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and often. BY this method he might
land one Of his terrific RIB smashers
and put the negro out. but II the battle
is prolonged Jeffs chances OF winning
viii go glinmering.
When be runs up against Johnson
the white man will find that the negro.
heavier and stronger than Corbett
FitzsiFnmons or ShArkey, Is one of
the most scientific men ne has ever
tackled. II Johnson takes his time he
will wear JEFF down, for he possesses
q wonderful defense and Is never In q
hurry AS johnson is not rusher
and wastes very few punches, how can
Jeffries, with the old lack Of agrees
sivensss, stop him Quickly7 If the
fight goes more than twelve rounds
Johnson viii stand of and cut JEFF to
pieces with his long left, and IL JEFF
comes boring IN 20 close quarters the
negro will wallop him with the same
terrific blow that put KetcheI out.
Johnson is the biggest man physical
ly Jeffries mas ever met and the clev-
crest. He is not an aggressive siugger
who rushes IN to finish a man in the
first round; but, on the contrary. he is
q cool headed. crafty, patient boxer.
with q phenomenal defense and a
hard wallop in either hand when the
proper opening is offered.
Johnson is not a believer in taking
chances. He Is strictly a waiter. He
never hits from the shoulder unless he
sees vulnerable spot unprotected. He
knocked out Ketchel with enc punch,
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By TOMMY CLARK.

Z HID ell absorbing topic In the
sporting world just now Is the
approaching forty-f1ve sound
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JOHN lie $50 PURSE AND
STAKES OF TODAY.
hand to deliver the sleep producing

hand to deliver the sleep producing
waIlop.
Johnson is not swinger. He be-
.ieves that swings waste ones energy
and are too apparent TO a sharp eyed
antagonist. Those who have made a
study OF Johnson in the ring say that
while he possesses a knockout blow In
his right hand uppercut he Is averse
TO taking chance with this punch un-
I'll he finds the proper opening. He
has been known to fight many rounds
without using the right hand at all ex-
cept 10 block the other mans assaults,
and in that way he has completely dis
armed his opponents by convincing
them that his right hand is a useless
weapon. Then gradually forcing q ri
val to regard his right without appre-
hension, Johnson has suddenly let fly
the punch straight to the vital spot
with crushing force.
Jeffries. on the other hand. has a
style that is just the opposite. His
best blow is a left hook or half swing
delivered as an antagonist rushes in,
while he has beaten numerous chal-
lengers with tremendous body blows
driven home with his right hand.
Johnson has a good defense, but ne Is
not afraid to take punch on the head
or in the stomach. His one weak point
is lack Of aggressiveness, for he is not
rusher and is deliberate in his foot
work. He prefers to set himself be-
fore cutting loose a punch, and in that
way he can get all kinds OF power into
his blows. He likes to have a mar
come to him and mix it up at close
quarters. where his great bulk and
stamina count.
Having this line on the respective
lighting tactics OF johnson and JEFF
fries. therefore tie ring experts are
busily figuring out how the coming
latte VIII be waged 1t is generally
conceded in the first place that the
scrap will not be short and decisive,
for Johnson will plan TO prolong 1t as
much as he can with the idea OF firing
JEFF out. Unless Jeffries revolutionizes
his general style he viii not adopt
rushing tactics. for he is too big and
heavy on his feet to hope to land eff
fective blows while under Roadway.
But adopting crafty ring science, al
ways keeping in mind that the ring is
twenty-four feet square and that the
| fight can last forty-flve rounds If
necessary 1t is predicted that Johnson
will be hard man to corner and beat
down unless he loses his head.
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for long time. Either method takes
away the strength. vitality and agility
needed for long battle. Jeffries IL
now IN his thirty sixth year, and as
every intelligent chap who follows ath-
letics knows It Is impossible for any
athlete at thsrty-fiVe to be within &c
per cent OF his form at twenty -four
years OF age. For any one to claim
that zen Is as physically at today as
he was ten years ago IL rubbish IN
other words, JEFF may appear TO be In
grand shape; but. to be candid. he has
passed the zenith OF his career.
Negro ct He Zenith.
How about JohnsonT The negro is
now at the height OF his career. He
has been lighting steadily ever since
he became q pugilist. Between fights
he may be q high liver, but he has
never been out OF condition. Johnson
is as perfect specimen OF physical
manhood as any one could wish to see.
Many fight experts refuse to give
Johnson anything but a slim chance
with Jeffries through prejudice against
the colored man, Some say he can't
hit, he always backs up. he has not the
punch and Is always stalling, and a
few more things. The more conserva-
tive critics concede that Johnson is
one Of the greatest pugilists that ever
donned a mitt AS clever as Jim Cor
bett was In his palny days. Johnson Is
just little bit better.
Fftzsimmons was considered the
hardest hitter, but the colored man
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bett, Sharkey. Rubin and FttZsim-
mons. Now. the trouble with these fell
lows is that they underestimate the
ability Of Burns, Langford, Ketchel
and Kaufman in attributing superior
ity to Corbett, Sharkey, Rubin and
Fitzsimmons.
Langford is better man today than
Sharkey ever was He can punch
harder and is a better boxer. Burns
at his best would defeat Sharkey.
Kaufman is the equal OF Rubin. and
the chances are that he could beat
Gus with the latter at his best John
son has a more effective defense than
Corbett, has the strength that none of
Jeff's victims possessed and can hit
harder than any of them.
Johnson will enter the ring confident
of winning. When they start you can
go broke that the negro will use all
HIS cleverness to prevent JEFF from
landing the terrible right that has
wrecked so many men. That means
that Johnson will keep on the defen-
sive until he thinks Jeff has lost lot
of his strength and is having trouble
with his wind. Whem Jack is salts
fed that he holds the upper hand he
will change his tactics and try to beat
Jeff down with those sharp uppercuts
and singing jabs that viii take the
big fellows energy away and leave
him an easy mark for his coiored
rival. For comparison the coming
fight might be called long distance
horse against big draft horse
johnson has been steadily lighting
for the past few years, while Jen has
been taking It easy There Is little
doubt that the negro has gained con-
siderabiy by his experience in the
many battles since JEFF retired. and the
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HOW JEFFRIES AND
JOHNSON PLAN TO FIGHT
By jim gHFFRlEs.

y win nck Jack Johnson. and !
will lick him quick. ! don't in.
tend to stall, when meet the
negro In che ring. / don't cay this
just for the sake Of saying sons.
thing, but because it's the gospel
truth. Johnson never saw the day
he could beat me. He may be
fairly good fighter. I admit that.
rs may have been able to beat
some good men who were any
where from twenty to forty
pounds lighter than he. but just
wait until he gets into the ring
with q man who is twenty pounds
heavier than he IL and man who
has beaten better men than John
son ever dreamed OF being. That's
why ! say am going to beat Jack
Johnson and going TO beat him
quick"
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By JACK JOHNSON.

II expect to be abls TO so G long
distance % wear Jeffries down
without running any dangerous
chances and then to so in and
win. I am not foolish enough 70
think that Jeffries viii be ss easy
as Burns or Ketchel, for ! know
he will prove much harder to beat.
He may come back looking at and
strong, but / think you'll ind that
he viii not be able to stand the
strain and will not show the old
speed.
II intend 20 let him DO all the
lighting at the start, for want to
size him up for a few rounds. !
want to be sure about his real
condition before ! take a chance.
II I find can outlook him and can
find the proper opening I think !
can hit him harder than Fitzsim-
mons did, and that means he'll go
down"
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can wallop every bit as hard. AS
ring general Johnson classes with the
best in the game. 1t has been claimed
that he has a yellow streak, but no
one has ever been able to prove it.
johnson has never defeated a first
class man. In Burns and Ketchel he
beat pair of midgets who are Just
good middleweights, and Kaufman
was never a first class heavyweight"
say a number of fight experts. These
same fellows point with pride at the
class of men that Jeffries meteor
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jim JEFFRIES' RECORD.
1896.

@oses
Rounds
July 2-K- o. Dan Long, San Francisco. 2
1897.
April SIX O. T. Van Buskirk, San Fran
cisco ......-...-................ 4
May iS-K- o. Henry Baker. San Fran
cisco ..,..s,.............--.--. 8
July sd. Gus Rubin, San Francisco. 20
Nov. SOD. Joe Choynski. San Francis
CO '-'.-'-.-.'.'s''.'.s....'. 20
1898
Feb. 2-W. Joe Goddard, Los Angeles. 4
March Nv. Peter Jackson, San Fran
cisco -...--..--.--.----......... 3
April 22-W. Pete Everett, San Francis
co .........-...-..----..--.-. 8
May 6-W. Tom Sharkey. San Francis
co ..........................2 20
Aug 5-W. Bob Armstrong. New York. 10
June SIX. o. Bob Fitzsimmons, Coney
island ---'..----....'-,- .'......-........... II
Nov s-W. Tom Sharkey, Coney Island. Is
1900.
April SIX. o. Jack Finnegan. Detroit. /
May Tx. o. Jim Corbett, Coney Island %
1901.
Sept. Nv. Hank Griffin. Los Angeles. 4
Sept. AK. o. Joe Kennedy. Oakland. ?
Nov. 15-W. Gus Rubin, San Francisco 5
1902
July Blk. o. Bob Fitzsimmons, San
francisco ..-......................-.. s
sDec- 10-L- Jack Munroe. Butte. 4
1903
Aug. Tx. o. Jim Corbett, San Fran
cisco ........~.................. 10
1904
Aug. Ak. o. Jack Munroe. San Fran
tlStD
Exhibition. JEFF failed to stop Munroe
IN four rounds.
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JACK J0HNS0N'S RECORD.

1901 Rounds.
Feb. 81. Joe Choynski, Galveston. 3
". John Lee. Galveston $500. 10
K Charley Brooks. Galveston ;
w. Jack Mccormick, Galveston
W. Jack Mccormick. Galveston
K. Horace Miles, Galveston.
X. George LAWYER. Galveston. 10
June ed. Klondyke, Galveston. 20
1902
Jan. I'D. Frank Childs. Chicago. s
K. Dan Murphy, Waterbury. 10
K Ed johnson. Galveston. {
March TX. Joe Kennedy. Oakland. 4
March 15-K Joe Kennedy, San Fran
cisco ........................... 1
w. Bob White................ Is
W. Jim Seaman. .,............ II
May 1s-K- Jack Jeffries. Los Angeles. 3
X. Klondyke. Memphis. IS
D. Billy Stiff. Denver 10
June I'D. Hank Griffin. Los Angeles. 20
D. Hank Griffin. Los Angeles. Is
W. Pete Everett. Victor. Colo. 20
Oct. s1-W. Frank Childs. Los Angeles y
Oct Sl-W. George Gardner. San Fran
cisco %
Dec 5-W F. Fred Russell. Los An
geieS ............................
1903.
Feb. 5-W. Dan E. Martin, Los Angeles %
Feb. T-W. Sam McVey, Los Angeles g.. 20
April 16-W. Sandy Ferguson. Boston. 10
May Tx. Joe Butler, Philadelphia 3
July Sl-N. d. Sandy Ferguson, PhiIa-
deiphia
Oct NV Sam McVey, Los Angeles. %
Dec. u-W. Sandy Ferguson. Colma.
Sal- s,.-.-,.,--s,,ss.,sssssssss. 20
1904
Feb. I'm. D. Black Bill, Philadelphia
April 22-K. Sam McVey. San Francisco y
June 2-w. Frank Childs, Chicago.
Oct 1s-K- Den. Ed Martin. Los An
geleS ................s...........
1905.
March 81. Marvin Hart, San Fran
cisco 70
April Six. Jim Jenords. Philadelphia !
May s-w Black Bill. Philadelphia 4
May ok. Walter johnson. Philadei-
phia ............................ 8
May e-N. D. Joe Jeanette. Philadel-
phia ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 8
June 2S-N. p. Jack Munroe. Philadel-
phia .....-.-.................... S
July SIX. Morris Harris. Philadelphia
July I'D. D. Black Bill. Philadelphia s
July 1s-w. F. Sandy Ferguson. Chel-
sea .......-.-..-..............
July An. D. Joe Grim, Philadelphia.
Nov. 81. F. Joe Jeanette. Philadel-
pnia -----.---.-....s-...........
Dec. Nv. Young Pete Jackson. Balti-
more ........................... II
Dec. IN D. Joe Jeanette. Phnadel-
delphia ......................-.... 8
1906
Jan. Ism. d. Joe Jeanette, New York 8
Jan. 3-K. Bob Kerns, Topeka, Kan. !
March 15-W. Joe Jeanette. Baltimore IS
April l9-K. Black Bill. Wllkesbarre.
April 2S-W. Sam Langford. Chelsea Is
June lS-W. Charlie Haghey. Glouces-
ter ........-...-....,........- :
Sept. Nm. D. Joe Jeanette PhiladeI-
phia ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 6
Nov. s-w- Jim Jeffords. Lancaster.
Pa -..s...............-....
Nov. sd. Joe Jeanette. Portland.
Me ..-........................ 10
1867.
Feb. is-K. Peter Felix, Sydney. I
March Nv. Bill Lang. Melbourne.
July TX Fitzsimmons. PHILADELPHIA. 3
Sept. 13-W. Sailor Burke. Bridgeport. 6
Nov. FIX. Jim Flynn. San Francisco. IL
1893
July Six. Ben Taylor. England.
Dec. 26-W. Tommy Burns. Sydney. Ii
1909
May I9-N. D. Jack O'Brien, Philadel-
phia ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 6
June SON. D. Tony Ross. Pittsburg...
Sept. S-N. d. Al Kaufman. San Fran
Oct tx. Stanley Ketchel, Colma..... II
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q terrific right handler 70 the jaw, al
though he had not tried such blow
in any Of the preceding rounds. In
meeting Jeffries it is figured that
Johnson. taking into consideration the
white mans possible lack OF wind, viii
plan a long fight by blocking and
clinching necessarily round after
round until Jeffries becomes tired.
Then the negro may begin to cut the
boilermaker to pieces, just as Wolgast
trimmed Battling Nelson. In fact the
Johnson believers say the fight with
Jeffries VIII simply be repetition OF
the WoIgast-Nelson affair, with the
negro playing the part OF the new
lightweight champion. They declare.
In short. that IL Johnson wins II win
be after twenty-five or thirty rounds
and that Jeffries will be gradually
worn down TO q helpless condition.
Few experts believe the fight viii go
the limit. None OF them can see the
struggle IN that light AS there is
much III feeling between the princi-
pals IL is the prevailing opinion thai
Jeflries win try to bring about the ne
gro's defeat as soon as possible, real
izing that the longer the fight goes
the worse IL win DC for the white race.
It is admitted that three hours in the
ring would be a terrible undertaking
for Jeffries and that because OF his
present condition such a lapse Of time
would seriously handicap him.
The right hand uppercut is Jack
Johnson's best punch. The negro has
scored all OF his knockouts with this
kind OF a wallop and he's seldom failed
to reach the point of the jaw when
cutting lose. j 1pson has a sturdy left
which is OK Va re In attack and de-
tense. but he ever depends on that
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JEFFRlEs.

Not counting first bout with
Jack Munroe at Butte. an exhi-
bition.
Average length OF fights IN
rounds. i-5.
Average knockouts or stopped.
14-15.
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Girl had bought the post cards, to q
rich lady and her little girl. The lady
told the little girl she could have 1t 10
keep II she wanted it. She was carry
ing 1t in her hand when she dropped
It. her mother told her not to look Tor
It as she was in hurry, but she
would give her another. A little boy
and his papa were walking along the
street little ways behind the lady
and her little girl when the little boy
said, "Oh, papa here is ten cent
niece, Eyes, take it home and put II
in your bank so when they reached
home he put 1t in his bank where II
ratified down among some other pen
mics, nickles and dimes, where 1t lay
for q long time, wondering where II
would 70 next and listening to the ex.
periences Of the others and telling OF
it's own. One day a few weeks De.
fore Christmas the little boy came ana
shook the ten cent piece and some
other money out Of his bank. ne
spent the ten cent piece for rattle
for his little baby brother. !,
The ten cent piece went through
many more experiences until 1t be-
came SO worn that 1t was sent back TO
the mint and thus the journey OF the
ten cent piece was over until IL was
made over again.
Sarah Hargrove, age H.
r r d No. 3, Milton, la.
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The Robin

The robin that comes when the bios
SONS awake,
To sing to the tremulous bough,
Small heed of the past or the future
need take;
The time that concerns him Is NOW.
And there's never fear that some
other may claim
The things that might give him de-
light;
The thought OF some lordly proprle-
tors name
Meier troubles his rest or his flight.
The sky with it's splendors of azure
and gold
The earth with it's generous store
Are his as he needs them-there s
none to withhold
The bounty when he asks for more.
So the best life contains, chance may
carelessly give
To the weak, and deny to the
strong;
For the vagabond robin asks only to
live,
And the world is his own, for song.
washington Evening Star
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a PARTY.

one day in May thirteen girls ana q
hoys went out In the woods to nave
Marty. Those who were present Were'
Tuliette Eisenbeis, Myrtle Price, fDr1
est Weber, Leona Vest, Lois Grli1ln
mildred Adams, Billy Allen. Hat.Ie
Alien Maude Skirvin. Mabel SkirVin
Wessie Fulton, Mae Shaffer, and one
more little girl have forgotten ne.
name now. She wrote about me pens
to a party in Ottumwa. I do not Kno"
where she lives. We all took our ON
ners and had a good time. The parry
took place about 8 o'clock IN "a.
morning and on Mr.. Prices farm neal
Russell, la. - n;cl,
covers. When we had all we coulo
carry and were tired and hungry W.
ali went back to where our dinner :
were and we spread it out under q pis
tree and ate We had chicken Porh
beet. butter, bread, can salmon oalls
MES. cakes, cookies and lemonade.
After dinner the boys put up !,
ewing and hammock and we a.
swung and played games ABOUT lou,
O'clock we were all tired and Wen
home saving we all had good time
''oA~ Hattie Allen. age II,
Belknap, Iowa.
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/, ELLA TELLS OF HER VISIT Ie
O11UMWA.

Dear Editor and Juniors: ~ ;,
A have not written for quite a
while I will try and write. we ha ,,
moved on farm three miles sou.n,
ca at of Blakesburg. I go to Mt: Carnei
school. Our teachers name 10 E.ne.
nn,,d Our school is out for two weeks
vacation. we are going to have two
months spring term. We did not nave
a program the last day have seven
tv post cards Thirty of them are from
the Courier Junior. l have received
cards from Juliette Ensembles, Mapsi
Skiryin and Maude Skirvin and wisn
to thank them very much Tor ths
cards. Maude and Mabel Skirvln nau
had postal card shower on
their birthday. have sent them cards
For their birthdays. l wrote to Lois
Griffin but she has not yet answered
Il. / have seven prizes which are as
follows. a belt pin, book. box sta-
tionery. soft pillow top, Santa Claus
min cushion zig saw puzzle and silver
spoon. like the spoon best II mas my
name in it. It has on the back OF II,
From the Courier Junior. mas
George Washington's picture on the
handle. won it in the George Wash
inpton contest. Some Of the contests |
have been In were, Observation. The
Most Important Event Of the Week,
E1a- Day. George Washington contest,
letter contest, and The Town Near
which I live. guess that is all.
think the weather contest a good
one. I liked the guess who contest fine.
Rut I did not get to see the pictures.
Where is Roxie Wood who writes such
interesting letters and stories. I have
not seen any Of her letters for quite
while.
We will have some little chickens.
We have the incubator and two hens
setting. We have lots Of garden plant
ed. I am going to try raising mowers
This summer. am going to plant some
sweet peas, zenias, summer chrysan-
thennums, marigolds. touchemenots for
get-me -nots and violets. Mamma, my
two sisters and visited in Ottumwa
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THE JOURNEY OF A TEN CENT
PIECE,

One day in spring bright ten cent
piece was taken out Of the mint at
San Francisco with many others just
as bright. 1t was sent to bank where
it lay for few days in the safe, but
was drawn out by pretty school
teacher who spent it for pencils which
were soon lost or broken. The man
she bought the pencils from bought a
newspaper of little ragged newsboy
with 1t who was trying to sell his pa
pers so he could get home to be with
his little invalid brother, who got very
lonesome, as they were orphans and
lived by themselves, he spent the ten
cent piece for food at restaurant.
The ten cent piece was given to the
proprietor's little daughter who bought
some pretty post cards and sent them
to some poor sick people whose lives
were frightened by the thoughtfulness
of little girl.
The ten cent piece was next given in
change at the store where the little
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MABEL AND HER LITTLE SPADE

Dear Junior:
One day Mabels father and omther
went to town and it was miles 70
town, and 50 they left t Mabel "ar at h haek
Mabel played until she got tired anu .
then went and got her little spade ana
went down to the river to play IN tns
sand. The sun was shining bright ana
when Mabel got there she started TO
play when she saw boat coming up
the river and SO she watched 1t tn II
arrived And she said to the man "a, an
I go with you boat riding 4 ~ An Ma fne
forgot all about housekeeping for her
father and mother: She shes suddenly Id as,a re- to
the man: must get out here and 60
back" and SO the man let her out and
when she started to go home she gos
on the wrong path and when her
father and mother returned she was was
not there 50 they went to find her'
When they found her Mabel was cry
ing and her father took her up IN MS
arms and kissed her.
Maude Squire. age IL,
Frederic, Ia.
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STO3IES-LETTERs.
FROM LEoNA TO RET7A RUARK

Ottumwa Ia, April %. 1910.
Miss Retta Ruark, R. No. 3, Farming
ton, Iowa.
Dear Junior Friend: Please excuse
me for not answering your letter
which was in the Junior page some
time ago. l was glad to hear from
you, but never have answered it yet.
| received your sister Berthas post
have sent me. thank you ever so
much for each and every one OF them.
I received yoursister Bertha's post
card that she sent me telling me about
her and Ruth Gray getting birthday
postal card shower on you. How did
Won like the card that l sent you for
your birthday? I thank you for send
ing me such a pretty postcard and
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A JUNIOR DEBATE.

For the benefit Of the tardies we
VIII again publish the rules Of the
Junior Debate. While our debate
cannot be an oral one Chat is OF the
mouth) still we think the Juniors can
write excellent essays on the follow
Ing subjects, so excellent that every
one will be interested in them:
ARE GIRLS OF IL YEARS AHEAD
OF BOYS OF IL, OR
ARE BOYS OF II YEARS AHEAD
OF GIRLS OF IL?
We want all the Juniors to work IN
this contest, but we also want tnelr
debate" confined to $50 words. Thls
contest closes May 8. We also nope
to have the winners picture when the
prize debate Is published.
Select prize from among the fol-
lowing:
A croquet set. solid silver spoon,
book or brooch.