The Washington herald., 1909-04-04

coax kid TO don the leather pellets and
slam them at another kid. and the rea-
sons why some Of the stars entered and
continued In the ring game make mighty
interesting reading when the reasons are
sprung on the level
Jack johnson is the fame-lOving kid,
says The Philadelphia Bulletin. He thinks
Of the calcium noon and night He would
do his work on Broad street, spar in
the center Of the city hall. and Marathon
Lombard street with brass band at
nights betwixt times. When he hung up
his hat in Philadelphia. Johnson used 20
"spah" al every entertainment. and the
royal raiment with which he adorned his
massive frame always announced his ap-
proaeh- Fame IS 70 the Texas anthracite
all that life holds Exit the brass bands,
glad noise. and rabid toggery and Jack
would soon go 70 work.
James J. Jenries is the one real unique
I type Of the ring. and the only reason JET
fries fights Is because he regards II as
profession and he fights for living He
has been the one man in whom the Amer
icaD public has implicit faith He has
never been OF has he permitted any one
else 10 be the Fall Guy" All OF his
fights have been honest. his work clean.
and he VIII tell YOU frankly that he does
not care for the game and disiikes the
rattle and roar which goes with the glare
OF the hghting game. The simple farm
life. hunting. and a quiet evening with
Mrs. Jerries and his friends IS ali that
the champion OF champions asks.
AtteII After Title.
Abe Attell. now the American feather
weight champion. wants TO win the
worlds championship. and then he says
that ne is done with the game AtteU al
ways wanted a clear title which guaran-
teed him 70 be the finest ngsting machine
in the world az his weight. and soon as he
has gained this end Abe says that he viii
throw over the game and live IN Califor-
MIA Ike any quiet citizen
Tommy O'Toole. The Eastern feather
weight car. sticks 20 the game because
he is fond Of IL and all the excitements
and stin there are incident things about
the little Richmond idol which few OF the
fandom know. He never attends mills
where he does not appear ia the star bout.
The farthcSt he has ever boxed awav
from this city is Essington. Pa. where he
net Eddie Kelley. OF Buffalo y Y. sew
eral years ago. Tommy has beer. careful
with his money and he could take OF
the mittens and live in ease. but he pre-
fers the game 20 a life Of idleness. Tom
my fights because he is Irish: its in the
blood, and he is only az his best when he
has date with a phenom from smother
section Of the land.
For sweet Arts sake"
Ask Philadelphia jack O'Brien why
he adopted the game and he viii grin and
( say, For sweet arts sake" ANY time
show draws capacity houses and the tunes
they play and the dances they do are
risky. gaIlop on the old art gag. The
row Of houses that O'Brien owns are the
result Of the aforementioned art
John L. Sullivan liked the admiration Of
seas Of faces all looking al the champion.
the man who grabbed the nit Of royalty
and then showed Il al The working man as
/ friendly as he did ar the crowned heads
Corbett, James J.; he came from a bank.
but IL was not the ciink OF the glasses
nor the plaudlts Of the crowd which jim
I i-tNA A-NfA'aA-s iA4hlAcSL ID MS mead AlESr-
nut street for him. nifty dresser. a big
powerful. broad-shOuldered champion he
liked the looks and stares Of those who
know only about fights from what thev
hear the men folk ;ell
KetcheII -. johnson.
Stanley Ketcheu. the Montana cowboy.
must be admired for the great grit he has
shown in trying TO rec4pture the heavy
weight crown from Jack johnson. but If
the reader win study the following charts
Of the measurements Of the two men the
glance alone viii yeI the tale Of what
VIII happen II the cowboy ever climbs
through the ropes TO meet the Texan
Height, reach, weight. experience are all
big advantages, but the enormity wovId
hardly give ketchen a living chance with
Johnson. ketch has proven that he is
good man with either hand. but 10 con-
cede 35 pounds OF weight. 81 inches in
reach. and fight one OF the cleverest
heavyweights Of the age. a man who is
an oak in its prime. IS more than the do2e
would give reason 10 believe would sue
cumb 10 a willing youngster. Here fol-
Ion the statistics Of Jue men.
EetcheU