Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-10

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sporting page the first thing every de
of the two combatants in the coming fe
Why is it that they have become en-
thusiasts on the subject, those who
never Before cared a rap whether
such a word as "prize-fight' was eve
included in the English language?
Is it because of the attempt of a re-
tired champion to regain his laurels
after having been retired for a period
close into seven years? MOI Neither
of the questions would elicit the cor
rect answer to the p~roblem-if such
you would call it. 1t is what might
be termed a feeling of loyalty, q dis
tinctfve national pride, as it were, pc
culiar to the sporting fraternity of
the entire world, but principally to
our own glorious country. 1t is not
racial prejudice, it is racial pride, and
that little spark of racial pride is just
what has aroused so universally in
this country the interest of almost
every man you meet in discussing the
Jeffries-Johnson situation. That little
spark has been AIMED into a fire. In
every mans heart that smouldering fire
has leaped into a yearning, burning de-
sire to see his favorite, according to
his color, win. =
OF course, everybody knows whom
my favorite is. / shall be with Jeff
for a month preceding the fight and
then and then only will l be able to
say whether or not, Ian my opinion, jeff
viii be able to don the fighting toys
and take up the work just where he left
off. AS / W aid the situation of
having a retired champion return to
the game after a long lay-off in an
effort to "come back is nothing new
in any branch of sport. For instance,
some people are of the opinion
that the Independence Day fight is
going to be a repetition of the fight
between Sullivan and myself, but 1
would caution them to remember that
Sullivan never took the proper care of
himself, while Jeff has never dissi-
pated,
What Jeff needs most of all just
now is his wind. In London a few
weeks ago When / promised him hat
] would assist him in his training /
advised him to build a handball court
and stick at the game, practising daily.
I sim an exponent of that game, and I
believe hat there Is nothing better to
assist in recovering ones wind.
While making my present tour 1 have
been keeping in trim, practising daily,
and gradually getting into condition
myself, in order to give the best that
is in me in assisting Jim while getting
into shape.
| understand that Johnson has been
going around making cracks abou his
plans to purchase the s~peediest racing
car the money can buy "if'' he wins
the fight. Now / want to say that
this word, if it is a mite-y mighty
word. and 'if' Johnson doesn't win,
we'll he won't have money enough to
purchase a %sprinkling cart let alone
a sixty horsepower machine.
Sam Langford will not be permitted
to box in Pittsburg January IS. Direc-
tor Of Public Safety John M. NORM
says he will refuse to issue a permit for
The fight, because the man selected to
face the negro would not. in his mind,
stand any kind of a chance Montana
Jack Sullivan was the fighter sched-
uled to meet Langford and the bout
had been arranged by the Empire Ath-
letic Club, a new organization. Lang
ford is in Memphis, Tenn, where to-
night he fights the Dixie Kid"
NORM a il last night that Sullivan
had done nothing to indicate that he
would give the negro even an argu-
ment, and that the public woul be the
greatest sufferer were the bout to be a
repetition of the one between Lang
ford Inc Mike Schreck, a few weeks
ago.
Battling Nelson viii meet Eddie Lang,
a Chicago lightweight, in an eight
round bout at Memphis, January 81.
This contest will be the champions
only workout prior to pitching his
training camp at Millett's on the out
skirts of San Francisco for his fight
with Ad. Wolgast.
Freddie Welsh is claiming the light
weight championship of the world by
what he calls default" Welsh de-
clares that he has made overtures to
Nelson on several occasions for a battle
for the title. Welsh says that he can
produce evidence to the effect that he
has challenged the Battler, and his
challenges have peel ignored. II have
posted $4,000 and offered to meet the
Dane anywhere says Welsh, land he
has refused outright"
Al Kaufman, the California heavy
weight. who will meet Jack O'Brien
next week, has started active training
atshis quarters at the Kutztown Audi
torium, near Reading. In the Cali
fornian's camp are Bob Deadly, his