The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-01

in this for Jeff. Not a penny. After til
their money. they will not go to Jeff's t
April Fool If they don't. I
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Compliment to JEFF.
But, seriously speaking. don't you
know that the selection of Jeff is full
of meaning? Well, it certainly is.
James Jeffries stands out today along
side of the only JOIN L. as q man who
since taking up his fighting career was
always on the level. You may say that
a man has been a good fellow, that he
has always stood by his friends and
that he always observed the Golde
Rule, but say that a man is on the
level and o express all this in a nut
shell. In his ring career there is not a
blemish attached to his door plate.
That's saying something in these days
of rush and turmoil for the handy dol
lar. 1t is a testimonial to the high
character of jeff that the soldiers of
Uncle Sans fleet have asked him to
act as judge and jury in the coming
bouts. And take from his example, you
young fellows starting out in life, and
like him, nave it said of you, that o
are on the level.
JcT Did Right.
Only a few days ago and the sporting
world was clamoring for the boiler
maker TO give Jack Johnson a chance
TO settle a mootcd question of SUI
prenaoy. Some We're unkind enough to
say that jeff was afraid. Jeff said he
wasn't, and he must be believed. If
Jolnson's latest exploits over in New
York could only be dressed up in cold
type TO appear before the public it
would be said Of him what Jeff has
said. that he is not fit to meet him.
II all ruinors be true the big colored
geatleman's days in the fighting bust
ness are of short duration.
Ncw heavyweight.
But back to the Tar game. After the
heavyweight battle of the navy has
been fought. perhaps this country will
have a new candidate for onors in the
field. There is a man named Altieri.
who has carried off the heavyweight
honors amona the sailors for the past
tNo years. IL he wins the title this
time there is no reason why he
shouldn't jump out and become a
"landlubber'' like Tom Sharkey did, and
try to fight his way up the pugilistic
ladder. Sharkey was something OF an
unknown quantity when he shifted his
bell bottom sailor briggans for a store
suit of clothes. but the SAND and ginger
injected in him while on board a ship
and the experience he had gained in his
many ship battles made him a formid-
able rival for the best men of his day.
If Jeff was alongside of you now and
YOU asked him who gave him the tough
est battle of his career, he would
quickly say tom Sharkey," and he
would be saying the truth. Let us hope
that Altieri will have the same chance
as Sharkey had.
Cans Fights Tonight.
Don't forget that the Gans-Robson
affair is going to be pulled off this even
ing over in Philadelphia. 1t will only be
asix-round affair, but, at that, it will be
well worth the time and expense to see,
or else / miss my guess. | told you last
night what l thought of it, and yoh
couldn't find much encouragement IN
my lines for you to place money on the
spike" boy. Why was this match
made? oh. that is easy to tell. n
cI,1b saw a good chance to rake IN a
few ''easy" dollars. Cans saw a quick
onnortunity to get in a few easy" dol
lars and .Spike," old boy, is in need
of a few of the same things himself, SO
there you are. (,
Ia Cans as Good ms Everf
This question was popped to me last
night while / stood out on the -Four
corners listening to the Night Owls
screeching. And | answered it right
there off the reel and made a few wise
ones stop and look up. Cans is not
half tho man he was the night before
he fought Nelson. He isn't half the
man he was a year ago and every day
no knows that he is losing ground. Joe
Cans Knows it himself. The other week
Will &c was here showing in the Mar
ket 1t b%urlesque palace he was met
nv an 4 friend whom he hadn't seen
since the day he fought Rat" Watson
ont in Paterson. "Well. Joe, how are you,
old man. and with a quick come back
Joe replied mot near as good as the
night you helped me out of that little
affair in your town.
WIN Bar Long Flights.
If the dusky champ keeps to his
resolution he will never again attempt
a .long.winded affair. Nothing like for
tv-dye rounds of lighting for him He
viii think twice before entering into a
twenty-five round battle, and while
he didn't say this in so many words,
here is what he meant to say; mo one
knows better than myself that | am
not as good as / used to be. don {
think I can stand long-drawn out af-
fairs. From now on ! am going to look
for the easy side of the game n take
up short bouts That's what he said
in his own way, and II he grows wiser
as he grows older he viii keep to his
promise.
Do Fighters Come Backs
Do Pierpont Morgans throw money
away? Well, that is the answer.
You have yet to find on the many
pages of pugilistie history the na'he ~
one fighter, who, after getting q gooo
heatint in the ring, ever comes baek
again. There is something in this that
history stands back Of. You can go
hark as far as you like and I still re-
main uncontradicted, I don't believe IN
digging up the relics Of the game irom
H. dow WhanL InA