The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-08
S-P- O. T OIL O-G-Y
BY w. o. RIsHEL.

One ambitious sporting writer who is
anxious to get an opinion from the sport
ing public as to whether Jim Jeffries
OF Jack johnson is the heavyweight
champion Of the world, recently inter-
viewed by wire a number OF persons
whose opinions are worth considering.
Nearly all declared jeff the real cham
piOn and practically all gave the same
reason. "A champion is a champion until
he is defeated" One of the most notice
able answers comes from Billy Delaney,
former manager Of Jeffries, who calls JEFF
champion four flusher of the world md
says that Jack Johnson is the champion
fighter.
This does not come in good grace from
Delaney. He Is we'll known in the sport
ing world, but Jim Jeffries is the man
who placed him in this position. Jim
Jeffries is also the man VINO made hiE
all his money and the more one sees Of
it was nightly little he ever did for Jim
JeffTies. It has not been very long since
Delaney announced with a blare Of trum-
pets that he had discovered, a new cham
pion in All Kaufman. The sporting PHI
lie knows what a Joke Kaufman has
turned out to be. 1t is true Delaney
picked up Jim Corbett, but it was after
he became world champion and it Is also
true that Jim Corbett was whipped in
his first important fight after Delaney
became his manager. So here is two Of
the three fighters Delaney handled that
didn't do much.
Why Delaney Doesn't Like Jeffries.
It was Jim Jeffries that made Delaney
and jim Jeffries would have become
champion just the same if he had never
seen Delaney. While Corbett was train
ing for his fight with Fitzsimmons at
Carson City in 1877 Jeffrieg blew into TIE
training camp onr daY and asked for
job as sparring partner. Delaney gave
him trial and Jeffries promptly whipped
the then supposed mighty COTDett. Inside
OF week every person around the camp
knew Jeffries could whip Corbett and of
course Delaney could not help seeing the
same thing himself. Corbett met Fitz
and was given good lacing. Jeffvies
was Corbetts second at the time ard
when the famous Pompadour Jim was
carried to his corner after the fight JEFF
fries turned around and said, Il can lick
them both in the same ring Delaney
also knew it and having something Of j
reputation on account Of handling Ger
bett, naturally induced Jeffries to go I'm
der his management.
The world knows the rest. Jeffries rap
idly climbed 10 the top and carried De-
laney with him. The latter was given
credit for discovering a new chamnion
and for years Jsffries split his winnings
with Delaney. The latter tried hard to
get Jeffries when he announced he would
fight johnson and was promptly turned
down in favor of Sam BargeT. Since that
time Delaney has spent greater part of
his time knocking Jeffries. His state
ment. He is the champion four flusner
Of 5le world does not sound we'll when
Jeffries' record as man sof few words
and plenty Of action is taken into con-
sideration.
Baseball Politics in Northwest.
Those who have watched baseball poll
tics in the northwest Tor the past several
years know II Is the d. Team Of Lucas life
to get Portland back in the Northwest
league. This year he succeeded in get
ting third rate team there playing sec
ond fiddle 70 the Coast league Portland
team and the fans would not stand for it
TO an extent of patrOniziug them while
on the home grounds. After years OF
warfare, however, Lucas has to a great
extent won over the Mercedes. who
control baseball in Portland and it is b"-
heVed they partially favor dropping the
Coast league for the Northwest leacte.
Young Walter McCreedie is making a
great fuss becaTse Oakland secured
Player Smith. whom McCreeGis claimed
and threatens to jump to the Northwest
ern league next year as a result of the
decision of President Cal Ewing OF the
Coast league.
One Of the Coast league magnates. how
ever, gives out little plain talk on how
the Coast league stands toward Portland
which viii DroOabiy cffcctually sque,ch
Mr.. Walter McCreedie- He says:
1t looks to me II MCCTeedie thought
by starting something he could jump out
Of the league If he thinks that he will
get an awful shock. The league would no
more think Of giving up Portland than
Los Angeles. II McCreedie is tired of his
job there are a dozen people in Portland
who want the franchise. The league could
dispose OF club in tYenty-four hours.
There is Fielder Jones, who is now To-
Gated at Portland. He would be a great
manager, and you wouldn't hear him
whining and pouting like 2 spanked
sehoolbov Il he had the club. He would
be out fighting for games and boosting
the league. Jones would be glad to Get
the club. He has money and time AL
would like to see him running the clam
instead Of the man that is now Nc
Creedie's uncle is a mighty fine man ana