The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-05-05
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Langford shows that he can make Ket-
chel go some. That fight was held in
Boston, too. 1t is different on the
coast There will be. more rounds in
which to settle the dispute and Lang
ford is one of those fighters who take
all kinds of punishment and give re-
ceipts in full for all they receive. For
this reason Ketchel will not be the only
one to hand out some of those siedge
hammer punches.
In case Ketchel beats Langford he
will stand an excellent chance of de-
feating Johnson If he knocks Lang
ford out it will cause all the eight crit
les in the country, including Jim JEFF
fries, to come forth with the statement
that Johnson will lose the heavyweight
title before he gets chance at Jeffries
and Jeffries will be more pleased about
it than anyone else.
Should KetcheI beat Langford it
would cause a big mixup in the heavy
weight division. In the first place
Johnson would then refuse to fight the
Michigan man, claiming that Jeffries
was the only man he wants. He would
be afraid Of a terrible beating from
Ketchel for a much smaller purse than
he could demand to meet Jeffries and
for his final bout Johnson wants plenty
of coin as his end of the purse. But ne
would not have his way. Jeffries
would claim that Ketchel is good
enough to win the heavyweight cham
pionship and would force Johnson to
meet Ketchel first If he would win it
would save Jeffries the trouble of re-
entering the ring and would keep john
son from getting crack at the heavy
weight champion.
More AtteI Hot Air.
Abe Attell is again handing out lot
of slush about Owen Moran being afraid
to meet him Possibly ne is, but if so
it is not exactly Morans fault. In two
fights on the coast Moran got draws
with the Hebrew and in one Of them
everyone who say the fight, outside of
the man inside the ropes, claimed that
the decision should have gone to Mo-
ran Since their second meeting At
tell has never been willing to hook up
with the English champion of feather
weights until the week, when he issued
a statement to the eeffct that he has
been trying to get bout with Moran
and the latters manager refuses to sign
articles for such 60
There is one condition Attell wants
put in the articles that Moran should
not consent to and this may be the rea-
son the Englishman is not willing to
sign and the excuse for Attell getting
the free advertising he seems to be get
ting of late. This condition is that the
fight is not to go more than ten rounds.
1t is well known fact in pugilism that
Abe Attell is the most scientific feath-
erWeight in the business For this rea-
son he might outpoint Moran in ten
rounds but fans want them to fight a
longer bout and have their long stand
ing argument settled. Attell claims
Moran is afraid of him but if he was
he would not have fought him twice in
Attelrs own territory-the coast.
Still another offer comes for the JEFF
fries johnson go and this time it is
from Mexico. 1t is also larger than any
that has been put forth in recent weeks,
but nothing is heard from Jeffries re-
garding an acceptance. In fact JEFF
fries mas put the date so far ahead for
his meeting with Johnson that few
people here believe that he intends to
fight the negro AS / said a week ago,
it is just a good piece of advertising
for the champion.
The offer comes from the bull fight
promoters of MteXicali Mexico, who
claim they will give $4,000 for the
bout.