The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-06-01
Fight ON LEVEL
CLAIM CRITICS

New York, June docs the COM
Ing fight for the worlds championship
between Jeffries and Johnson warrant
the confidence Of the sporting public?
Is there anything about the match that
suggests all is not on the square and
above board? Do the facts that Tex
Richard. one of the promoters, has
been selected as referee; that the
articles of agreement were signed in
private, and that the big money" is
expected to come from the moving
pictures outweigh Jeffs weIl-known
and rugged honesty.
In the interest of its readers The
World put the foregoing questions up
to men we'll known in the sporting
world throughout the cOuntry-men
whose names stand for honest. clean
athletics. Their answers follow:
Chicago, May 81 believe that JEFF
fries is sincere in his attitude toward
the public. His record has always
been square. He has fought many
grueiing battles. and not a word can
be said against his methods of actions
in the ring. Although the selection of
Richard as referee is not what the
public desires. 1t may be only tenpor-
this fight for any attempt to fake
Somebody is going down fairly for the
count Everett C. Brown
President A. A. U. and Chicago A. A.
Pittsburg, May Isl am certain the
fight between Jeffries and johnson will
be on the level Since / assumed
charge of the public welfare of Pitts
burg and have purified the figh ling
game here by barring the takers / have
learned many things which lead me to
believe that this one big fight will be
for blood and absolutely on the level.
They must fight; if they fake they will
lose, anyway, for the pictures of
fight known to be fake will be no
good. John M. NORM;
Director Public Safety in Pittsburg.
New York, Nay Nothing to it
but a square fight You hear these
cries every time big fight comes off,
and yet always the better man won
out, and then it was the old tune. al
told you So" AS TO signing articles in
| private, did You ever hear of articles
! of any large contest being signed in
public Did rots Corbett and Jeffries
! sign articles for their contest in my
place of business, and 1t was private?
| / am positive that The contest will be
on the square. Wilbert Robinson.
Coach New York Giants.
Cleveland. May 2S.-I believe the
Jeffr'es Johnson fight Is absolutely on
the square. Indeed it would be daring
men who would let anything else than
straightforV ard dealing creep into a
matter in which so many people and
so much money are involved. / think
| II sndare and would bet on the white
| man. am confident enough OF the
! fights squareress and of Jeffries
punch to do that. Ralph Kinney.
Guard and Tackle on Yale Football
Team, 1924.
St. Louis. May 2S.-To my mind
| there Is no. chance of the fight be-
/ tween James Jeffries and Jack JOIN
/ son being fixed Taken all in sn.
| there is too much to lose and too lite
/ to gain to frame up the big fight. A
! frame-up would mean the last Of boy
/ ing for 1t could not be framed with
/ out the fact becoming public some
4 TINT ana TIE White NOluu Hardly
/ join issue with an unreliable negro,
such as Johnson has proven himself.
| in an affair Of such magnitude.
Edward b. Cochem,
Former Coach st. Louis University
Football Team.
Baltimore. May Isl believe the
contest will be squares Jeffries. In the
first place, would not allow a fake
/ What would he have to gain2 F'inan-
cially he Is well fixed Would he for
d moment enter into an agreement to
! fake fight like this when he has
the honor Of himself his family and
! his race at stake
The coming battle for the heavy
weight championship must be on the
level or the game will only be put up
FOR ridiculc By those who have their
hammers out, and no one knows II