The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-03
lfilnks Jack johnson Should Get
Chance to Meet the Italian
C~anadian-American.
BY KIDDO.

sam Fitzpatrick, the mana serial oan+
who took Jack johnson in tow wbeo
lHe latter expressed determination ia
~ ana nght has taken to letter writ
lns' Brain experts who know how to
SOUND orainstorms and mental explo-
Siohs and who are familiar with the
sishs oil exaggerated Ego have said that
"heh a hghter or a fighters manager
to letter-writing it is a bad sign
mentally.
III SANS case 1t may be an exception.
10 tell the truth, Sam and his colored
Hioke nave made a strenuous attempt 20
get tommy Burps, alias Brusso, to fight.
put the Wiley Tom, recalling the days
OF ms youth when he had nowhere to
Jay ms e and Nothing to chew on
except the crumbs from the hands of
ms friends, wants a fortune to meet the
dusky johnson. Tom is making money
on the lines he has cut out for himself,
and he is wise enough to stick to these
plans. He doesn't believe in cutting out
an old friend for a new one, and who
can blame him?
All this, of course. is not assuaging to
Sam Fitzpatrick and his friend Johnson.
Ihey want a chance to make some
money and want Burns to be one end
Of the chance business. Burns says
Nay and keeps on going. Finally Sam
an Jack have become disheartened and
the following letter, written to an Eng
fish sporting journal, you know they
have such things over the pond, is what
Sam gets off:
We have now been in England four
weeks doing our best, as you and your
readers know, to force Tommy Burns.
who claimed the worlds championship,
into a match for that title and a big
side stake. The British public knows
full well that we have placed no OBJ
stacle whatever in the way of Burns,
while on the contrary he has been do
ing his best all along to put forward
difficulties which at the time he knew
quite well could never be surmounted.
More money-in fact, considerably
more-has been offered Burns than he
over fought for in a genuine contest.
in addition TO which we have promised
him backing up to $4,000. There is no
bluff in this statement, for the o
is at hand at any moment las / write,
Mr.. Rettinson. of the National Sport
ing Club, holds 1000. which is lodged
with him to prevent any get out on
the part of Burns or any jealousy
among newspapers. and this, as / have
said, can, If necessary, be increased to
$4,000.
Burns has repeatedly stated that he
is out for the money, and bearing this
in mind, We are prepared, in the hope
of drawing him, to bet him odds to
his stake; and we will wager him $4,000
to his 1850; and, further. johnson
will agree that the winner shall take
the whole of the f2,500 which the Ma
tional Sporting Club is prepared tc
give. l would like to remind-Burns
and his friends that in doing this we
are making overtures to q champion.
anyway. one who claims that title, and
would at the same time ask any
sporting man if such a thing has pre-
viously been known in the history of
the ring.
Now in order to show-though the
explanation is hardly necessary-that
Burns is doing his utmost to side
step Johnson, let me draw attention
to his proposed match with Bill
Sauires, which is, scheduled for June
10. in Paris. 1t is almost unnecessary