The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-18
j Champion-Maker Be-
White Fighter Will Get
Jollnson's Title.
N'JNT0SH TO MATCH
II,ANGFORD AND BURNS
|gast Appears to Be Side,
,ing Those Who Would
Fight Him.
JEFF THOMPSON.
rjrs to The Tribune.

Hlf8 10 ttO
YDRK. Sept. lit seems that
-.'sney has resclnded his decision
II. not withdraw from the fight
"A until he sees the crown torn
y. husky brow OF Jack Johnson
n aufman OF California seated IN
-< pugilists chair. Delaney ad-
A fhIs stage of the game that Jack
N Is the greatest fighter In the
but-gait little while.
M has made three champions.
6e makes the fourth ne will re-
\ nd eays. But with Delaney, re-
L eomething like the rich mans
4 10 cease making money. he al
rants little bit more.
tfnF In an unbiased vein recent
'sney said he was ready to give
7hcre credit is due. He declared
4 this time Johnson stands at the
4 fhe heavyweight division by right
All and straightforward conquest.
"a Delaney knows as well as
oiDer follower OF fighting that all
|ons must end their fighting days:
IS Delaney's present opinion OF
Lex champion:
( Johnson has everything on the
he Is fast, clever. and never let
1s hell YOU that he cannot hit.
N can finish his man with either
ana he cen swing, hook, jab, up
shift or drive It home with an
ma motion. No heavyweight ever
/ thar except the Texan.
car box like Corbett. hit like
nd he Is able to use his strength
|y enough TO make il amount to
"a as Jcfrs. Jack can stand and
II day II he wants TO and let the
feIlow do all the fighting. He Is
II al long range as at infighting.
Is no situation In the ring that
|ohnson is not the master OF, and
7. With care, several years OF serv-
be Father Time bows him in de-
JEFF In Background.
I<e isn't it. how prominent fig
|op out of print. Less than two
4 no the name OF Jeffries was
Iougue OF every sport reader, and
tcngues OF a number OF persons
lnnot be classified as sport read"
Vow about the only way Big Jim
1t his name In print is to have
if pursue hin with a subpoena,
r. Jeff Is no publicity seeker. He
|he simple life. He's getting II,
1tstand that Battling Jim John
he Galveston negro who has been
ns them cold In London and Paris,
% be a relative Of Champion Jack
b. ! DO not know whether this IS
p NOT, but I wouldn't doubt it 1t
d TO tell what might be found
8 or some OF the branches OF the
b family tree. and as Battling
" be thirty-second cousin Of
2mpion at that.
0'Rourke. the head OF the Ma
Spcrtlng club Ia this city. has be-
ne manager OF Johnny Thompson.
=aIern cyclone. and he is par
" anxious TO get match with Ad
D for his man. He says he will
~ do lSS pounds at the rfngside
lightweight champion. and that
|oesn't defeat him in twenty rounds
[3 be doesn't want q cent for his
y Thompson wins over Wolgast he
ne latter have 60 per cent OF the
gast is not the only fighter on
irsil Thompson and his shrewd
|<r are camping. They are particu-
eDxlous 10 Eet on matches with
p Welsh, Packey Mcfarland, Jack
md Tommy Murphy. They are
{1ng 10 pick lemons, but want the
u NE business. SO there will be
EloY In victories. II he can get
ISn with either Goodman. McF'ar-
y Murphy he Will let them weigh
<uey please.
Burns and Langford.
\ Mcintosh, the Australian fight
tor, is making plans to bring about
-lmg between Sam Langford and
a bnrns. The Australian, II sue
y ~ DIS efforts 10 get the men TO
'nleies. Will hold the fight in Lon
2'ns time in december, lie Is at
= nsgouailng with both Langord
''oeh Is authority for the state
.pat ne practically has closed the
elsfeDy Langford and Burns Will
g meet IN England. The promoter
]ne antipodes believes that the
~ araw big gate in London
+. ot me winner will have a better
" securing q match with john
! n any other In the long list OF
,@ all that Mcintosh says, john
dEteed 10 give Burns first chance
w Johnson promised Burns
"A az Keno, says Mcintosh
b would give Tommy another
M 1e says that he wants to rest
~. W. that later he viii meet
~ still Is clamoring for a match
M me Boston Tar Baby"
secrct of his belief that he
[cnd doanson. and Johnson, on the
|EIIIsu Expresses great contempt fol
<<1is " LangioTd. Many experts
&,1i-n the Langford- Burns match
'kes and Langford should defeat
ehsInpion may be forced To
= the claims OF the dusky Bos-
Nelson Is once again In the
4 al, ~lNh certain demands and re-
4 ~ psutlons. all referred and d.
|'o,er" Milwaukee, where resides
m 40 No,ga9t. the Iightweight
7" peace and quiet and har-
"a un,s uuylks have been wondering
nd rwClsast is still on the map. HC
a' ne Is doing Is a mys.
sssxard sta,rd Is now sald 10 be promo,
d otns; maj. TO establish q string ol
er,ns enate snloons and gauiblins
1smh1D,sss Mexico. Tex always hat
@nen ing ng lever and he would taxi
N \" anything, II this report /.
keks1s VIII probably be raking jr
<{orn from from the chance -loving greas.
noxing In Winnipeg.
~ y securing a strong hold .,
iooseS SSs,hada. ,n The authorities ther
.1rdissr..o 10 Iet the game expand ane
,|fctiznss being a sport-IorinS peo an'
@ber 81 INC sport In great fashion
VI mediocre fights are Sooke.
||ne lin i'm reported intermitten,lv TO
"a tasn m,ne that Tom Jones and A. a,
| h i6nSi part. Jones was alwa ~, =,
ne cham chu,ng nI after woIgast's interest,"
.llnesrT Tjents to play a sirone one Ium, san
''Isus bszihnis his own affairs. i.'"s i'A"'
oozing was revived I'm IN,
@HtAQued IN D. r,t