The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-27
JEFFR|Es IS SURE
OF ARMsTRONG'S
LOYALTY ]
Race Question Enters Into Ex Cham
pion's Training, But Is Dis
missed By Him With a
All Confidence.
His Negro Sparring Partner. Who
Has Been Johnson's Pal, Says
That JEFF Will Win. :,
By ". ". NAuGHroN.

SAN FRANCISCO. cal. Aprn Cd
lnc Of the letters OF advice receiycd ~
~eHtlrs recently amt like all otner
h"iupions before him, he rs marx
w. me advice ana warnings OF al
N,t'd3 ol tlankN--toid hlm he was fool.
isH *" employ the cotored pugilist Bob
Al tnstrohs, 1s an assistant Trainer
JV" Was reminded that his andir
Win Johnson w 10 he clash OF tao
races ana That IL was decidedly UNI
WIS" 10 have q Negro associated with
Inn during his preparation. Ii Mas
pointed out that u would bee the easiest
lu'us an the world Tor Armstrong 10
administer some drug 10 jeff when tns
u"tv OF the uSht was close at hand and
victory
Jen laughed at the communication
ahd consigned II ~ the litter heap
Wh"it lot or other crank letters" al
ready rcpOse The idea that faithful
SOB Armstrong would ny TO work uiul
an LnlHIy sImIlE amused hlm.
nan recently, the writer had a chat
with Armstrong ana the subject oil l.e
'cttrr or warning came up
tlash OF the races be hanged SAID
Bob. ! m Colorrd man and am al
ways proud OF coiorrd mans success.
hut helping TO train .pugIlists Is my
business ana / should bee allowed 10
tax" my wares to the best market
aut with IeUTies from inclination be-
tust / have trained with him many
times before and ht has always treat
ed me as man should hr treated. 1
cant sa! as much for Johnson. but
sNen that not thr point Any man
Who earns las living t.r way / 10,
aims Co work ON the winning side r
he can manage ID. NuW. I have studied
tuls ttibE uut. ana am RS sure as ito
Daylight that Jrn Be- AuiuR TO dCfca,
chance 20 SO with Jer when he asked
Bob Joke II johnson Wins"
Asked how bis decision would AFFECT
ar nh
said
N johnson wins Iu be a joke
among tlr ,oiored people They VIII
have the laugh ON ur. II JeTries wins
10 viii boost me- What ] mean is that
thu race feeling VIII only continue II
Johnson comes out on top. IL Jen -
the victor the men ol my color Wit
congratulate NE for being ON the win
hing side
This IS strange philosophy. but its
if"h s, ana hv Is really thinking Eel
low tie took occasion To- point OUT
that lu his career AS SParring partner
hc often found himself opposed to a
man ~ one contest and working on hf5
side ia another. For instance. he
t,'ped 10 train Fitzsimmons 70 night
Snarkey at Cuney Island whereas he
was with Sharkey when Sharkcy
trained 10 fight Jcffries at the same
arena. After that he became a mCn-
Der or Jtns stan and helped Jcn to
get ready for Jim Corbett. Gus Kuhllu
and one or two others. out here ia
san Francisco. Armstrong trained
kctChel To boN Papke, and his next en-
Eagemeut consisted OF training John
son 10 box ketcheL Now hc IS WIN
, len, Who is preparing for Johnson.
Armstrong believes that the John
So n-Jcnries fight VIII not last over a
dozen rounds. He shakes his head "a
, a half-rnournful- way and says with al
the seriousness at his command
Jen "A steam ArmHtrouE.
This man Johnson hasn't any idea
OF what VIII bc stacked against lim
when he faces JefirieS. lie viii Coon
discover That hc never In all his lits
was opposed TO such "a nghttng machine
I like to think before I speak and
must say right now that len is a. goud
a. ne ever was during my counec. ION
with him won't say he ~ better.
He IS not any better, ana hc does not
need to be any better. | arm getting
ola Ia the service myself, ana many
people might think that everest
mate Jcn strength ira Cousequtfit o.
Nothing OF the Kind. nav, just sized
Mr. Jim up and he hasn't lost any
thing 30 the lighting line that he ever
possessed. / can Just see MN start
ing out like a steam engine and carry
Ing every thing before him. Johnson
is all right at bio, king and delivering
punches when he - pitted against an
/ ordinary fighter. but Jenries is extra
ordinary. ON can stop MN ana You
can't hurt him. and what counts more
than good many things with me, 1
know Jcn 10 tc a game fellow, while
am not so sure about Johnson.
Il don't say my Judgment ~ better
than anyone eIse's. or. for that matter.
TO be as good, but ! have travelled dGi
trained with both Jeffries and John
son. and that's the way u looks %
me" added Bob.
As Armstrong remarks. his opinions
may not carry a great weight and may
prove To be entirely wrong. but for the
reason ne advaurcs-the fact that hc
has been In training camps with bota
the champion disputants what he has
60 say is 20 some extent interesting.
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Clemens Wyandotte, Pontiac and A
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project and may prove 20.