The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-02
BIG BLACKS IN
WORDY BAT TIE |
Little Possibility Of Jack John
SON and Sam Langford Meet
ing in the Ring.
JACK SKELLEY is AFTER
TOMBSTONE FOR DEMPSEY
Packey Mcfarland Says VOL
CAST Won't Fight Any Good
Lightweight.
BY JEFF THOMPSON.

BY Leased Wiro 10 The Tribune.
NEW YORK. Oct. 1.-There is a doubt
II Jack Johnson and Sam Langford will
ever meet in the ring. They have been
doing a battle royal In a few newspapers
and cafes. but that is as far as they
have progressed. AS champion johnson
Is under no obligation TO put UP forfeit
until Langford puts down a roll amount
ing 10 $1,000, not necessarily for pubics-
ton, hut as an evidence of good faith
To be frank, there is no loud call for Il
night between the men outside OF the
circle OF men who back them.
johnson Is said not to be aching for
a tight. not that he Is afraid 10 meet
Langford. but he thinks a contest be-
tween two colorcd men would not be a
financial success. And the champion.
be II known. is purely commercial; he
Is In the. profession" for the money
there is In 1t. Jack Is well off now.
He 'spoics" an automobile. and his dia
monds talk. His financial success at
Reno has given him an exalted idea OF
without cash returns would not interest
johnson.
Monument for Dempsey.
Jack skeIiev. once noted feather
weight, is trying TO secure money to en-
able him 10 place monument over tho
grave OF Jack Dempsey. who was one OF
the famous pugilists of America Demp-
sey. VINO was a Brooklynite, lies in
cemetery near Portland, Or
Speaking OF his plans. he said:
1T was with some difficulty j found
the Nonparlers grave. Unmarked with
out stone to tell of the brave man who
lay beneath the green sod. II was sad
to think bow the sporting public had tl
they have erected costly monuments
over the graves of their fistic heroes,
while we Americans seem so quickly 10
forget the sladiators who have passed in:
Dempsey. Jack McAuliffe ana myself
worked together in the same. cooper
shop in Brooklyn; we grew and fought
lffe-lon pals. and when viewed Demp-
seys weed covered grave, IL struck me
that should make an appeal TO the
friends and the followers OF the old game
to- try and raise q fund for the erection
of a monument worthy OF the Nonparie!.
will endeavor 10 raise some part ot
the money and do everything possible
TO show thet gallant Jack Dempsey is
not yet forgotten.
Mcfarland Roasts Wolgast
Fackey Mcfarland. the Chicago light
weight, has begun a public attack on
Wolgast OF Milwaukee He says:
''Wolgast doesn't want 10 fight any1ne
that has ever an outside chance 10 whip
him. He's going to hold on to this titfe
by picking the easy ones and layins
down impossible conditions for the dan
gerous men. Jack Goodman. Pal Moore.
Hyland Tommy Murphy and myself have
ali tried 10 get match with him, put
he's too slippery. He says he wlli lgnt
ne II T make 1s3 pounds three hours
before the fight. l can't come within
two pounds Of this and ne he knows know lit; 1t,
and am almost willing to give written
qua arantee that I can finish him in fifteen
rounds"
In sporting circles Joe Coster. who re-
Gently whipped Phil McGovern. brother
OF the former champion. Is looked upon
as tho coming champion bantam weight.
There were three NcGovernS In The
Fairmount clubhouse OH the night OF the
fight There was Terry. sitting In the
front row. without attracting any more
attention. Hughey, who showed promise
a few years ago. was there. too. puffed
and looking like anything but man In
easy circumstances. and Philly IN the
ring, fat as a porker, pounded from post
TO post.
Dick Nelson. WHO recently, whipped the
''Dixie Kid" ut the Olympic club. and
Charlie Berger. the Iron Man" admits
there Is a technical knk IN his tile ,,ii, AS
welter champion. But he INTENDS 70 o.ii
himself that as n result of his champion
ship over the Dixie Kid.