The Detroit times., 1910-04-27
JEFfR|ES Is SURE
OF ARMsTRONG's
r LOYALTY n.
Race Question Enters Into Ex-C Cham
pions Training, But Is Dis
missed BY Him With
All Confidence
His Negro Sparring Partner, Who
Has Been Johnson's Pal, Says
That jeff Will Win.

~ W W y VI
SAN FRANCISCO Cal. April IL
ono ~ the letters or advice received oy
,e"t!es recently and like all other
rt1-1H'p1oUs before him, lie - mara
toi the advice and warnings OF IA.
htHiS 81 cranks told him he was fool
ish 20 employ tile colored pugilist. bob
Armstrong. as an assistant trainer.
Jen was rcmindea Iaat his anau
with johnson is 70 be "a clash of thc
races and that Il was decidedly un-
wise 70 nave Negro associated with
Inn curing ms preparation IL Was
pointed out that IL would b., the easiest
titihS IA tAe world for Armstrong ~
administer some drug 20 Jen when tne
datt ot tt" nsbt was close at hand and
nus spoll Tie white mans chance OF
JeH laughed at the communication
/ ana consigned AZ 10 the litter hcap
where a lot OF other crank letters al
ready repose The idea tuat faithful
AnA-As43tstretfs -wu-Ttu Try 70 wUIK nIni
an muir! simply amused him.
W ME AZ JeHrl"s camp 40 RoWatdcr
nan recently, the writer had "A chat
WIKI Armstrons ana the subject OF tae
letter OF warning came up
'Iash OF IL" races be hanged sad
boh. m colorcd man and am al
way proud oi a Volored mans success,
b4t UVlplug 10 train puglllSts - 4aN
business aud should be allowed ~
80 use have trained with Ltm many
! times before ana he has always treat
ed me As a man should be treated
can say as much for Johnson. but
even that's not the point Any man
VINO earns lis living tile Wa! dc.
a ms 10 work on tne winning SIDE II
It can manage II Now. ! have studied
tnis Thing Out and am az suie a. thc
Daylight That Jen Is going TO q, tca,
Johnson That's why / jumped al tne
chance 10 90 with Jen when he asked
Rob "a Joke IL johnson Wins"
Asked how hls decision would affect
lis standing with men OK has race. Boo
said.
N Johnson wins IN be joke
among the colored people They VIII
nave the laugh Oh M. II Jenrles wias
II viii boost me. What ! mean -. thai
the race feeling viii only continue II
Johnson comes ont on top III Jed -
the victor the men OF my color wii
congratulate me Tor being on The VIM
This is strange philosophy but IL >
Rot :, and Hc is really "A thinking fe.-
low lie took occasion to point out
that lu his career as sparTiug partner
man lu one contest ana working on me-
side Ia another. For instance, ne
eiped 10 train Fitzsimmons 10 hsht
SnarkeN az Conc! Island, whereas ne
WAS with SAarkey when ShaFkcy
trained to hsht Jeffrivs at the same
arena, After that he became a MON
get ready FOR Jim Corbett Gus kunlla
and one or two others Out here pa
san Francisco. Armstrong trained
ketchel TO box Papke, and his next ,n-
gagement consisted Of training john
son TO box ketchel Now ne Is with
Jen who il preparing for Johnson
Armstrong believes that the JOnn-
sCn-Jrnries night viii not laFt over a
dozen rounds. lie shakes his head ~.
half-mouruful way and says with ali
the seriousness at his command
This man Johnson hasn't any idea
Of what viii be- stacked against him
when he faces Jeffries. lie Will sooa
discover that he never IN all his Inc
ike 10 think before / speak. amt /
must say right now that JeH Is rs good
"a ne ever was during my connection
with him / won't say he is better.
He IS not any better. and he does not
need 10 be any better ! am getting
old in the service myself and many
people might think that overcs,i-
mate Jen strength tn consequent 2.
Nothing Of the kind. have Just size 4
Mr. Jim up and he hasn't lost any
thing ga the hgbtng line that he ever
possessed. / can Just see him start
INK out like a steam engine and carry
ing everything before him. Johnson
ia all right at ole, king ana deliver ING
punches when he f. pitted against an
ordinary tighter. but Jenries ~ extra
ordinary. You can't stop him and YOU
can't hurt him. and what counts more
iUdU a EBpN many 'HliiH - W ith ii''' .
know JEFF 70 be a game fellow, WHITE
/ am not so sure about Johnson.
4 don't say my judgment ls htttet
than ANYONE elSe'S or FOR that matter,
10 be as good. but have travelled and
trained with both Jefrics and John
son. and that's the way H. looks 80
me" added bob
Is Armstrong remarks. his opinions
may not carry "a great weight and may
prove TO bc entirely wrong. but FOR the
rsason he adyauces--the fact that he
has been in training camps with both
inc champion disputants what he has
70 say IL 10 some extent interesting.