The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-08
BY PAUL HALE eRuskE.

10 20 on record with a ranking ot the
various heavyweight pugilists now be-
fore the public. he would place them
about like this. as was obvious flom
prolonged tanning bee that took place
IN his dressing room al the Avenue
theater:
First-Jack Johnson.
Second--Iim JeHr'es
1hird-Joc Jeanette.
Fourth--Tommy Burns.
Fifth-Sam LangfOrd.
Sixth--A toss-up between ketchel,
McVey. Ferguson, Kaufman and oth7
ers whose class has been demonstrate
ed as some shades below the cham
pionship.
johnson honestly believes that Jean
nette is the man he will have TO fight
after disposing Of Jeffries The other
Negro Is easily the champion oi Eu-
rope and has demonstrated that he will
be worthy foe for Jack in finish
contest, by repeatedly standing him
of in linrted-round affairs, battled be-
fore either was ~ his present position
Of prominence That Johnson places
Burns as highly as he does will prove
a surprise TO many who have insisted
all along mat Tommy was sort OF
a shine" champion.
Burns a Real Fighter.
Personally don't like Tommy
Burns" SAID the big champion. lie
treated me very badly before our bout
IN Australia. and | will always regard
him as an enemy. But Tommy burns
IS a real fighter and don't YOU forget
&C. lie Is fast, he Is clever and-be-
lieve me--he can punch.
AS for Langford. ! don't consider
him as really In the class al all. Joe
Jeannette would lick him sure.
: knoked him out twice in one fight in
his own home town. with his own ref
cree and in his own club Tommy
Burns would carry my money against
Langford any day, too
On this point Joe Walcott took is
sue with Jack. Joe believes Langfogd
The best man I'm the world next TO
Johnson. but Joe is a New Englander
By residence and has absorbed the
clannish loyalty that IS SO character
fgtic OF the inhabitants OF that local
fly.
waIcott is the real comedian Of the
Johnson outfit and will remain in that
position throughout Johnson's training
for the big fight His sparring bout
with Johnson is one OF the funniest
acts of the sort ever staged locally
The little Barbados Demon is still
the peculiar squat figure he used 10
be when ne was meeting them from
Ilshtweights TO heavies and, though
more than a foot shorter than the
champion. he comes at him with that
terrific overland shift that laid out so
many a tail man whom It hardly look
ed as Il the little gorilla could reach.
And. whenever Jack misses one OF his
famous upperclts which form SO inn
nortant a part of his stock in trade
Joe's touthless lips open in gro
tesque grin which show his own APP
probation 81 hic cleveTness.
The appearance In the dressing
room OF Harry Tuthill. the Tiger train
err who used to take care OF Young
Corbett IN his bin fights moved Iohn-
son TO "reminiscences.
Started Young corbett.
There was the greatest u.tle man
that ever lived and take some credit
10 myself for making him think 50.
said he. referring TO the conoueror OF
McCOvern.
Ten years ago | was broke in Den
yer. Corbetts home There was quite
bunch of MS stranded there With
me was Rob Armstrong We teamed
up with Abe Attell and Curbett and
gave a benefit 10 get us out of town.
When we spii il mp We had $3.50
apiece Corbeu took his little stake
40 a faro bank and ran il mp into
81 600 bones Armstrong and I got
into a crap game and raked in about
500 between MS. The next DAY / met
y Corbett on his wav from the bank
where he had sailed a bunch OF his.
N kid | told him. take that coin
and 20 cas-, You're the boy TO get
NtcGovern,
Armstrong Told him the same thinc
and So did Attell We finally got him
20 accept on offer from Tom ORourke
aud everybody knows what happened
When the fight came OF. Armstrong
and had bet every cent We had on
COrOett 10 win and I'd tried my besi
% get NV friends 10 string along with
us. I figured that COrbctt's righl
would turn the trick. and Il did
"Conie to think. that was a funny
thinn. wasn't g.? Corbett. Attell and
all broke and boxing a cheap hone
Bti And since then every one OF as
has won The championship OF his
class