The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-28

put up q lively bout without resorting
in the rough stuff. Jim Corbett was
another who worked easily He used
to land many blow on Connie Nc
Vey during their three rounds, but they
were light and didn't bother the mus
cular McVey to any great extent.
One would think Jim Jeffries would
be terror, but he isn't He put up
a snowy bout with Joe Kennedy or
Jack Jeffries, and never hurt either
very much. Since he has been prepar-
ing for Johnson, he goes little harder
and sometimes makes 1t interesting for
Sam Berger. Sharkey was very easy
He and the lightweight Spider Kelly
would box three fast rounds without
a stiff blow being landed. 1t was the
same with Gus Rubin. He and Char
ley Con- had a clever turn rehearsed
and always pleased the spectators
without trying to hurt each other.
MeGoVern Careful.
Terry McGovern was a sure enough
terror in the ring, but he and little
Danny Dougherty could put a cork
ing exhibition without getting too
strenuous. Tommy Burns and George
Memsic, the lightweight. made nice
set-to and 1T seldom was that Burns
forgot himself and let hard one go.
Peter Maher, proverbially a hard-hit-
ter, had Peter Lowrey for partner.
Maher outweighed him forty-five
pounds, but he never took advantage
Of him.
When Peter Jackson made his tour
with Con Riordan, their exhibitions
were very interesting, but he went easy
with Riordan. Little George Dixon had
Professor Jimmy Lynch for years. The
former was very, very wicked meeting
Corners" but with Lynch he always
let up.
After the hundreds of bouts i'm
which they took part, the only mark
Lynch had to show was a "puffed" ear
AS long as the champion is making the
better showing everything is lovely, but
once let the sparring partner get toe
fresh" and he was pretty sure to get a
good hiding.
They've put the kibosh on Sam Lang
ford so far as bout with Jack John
son goes, at least, until after July
The final articles signed by Jeffries
and Johnson state explicitly that Meth
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the big one Just who il was inter
polated this condition, no one seems
to know, but it is in the articles.
1t may have been Jeffries, or the pro-
motors. Gleason and Dickard, or per-
haps even Johnson himself may have
suggested r. There was no chance OF
Jeffries fighting before July 4, so the
stipulation must have been put in to
preclude the possibility of Johnson and
Langford meeting before July 4. While
it cannot be said, that the deal is at
all fair to Langford, it was a wise
move for those connected with the
Jeffries j Johnson contest
Langford is the most dangerous man
fighting today. IL he fought johnson
between now and next summer, he
might be lucky enough TO drop one
of those short rights on the big Negroes
jaw, and then it would II honey bar
the door, for true. Anybody, Langford
hits fairly on the jaw with his right
is sure to tumble. They won't wabble
much, just drop in heap. That would
be a pretty kettle of fish. Langford
beating Johnson between now and July
4. 1t would mean the calling off of the
big fight and the Withdrawing of
hundreds of thousands Of gate money
and the alleged half million profits
from the pictures.