The evening world., 1909-01-28

LIE there and leave 10, 0OO IN Harry
MO came out.
Johnson's demand is only trick
ing Jeffrtes at all. He knows that II
aAy club In America. In the first place
~ oolored man has ever acted as ref
srss In big fight. No colored man has
ever had . chance to show that he
would be . good and reliable referee.
j b quite useless to beat about the
bush and Indulge In pattudes It is
not that a prejudice exists that would
make It impossible for any club in
America to put colored referee In the
Slng In a championship event-or, per-
'AAps, even In preliminary.
Fitzpatrick. Johnson's manager, backs
d. negro in his demand. and says that
hs will not allow articles to be signed
4 they name white man as referee.
Ths reason given is that johnson would
be robbed" In Europe johnson would
accept white referee, but not an
American. This is pretty ugly slap
ct the honesty Of American sporting
men.
But underneath the surface there's
nothing In the whole affair except the
taet that johnson doesn't want to fight
Jsfiries. He knows there's no chance OF
tJe6's chasing around the world TO beg
Tor . match. He's safe as long as he
Sticks to his "ultimatum."
II Johnson does stick he'll find his
championship" an empty honor. Sup
pose, for instance, that Jeffries made a
match with Al Kaufman. Once fighting
again, he'd surely be recognized as the
champion. He has never been defeated.
II Tommy Burns had beaten Johnson In
Australia, and later Jeffries had re.en-
tered the ring. the result would have
ton Tommy Burns would have been
overshadowed.
imagine that It wouldn't make a lot
Of difference to Jeffries whether the ref
cree was white, black. red or yellow.
The old fighting Jeff that / knew would
be satisfied TO have half a dozen in at
once, and make II battle royal.
z yoUNG oTToS defeat by Leach
v Cross hasn't entirely killed his
/ prospects. Yesterday his manager
received cable from the manager OF
Wonderland one OF Londons big
fighting clubs. There were Just two
words: Bring Otto" They sail on the
Baltic Saturday
The defeated lightweight will have al
least three matches in London, and will
probably win them easily. Then he has
Paris to fall back on. After that he
may be able TO return with new conf.
dence.
asked Cross day or so ago II Otto
"stung' him in their fight at the Fair.
mont.
Did he?' exclaimed Leach. II should
say he did. ] never felt such punches
before. Why, In the third round he
clipped me on the chin Just before the
bell; | turned toward my corner.
couldn't see II plainly. Everything was
n haze; But I'd been told that when
Otto didn't see you drop after a punch
like that he lost heart. ran 10 my
corner. ! wanted him to see me run, Sc
that he'd think his punch didn't hurt
me-"
Here Leach peeled of his coat ant
rolled his left shirtsleeve up as far a:
i would Co. His arm was a dark mot.
tied blue from elbow to neck lotto die
that with one punch said Cross n
was taking care to keep my jaw out OF
the way, and he landed on my shoulder
For minute / could hardly raise my
arm. You bet ne can punch"
Cross did pretty well to knock out a
Walloping machine like that.
~ ONEY MELODY has sold out hi
n drug store in Boston and is coins
1 L to Paris, Willie Lewis is in Paris
continuing the Knockout campaign that
he started there last year Melody
having knocked Lewis ont twice, natu
rally thinks he has something on Willie
He is going TO try to butt In and tax,
the Paris good thing away from Lewis.