The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-28

l. I. | last appearance here was when he and Jake Kiirain gave sparring exhibi- -fions duriug the Fair at. yandfver Park last October. It was such contrast with his old-time fighty that the peo- pie who lad watched that bare knuck battle nineteen years ago felt sorry for the old rnen when they watched the exhibition" in the tent at Van
 suliivan now has offered s7s.ooo for the Jefrries-Johnso fight. Where he got the raise is mystery. for when he was In Montgomery last October ne was pretty shy yof coin. The oner or the yso.o0o for that fight will probably of with his stall of s75,o00. unless he had some good money back of him.
 It begins to look now as If Johnson Is either afraid to meet Jenries, e or ne ne the limit. A statement comes from England that the negro says that he wilt not fight anywhere except over m London. Jeffries not long ago made the statement that he would Insist on the light being pulled of in this coun, try but the chances are that he Will call Johnson's biuff and agree to Lon don. Anyway you take 1t. the hsnt
 Just where the negro got such 2 boost Is queer, anyway. Marvin Hart beat him in twenty rounds out in Frisco in 1905 and the only time that
  him In line was when he knocked Fitz- simmons out in two rounds In Phiia- delphia In 1907. The Cornishman. how ever. was 45 years old then. The last when he finished Burns last Christ mas. Burns is not so much. Philadel- phia Jack O'Brien beat him in six rounds in 1904 and at Los Angeles In 1907 Burns got the decision oyer oyer he knocked out the four European fighters Jack Palmer in four rounds In London, Jem Roche in one round Tn Dublin. Jewey Smith in five rounds in Paris and Bill squires twice in eight rounds in Paris and .thirteeH rounds in Melbourne.
 It all comes back to the appearance that Jeffries won't have so much trou- bio with the negro. After that fight nobody cares what Jenfries or John. son will do. The boiler maker will probably retire" again, and If he beats Johnson it will be interesting to see what he does with the heavyweight anyway. for the Canadian has no more right to the heavyweight title than Willy-boy,
 There Is the small army of near that honor and 1t would be queer if Gus Ruhlin after being moth-eaten for so many. years should come back all right. some years ago ago the he Akron ma man
 
 ed out by F1tzsimmons at Coney Is- land he knocked Sharkey out a few months afterward at the same place in fifteen rounds and in 1902 knocked the Sailor out in eleven Pounds in London. If the Akron Giant can get back the speed that made him famous in his Sharkey fight nine years ago, he will undoubtedly have as good a chance as any of them.
 stiii the dead ones are coming back. Peter .Maher meets Jack Williams in Philadelphia tonight. Maher fhas, met Bob Fitzsfnmons three times. Back in 1892 the Cornishman beat him in twelve rounds in New Orleans. knock ing him out in one round in 1898 at Langtry. Texas, and getting a three round draw in New York the same year. Whether the Akron Giant ever gets next or not, 1t iS pretty certain that Tommy Burns. Marvin Hart. Stan ley Ketchel1 and the whole crew will have to look out for him. and fight fans can size up the difference between the modern fighters and the old ones of fifteen years ago. Tn the meantime the little fellows will hold the stage and some fast battles are booked in the next few weeks.