The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-02-03
JOHNSON
OUTlCLASSES
JEFFRIES IN EVERY PARTICULAR
WHO MADE SULLIVAN,
Billy Msdtlsn '1l1l AlaIks
Tells How Jefrries Side-Stepped
Denver Ed Martin who was Knock
ed Out in Short Order by the
- Black Champion.-Jeff Is no Won
der, snys Madden, and Gives
Proof. - -@% %.7'E't .'-r--- e.. ....,.

New York, JAM 1.-Special-In
the course Of a conversation today
on the chief topic In pugiIistic circles
Billy Madden, who Is conceded to be
an authority, said ~. .... .... ~..'..---..s. -.,
- 1T Is pretty hard lines have to
say that you think a colored man is
superior to q white man when it
comes down to question of cham
ptonship of the world, but my honest
opinion that Jack Johnson will leave
the ring next July conqueror Of
Jim Jeffries. r have been in the
hghttng game from managerial
standpoint over thirty years and am
using ouly the dope of those many
years TO- form my conclusion ofA"tHe
finish of the coming big battle HI
my time /. made John l.. Sullivan the
worlds champion, Charley Mitchell
the champion Of England, Jack Nc
title, and in addition brought Tommy
Ryan, Gus Rubin, Peter Maher and
others before the public.
Getting down to the light | can only
say that johnson Is a very clever man
as clever a fighter as ever saw slip
on the glove. And, behind that he Is
there-wfth the wallop,--T That -eombi-
nation generally brings home the
money Another advantage that the
black man has is that he has not had
the easy times that fell to Jeffries lot
during the past five years.
w hife-t the big f1lto%, was taking
matters easy down in the land Of al
falfa, Johnson was busy hustling
around. fighting keeping ssfffffffft LIB
around fighting to keep the sheriff
from the door. =, Don't forget that
Johnson viii appreciate this-i the
battle for the title. .'--.A '.-.
-, ajdesfepped a Negro, = :, -: = =
An event which happened nearly
seven years ago m1presses me very
much regarding the OUTCOME of the
hghG. AT that' ti1ns + had Denver I'D.
husky &col lored fellow who stood s
feet 3 inches In his stocking feet and
Weighed s2I0 pounds in this condition.
Martin had whipped a bunch of
tough heavy men and I Immediately
hiked to the coast to try, to get
match with JEFF. Tom McCarey
thought SO much OF battle between
JEFF and Martin that he offered a
$25, 900 purse to be cut rs and 25
per cent. Not for JEFF. He could not
see where Martin came in to get such
q big sum for losing. That suited US
to dot winner take ALL we wir-
ed Jeff, but he didn't want any part
Of Martin and there was no fight.
1--WE then signed up with Jach
Johnson thinking that some easy
money was in sight, Our dope went
all to the bad. What Johnson did to
Martin was crime. Martin was nev-
er better, but no matter how he tried
he couldn't put glove on Johnson.
IN ~, of I,,;o
Johnson would have put him away
in a few rounds. That fight didn't
satisfy Martin, He got return bat
tie with1J ack, but In two rounds
Johnson had" trimmed him to tperfec-
tlon and! sent him to dreamlantil !bel:
fore theghellT changed for the I'm ishf
Of thersSIond.~ -" ,nf :,
"When2I came east, and after the
first battle, / informed all my friends
that Johnson was the greatest fighter
I eveTMsaW, and my opinion has not
changedo There Is hardly any doubt
that inaailo his late fights that Jack
did not battle under wraps. He was
always ragey, and never wanted the
public to know just how good he was.
The two tussels with Burns and
Ketchell raised him In my estima-
ton. mo matter how the critics may
harp, don't. let anyone try to tell you
that Burns and Ketchel1 were 'boobs'
They we're two dangerous fighters
and possessed a. punch that could
knock a horse down When Jack
put Ketchell away he beat man
that is as good as any heavy now in
the ring. =. 49, g..
JEFF Not Wonder.
,Jeffries never struck me as being
anything out of the ordinary. He is
a big man, and has the bulk that de-
notes almost superhuman strength.
OF all his fights the only. one that
amounted to anytbbttpg III fpyi dope is
when he licked .Fifzsitntnons. at .Goney
Island. Fftz wek'a g9ndp pssslI 5in those
days, and Ell deserves credit for tn at
victory. When Jefgries whipped Cor
bett at Coney Island he didn't lick the
real Corbett, but q man who had seen
his best days. When he was given
the decision over Sharkey in his Sec
ond fight, there was hardly any doubt
that 6 draw would have been fair to
both mon. Again, when Gus Rubin
fought jeff q twenty-round draw IL
years ago he didn's show uD very
high. Rubin had learned what fine
points be knew Of the game in seven
weeks, and then went in and chased
Jeff around the ring for IL rounds.
If Rubin HAD the experience of JEFF
fries he would have beaten the latter
to a certainty.
There Is one thing about the fight
that amuses me greatly. You will
hear a lot Of folks say that if JEFF
fries gets back to his old form he
will make Johnson Jump out of the
ring.
In tbs aEst,9lace. il is impossible
for JefgFies staorstuFnt to ths4shape he
was in hennhsY gathered1 In his lau-
rels, and agat1, eif 'Jeffrles enters the
ring in perfect condition he will not