Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-13

battles, which is certainly going some. HI
lost about a dozen mills and a a whole
lot Of draws that might have been victories
II Joseph had been strictly on the level.
"A negro pugilist who is much in the
limelight Just now is Sam LanRford of
Boston. who has recently been proclaimed
the heavyweight champion Of the world
by Lord Jonsdale and other promoters of
the boxing game in England. The fact
that Jack johnson WEIGHED out of his
match with Langford in London is the
reason why the latter has received a belt
emblemstic Of the title. The National
Sporting club declared the other day that
Johnson's failure to live up to his agree
ment was equal to his FORGETTING the cham
pionship. OF course this doesn't 20 with
the fight fans here, for we only call men
champions who win their titles by battling
in the ring. Langford is a good stiff
fighter, but he's never been fully tried out
by any game white top notcher. He has a
long list Of victories over second raters.
II Langford and Jeanette are matched
for twenty rounds in Europe the winner
will certainly be in line for top honors.
But where would either of these coons be
with a man like Jeffries when at his best ?
SOC SChhhGtNCA ouCCehHs
Jeanette, a negro. has been cutting
some ice in Paris lately by beating all
corners, including Sam Mcvey and Sandy
Ferguson. But his record is not so long
or so good as Lapgford's. He has been
defeated by Jack Johnson in fifteen
rounds and by Sam Langford in the same
length of time. Jeanette fought Lang
ford four times. He won the first fight.
Langford won the second, while the third
and fourth were drawn battles. Jennette
also met ohnson in four mills. The first
went three rounds with no decision, John
son lost the second on a foul, the third
was another no decision affair, and the
fourth was won by the present champion.
Jeanette, like Langford, has never been
up against a topnotch white man, so wc
cannot tell how game he really 4s. The
records Of Langford and Jeanette do not
show that Johnson outclasses either of
them to any extent.
They are offering a 500. 900 purse for
johnson and Jeanette for a twenty-round
bout in Paris. But Johnson won't accept,
as he is not in proper condition. He prob
ably will have another six-round affair
with Jack O'Brien, however, as they seem
TO understand each other very we'll. II
johnson keeps up his present pace Stanley
Ketchel will be the heavyweight champion
of the world next fall. How that old
grape juice does knock out the colored
scrappers when they start to fight 1t good
and hard!
Ask Sam McVey about gay life in Paris.
He was the goods and the idol of the
French sports until he met Jeanette and
was put away in a forty-nine-round slug
ging mill. They have a way Of killing coons
with kindness on the other side, a fact
that Johnson, Langford and Jeanette may
discover when it's too late.
Joe wOIcOtt's Habits,
IF there ever was q negro who could
scrap like a bulldog it was Joe Walcott,
the Giant Killer. But when things weren't
going his way he used to lie down quickly.
His seconds had a hard time to keep him
in the ring when he was defeated by Kid
Lavigne in fifteen rounds at Maspeth in
1895, ". two years later he stopped La
vignc in twelve rounds In Frisco. Don't
you remember how Walcott quit cold to
Tony West in Madison Square Garden in
the eleventh round? 1 thought he had
West beaten to a standstill when suddenly
Joe took to the woods and refused to 20
on. There may nave been some financial
reason for this action. To me 1t looked
like the rawest kind Of a fake. West and
Walcott fought six times. The first was
won by Joe in three rounds. the second
was a ninetoen-round draw, West won in
the third in twenty rounds, the fourth was
a six-round bout with no verdict, Walcott
quit i'll the fifth and won the sixth in fiji
teen rounds.
one night walcott sent Mysterious Billy
CunENI tANA "a - -
Athletic club. 1t was a corking knockout
and Smith did not come to for at least ten
minutes BY that time the crowd had left
the building and many Of the lights had
been turned out. Smith looked about in
a half-dazed sort of a way and asked one
OF his seconds if he had been knocked Out.
Sure thing, Billy. replied tho handler
with a grin.
Where's that black demon? demanded
the Mysterious One as he jumped to his
feet.
H down in his dressing room put
ting on his street Clothes was the re-
Spouse.
smith Hunted Trouble.
Smith jumped through the ropes and
started for Walcott's room, swearing like
a pirate.
Come out here, you black dewitt h
yelled as he kicked in the door, which Wal
colt had locked. Walcott's seconds grabbed
Smith and held him tight While the Giant
Killer, half dressed, ran out into the street.
Smith wanted to fight him rough and tum-
BILE. but the negro got away.
Smith and Walcott met in the ring five
times. The first bout was a fifteen-round
draw, the second was a twenty-five round
draw. Smith won the third in twenty
rounds, the fourth went to Walcott on a
foul, who also won the fifth in four rounds,
when Billy was all in.
"Walcott knocked out some good men,
including Dick O'Brien, Tom Tracey, Aus
trailian Jimmy Ryan, Dan Creedon, Joe
Choynski, Jimmy Handler and Kid Carter.
He lost to George Gardner, Frank Childs,
Sandy Ferguson, Mike Harris and others,
but he never stood the gaff in a gruelling
mill.
Young Peter Jackson has done some
tall scrapping since 1895. when he defeated
another colored gentleman, known as Prof.
SNOWFALL. Young Peter met Langford half
a dozen times. He lost the first bout In
fifteen rounds, also the next two, each CT
similar length. He won the fourth in five
rounds. Langford was the victor in the
fifth Of fifteen rounds and Jackson won
the sixth in twenty. Young Peter polished
off Philadelphia Jack O'Brien in thirteen
rounds and was later defeated by the latter