The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-19
JOHNSON CANNOT WIN
AND FIGHT ON
THE DEFENSIVE
Two or Three of KetcheI's Smashes
Would Open Flood9ates of Negroes
Courage Tank and He Would
Drown Himself.
(BY Charles j. Meeuan.l


New York, June 1S-"Can Ketchel
whip Johnson and will he do 1t when
they meet2" If | have been asked
that once have been asked it hun
dred times during the past few days.
Being an lrishman | have reserved
an Irishmans privilege and answered
the question by asking the question,
What do you think about 1t It's
n human failing to prefer to air our
opinion rather than listen to others,
so l have heard from hundred per
sons what they thought to Ketchel5
chances without uncovering my own
hand.
The consensus Of opinion among my
inqulring friends appeared to favor
Ketchel. They may have been carried
away by Ketchel's splendid showing
against Philadelphia Jack O'Brien,
the other night in Philadelphia, as
each and every one OF them referred
to 1t when discussing the probable
outcome OF battle between the
Westerner and Johnson.
| think it is folly to pick either
Ketchel OF Johnson off hand as
sure winner" There are. in my opin-
ion, a dozen points to be considered.
The principal one is, how will John
son fight? If he follows his usual
line Of battle he is sure to be whip
ped. | mean by this, If he attempts
to stand still. assume the defensive
and try to stop Ketchels rushes by
jabbing he's whipped sure, His yel-
low streak Will beat him il nothing
else will in that sort Of fight. Two
or three of Ketchel's terrific smashes
would open the 1oodgates of the big
negro's courage tank and he would
drown himself
He is an aTrant coward and could
no more stand up and look an oppon-
ent like Ketchel in the eye and fight
than he could fly. His craven heart
would stop beating, his legs would
refuse to support him. The master
full determined expression that Ket-
chel assumes when he Is fighting
would make Johnson turn tail and
run. He would see Ger an defeat
in Ketchel's clear. steady eye, and
it would get his goat. ! repeat, II
Johnson fights Ketchel in the same
manner he has fought most of his
battles he's 4 gone coon" sure.
Even with Johnsons forty pounds
advantage In weight, his only hope is
to tear right into I<etchel and crush
him by mere brute strength Ketchel,
game and clever. as he undoubtedly
is, could not stand his ground If 200
pounds weight with arms working
like fails, was hurled against him.
He would have to back up. 1t isn't
reasonable to sup0o~e that Ketchel
or any other nan Of his weight could
get the better Of : hea1 Lon collision
with a man weighing 200 OF more
pounds Johnson has a long reach
is clever and powerful In a col
lision with man Of Ketchel's weight
he would have decidedly the best pf
it-that is, if the lighter man did not
give way.
Ketchers blows land with his arm
extended full length He does not
rely upon shortarm work; in fact.
he can't. because his opponent is
usually backing away and he can
only land on him at long range. l am
not certain just what Ketchel can do
at in6ghting. Billy Papke got TO him
and knocked him ont by rushing him
right off the reel in their memorable
battle in Los Angeles. Could John
son do it? The negro can whip
Paple any old time they step into
ring. What's the answer?
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