Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-07
FANSST|LL TALK
Of RENOA AFFAIR
Renewed Interest Shown in
Little Old New York Be-
cause of Pictures.
CROWDS SEE FILMS
OF FAMOUS BATTLE
Public Should Let Jeff Alone
and Not Try to Draw Him
Into Another Bout.
By James J. Corbett.

By James J. Corbett.
NEW YORK. August e-Httle old New
York Is fighting 1.-The battle of Reno. al
over again. The moving pictures of the
Johnson-Jefries affair, which ara now IN
exhibition at half dozen different thea
tiers IN this city, have brought about q re-
newed interest and fight talk is every
where the engaging topic
Enormous crowds have put the -uutetus
on tho rumors that the people of the
northern cities were not In favor Of the
films showing the victory OF a black man
over tho hope of tho white race" Tho
truth Is tho public could not understand
how Jeffries could put UP such a bad fight
and how Johnson won so easily The re-
suit Is that the theaters are crowded To
the doors. and Jack johnson, who was
booked to appear At a local music hall
Tor one week, was re-engaged for two
weeks longer. At the American Music
Hall. where ! have been telling the story
OF tho fight. my engagement also was ex-
tended for three weeks.
Jack Not Like Champions Of Old.
That the picturesof the fight hear me out
IN my argument that Jeffries suffered a
complete nervous collapse on the after
noon OF July Is evident to all who wit
ness them. A number OF experts who saw
the fight both at Reno ana In the pictures
have dropped in on me during the last few
Gays, ana IT Is the opinion OF the ajority
or them that while johnson may be a
good fighter, he is not made Of the stuff
that champions of old were and though
he Is given full credit for his victory over
Jenries, 1t Is agreed that any ordinary
q a. yyyvy ofgrk,t
Of the alfalfa farmer at Reno.
The promoters and some Of the nevsp~-
per boys seem determined to force Jef-
fries back into the ring, as witness the
600 for a stx-round bo0. with Al Kauf-
mann. AS stated in this column last
week, II Is my belief that Jeffr1es Will
never fight again. no matter how big q
purse is offered him. He is through with
the game for good and all. and while he
Is now probably fully recovered from the
punishment he received at the hands Of
Johnson. the wounds to his heart and
pride never Will heal.
Should Let JET Alone.
Jenries n quoted a. saying that how'll
not fight Kaufman or any ono else, and
that all he wants is to be Let alone. The
public should let him have his wish and
allow him to rest In peace. At that tho
excuses for Jefr1es' defeat will not down.
All sorts Of stories have been appearing
from day to day in the papers, some OF
them quoting Jeffries himself and others
his intimate friends It is to be doubted
II Jeffries has said one-tenth of what he
has been given credit for, as he Is q man
OF few words.
The story that Jeff was drusged In to
mo q pipe dream" II he was doped. no
ono who was with him knows It, / am
sure OF that. In fact. think the charge
ridiculoua
And while on tho subject of Jeffries and
bis trainers note in the papers that
Roger Cornell. the expert masseur. who
was largely instrumental In rounding the
eH-champion into good physical trim.
Is anxious to come to New York and be-
come associated with some athletic club
In tho capacity OF trainer. He Is q capa-
BILE man, ana can recommend him as
valuable acquisition to any athletic or
ganization.
Big Change in Sentiment.
mt wonderful tho change IN sentiment
that few weeks bring about. A month
or % ago II q mdddleweight or any OF
the ordinary heavyweights had had the
narve to challenge Jenries he would have
been laughed at. understand that Stan
ley Ketchell now wants to fight the Ak
botlerTnaker, and agrees to stop him IN ton
rounds. OF course. a. we all know. JET
fries WIN pay no attention to such chal-
lenge0 a. these and II IL safe Tor those
who ara seeking advertisement to nre
them at him regularly. Joe Grim. sst
busy.
Hugh Mc1ntush. the popular Aushalian
sporting man and promoter, has run up
against q snag in Tommy Burns, the 1oe-
mer heavyweight title holder When It
looked as II q match was clinched BE-
tween Burns and Sam Langford, s'the
Boston tar baby the former went on
strike, and telegraphed Mcintosh that h
would not fight unless he was paid an Cd
Burns Looking Out for No. l.
Tommy - certainly locking Out 6ur No.
I. and while he cannot be blamed for
protecting hAs own interests, II - hardly
treating Mcintosh 1airiy IN the matter. IS
no had Burns wond to aght Laneford IL
the aatters signature could b secured.
and had practically agreed on terms. This
would have helped greatly to clear up
tho heavyweight atmosphere and reduce
by one the aspirAnts for Johnson's title.
Mcintosh is doing everything In his
power to clinoh this match. and 10 90 con-
ddent Of bringing the men together that
he Il making q flying trip to England to
arrange for Holding tho contest In Lon,
don this fall. It Ii 70 be hoped that
Burns will be reasonable In his demands.
Tommy must remember that he 10 no
longer champion and therefore cannot
dictate terms 30 favorable to himself a.
he could before defeated by johnson.
First Appearance Of Lang.
In about q weeks time we win have .
line on another championship possibility
In Bill Lang. who meets Stanley Ketcheli
1t catch weights at the Fairmont Club
IN this city August II. Hugh Mcintosh.
who has taken tho Australian under his
wing, believes he has championship TIM
Der In Lang, and feels that he Will have
no trouble In defeating Ketchell. AS We
Ill know. Stanley IL some pumpkins HIM
self when It comes to fighting, and this
mill should be worth going miles to see.
4 Lang Is successful in this match and
should later meet and defeat Burns. Lang
ford or Kaufman, then johnson will be
forced to give him q chance for the title.
Who can tell but what this man Lang