The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-12
COAST FIGHT NEXT ON CARD Johnson Picked as the
 Winnsr. BLACK HAS BETTER CHANGE Ability to Stall and Block Pushes of Lighter Man Should Win. Ring Contest is Attracting Attention From Followers of The Fistic
 Game All over The

Francisco Jack johnson, heavy weight champion of the world. and Stanley ketehel. midileweight champion of the world. are to battle twenty rounds to decide whether the negro is to retain the crown that at present adorns his ebony brow.
 fellow and the little fellow--for on comparative figures Ketchel certainly appears small when stacked up against the huge dark man--the fans through tRs WssS mase to Sn see page in pugilistic history. That there will be fight there Is none to dis pute. for although there is little and Jimmy Coffroth, the promoter who is to stage the fight in his arena at Colma, 1t cannot by any means be con- sidered serious enough to prevent tho The pickering came as the result of the postponement of the contest from October F to October 16, the latter date being Saturday; This was as great wisdom when 1t comes to pugil- ism. Coffroth evidently saw a bit of handwriting on the wall" which ex- Opinion that the battle. if held on Saturday instead of Tuesday. would draw greater crowd into his arena. The Ketchel-Britt combination was not it-but when it came to Johnson the big negro did not hesitate In showing his disapproval. Johnson feared that the change in date might have some thing to do with the 5000 side bet proposition which is on kith Ketchel. He was assured that the original plans would be carried out on Saturday just the same as they would on Tuesday. This appeased him. and he will fight all right: no one doubts that.
 WilI Be Fight Worth Seeing.
 It has been stated in these columns previously that Johnson and Ketchel should put up a battle worth going many miles to see. It also has. been said that the combination champion vs. champion should make it a great af- fair. with one man. , Jack s9hns9h, nsth; naVf of score a decisive victory over the Michiga nder On the other hand 1t has thing to gain and little to lose
 Tn the last few days fighters Of many classes have attempted to dope out next Saturdays battle. but Abe seems to have placed more good sense in his calculations than have the others.
 that is hard to dispute. He said that Ketchels punches would be less etfeo- tive on a big man than on fighter of his own size. And in this he gave the miadel%s,ght sos Ss,g serrdfIs htter Ms said that Johnson's cieverness,, pIock- ing ability. and stalling would make 1t most difficult for Stanley to land his blows. He declared that Johnson would hurt Ketchei by. stabhing him and Keeping him" at distance with left handed wallops. And last, but not least. he added that the big black
 Hut in making his calculations Attel seems to have overlooked one point, which will count consiaeraspX Wnen nnt5ad sad real clash Is on; ae ecaa caee.uaiy aDd @no geme- ness if he has been quoted correctly. There are few who know the nghting game and know 1t well that VII. VIII s,,Ne ,os being game. They do not hesitate to state that he will quit under fire. on the other hand 1t must be eoheeHs,o butes which have done much to bring Ketchel the middleweight champion snip and the match with Johnson.
 Each Has own Style. .
 r+ |. hard to map out the line of battle for the simple reason % that eacn man will set his own style accorgdns to the way the other fellow n,ii.s; ,aniE anLs With Ketchel, who mills along set styie. there Is likely to be little differ ence in the way he attacks Johnson. t might be saiS fe% Sf shters of the pres enf day who can 50 readily adapt them selves to what an opponent IS uoins a as as the negro. And 1t IS thiS tnat has iio A. 1t hard to dope out any or ms ring coh '0Ss9 There is no doubt that Ketchei win and if hard to inflIct damaging punish ment. He must hit Johnson harder than he has hit any other man 1T he exnacts to win, and he must get In cinse to do it. Johnson will play a waiting game, and will make an enols T' s1i the better of the thing. for he Is Sar ana away better staller and they are not In the same class when !. eo''ee to blocking. .a ,,,,,, s,art a rushing fight right from the hrst gong. He will get to as close qnnr.eis q sor the Taast neSo nart Will be aimed at Johnson's hodv for he realizes that It VIII pc bor&X tn make an impression on the ne- nro;s head. He must keep up that un- tirinr rushing game all the tune ne ls in the ring If he Is to win or ara" AH eVTn Tak1ng the other side of the piece. 1obason bass is the kind of battler who i,Gas his opponent to come rushing at him especiaily if this opponent IS mn nn.nii,er man. He showed that in ms 2 nSt with Tommy Burns. If ketcnei rSshea he will send him back with leIt iabs to the head. Should StanIey eoan him hurtful punch toort 10 the to Blocking nna nndu ustalling tactics. When he recovers gnu hn ,giiI resume the jabs. varied with r,ht ne swings. which may do damage. Summing up the many points WhIcn have made the two men what eney S in inc ring, Johnson should win; II De- ing most ike dectslon tn "'S wiIl be the probable outcome