The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-15
SPOR IS
JEFFRIES' OPINION
OF JACK JOHNSON
Ex-Champion Has Surprising
Views on the Colored Prize
Fighter.

New York. Dec. l5-Old Broadway
Sam Berger and Tom McCarey gone,
Eddie Graney going, and jim CofTroth
off for Europe the fight hubbub of
the past few days Is now hut an echo,
only Tex Rlckard remains. and he
only for a few days. Berger left last
night for Pittsburg TO join Jen, and
from there they viii work their the.
atrical way to Los Angeles. where Jeff
will put In his preliminary licks for
the coming fight.
According to his friend Bobby Yer.
non. Jeff looks upon the coming fight
as huge joke. Bob said last night:
Few people realize how cheaply Jeff
holds Johnson We were In his dress
ing room at Washington the other
night. There was a big and enthus.
iastic house and JEFF was in good
spirits. 4 He was dancing around the
room and sparrIng at a spook John
son
81 never felt stronger or faster in
my life" he said johnson never
. been extended. eb2 Well, I'll extend
him II ! hit him he'll extend MIN
self. mark YOU that
Big Bob Armstrong, who always
trained with Jeff and who knows HIM
perhaps better than any OF the spar
ring horses. arrived from the coast
yesterday, Bob believes that Jeff Will
surprise lot Of people, II cant un-
derstnnd where folks get the idea that
Johnson is going 10 run away with
the Jeilries match" he said "Jeff
has always made good He's a great
fighter, and if II comes to a question
OF who's been leading gay life | am
inclined to think that Johnson has
been the offender against good condi-
lion. There is no reason why JEFF
shouldn't still be as good as ever. He
was always so far above the rest that
it isn't likely that he has fought his
last good fight, particularly as he re-
tired when great
JEFF looks soft now, OF course. But
you walt until he gets out there in the
mountains and gets to climbing
Those old muscles of his viii hard
en- up again. Johnson Will go through
a new experience in this fight IT
Will be the first time that he will be
cllnching and tugginG with man big
ger and stronger than himself. He
will stall and tin.can, but if jeff hits
him there Is going 10 be ructlons jeff
doesn't like to fight He's like Tom
my Ryan Neither man rellshed go
ing into the ring. but when either OF
them got in there, then there was
trouble.
There never was gamer man than
jeff and he VIII hght like a demon
when he meets Johnson. He may be
bad. but until he collapses Mr. John
son is going to have all the fight that
he can attend to.
II seconded Johnson against poor
little Ketchel 1t was sad to see the
game little fellow take it, He is the
bravest man in fighting shoes, They
made a terrible mistake when they
told him to box with Johnson They
should have sent him in with his Old
time style. He might have whipped
Johnson II they had.
1T was bad generalship to, thiuk
that a naturally rough-andready fell
low like little Steve could outlook ID
master like Johnson. Ketchels best
chance Is a fast, rough fight. Every
body who saw him tearing through
clever Jack O'Brien knows how he
should have fought Johnson Fight
ing like that, he has a chance to
whip Johnson, Langford or any other
man IN the world, Ee isn't through
yet by long shot