The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-16
WHAT CHANCE HAS MITCHELL GOT TO
 DEFEAT JOHNSON?
An Interesting Analysis Of an Interesting Sit-
 nation by an Interesting Authority.

down so that can knock his head on When I get into the ring I'll scale at than five months in which to build up. I'm a heavyweight now, for that mat ter, and find it a handicap to reduce to the middleweight limit. I will be taller and heavier than Burns and will also be faster and more aggressive Besides can punch harder than Burns and can tage more punishment. If Johnson couldn't stop Burns in four teen rounds you can bet that he can't put me away. I don't care how much the negro weighs. I'll get to him and I'll stop him too.'
 Johnson declared that Ketchel would be as easy mark as Burns.
 'The Society for Prevention of Cruel ty to Children should interfere,' said Delaney in disgust Why, Ketchel is only a boy, with no experience and lit tie or no science. He will not be able to hit Johnson because of the negro S height, strength, reach and defensive tactics. Johnson has dodged Kauf- man, @ man of his own size, because he fears defeat. I shall take Kaufman to Europe and will go after Burns, even Langford. By defeating all these men Kaufman will prove that he is en- titled to fight Johnson and will be ready to make match as soon as Johnson has polished off little Ketchel.
 Kaufman's failure to stop Ross was an unfortunate setback for him. but it did not prove that Kaufman could not win a long drawn out battle with clearly underrated. He possessed wonderful stamina and gameness as well as a terrific punch in either hand, but because of a general lack of knowl- edge of ring tactics he was subjected to a hard beating. If Kaufman had shown a faster attack coupled with better head work there is no doubt that Ross would have been put away. KaufTnan's slowness proved a costly fault but he found that he could stand up under heavy blows on the jaw and in the stomach and at the same time could come back with gruelling pun ishment- But as a scientific pugilist he did not begin to have the skill Of such men as Jeffries, Corbett, Fitzsim- mons, Sharkey, Mccoy and Choynski. Kaufman is only g years old and can learn many valuable points in future He is wonderfully strong and has lions heart, but until he knows how to use his feet as well as his hands he cannot be regarded as a sure winner over either Johnson or Ketchel. The fact that Jim Barry stayed thirty-n!ne rounds with Kaufman coupled with his showing against Ross is conclusive evil dence that he lacks real championship class. AggreSsiveneSs counts for lot in successful pugilism, and in the this respect Kaufman is sadly deficient at present.
 Manager Gibson of the Fairmont A. e. says that he will put on no more heavy weight battles. He declares that bouts between feather and light weights provide better sport and at- tract more profitable crowds. His next card will be ten round contest be- tween Young Corbett and Bert Reyes for a week from Friday night, after which he may stage a go between Owen Moran and Packy Mcfarland at 133 pounds at o'clock, providing, of course, that McFarland's proposed bat tie with Nelson at Colma in July does not materialize. The Fairmont A. c. will conduct boxing shows all summer according to the present plans.