them
for keeps In that time. And, just to
prove my championship calibre, I'd also
agree to take OF Philadelphia Jack O'Brien
as a consolation bout in ease j took too
little time in settling the other two. John
son can't beat that big fellow. No one in
this whole wide world can. If jeff will
undertake the contract that I have sug-
gested l will gamble every dollar that 1
possess in the world hat he does the
trick.
Don't you fool yourself about his dissi-
patton. He's not an idiot. jeff is always
within striking distance of his crown and
in mighty fair sort of shape to defend it,
too. There never was a fighter in the
world like that big fellow, and there isn't
going to be one in a hurry, either. All
this talk about his being an easy victim
for that big fellow is rot.
And what has this fellow Burns done
that he should be shooting around for
Jeff's honors? In my opinion Burns is a
good Notwithstanding more, as L live.
The idea of his ever crawling through the
ropes to meet Jim makes the old ship on
my chest roll with laughter. Where would
all those fellows have landed had they
been fighting in my time? ant you see
about how far old Bob FItzsimmons would
have knocked them? Burns hasn't the
hufId 81 4ho ~ lrA an ~ n 1an,rtoa IIas.
too soft, despite all the strength and speed
that they give him credit for.
II hope he takes the Gunner into camp
and then comes back to America and fights
the colored champion. Then you have the
opportunity of your life to see just what 9
has-been Jim Jeffries is. Will he fight
Johnson? You can just bet he will, and
You can just bet he'll beat the darby. Toe
big, l tell you. Too big altogether for al
those fellows. He kills a man with those
big fists of his.
II sampled them and / do believe l know
l never expected to see the light o. day
after he got through with me in that las
romp of ours. He hit harder than Maher
Choynsh, Fitz or any Of those fellows
He didn't hit as Clearly, or, at least, h,
didn't appear to, but the receiver-generai
of one of his body smashes certainly die
nave private ideas about the force of them
jeff threw every ounce OF his weight into
one of those shutting pokes on the ribs.
Did you ever hear the way he grunt'
when he punches? Just like an old wood
chopper swinging his ak into the base of
big tree. Well, when he LANDED that puncl
and the grunt went with it, let me tel
you that the poor devil that got 1t though
lis last hour had come. Oh, how he coult
wallopl
Hes all right. Don't listen to anything
against the big fellow. He'll be on decl
when it's up to hin TO fight any of thos
fellows, and he'll knock them forty-sevel
ways for Sunday. That's what Ton
Sharkey thinks about the situation"