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i'm. But two contingencies could arise
hat would he apt to upset that program

him. But two contingencies could arise
that would he apt to upset that program
as outlined. If beaten, Johnson might re-
tire and start in business. Of if Jeffries
beats him. he might give the black man
such a terrific whaling that Johnson
would not amount to a great deal after
ward as a fighter. Tom Sharkey was
bear before he fought Jeffries at the is
land. After receiving that neyer-to-be-
forgotten beating he proved easy for the
star heavies. Rubin stopped him in fff-
teen at Coney and later In eleven In Lon
don. Fitz put him away in two at the
in six at Philadelphia. At the present
writing, barring the unforeseen, it looks
as though. win or lose with Jeffries. john
son still has a fine chance Of grabbing
and holding the title for some time to
come. It's sad. but all too true.
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Next Wednesday at 3 pm Stakeholder
Bob Murphy will open the bids for the
fight AS each bid to be eligible must be
accompanied by 5000 cash or certi-
fed check for that amount, there will be
no fooling with the cards. Mining camps
offering a million shares of stock and
the other fiy-by-night institutions that
merely are looking for little free adj
vertising are in Dutch for once in their
lives. There will be nothing stirring un-
less the real coin accompanies the bid.
Five thousand merely as a forfeit is
rather steep amount to send in. So 1t
goes without saying that any club or
coterie that puts up that much coin must
be pretty nearly on the level with its
bid. If it isn't it will lose its sheckels
Pretty nearly everybody believes one Of
the California clubs will land the bout.
1t is the logical place to hold it. and, as
there Is no chance for the east landing
it, New Workers are roofing for the Cold
en- state. It's long drill out from Goth
am-between three and four thousand
mi hut New
Yorker seen in a ringside seat when the
men shake hands. That is one fight the
sports believe it worth while seeing.
X \
Very few of the present-day ring fol-
lowers in the east remember John l.. Her
get, who recently was elected supervisor
in San Francisco-at the last election.
But some of the old-timers remember
him, and they say he was a wonder. Il
remember Young Mitchell very well,
said a Californian who now makes New
York his home.
That was the name Herget fought
under in those days and they never found
any body who could beat him. l never
heard why he adopted the name Of Young
Mitchell, but, as Charlie Mitchell was
very much in the limelight at the time,
presume that had something to do with
it. AS l remember it, he started out as
lightweight along back in Sc and did
very well in that division, cleaning up,
with others. Jack keenan,. He took on
weight rapidly, and soon became a mid
dleweight beat the best in that division
and then went to Australia, where he had
the same success. The best anybody
ever got with him was a draw; he never
lost a decision. The last fight l remem-
Der him in was in 1893 when he beat
Reddy Gallagher I believe he retired
after that. They say he has bundle
of coin and l am glad of it. He was a
decent sort of chap and an honor to the
game"
x X i
While they are talking about Battling
Nelson defending the lightweight title
against Freddy Welch and Packy Nc
Farland, folks are forgetting a light
weight for whom New Workers have a
high regard. Cyclone Johnny Thompson.
They saw him handily whip and practi-
cally knock out Mickey Cannon. and the
latter was considered the best in Phila-
delphia at the time. In long fight, say
for forty-ive rounds, there are many
New Workers who would bet on Thomp-
son against either Nelson. WEIGH or Nc
Farland. A few days after the Thomp-
son-Gannon bout. Johnny White, who
was favorably impressed with the Cy-
clones work, said: Thompson is not a
fancy boxer and don't believe he shines
in a short bout, but at anything like a
fair weight I'll bet thousand dollars he
can beat Nelson in a long fight