Evening journal., 1910-08-04
LANCFORD GOES
AFTER JOHNSON
Unless Champion Fights, Tar
Baby Will Claim the
Belt
WOODMAN SAYS
JACK IS OVERRATED

NEW YORK, Aug. 4.-"Jack John
son VIII have to fight Langford or
get out Of this country" said Joseph
| Woodman, manager of Langford. yes
terday. "A forfeit and side bet of
| $4,000 will be posted inside OF the
next five days I'm behalf OF Langford
and unless Johnson covers the money
binding a match inside OF twenty days
after the coin goes up Langfofd will
lay claim TO his title Joseph Hughes,
New York man. who thinks Lang
ford can whip Johnson. has guaran-
teed to furnish the $4,000 side bet
demanded by Johnson. Mr. Hughes
is we'll known as a boxing enthusiast
and has been anxious TO see Lang
ford mix It up with johnson for a
long time.
Personally believe Langford can
stop johnson in a fight of twenty
rounds or more. johnson is over
rated. Jeifries, poor fellow. was a
back number when he got into the
ring at Reno. never believed Jeff
could come back and when l saw
him stand up for the first round l was
sure that he would lose But do you
know that Johnson was afraid OF
him? It's a fact Why, Johnson
rounds because he didn't know wheth-
er Jeff was a counterfeit or not Then
as he realized he was up against a
punching bag he sailed in. Johnson's
. victory in my opinion, wasn't muci
( 20 brag about. for Langford or Kauf
!, man, / believe, would have beatel
y JEFF in half the time Talk is chea
! I'm pugilism and I know that Johnso
y has been accusing us OF blufhng h'
ie cause we didn't have $4,000 70 bet G
the side several months ago. but we'N
got the money now and as soon as U
post II the public Will quickly lear
who is on the level"
II can vouch for Mr.. Hughes" sal
N President Gibson OF the Fairmour
y A. c. yesterday. HE is a membe
Of my club and has plenty OF monel
AS a matter OF fact he handed me
r $4,000 bill, the first ! ever saw, tw
weeks ago and told me to give II O
Woodman as part Of the side bet. Nj
Hughes didn't care 20 be known n
the matter. but as Johnson insisted
on $4,000. thinking that Woodmar
couldn't command that much ready
money. Mr.. Hughes agreed to put uT
the entire amount. and Furthermore
? he tells me he will wager $4,000
1 more on Langford at ringside odds
} Johnson has got to make q match
2 with LanRford or crawl. Personally
! think Johnson will refuse 10 fight,
, for he knows Langford is too danger
! GUS a proposition for him 20 take
; chances with. But Langford is go
b ing to corner him just the same 80
, that the public will know who is TO
blame II there Is no match"
q
knocked out Ian Hague. the English
heavyweight champion, in London a
( year ago. told me that Langfofd's ex-
f, hihition Of gameness was wonderful
Hague, a terrific hitter. knocked him
/, down several times in the early
rounds, but could make no impress
I sion. When Langford scored the
], knockout with one short punch or
the Jaw Driscoll declared the tricl
:, was done so quickly that few Of III,
a spectators could understand IT, Tha
r. is why English sporting men regarC
Langford as the real champion o
!. the world and have accused johnson
q of being afraid to meet him. Th'
fact that Johnson refused an offer o
v $4,000 made by me a year ago fol
; a six round bout with Langford prov
j. ed to my satisfaction that he wal
afraid Of the Boston slugger and
p see no reason to change my opinion.
l. Il will furnish the entire sum o
, $4,000 within a week. said JOSEPH
Hughes yesterday "Langford hal
> been after Johnson for three years
d and now the latter's own proposition
will be accepted. Langford can bea
this big buffer and my money say
D. So"