The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-11
SHOULD HAVE FOUGHT
A FEW SECONO-RATERS
Sullivan Ran Himself 10 Death
Chasing Jim COTbeil
Around The Ring

Tim McGaih one of the best
Known handlers and trainers Of pug
lists III This country. seems 70 ,hink
ihai Jeffries is taking desperate
chances with lack Johnson. MeGraia
has seconded and supervised the con-
diilon of such noted pugilsis as he
We n. rrark Murphy. Billy Murphy
s0ily Smith Dal Hawkins Spider
Kelly. Mysterious Billy smith, Young
Mitchell Danny Needham. Kid l.ayi.
que. George r@wson. Tom Tracey,
i lNan G'eedon. Young Critic, Geo
Dixon. JOE Walcoit Battling Nelson.
Tom SharEey and Johnson When he
consents TO discuss pugilism there
fore. McGrath is able To speak by
card
TJeff Is taking a pretty big chance
when be agrees to enter the ring
with this big negro, after life Of idle
ness for nearly five years. said Me-
Crath the other day.
'You hea d lot Of fans saying that
left is only three yeats older than
johnson and that the negro has been
hitting The high places a bit himself
That may be true. but Johnson has
keen fighting right along. Mind YOU,
lie beat a good man last month, FER
Ketchel WAS highly regarded as o.
fighter until the black put him away.
I'VE know that Johnson can fight
right now but we don't know whether
Jeff can or not It's Ike the fellow
. who dtank twenty mugs Of beer on
e wager. He tried II first ! think
1. would Re a good idea. therefore, u
Jeff tiled few secondrate fighters
first
Il don't like the way Jim has been
doing his so.ealled training on the
vaudeville stage II jeff haa hung
gun over his shoulder and had gone
off into ihe California mountaina
hunting when the publis first asked
linn 10 return 20 the ring ia have
had more confidence In him Instead
lie tackled His vaudeville game for
THE money there was In il.
Jeff viii Never Die Pauper
But there's money in 1t for Jefffies
il he whips Johnson, for he'll never
die n panper as long as white men
I've. He had better forget about tho
iootlights right away quick and gel
4 back Is simple Vie No man cal
j rain ON q vaudeville diet
"I'ye bucked that game myself snt
Il know How can a man train whei
Z he's facing the footlighis all the time
\ breathing ihe foul air OF the crowded
theaters, sleeping in strange beds eat
ing badly cooked food ard catchn,
4 rains at an hpurs Of the nightg
"leff needn't think that be cal
X blow this negro over He's got L
= have the good old punch, that keel
Y eye that old speed Johnson ism
a az aid of him. so get that out Of You
\ hcad The eoiored man rs the Des
tronf runner in the world.
II Johnson has the least Bit Of con
Fidence hes going to fight Ike a wilt
man. know I've handled him am
I'm qualified to talk. He viii no
Eare a faint heart when be gets int
the ring because he Is convinced tina
The humble bee has lost a lot Of hi
sting.
"This fellow Berger makes M
weary with his vaudeville game Wa
does coin amount To in a crisis lik
n this9 Berger doesn't care for sent
y. mem at ALI He's trying to grab a.
N. AN he can for Jeff and himself an
" then let the big fellow beat himself
20 iusl aa old John l.. Sullivan did whe
Cofkett beat him.
i- Sullivan Raced Himself TO Death
se sullivan lust ran himself to deatl
and Cofbett didn't have to hit bill
AZ harl enough TO score a knockou
30 Johnson Is Just as clever as Cofbel
a and he's a much better fighter TAX
e it from me that jeff will have Nj
hands full when the battle begins
Had Jeffries and Johnson bee
le matched four years ago the spqriln
he public would moi have regarded th
lp tight seriously. Johnson would ns
81. have been looked upon MS formi'
able antagonist and o comparative
small putse would have been offere
fof the mill But under present col
aiiions It IS safe to say that the me
seem to be very evenly matche
70 With The negro having look-in.
M with Ieffries possibly going hac
m and johnson stii coming thin
10 Is about an even break. With h
negro having chsnce 10 win &
strength aud stamina. III admit thi
Jeff Is Improving in bis conaitio
steadily. but he will have 70 he
ne his best ia win bnek the title
~ II Ieffries can stand the pace al
ht can reach the negro with his oil
ds time body blows. he'll win. but
Il Johnson can stand him off for twen
ve rounds. ! think the boiler maker vi
gradually lire. and the negro will II
ally put him away In short. jeff VI
: have "a win inside Of twenty rounl
or not at all