The Washington times., 1907-12-08
JOHNSONS RECORD
IS SECOND RATE,
SAYS THOHPSO
Has Had Few Clean
and important
Fights.
By JEFF THOMPSON.

NEW YORK, Dec. SO Tommy
Burns is at the top OF the heap. so far
as pugilism is concerned He Is now
fairly entitled 10 sign himself cham
pIon OF the world" and there IS none
to say him nay. save Jeffries alone,
and he IS too busy with his Los Angeles
saloon TO say anything. except per
haps. ''Whatn il be. gents?"
Tommy will have his troubles when
he gets home. He will fnd at least
half a score of managers and claimants
on his trail, but Il may be said the
stOcky little CanUck is used to : h,
and may be depended on 70 protect his
scalp, OF. at least. I'm losing. get a
proper enrolment In the shape OF the
big end Of a very gratifying purse.
Knockout Was Needed.
ain glad Burns put the British
champion In the ash pile by the knock
out route. When IL comes TO giving a
decision to the favorite son on points,
California isn't in it with london. and
had tho fight gone the limit, Il is safe
TO say that Moir would now be worlds
champion with very S-rious business
with one "Jeems" Jenries on his hands.
Nothing short OF a Knockout viii con-
vince the average British referee that
a foreigner is the master OF a British
subject with his "Inawieys."
There is a good deal OF curiosity as
10 what Burns will do now as 10 John
son Sam Fitzpatrick. manager Of the
big Jinge, recently said:
Fitzpatriek's Mean Words.
Burns wants me to agree to let Jack
fight. But Burns wants the winners end
whether he wins. loses. or draws. Can
you beat that for ironical EaH2 Why
should I agree to that? Johnson is a
better drawing card than the little
Canuck. Why. Tommy opened up a
show in San Francisco after he pelted
Squires or the jaw and pat his man 10
sleep. and they had 10 close the doors
the second night because there wasn't
enough money IN the house 20 pay the
gas bill. And he wants the lions share
OF house that johnson would fll,''
Johnson a Second -Rater.
OF course. this is the ran kest kind OF
tommyrot. AS a matter Of fact only
very small section OF the American pub
lie which takes an interest in hght'ng
take Johnson az all seriously. His rec
ord shows that he is either no bet .er
Ne4e~iA q SSNNlAu EdANEs - n ihhtT. or Las
yellow streak. good many men
whose opinion Is entitled TO weight
are inclined TO believe all these speci-
hcations ft Johnson.
II know anything OF Burns he will
insist on the winners end. Under the
circumstances, II Johnson has any con-
hdence in himself he should be glad 10
accept any terms at all 70 get a fight
on with Burns. II ne should win II
would pay him II he didn't get a cent
and had 70 pay his own training ex-
penses.
- Still they bob up. Rudci.h UnEolz. a
BOer from South Africa, jumped into
the lightweight arena the other night
out n Ogden and defeated Peter Sulli-
van a man that has knocked out Mar
tin CanOle and other good ones. UnholZ
says that he has fought IN every coun-
try under the sun, and in beating Sui
livan he has put himself In HE for a
tnssle with George Memsic.
Jim Coffroth has offered a purse OF
$4,000 for a twenty-round battle be-
tween ''Pacl1y'' Mcfarland and Battling
Nelson on New Years. II Joe Cans
keeps his word As 10 his retirement, the
winner will be the lightweight cham
piOn.