The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-16
Why Jack johnson Should Defeat Stanley Ketchel

Kctchers ono great chance to land
defeat on Johnson would be to land a
| few hard swings on the ncgro's body.
This Is the sort of punch 10 make the
i colorcd man slow down and tho ono to
tnrn the trick. but Johnson guards
himself so well and boxes so cleverly
that II would be q difficult task 10 hit
Tim down below, II Kctchel can pene-
tratc the negroes wonderful defense In
the first few rounds and land a few
telling smashes he Will weaken the
negro and be able to land a sleep pro-
ducer In his hgh. with Kaufman
Johnson showed that his body Is his
most VULNERABLE, point, and II Will prob
ably be Kctchcrs main object of at
tack
There nrc any number OF fight fol-
| lowers who bcliove that johnson has
a streak of yellow and that IL properly
pummelcd about tho body he will quit.
That is one reason why Ketchol Will
have some followers when he stands
up against the black. The other rea-
son that the match VIII attract atten-
ton is because of the very audacity
OF tho Michigan fighter. who fears no
one and quite evidently thinks he will
be the winner
To the writer the fight looks an alb
solute gift for johnson, He is too big a
man for Ketchcl has too many pounds
the advantage OF his opponent and too
much strength to hold him off. He is
far moro clover than the middlcwcight
champion. whose rushing style of fight
ing ought to suit Johnson to dot,
1t Is quite true that Johnson lights
in spurts, but Kctchel can be calcu-
.1Ir 1TlzF oil h..
time. 1t may not be a contest that Will
last for any length OF time, but 1t Will
surely have plenty OF action while 1t
does go along.
OF Kctchel 1t cnn be truthfully said
that he knows no fear. He is game to
the core, for this gamencss Is what
pulled him through against Billy Papkc
when last they met
Kctchel has asked his chance. and
now he is to have 1t,
Baseball Gambling Again.
That gambling spectcr which has .or
so long haunted the imaginations OF
the baseball magnatcs has at last sue
cceded in getting a timc at bat. Tho
first up. Mr. Spector raped the ncrv-
Gus magnatcs for safe one, and from
his start 1t appears that he may have
promising future In the big leagues
This plague on all good sports has
put tho Boston National league club on
the defensive. and the net result OF his
re-entry into baseball is that tho chief
of police of Boston has declined to In
dorse the application of the National
league club for renewal of its IL
censc to play games on the Boston
grounds.
Reason-gamblinG is permitted on
the premises. To support his state
mcnt that tho aforementioned specter
Is on the job the chief states that not
only have his men seen it, but hayo
oven arrested some of It's followers.
Tho attitude of tho chief leaves the
Boston National league club very much
In the air. and It does not yet know
what It Is going to do about PLAYING
off its home games.
There seems to bo considerable nva-
terry about tho matter Now, IL tho
facts had occurred at tho Boston
American League park one could UNI
herstand, But why should anybody
want to bet on the National league
club?"
Imagine any ono riskIng a heavy fine !
by rushing to get a bet down on tho
Boston Doves,
Ugh. | forgot that sore lip again,
The Boston chief seems to lose sight |
of the fact that the gambling is in |
spite OF baseball club owners. not be- |
cause Of them Where ten men bet a. !
a baseball game 10000 never think OF |
IL It's n mighty hard hearted chief !
that would stop tho sport of 10000 be- |
Gauge he couldn't arrest the ten,
Whero tho Trouble Lies.
Tho menace OF baseball gambling |
does not lie In tho picayunlsh specula- |
tions OF grand stand occupants or
These arc too slight 10 be |
The real trouble is to
on the concert stage TODAY.