Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-20

thousands OF soft dollars during the
next three or four or five months They
! both admit that they will make
some expense money" before the fight.
Neither will need more than a month
or six weeks In which TO get into trim.
II JeffrCs is in the splendid form which
the eastern critics claim. month of
good consistent work will put him on
edge. II seems 20 be a question OF Jeff's
getting his wind back He can take OF
the excess weight handily enough and
he can harden his muscles like iron
bars, but can ne regulate his wind so
that he can go terrific pace in the
ring again?
JOHNSON THINKS JEFF FEARS
HIM
II he qdheres to his plans Of former
days, jeff probably Will HE himself
10 the mountains and do his training
like the Indians. He's the only fighter
IN the world who ever adopted this sys-
TEN, and it certainly fitted him for all
his ring contests when he was i'm the
heyday of his career. Therefore. IL does
not seem likely that the big fellow will
seek new or more up-to-date system
Of training this time
One thing must be said to Johnson's
credit; he has displayed the true sports
moniike spirit right along. The black
champion made good In every instance,
ana ne never uttered a word that he
went back on. He was right on the lob
A. every move. and ne certainly gave
Jehnes no rest when the time for sign
ing up rolled around. If Johnson fears
Jen1es In the least. his actions do not
betoken such a fear II anything he
has been the man 90 make the conces-
siOns and to display the willing shirt
all the time. Whatever delays have
peen encountered must be laid at the
door Of Jenries
There is something behind all this. too
something that johnson has been
Keeping quiet all the time but which
his friends know to be correct. He
has gathered plenty OF information
Whlch gives him the positive assurance
that the retired champion is afraid OF
MN. johnson got his information ia
san Francisco and Oakland He cot
y from men VINO were with Jeffrfes in
the past-men who are high up in the
game and, apparently men who know.
Johnson VIII work on the theory that
JeIffies fears his every movement In
other words he viii seek to buffalo the
beaf-llke bOilefmaker He Will taunt
MN and riie him and in this way seek
70 oreak down his fighting spirit How
taf this viii go with Jeff remains 10 be
decided later. IN the past the big fell
low generally won his battles BY his
Derce look at his opponent as he
climbed through the ropes OF the ring.
ihefe are many who believe that JET
fles viii Brighten johnson. lust as he
frightened the others when he was in
his prime. Certainly Jeff was the most
fetocious looking and imposing looking
creature who ever craWled through The
ropes IN the old days with that hairy
chest Of his and the careless. animal
IKE gf'n on his face, he struck awe in
20 ne hearts or the spectators at the
rlhgslde as well as the fighter VINO
was 70 oppose him, II he is the Jeffries
or old he VIII not be buffaIoed or kiddeo
by johnson.
me students Of the fine art Of box
ing reel confident that Jeffries win hava
great advantage over johnson in
lootwork For a big man Jeff was no
fastest lighter in the world on his feet
MS speed In this respect was nothing
snort OF marvellous. When he fought
jim Corbett the last time IN 1904 Jef
fries made the cleverest bip man ~
lhem all look like a novice I'm the foot
work end Of the game. lie danced
around that ring Ike a ballet performer
ana DcWildcred Corbett al every furn
Johnson IL a nnt-footed fighter. This
ls apparently his only weakness In the
boxing line lie cannot step into an
opponent with the speed which Corbett
ana fltzsimmons showed In their prime.
lnsteda, he generally waits for his man
70 come 10 him and then picks him of
Nobody was ever able 10 stop Jeffries
IN this way, but they an admit that
Johnson has n Tar better chance on
account OF his qulckness and his nat
ural strength
BIG FIGHTERs WE'LL MATCHED
Johnson has never fought "a man Of
Jenries' size, and the same can d. said
or Jenries Sizing them up as they
appear today each ~ going up against
the toughest proposition he ever tack
led Johnson is a better man now
than he ever was In his life before. IL
Jeurics As good as he used 10 be2 This
VIII not be- known TN after the fight
The rams OF san Francisco have seen
Johnson's steady rise during the last six
years. They saw him as "a great big
streak Of yellow when he Went 20 slow
rounds with the cumbersome Sandy
Ferguson, aud they SAW the clumsy
Marvin Hart get deCson over him.
Then again, they have seen him as
the heavy weight champion Of the world
handling Notchel like "a toy.
lhere Is mo- question bat that the ma
tionai prejudice against the black race
VIII Install Ionrios a i0-to-7 or 1O-to-s
favorlte over Johnson. This seems 20
he conceded ON an sides. And as "a bet
rnr proposition the light gives promise
ol being tho greatest one In the history
Of the Queoneborry ring Hundreds of
thousands OF dollars win change hands
on It's result
RECORD FIGHT HOUSES
1906 sept Scans Nelson, Gold
field. Ney ............,...S 69,7i5
1885 N0g 8 Jonnos- sharkey.
New York ................, 81. 900
lso3-Aug. "a - Jenfrios- CoriHtt,
san Francisco ..,..,....... $3.50
1900 Aus.a Corbett- Mccoy New
York NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $3.50
lsOa-Dec. 20 Nelson Britt COL
ma OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 4h,all
lso4-Maroh 20 Britt-C orbett san
Francisco .,.........,..... 32,2la
leO2-luly % Icffrics- Fitxsim-
mons. San Franclsco...... 81. $40
lsOl~Nov. l5-Jeffrles- Rubin, san
Francisco ,,...,+.,..+..,,,. %. 500