The evening world., 1908-10-28
Extremes Clash When Phil
ddelphid Jack" O'Brien.
Gentleman and Fighter. y
Meets Sam Langford. Go
rilld PugiliSt. in Ring.
r. XTREMES will meet in New
r. York when Philadelphia Jack

r. York when Philadelphia Jack
O'Brien fights D m LanstorI.
Philadelphia Jack affects the culture
fad Sam Langford is another BLACK
Demon" of the Walcott type, only a
little bigger and blacker and uglier
THAI Nalcott ever dared be- There's
nothing aesthetic" about Langtord,
He grins like an ape when he knocks
rs victim out. He is maryellously
muscular, but not in any way staiu-
esQue. His huge shoulders and
great, long arms are tui.. for work
OF for fighting, not for 1.-the and
symmetrical beauty. He's a gorilla
among lighters.
For that matter. there's nothing ex-
tremely delicate and charming about
C'Br!en's appearance Endowed with
. la.g heavy features IN the first place,
MS hundreds Of sparring bouts have
only made him more rugged and unr
co4ta. his heavy Jaw ana AiSa cAeeH
bones CIV, him unusual facilities FOX
taking punishment. But from the neck
own y BlIen is of d type enuIe!y d!tr
it-si.i from LanSio.G :. re - s1!Snt!y
bdi!t. with !ons, clean cut lInos' ne -
bulIt tor running and Jumping, ana ne
uses Doth of these athletic stunts 10 the
Lmit in MS hSht:ns. Lanstord only
tears IN with short. savage oasnes,
STRIKING terrific blows with either hand
al close range. o Brien pecks and taps
ano jabs and now and tn uses snappy
inside blows When he has time TO set
safely away. ..,
ce.ve reporters in his apartment in
some "sN ell motel, clad IL pink pain,
iooe with srten lowers embroidered
q. i, ana Ors: tne.n tea. ne ms
the tea himself, Ike pleasant 10. lady
- seIN-s H. lie stEohee@. exp 'ss s'o'.
OF aMaEeneut that OF i.t. ever uses :
Dear me- RaG When ne Is very muGh
disturbed he exclaims Goodness sFa-
cious."
He likes to pose as a student and 4.
literary gentleman. Once he came gu.
as an author, and got away win ~
Until II was learned tnaL ms IL 1u iopv
words He delights IN making speeches
from the ring. He wears as man!
changes of clothes as an actor. Ae
covers MS hands with diamond rings
sco sticks diamond pms and foos on
his person wherever there Is room LOT
d decoration. buT Jacks greatest amp,
t!on il 20 be called Gentleman JaSh.
That gentleman Thing aPpeats 70 nun m
o: his personal advertising & Mdde up
@: attempts to register al the most e&-
pensive hotels rs dream OF aeAghI IS
70 have an apartment a. me r6 81; fe ne
lnbav wearing big diamond SUCK PIN
in his sweater when ne goes out 10
train in the Park. -, 49,.
q Rrien is a curious mixture OF sham
and the real thing. lie lis the cleverest
faker in the ring. but he is loyal 10 ms
own family. H. is the greatest poser
on earth, nut he has A genuine nghtns
etreak that crops ont once N whlle ~.
some desperate fight that he has not
been able to hX. lie can night when ne
has to. although he'd prefer barn re-
hearsal before the event. Brien re- RE
casds himself as business man ne
oabbies ia real estate and mas an olllGe
m MS home town. H.. is shrewd IN nusl-
ness and has always been Sreat
Cleaned UP more real money with , less
veal nghting than any other man that
ever Wore padded gloves o,,,u,.. l. ,i,,0
LanEfoid compared TO y bIlen ~ my
q Iuup OF coal beside yellow diamond.
Vie is "a u rnE, powerful, umntehlseh'
ecned-oN giant with q really leina ha "a
bio hIa Is Of using his hSts An Il,
knows Is she lighting game but at lHa'
ne e. Er,"n win have to be Mt his best tc
make an impression on the mack man
q Bsleu az his BEST ! think can MAKE MAKE d
enow OF LnngfoId without much lTou
IN slX-roumd scrap. They say fhila'
ds,nhia LACK is little fat still, He's
been out Of the ring for a 90, lons r,t tine y,
This battle was So eduled Tor frlua!
night, hut t. has been postponed
RANK GOTCH left for England
- this morning
= I'm going over for Fighter
weeks OF theatrical dates" Gotch says
'Ili he ready to sign up with big Haci
the moment l land II ! car get hin
again, ! won't cancel my engagemenu
for a match with Hack or any one else
as thar wouldn't be fair TO the peopl
I've signed up with, But when In
Through TWO weeks training viii he al
] want for a match. AS Tor The Iurn
his manager Jusgies the truth when E
says he went after me Tor mattel
here. ] never saw him. He never cam
70 see me al the theatres WreTe
worked lie knew where 10 ind me
but he never came near me ! don
know anything about Mahmout-neye
20 brsah ne into little pieces. but a
thetchaUplon, and 10 was up 10 him L
beai some OF the others and show tina
he WAS worth my attention. Uut q
did THAT he wouldn't draw thirty cents
because nobody EuOWs now Whether h
cam Nrestle or not ia be- a fool 4
eutlout engagements ! have signed 10
and let my company 20 while j too.
two weeks OFF to train for mate. MID
some unknown match TIA; Wu.gr'
draw training expenses. LEI Ma u.g.,
shoN APP IN England and ne can Lave
match as soon as my euss ,Han-
are tuinlled. unless ! get HauH ms,
Then he can have his chance later
-iLL BROWNS club is to .u, b,,
3 IN" Browns shGsi IS S Sss Of lG he lev ws r..
,,,nA and legitimate. with annual .'...
bsrship, dues and AID the rest g. T.,
trimmings. Brown has several hun. +"
annual members WHO use TIE r,.r.g.
sium and baths. Eul explains NJ .f.-
thusly; we have done "a of the d..
ing when boxing was H,rrfcrsI So.
before. This time o.. tlu lthr.s ID.
and we'll wait ana look on FOR chang.
Our gymnasium is 34s' al the ua
3 while won't hurt gs on all Let o.
fake clubs DO NoSdea out, Were ra
intsrssted IN what happens 10 them a