The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-24
NHNSOE'S PROWBSS DOUBTED


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whipped the DN crratrd remmy l1uFnH
Narrow EaeApc IN battle WIN lam
ford HSW OmN Pumeh ReaeAeh Never,
Jack johnson ever beat q first
. AM You can hear this QUESTION
r. ANY times when fighting men EAthsr
a, H-,,u-. thu biE mill between tia negro
.rr,e. "a 10 decided at Emsryvills.
N July e. In reply 20 thu query
"a hear very tew Aflrmaaives, yet
d, ms 90 10 generally conceded that
L.. .an. 9 feet inch In height and weigh
M rs pounds as his best. will bs q
able AntAGonise Tor the burly
r,..-naker.
V,,r sam Fitzpatrick had johnson
.r 70. ne wing several yeaFs ago the big
No.. rugilist was regarded - . second
"a Hs had taksn part In ring con-
,.-,. trr more than sight years, yet the
T. ~r-, II pugiliam never regarded
s.r. -,ripu-ly. Fitzpatrick. well liked.
r-..i 2. tell his friends that johnson
-zIr Sas something Of q nghter but
rr.u - turned his hack and lsft they
ngsl.i heartily Nobody put any stock
r D l.~Ins allie, ed fistic proves except
I.tyrarrick. the man who handled the
Era, Peter jackson and developed tia
r.r able Kid LAvigns. Fitzpatrick
sAI 1s Texas neg ~ could boat ordinary
hra rvWeights. but he never mentioned
a .--ihle match With Jeffries.
- keen a judge Of fighting skiI m
Fryratrick could mt err when he de-
for Iuhnson. for Burns 10 10 admitted.
A - - L.
For that matter. when compared with the
S,ar heavyweights % recent years. JET
fires CorAe!t. fitz.immona. Sharkey.
Rubin Choynski. Mccoy and Mahsr. IL
va, absurd to speak Of Burns in the same
breath Yet whea johnson whipped
Burns in Australia and followed it up by
knock:nk out little Kstchel tho impression
hscame widespread that the negro had q
chanc. TO heat the gigantic JeFries.
ruciRsm prompts excitement. exag-
gsra,ed IDEAS and rash statements
Many ring followers. guided by impulse
Or prejudice. often fail to sit down quietly
and We Eh the evidence In hand. Pecauss
come pugihst knocks out an opponent in
a lunch he leans into popular favor with
Q sudden impetus that makes yoa possibly
forget what Ia known - the dope
Ring records and actual achievements
constitute this dope and u often tells
the truth and paves the way for victory
or defeat
So what il the dope on Jack John
an that he should 10 regarded a. q world
heater and a sure winner over janice J.
Jesfries1 That 10 the universal query
.et forth by white mon who are anxious
I.R Am ina .
cooked hat on Independence Day. Joe
ChoynsLi found him an easy mark nearly
ten years ago when they met down in
Iexas and knocked him out in less than
half q dozen rounds: but that was the
only time when johnson took q nap within
the roped arena. In iSOi he fought =
twenty round draw with q negro called
Klondyke. who was at best q fourth
raier. Then he got a decision over Mexi-
ran Pete Everett in twenty rounds. the
tght, so-calIed. taking place in leDo and
Gus criticiam. Hank Gri IAN. q raw boned
b.ack man. also stayed twenty rounds
and got q draw with Johnson.
BeFore procseding with the record IL h
worthy Of note that just four years pTlor
% these battles Jenriea. who had Just
begun TO attract attention on the coast.
tsres rounds and Hank Grimm in four.
neither Of them having q ghost OF a chance
when Jsd began 70 punch IN deadly
earnest. In the campaign q 1903
rsrers as Denver Ed Martin IN twenty
rounds. Sam McVey In two bouts Of that
distance and Sandy Ferguson in one
contest Of ten rounds and another OF
twer'v That was the year Jenries
knocEed Coroett out m Ten rounds IN
tA-n that johnson. McVey. Ferguson
o. Martin was entitled TO . match with
TIE champlan boilermaker there would
have teen no and 60 the ridiculs.
Johnson knocked Money out IN the
twentieth round IN another tight held
% was an accident OF not 10 matter
stl open to discussion. FOR ninete@n |
p .nds they struggled on even terms, |
dong a lot u wrestling. clinching and
tucAng until many OF the spectato1s
Wsrs bOred "A they came up for the /
~ EFT eth round the referee said:
-F1r goodness sake do come fighting |
rs the last round and the people /
N4r' s1mething for their money. So 60 |
T. and AXE a chAnce''
J nnson paid no attention 20 the ref
sr@-- command and opened the round |
49, his usual blocking tactics Mcvey, |
b.Wevsr decided that the crowd should /
rN7sIvs some consideration from him 90 /
= ppened up his attack and rushed
TNa' Vas just what johnson was wait
q FOR. With a terrific right hand upper
g.; - met McYsy as he came tearing /
b. The blow landed like a &ledgehammer |
m he point Of the chin and johnson
. Irsd a clean knockout. IL was the same
F..S that Johnson used on Burns and
be- hel with such disastrous results.
Il was ia 1875 that johnson fought
" -",u Hart in san Francisco. Hart was
!.-' a good second ratsr. big and strong.
80 .u's q gamenses and a terrific wal
la' Johnson blocked and clinched. boxed
q -'ygRed with him for twenty rounds
a Vuen the referee said Hart was the
'-ar N scientific points the Texas
man declared vehsmently that he
iAe @en rohbed Whether he was or not
'-s 90 Is been dsfinitsly decided.
..us0n wasn't cutting much Of a figure
'aer and when Young Peter Jackson
ar ln- Jeannette. both negro second
ra'"rs fought drAws with him before !
2 @nd u that year Ham Fitxpatrick
T. .rl yery few ring followers Who were
= .lE 0 listen tn the negro's prospects,.
'rirs0u got a decision over IeAnnstte
= :"een round bout in Baltimore In
MAJ -. and then he was asked 90 |
~ st0n u meet ons LAngfOrd in a
f'''~' rpgnd affair. johnson didn Z know
p tDpu' fangford except that his FIRST
a. ',s sam. that he was q negro and
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