The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-20
J0HNS0KS STOCK
DIDN'T RISE AFTER
OBR|ENS FIGHTING
Philadelphia Jack Easily Cut.
points Black, Who Doesn4
Shape Like Champ
TACK JoHNsoN's stock il NOT uuas~s
any higher today than Il was pxess-

any higher today h IL was pzzxs-
Gus TO his encounter last utxht ia
Phlladelphia with Jack O'Brien.
With all his forty odd pounds advsn-
tage in weight be was not able to lam
age the slilful white man. The latter
was always on the move, landing many
blows, though few bothered the negro,
and he was fast enough to avoid near
" everything that johnson sent his
way.
The big black man does certainly an
pear TO be a poor sort of q champion,
and II Is no wonder that the American
sporting public simply yearns for scmss
thing better as a worlds champion
heavyweight"
The odds should be more favorabie
for Ketchel IN his coming bout WITH
Johnson. The husky wesferner il
much harder hitter thar o'Brien. AM
he is able TO assimilate lots Of punish
ment. Had he been In the ring in the
hral round last night at the National
A G.. he might easily have sent the
negro own the Knockout route,
To be sure the colored fellow will un-
doubtediy be In better shape when h.
fights Kefchel thar he was last night.
80 Ao1hdr - bt2luS Al gCtouef Will
hardly be such a task for him then as
they were last night.
Those hundreds Of sporting men. from
Newark and elsewhere. who paid big
prices to see last nights exhibition. got
just What they must nave expected. AMI
that was a chance TO see johnson IN the
ring and also an opportunity to again
witness the clever boxing thai o'Brien
50 well knoys how to display
AS . hight it did no class. THE
Ketchel-O sBrien affair. in New York.
was a real battle, between men prse-
tieally evenly matched physically Zee
bout last night was far removed. a
handicap affair. o,Brien knew Of
course. hat If johnson should reach
him with many hard punches. or even
one. possibly. that he might easily
score q knockout. IT was the white
mans business TO keep OUT Of danger.
With his great skill as a boxer, coupled
with Johnson's lack of speed and his
apparent awkwardness. this was easy.
johnson was there Just to SET The
could land any dangerous blows. HIS
CONDITION. he knew wasn't food
enorsh TO permit him TO GO sitter
osBfen, and he just stalled along. feel
Ing ilaL ne ldQ euEtticUt stamina u 20
through the SIX rounds without being
in any danger.
Al in ali. the affair turned out just
las one would expect II to. Johnson
as he did before the Milf ne ever
looked like a zeal tftiehoider. He is
merely the fortunate possessor OF
honors easily earned at : time when
IS surely going 10 get his II he 10
foolish enough to 20 up against a sfin
p~dncher. Maybe KefcheI can urn the
trick II not. there doesn't seem TO be
the question Of a doubt that Jed can
The Bouf IL On.
After the first round, it wal apparent
that Johnson was not only not Ia con-
\ dftion but was not the man he w1s
touted. He puffed ike a porpoise ana
while he kept up his derisfve iauEhinE
esai times when he met one Of HE
white opponents jabs
Johnson Is Determfned-
Johnson was a bif more determined
in the third. lawn tucked every tha
OF the blows. which were intended To
do damage
Practically the only blow which was
struck by the colored champion which
really did any damage was in the
fourth. when he staggered o'Brien vita
SO that 1t was swollen when he came
out for the nex round. But OBrien
also did some stiff walloping and a
lump was raised on the left cheekhone
of the great big champion.
And the fourth 0un was over ana
johnson had not put his white OPP
ponent to the mat for the count. Ht
did very little laughing in the NTH. +.
was becoming far too serious. Bnt he
was unable % reach his clever OPP
ponent with any strength behind his
punch and gave un tho Leading. OfBrien
| willingly going after him again n at
that Jack landed several which sent
the head of the big fellow backward.
II was in the sixth that the crowd
saw what the clever ofBrieu could
actually do. He was then facing q man
who was desperate, for johnson knew
tina he had been oufpointed n =
walk from that ring without delivering
the knockout blow would be a disgrace
which it would take many q victory "a
era Sc.
Chasing OBrien 10 tbe rcpes, wrert
ling with hin and irving 70 uppercut
him on the jaw with that right. John
son was met ct everF attennt with !
counter or a clever shift or duck. Ard,
meanwhile. he was the recipient 81
some very stin iahs from tho white
boxer. who was still strong