The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-15

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Y trslis- I had said that II II
was necessary for me 10
fight to keep the title in America
might come cut again Billy Delaney
Went 10 work and signed for fight
with Squires- But 1 hadn't given him
The right TO represent me and ] refused
the match That broke up my old asso-
citation with Delaney. I didn't want 10
night SquireS for two reasons / didn't
care to fight again anyway and wouldr [
have fought him unless he cleaned up
our best men, and thought squares
was lemon and didn't care TO bunk
my friends with what couldn't be real
heht.
one other disagreeabIe thing happened
about This time Ny reputation has al
ways been clean in ring affairs and II
any crooked work has ever been plan
ned In connection with any of my .lShtS
I've. never known about IL In fact, 1
don't think any ever was planned, FOR
people have known that I'd 20 out TO
win ana would win But while L
was a. nome III Los Angeles certain
heavyweight. who shortly afteTward
OF MS trickery, came TO my house 10
see me. He talked a little while and
peat about the bush, and then he said
I nave Just been over IN Nevada
one OF the promoters over there put
up proposition to me that sounded
Ike lot Of money. He said that he'd
give q purse Of Af0ttrD TOT a nEuL De-
tween you and me- Then he'd put
$4,000 in the bank with the purse aud
YOU could have the whole for $500
Here he stopped and looked at me
queerly for a moment.
Promoters End of Purse.
yes L said
'Of course" he went on. "the pro-
mOter would have to make his money
ont Of the match some way besides al
the gate, and I'd have 70 make mine,
too, II you got the whole purse and All
that money beside. We'd have to make
it out Of the betting If you Won we
couldn't make anything betting, you
understand
&c on" said quietly.
Well ne said, ndgeting around a
little, you see. If he put up ali that
money for you he'd expect me 10 win
You'd have 10 lie down"
Get out OF my house, 7 said
The fsker got up and began to ex-
plain oh, knew YOU wouldn't listen
10 anything ike that ne said. Il was
just telling you about il 10 show how
far some people VIII go
Get OUT OF my house" I said again
And get out t1uick-''
He got out AMI he left town I'm
glad he did I'm one OF the slOwest men
in the world 70 rouse, and naturally one
OF the most peaceabIe- but when 7 once
start I 20 the limit I'm glad / didn't
meet that fellow again within the next
few weeks I was smoldering like a
volcano
To go back 20 johnson: The big
negro kept or challenging me. In the
meantime Tommy Burns. a good fighter
for a little fellow. cleaned I'D the
heavyw gifts in America, went TO Eng
land. Ireland. France and Australia
and earned the heavyweight title by
defeating the best in all those coun-
--re T-t p
straIia- and they fought Burns was
game and aggressive. but the handicap
in size and weight was too much for
him. In the fourteenth round the DO
lice stopped the bout and Johnson
was given the decision By Hugh Nc
Intosh- the referee
johnson came right back 10 this
In a little while the whole world
was calling for me TO come out and
defend the supremacy OF the white
race Johnson OutfOuEht Al Kaufman
in ten rounds, although there was no
decision. and Knocked out Stanley Ket-
cheL the game little middlewei ght
champion IN twelve Fitzsimmons.
Corbatt. SharICey. Ruhlin-aif the old
timers who could fiEEt-had passed
by Everywhere my friends were beg
Elng me 10 come out and night again
They seemed 10 think I was the only
man who could stop the big and clever
negro
As for myself. there was no reason
for my fighting again. had a 5000
home. many friends, a good business
everything a man could want And I
had been out Of the ring for over five
years Billy Delaney had told me. 7
remembered that no champion COZ Id
stay out Of the ring more than two
years and come back 81 hts best /
knew that I was in no condition TO
fight now ] had taken on weight and
had lost the old ambition that = cham
pion must have But the pressure be
came too great I announced that I'd
work and when 7 knew 7 could be the