The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-08
lANGFORD TELLS
If JOHNSON BOUT.
oston Negro Weighed Only
1913 Pounds in That
Fight.
AS PUT DOWN TWICE
Hhereafter He Got Wary, Knock
ed Johnson Down and Had
Him on Run.
AS PUT DOWN TWICE

New York, August 1.-THE persis-
tency of Sam Langford in seeking a
match with Jack johnson, the cham
pion, and the confidence of Langford
1 in his ability to beat the tall negro,
has challenged the attention of those
interested in boxing. While 1T is
known that Langford would be handi-
capped seriously in the matter OF
weight, size and reach, still his claim
that he soon would bring johnson
down to his size and win on gameness
and hitting, has excited general inter-
lest. The apparent Discrimination OF
johnson to meet Langford in the ring
has had Its effect, and the champion
sseldom appears in public that he is
cot greeted with a query as to his
failure to meet Langford.
Langford's Faith in victory for
himself over johnson is built on the
result of the bout he had with john
son four years ago. and in order to
get I.angford's version of the encoun-
ter he was asked to describe that bout.
sLangford had just finished peppery
iset-to with George Buyers, once
Yhe challenger for the title was asked
ell how his fight with Johnson
out With wide grin, the stout
on negro, who has the trunk,
lders and arms of n Hercules
ated on short but servlceable legs,
was this way: Mistah Johnson
had q muss at Chelsea on April
906 1t was to be fifteen rounds.
he says he licked me good and
ty. If that there am the case,
I ought to be very easy for him
and he jes' ought to hurry and
some easy money licking me again.
was pretty light in them days.
I didn't weigh more than 14S
AEj nds when 1 got into the ring y
h give away fifty pounds to that
t Johnson. and he looked down on
dust like ne was on top the Singer
ling.
lie suah thought he had a cinch
a little fellow like me. and he
ed around grinning fine. He had
nice little left jab working fast
Tor few rounds he suah did have
quitting my face against his left
I. For Ave rounds he made more
$ than hunting dog, and I was
in the parade.
lieve me. when that sixth rounu
round T was gittin' mad. ]
IT reach that TALL gent, and got
s.ate. Just rushed in to slam
Or die, and ne cut loose with left
& that caught me on the chops.
IN / goes like a bag OF oats and
the count of six.
When I jumps up Mistah Johnson
nachully pokes me in the face
j his right, and hits the boards
n. This time I stays down till
seconds is counted, and you bet
dnt give that gent chance to
me again before l got my hands
3ut he comes right after me, cut
Dose with lot OF speedy ones.
L was settled down. Those twu
tdowns showed me wasn't max
ny Roadway by gettin' mad, and
cool as a cucumber AS he come.
measures MIN and pastes him a
ooler with the right on his pie
Say, you ought to see that gent
to the ring floor. suah thought
going through the boards. Say,
almost white man in the faco
ne peeks up at me. He stayed
e m boards till the referee says
when he jumps up and runs
rabbit on the snow. 1 put on
I'm and gifts after him. but his
'gs was too much for me. I'm
t racer. Besides, it was close
end of the -ound, and he gets
corner befoah l could soak him
the mex nine rounds of that
ght MissaA. johnson didn't do
but Eovey .upt' run away ana
e forgot everything but to take
his features. and while I was
lard couldn't git him to stand
ough to fight. He didn't have
h fight let' in him.
that's what makes me think
sit that gent the mex time
Johnson would git tired runnin'
re rounds, and I'd ketch him,
tell you this, son, make the
Dor strong an put big ropes
sc or Johnson suah will try to