Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-17
CORbETT WILLING
TO TRAIN GOTCH
Former Champion Thinks the
Wrestler Could Defeat Jack
Johnson in Short Time.
WANTS TITLE HELD
= BY A WHITE MAN
Suggests That Burns, Kauf-
man, Lang and Lanqford
Settle Differences, and
Have Winner Fight
Johnson.
By James J. Corbett.


NEW YORK, July 49, 1910.
Weh' week has passed, and they are
taking just as much about the big Fourth
OF July night as they did the day it took
place. The public was simply stunned by
1eHrles oefeat and they can't under
stand yet his bad showing.
am playing at the American Roof Gar
den In New York, and Johnson is one
DOCK away from me at Hammerstein's,
and you can just imagine how much talk
is going on. I am giving a verbal descrip-
ton of the fight, and it is wonderful to
watch that audience. as they are so in
terested to hear me tell the many reasons
why Jeffries met his Waterloo am
simply telling them the same that told
my readers last Sunday-that Jeffries' de-
feat was caused by nervous collapse
1 left Frisco last Thursday, arrived
in Chicago Sunday in time to take the
Twentieth Century Limited train, and +
was informed at once that the big
Johnson-was going to be
on the same train. A lot Of people i'm
agined that we might have a little
trouble; In fact. they thought so all
along the line. even in New York; but
there wasn't chance Of any trouble.
A newspaper man on the train wanted
me to go in and meet Johnson in his
compartment room. but 1 refused. by
saying that there was no use in my
meeting johnson. / am against him,
and l don't make any bones about it
am going to try and get him licked
yet. and II l meet him I would tell
him SO to his face.
Will Not Stop Now.
I am not going to stop at Jefrries' de-
feat. We must do something to get a
white champion. and If we don't do it
now We will never do it. have looked
over every heavyweight that we have
and I can't see one that 1 think has a
chance with Johnson. The only man
that I think at the present time might
possibly be trained and taught how to
fight a little is Frank Gotch. the cham
pion wrestler of the world Gotch said to
me the day he saw Jeffries beaten: lin,
If you would take hold of me for a year
I'd like to fight that Niger"
And I will say right now that IL Gotch
means what he says. and 1 believe he
does. I will devote year of my time
free of charge and take a chance on
Gotch. think that he could be made
into big, rough and sturdy fighter. Not
to teach him how to box only, but to
teach him how to fight. And if he could
be taught how to hit good wallop and
how to cover up a bit when a fellow Is
punching at him. there is no question in
the world but when he got in the ring he
would be called the rough house kid
Gotch is not a muscle bound wrestler,
as you generally see; he is tall, he is
not muscle bound and he's very fast on
his feet, and he has little knowledge
of boxing now. He has also proven be-
yond the shadow of doubt that he has
the courage of lion, as well as the
strength. and am going to take that
one chance. If it doesn't turn out right
1t is only a little time lost and then
we'll have to get somebody else.
Mr.. Harry Frazee. the manager Of the
Jefrtes-Gotch combination, met me at the
train when I left Chicago Sunday and
told me that Gotch Is ready any time to
have me take him under my charge, and
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