Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-06-02
GILLETTE HITS
FIGHTERS HARD
Governor Says Prize Scraps,
Including Jeff Johnson
Go, Are Fakes
WOULD STOP MILL,
BUT HE CANNOT

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
CHICAGO, June 2-"An prize fights
are fakes. / don't want 10 have any
thing to do with them or with any
body who has any interests in them"
Governor j. n. Gillette of California,
thus expressed his opinion of ring con-
tests to-day TO the United Press. when
questioned about an interview in which
he had declared the Jeffries- Johnson
fight is a "frame-up." Governor Gil
lette denounced istic encounters for
prize money, as "hippodromes to fool
the foolish He also criticized the
American public for taking more in
terest in prize fights than in national
questions"
The governor said he would gladly
stop the coming battle for the worlds
championship If he could. but that "all
sorts of frauds are allowed and no
body has the power to stop them"
Some time a mans public views
don't agree with his private attitude"
added the governor Now that my
private views have become public.
don't care a continental what any
body thinks about them. 1 know what
think l think that every prize hght
is a fake. This Jeffries- johnson fight
is simply Ia scheme TO make a lot Of
money out of the credulity of the peo-
pie
Anybody with the least sense knows
the whites of this country won't allow
Johnson or any other negro TO win the
worlds championship from Jeffries.
They simply won't stand for it. john
son knows that. He is no fool He
knows that to win that fight he would
have to whip every white man at the
ring side. So he has agreed to lay
down for the money. why, he would no
more think of trying to knock Jefries
out than he would of trying to stop a
bolt Of lightning. Not that he might
not be able to do Il. But I know he
would not only have 10 whip Jeffries,
but the spectators the police and
every white man that could get at him.
~When tho big championship battle is
ended on July 4. every white man I'm this
country win be told that a white man has
demonstrated the physical superiority Of
his race over that of rival race, and
every one who has no sense will rejoice
IN the 'vicrory otter vindicatinE the con-
hdence TO him, JeHries will retire and
johnson MAKO NlNi' hi'iiNf 'AA va tAN
credulous fools Of the country
.rrrg
"Ther was no chance TO get Jeffries
back into the ring until he was assured
that inc would win. Jenries does not need
the money. and while he may be patriotic
and willing to bear the white mans bur
den, there were too many chances for
him lie had nothing 10 gain.
johnson on the other hand, had little
10 lose and prospect Of getting hold OF
a lot of money.
Suppose the whole affair were not a
'frame-up. What chance has Johnson to
get away with victory7 None at all
He would knock himself out of It II he
had to avoid winning. This Jefries-
johnson hbht is what a race track tout
calls a lead pipe cinch.' II will no doubt
he a fine sparring exhibition, as that is
needed for the motion pictures, but wher
the time Games Johnson will lose.
'I would like to interfere If I could II
1 had the power I'd quickly stop the fake
but an kinds Of frauds are permitted by
law and nobody can stop them. Foot
races and prize fbhts are two of the
worst Of these frauds. The only thing
that will justify my interference would b'
a riot, and l don't think that will occur.