The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-06
Pugilism
Baseball
Racing
THEY ARE TRAINING
FOR THE Big FIGHT
johnson and Ketchel Display En-
durance and Cleverness Be
fore Admirers.
(Ry Wm. ]. Slattory.l

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San Francisco, Oct 6,-Jack John'
son and Stanley Kctchel did more
J training work yesterday than any TWO
boxers who have been in the limelight
around here for long time. 1t was
nip and tuck and hammer away with
! both of them from early morning un-
| I'll late In the evening. A lot Of this
was no doubt for effect. because I'M
mensc crowds watched them so
through their stunts. But leaving the
show of part OF II aside. the men DEM
onstratcd that they were In earnest
with their training The condition oil
each man seemed to be about right,
and If looks go for any thing. both are
NJ TO don the mittS and settle their
differences In the ring at lew hours
notice
Ketchel did more work yesterday
than the ordinary boxer does In the
course of a fight Outside OF his road
exercise and his gymnasium performs
ance the middle weight champion box
ed no less than Il rounds with three
different sparring partners, and had
there been any more on the job the
chances are that the Michigan lion
would have taken them on also,
ketch Runs the Boxes.
Ketchel started with hts usual 10
mile run along the muddy highways
Of San Mateo county. After lunch
con there was a large crowd lined up
10 see him box, Manager Willis Britt
did not at first intend TO pull OF a
boxing show, for the reason that kctch
was billed to appear at the Chutes In
two performances, but rather than dis
appoint the fans he ordered his cham
plon out
Ketchel wadcd in and tore after biz
Steve O'Connor. Kid Lafayette and
Young Sharkcy, new conner, This
trio was up for three rounds of lacine
each. and when II was all over the
sparring mates Of the champ were
ready to extend vote of thanks.
Though rough and fast Ketchel was
not so cruel as In the past and none of
the tryout ones were badly punished
In response to JohnSon's call for
volunteer sparrlnG partners, Tom o.
Nell and Joe Isanum from the ranks
OF the amateurs. reported on the job
When the news that Johnson was to
box three OF them was spread along
the big pavilion and standing room,
even, was al a premium by the time
the first bout was put on.
Big Blacks Classy Boxing,
Johnson went three rounds each
with O'Neil and Lanum and four with
Dayo Mills. making ten all told He
and his work was very interesting
None OF them seemed able TO lay a
glove on the big smoke. who was able
to do most anything he pleased with
the two recruits as we'll as With Mills.
with whom he works every afternoon.
Little Replies to Britt.
In reply TO Brltt's pointed remarks
about johnson the other day, George
Little, Johnsons manager, has come
back with the following bit of hot
shot:
In reply to Brltt's statement | will
say that | might be messenger boy
for Jack Johnson and ] might not be
drawing a messenger boys salary. but
will have the satisfaction of jingllnc
part of that paltry $4,000 side bet OF
course. johnson and | did not let
Britt dictate for one reason
When a hoy my grandfather used
to take me on his knee and talk like
this:
George, when you grow up to be
a man. never buy any hair restorer
from bald headed barber and never
take broken mans advice
AS for Johnson being in Africa
throwing cocoanuts for the champion
ship of the world. when he gets in the
ring on October IL he viii land few
on Ketchels cocoanut that were never
there before
"In regard to Britt's losing his self
respect in a conversation with me,
people living in glass houses, etc"