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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-27
JEFFRIES TELLS
OF HIS FIGHT
He Thinks Jack Johnson Has No
Chance of Winning Against
Him.
tBy James j. Jcnries, Worlds Unde.
feated Heavyweight Champion)

(By James ] Jeffries, Worlds Unde.
feated Heavyweight Champion)
NJ Dear Mr.. Floto-At your request
! VIII write what | consider the most
interesting phase OF my coming fight
with Jack Johnson Right at the be.
ginning | want TO repeat what ! have
so often said. that II l 6Eured tho
black fellow had evvn an outside
chance to defeat me | would not con.
slider the match for a moment, re-
gardlcss of the purse offered
think true sportsman should al
ways enter into a contest With Just Il
little doubt as 10 the outcome When
] fought Bob F1tzslmmons the FIRST
time / possessed all the confidence in
the world. but still there was that lit
tie doubt which makes you realize
that there is to be real test
Whom | fought Tom Sharkey I en-.
1oyed his gameness and admired him
for his grit in coming back for more
and still more punishment. To this
day | like Tom. because he gave his
friends a great run for their money
and handed me the best he had In his
pugilistic shop.
Jim Corbett, than whom there
never lived a greater exponent of the
manly art of selt-defense, was elusive
for twenty-three rounds. Corbett was
speedy and his tantalizng blows,
while not OF the trip-hammer variety,
kept coming so fast that | was puZ-
zled for some time. | like Corbett
for his wonderful ring goneralship and
sincerity
Gus Rubin? Well, the Akron Giant
was ovcrmatched and was too young
In the game 10 battle with a seasoned
warrior, But he deserved credit Tor
the ambition ne possessed to annex
the heavyweight title
My last fight was with Jack Nun
roe. never did think that he had
any right 20 be taken seriously and
TO this day am sorry that I bowed
TO public demand and gave him a
match. | said all the time that Nun
roe was overratod and that our little
affair at Butte was grossly exaggcr-
ated, TO say the least. ! hated TO on
ter the ring at San Francisco that
night, for l felt in my heart that Nun
roe could not give me contest and
that the public would not get run
Tor their money in such a one-sided
exhibition.
In fact. the Munroe fight So dis
guSted me that I Immediately made
up my mind to retire My friends
talked me out of this idea for short
time, on the plea that some day. some
where, there would pop up likely
candidate for the title | held. that
would yet have ample time TO defend
1t. Shortly after this | toured the
country with my show, "Davy Crock
cit l met nearly all the leading
sporting writer's and sporting celebrI-
ties throughout the country and dis
cussed my intention TO retire many
times,
To make the long story short. at
the end of the season, at little din
mar givon ma at tho CnlInca Inn Chi.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-27

4 1A|N CHANCE
LADS IN AVERAGE

Z New York. Dec 2s.-Capt. Chance
of Chicago. leads all National league
first basemen In the averages for the
season of 1909. as announced today.
With a percentage of 1874 for %
games. he Is closely followed by
Bransield, of Philadelphia. with a
percentage OF .9s9 for 13s games.
Storkc. who played With both Pitts.
burg ano st, Louis, tod Chances
fielding average. but he played in only
1e games.
Bridewell Of New York, with l46
games to his credit, and Hans wag.
ncr OF Ptttsburg. With 13s. are tied
With $40 per cent. In the fielding
averages for short stops.
Hummei OF Brooklyn, played a per
feet scoro in II games as an outflcld-
er, but Captain Clarke OF Pittsburg,
has probably the best average, with
, 152 games played and a percentage
Of .pS7. Gibson, OF Pittsburg. caught
$50 games. more than any other
catcher and had a fielding average
Of 1888.
P1ttsburs won IN club fielding, with
q Bcore Of 1854. with the following
ranking as they read: Chicago, .9e1:
Philadelphia. 961; Brooklyn. .s5e;
New York, .e54: Cincinnati. .952; 81.
Louis. .o51; and Boston, .947.
Camnitz OF Plttsburg, has probably
the best pitching record, with Al
games played and a percentage OF
sos. Matthewson OF New York, has
tho same average with 81 games
played.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-27
NEGRO CHAMPION
HAS CELEBRATION

Chicago. Dec. 26.-Jack Johnson.
heavyweight pugilist. celebrated here
today the first anniversary Of his ac,
cession to the championship title by
a house-warming In the home he has
presented to his mother. One year
ago today, Johnson Knocked out Tom
my Burns In the fourteenth round OF
their championship battle at Rush
cutters Bay, near Sydney, n. S. w,
and won the worlds title.
The coming fight with Jeffries.
Johnson said he was certain would
be staged at San Francisco and an
nounced that he would pitch his
training camp at Oceanviev. just
outside of San Francisco. Johnson al.
30 announced that "Gunboat" Smith,
a Pacific coast heavyweight would
be one OF his training partners.
James J. Corbett. scheduled 20 be
one OF Jeffries training partners was
in Chicago today. He predicted JEFF
fries would have little trouble In
winning.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-27
CROWD At JUAREz
! HAS EVEN BREAK

7.Juarez. Dec. 26.-An interesting
~ Sass1fGp off today and the big
fowd split eyh on the day. as three
avoriteS managed TO win. Chief in.
crest centered IN the handicap at six
furlongs, won by the heavily played
favorIte. Early Tide. Madman made
the pace to we'll into the stretch
when Early Tide came fast and won
under a hard drive from La Dextra
With ST. Dunstan third. Summary:
First race, selling. six furlongs-
Jim Brady, won; Rustem. second:
Dave Montgomery, third. Time. 1:1S.
Second race, selling. six furloags-
Mauretania, won; Bill Bramble. sec
ond: Kopeck. third. Time. III.
Third race. six furlongs-Early
Tide, won; LsDextra, second: 81.
Dunstan, third. Time. 1;17 2-5.
Fourth race. selling. seyon fur.
longs-Sabado, won; Plume. secold,
Rickey, third. Time, 1882 As.
Fifth race, selling. FIVE and half
furIongs-Force. won; Anne McGee.
second: Patriot, third Time. 1:09 As.
Sixth race. selling, mile-Banburry.
won; Wander. second; Fred Mulhol-
land, third. Time. 1;44 4-5.
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cago, at which were present Lou
Houseman, then the sporting editor
OF The Inter-Ocean. and George Siler,
fight critic OF The Chicago Tribune.
| announced my positive retirement
Next day the news was flashed all
over the country. believed by some
and doubted by others | might even
add that 1t was double and triple
doubted by a lot OF them, But In my
own mind there was no doubt.
In Retirement Five Years.
Shortly after / retired Kid Eagan.
an old friend, came to me and made
me an offer which would have meant
thousands of dollars to me, to tour
the southern country. He promised
TO carry large tent, such as ciTcuses
use, and was well backed financially.
He refused to believe me when turn
ed down his offer on the ground of
having retired,
few weeks later ! again heard
from Eagan. This time from Reno.
New. His message informed me that
inasmuch as | had retired from the
ring game. the championship belong
ed TO no one in particular He asked
me IL / should object 10 have him
stage a battle, between two good
heavyweights and bill 1t for the cham
pionship | wired him 10 go ahead
with his plan and that If | could be
of any service TO him outside of fight
ing myself. to command me-
A few days later | again heard
from EGan and he called upon me to
act as the third man in the ring be-
tween Jack Root and Marvin Hart.
the bout he had chosen for the heavy.
weight championship l wired him
to bill me for referee and | served
as the third man in the ring as |
had promised.
That's where all the original talk
comes from about me making Hart a
present of the title | did nothing of
the kind nor had l any right TO make
presents of that kind. But | refereed
the bout and after Hart disposed OF
Root in the twelfth round | declared
Hart the heavyweight champion
Since that time | have refused over
100000 in purse offers and theatrical
engagements | had made up my mind
absolutely to stay retired and no
amount of money would swerye me.
] also at different times was offered
AhpsiN9 W oh 'udN I uul6ul u5ul 50 ana
so. with view of boosting some fight,
and declined these offers along with
the rest. At different times sport
writer's would print stun about me,
giving reasons of my retirement and
some of them would write story
with Wow Of touching my pride. and
have me come out and say that it
was not so and 10 prove it make
match. However. | would not fall for
that kind OF stuff. and while | will
always remember them for what they
did TO me, | sometimes enjoyed the
humor OF the situation.
Tells Why He Comes Back.
Only once did l give any promoter
the least encouragement, and that
was 10 Jim Coffroth. at the time he
had fight billed between Bill Squires
and Tommy Burns. / had previous
ly refused an offer Of $4,000 for my
share 10 fight Squires, when one day
Conroth came TO my home and. after
some preliminary talk asked me fiat
footed II / would fight Squires. under
any circumstances, and for any
amount I thought the matter over
few minutes and then gave him my
answer. which was. III Squircs, or
any other foreigner, wins the heavy
weight championship title. I Will re-
turn 10 the ring and bring 1t back To
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-27

made by Ralph Depalma in a Fiat cy-
clone at Grand Rapids, Mich, and
succeeded In clipping II 4.45 seconds
from the former record. Oldheld s
time Tor the fifteen miles was
13;i2 10. His fastest mile was
90 3-5 seconds. The fastest mile made
today was done In OldAelds try for
the worlds mile record dying starU
in which he failed to set new mark.
His time was 81 2-5 seconds.
Old6eld was an easy winner in the
smile lace with Ben Kerscher driving
a DarracQ, his time being I;47.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-27
ADMIRAL GEORGE DEWEY
CELEBRATES a BIRTHDAY

Washington. Dec 26.-Admiral Geo.
Dewey celebrated his 72nd birthday
anniversary today. The day was pass
ed without any ceremonies, and ex-
cept for food OF kilograms and per
Sonal messages of congratulation.
nothing disturbed the serenity OF the
Dewey household, The admiral has
not been in especially good health for
some time. and. therefore, all observ-
ances were waived
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-27
ST. YVES BEATS MARSH.

Seattle, Dec 26.-HenrI st. Yves,
marathon champion of the world. de.
feated John Marsh. a Canadian cham
pion by yard In fifteen mile match
race here this afternoon. St. Yves
time was 1.3S;i7 As. During the
last mile. the runners were never
separated by more than three feet.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-27

or more heavier than Fitzsimmons.
Both men are confident OF the re-
suit but the betting today favored
Iang
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-27
NEW WORLDS RECORD
SET BY 0LDF|ELD

Los Angeles, pee 'o.-Barney Old
field oe,abIisbea new worlds rec.
ord for oftecp rles on a circular
trac,, 49, at Ascot park. Driving
~ Ton bo bo2.e poser Benz racel4 Old,
went tO agauh the record Of ip;57
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-27
BOB EITZSIMMONS
D0WNED BY LANG

Difference In time makes. 1t pos
siblc 10 receive the result of an Aus
tralian fight u hours in advance of
scheduled date)
sydney, n. S. w, Dec. 27-Bnl
Lang, Australian heavy weight knock.
cd out Bob Fitzsimmons in the
twelfth round. Of their fight at Rush
cntter's bay stadium today The fight
was evenly contested up 10 the last
round. when Lang forced Fitz TO the
ropes, knocking him down with
right hand blow 10 the jaw. and, when
he arose, sent him 10 the floor sense
less with right hand upper-cut
F1tz had not appeared in the ring
IN Australia since he left here for the
United States many years ago and
when he climbed through the ropes,
today he was given an enthusiastic
reception. The veteran looked TO be
in splendid condition after his long
period OF preparation. The fight
opened rather tamely, Lang showing
his extreme nervousness He was
frequently hooted for holding In the
clinches and frequently buttlns his
opponent and refusing 10 break clean.
F1tzsimmous on the contrary, fought
cleanly and quickly became the fav.
orite with the crowd
As tho fight progressed Lang ac-
quired confidence and forced the pace
but FiU cleyerly eyaded his rushes
and frequently landed clean blows on
the face and body. In a hot rally. I'm
the eleventh, Fitz cut Laus's right
eye severely with a loft hand puuch.
When tho twelfth and last round
opened, Lang rushed Fitz through the
ropes and Goored him with right
hand swing
Lang was at him forccly as soon
as he recaincd his feet He forced
Fitz against the ropes and with a
hard right upncr-cut on the Jaw sent
him down and out
Lang was the favoTitc in the bet
ting at odds OF ] 10 > His weight
was announced at lSS pounds. while
F1tz gave his rs LOG pounds Arthur
Scott WAS referee. Weather was
warm. Twelve thousand spectators
witnessed the Gght
Sydncy. y. s. w. Dec, 26.-Bob
Fitzsimmons and Bill Lang will meet
tomorrow in the ring for the heavy
weight championship of Australia.
Lang holds the title having won II
by knocking out Bill Souiers, his fel.
low countrymap. on Oct 20.
The purse is $1,000, 10 be divided
on sixty and forty per cent basis.
Fitzsimmous has been training
hard. as he was somewhat stiff and
slow from having been so long out
Of the ring but today be said he was
perfectly At and able to go the twenty
rounds at top speed Tommy Burns,
who has been making plenty OF money
here probably Will be In Fitzsimmon's
corner
Lang has greatly improved and will
don the gloves a full twenty nounnds
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-10-05

Diversified Farming is Necessary if
Fertility of the Soil is to Be Main
tanned or Increased.

BY w. II. SPILLMAN.
United States Department of Agricul-
New agricultural regions are usually
settled in advance of mean Of trans
pOrtatiOn, so that in the early settle
ment rne are compelled by cir
CumStances to produce a very large
proportion of what they need at home.
But as soon as q new region becomes
we'll settled. railroads arec built, thus
opening up the worlds markets TO the
farmer.
The new farmer. having q virgin soil
which for years Will produce profitable
crops without any attention to f~ertili-
tN, soon finds thai some particular
crop brings him larger returns than
any other, and begins a system of
farming based largely or a single crop.
On the prairies of the west wheat was
the crop, and on this the early agri-
culture of western New York was
based; likewise a good portion Of Ohio,
Indiana. Illinois and Iowa.
IN the Southern States. after the in
VentiOn of the cotton gin cotton be-
came the one highly profitable crop.
while along the Atlantic coast and in
certain parts of Texas and Louisiana
rice became the foundation of a new
Virginia tobacco occupied this posi-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-10-05

After vou have this in place, cover
with concrete to the top of same or
more about Z inches thick; then upon
this Law YOUR re-enforcing rods. These
are not absolutely necessary, but as
they make the p~ermanency OF the
work a positive fact it is advisable 20
use them These rods can be quarter
incl iron rods and are laid two to the
foot each way, as shown IN secuonai
illustration.
After reinforcing rods are IL place
fill with concrete until your depth OF
bottom is exactly twelve inches from
the foundation. This gives the otton
above firebox a thickness OF four
inches. which is ample, and for usual
three inches would DO.
Place the inside form or core in po-
sition and fill to the top with concrete
and allow to stand in the forms untll
it begin to harden.
Then carefully remOye the forms SO
as not to injure the work and paint
the inside or walls Of tank with Il mix
ture of water and cement OF the con-
sistence of thick cream.
Put this on just like paint and one
or two good coats. This Will bond
with the concrete and give a smooth
finish to the walls, and is an aid to
making the concrete more water
proof.
If it is desired to make the tank alb
soluteIy i'm %pervious to the water 1t
contains you can use the wax system.
This is done in the easiest by
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-10-05

For the chimney. make a box IL
inches uar and 4 feet long. Have
this open on one side, set at the one
end in center. n then with six To-
inch boards II inches long finish up
this end by mailing to ends of sides
and to open side Of chimney-box
mold.
This enable you to hold the chin
nev with the walls. thus making a
heater and more satisfactory job.
For the in:Sde of tank, cut two 10
inch boards 8 feet long, fasten two
of each together with cleats on inside;
now cut four 10-inch boards exactly 2
feet 10 inches long, fasten two Of each
together with cleats.
AT one side OF each, measure in ex-
actly 8 nch from each n and draw
a line from that to the upper corner,
cutting along this line.
his makes the ends in a level or
wedge shape 2 feet 10 inches wide at
the top and 2 feet 4 inches wide at the
bottom. These are nailed inside the
two sides, and if you have used 1-ir.h
lumber YOU have the correct width, >
feet wide at top and . feet 6 inches e.
the bottom.
This will not require a bottom, but
nail two strips Of 4-fOOt length across
the top so IS to rest on the two sides
Of the outside part of mold. This VIE
support the inside or core III its proper
place in the center.
IL constructing the tank. lay a
foundation OF small stone covered with
concrete Sront. h should be from 4
inches to 6 inches, depending on the
OIL. Then set your mold upon this.
leaving out the core form at first. but
haV3hg the firebox form in place.
Now fill this with concrete. tamped
in We'll to a depth Of 6 inches Then
put your flue in place; this can he
common s inch stovepipe and extend
to the END OF tank and then up to the
end of chimney, as shown in sectiona,
view.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-10-05

were producing an average or eisht
bushels of wheat to the acre have
been brought up by live stock farming
till in their present condition they
will produce forty bushels of wheat
to an acre.
Agricultural teachers have urged di-
versified farming for many years. but
with little effect until the appearance
OF the boil WeeVil. This insect MAIDS
cotton farming very precariOus ana
has led to radical notifications in tbs
systems Of farming prevailing i'll that
section.
Generally speaking some type Of Ivs
stock farming is necessary to tbs
maintenance of soil fertility. Wheth-
er it is possible to maintain the fer
tility of the soil by the use Of green
and commercial fertilizers
has not been fully demonstrated
Live stock farming does not always
mean diversified farming, n SONS
forms Of live stock farming may be
come as Objectionable in many Ways
as a form of farming in which q sin
gle crop is grown for sale.
For instance, in some parts Of New
England dairy farming has become So
exclusive a tyne that the farmer de
ponds upon the sale of dairy products
to buy supplies which might be pro-.
duced at home.
The lack of high class dairy CONS.
the nigh price OF grain and mill prod
ucts and the difficulty of securing conf
petent farm labor have brought great
hardship on the New England dairy
men who have been negIectin@ tin"
production of gardens. fruits. poultry.
etc, which should find a place com
every well organized farm
My ideal of q farm is one W hictI
maintains a system o Agriculture
which builds up the soil to q hi@n
state of fertility, produces everything
needed on the farm that car be salts
tactorIly produced and maintains no,
less than two principal industries az
sources of
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-10-05

lIOu-
In the early days of settlement,
when the soil is rich and will produce
good crops without attention to fer
tility, such q system of farming is
quite logical. Yet, even under these
conditions, there are two serious OBJ
jections to a single crop system OF
farming.
One is the Introduction of weeds.
This is especially true where the crop
is not a cultivated one. For instance,
the cultivation of tobacco and cotton in
the South has not led to the introduce
ton of serious weed pests, because Of
the clean culture practiced.
But in rice and wheat regions, weeds
have become very formidable. No
matter what the crop, unless 1t Is
carefully titled there will be some
weeds that Will ripen their seeds a
little in advance of the crop, and thus
increase from year to year after they
are once introduced. until in many
cases they render the crop u~nprofiJa-
bic and compel a change of system.
The other objection is still more ser1-
Gus. The history of agriculture in this
country has been wide fluctuations in
prices of agricultural products.
At times the price Of any particular
crop has gone below the cost Of pro-
duction, and in regions where a single
crop prevailed these times have been
one OF great hardship for the farmer,
and in many cases have cost the farm
er his home.
1t costs about 10 cents a pound to
grow cotton in our Southern States,
where the work is all done by hired
labor.
; Cotton has been below his price
for a large part of the past generation.
The reSult has been the development
of q system of enant farming, the
original owners of the land having
lost it.
One of the most serious objections
to 4 Single-crOp system of farming is
the effect it has on the fertility of the
land. Our best agricultural lands will
stand exploitive farming-that is,
farming without any attention to fer
tility-for about two generations.
By the end of that time the land IS
exhausted, the yields are low and the
farmers are poor The change to a
diversified system Of farming should
never be deferred until the land is
run out. In most of the regions
mentioned above, characterized by
SiuSle-crOp systems of farming. the
change to more diversified and more
conservative types Of farming-that
is, types more conservative of soil fer
tility-has been more or less COM
pletely made.
Many farms that fifteen years ago
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-10-05

dissolving the paraffin wax in gaso-
line.
For one tank a single cake in a
quart of gasoline is enough. Shave
h wax up fine and it will dissolve
quickly.
Paint this on the inside walls of the
tank after YOU have applied the ce-
ment and water. Do not apply until
the concrete is thoroughly dry, and as
the gasoline e~VapOrateS, leaving the
paraffin impregnated in the wall. you
have an absolute protection against
the water soaking into the concrete.
If applied in the above proportions
and then Allowed to dry before the
tank is used, there will be no effect Of
either the gasoline or wax in the
water.
The best mixture for the walls of
the tank is q mixture Of one part Port
land cement to two parts of sand and
three parts Of small gravel, averaging
about one-half incl in size. This is
best used very wet and ''puddled' or
poured in like wet mud. as then the
excessive moisture in the concrete Will
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-10-05

The outside dimensions Of tank as
illustrated are 8 feet s inches long, 3
feet high and J feet s inches wide:
the walls are 4 inches thick, giving the
inside dimensions of 8 feet long. 3 feet
wide at the top and 2 feet s inches
wide at the bottom, with q depth of 20
inches. This Will be ample for the or
binary farm and can be changed to
suit your needs.
The chimney at one end is nodded
II inches square and 4 feet high. This
can be increased if so desired.
For the inside mold, six boards 10
inches wide and 8 feet s inches long.
fastened together, three OF each, with
cleats, make the two sides. The end
where the firebOx is located is made
of three 10-inch boards 3 feet 10
inches long and nailed to the two
sides at the end.
For the firebox, mak a box exactly
IS inches wide, IL inches high and "a
inches long. Place this at the one
end abutting against the side.