The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-17
JEFFRIES AND
JOHNSON STUDIED


New York, March l6.-At Emery
willie track will he held next Fourth
OF July the most remarkable ring bat.
tie since men discovered that 1t was
sport TO drive four stakes into the sod
run a ropc around them and watch
two men inside pummel each other
with their fists until one Sucoumbed.
Probably never in the history OF
prize fighting, and certainly never IN
the history OF the game on this side
Of the water, has there been ring
battle that has so wrought ZIP the
general public. Men who ordinarily
regard the fight columns OF news
paper as immoral literature. and think
that IT ought 10 be suppressed by the
postal authorities. ARE eagerly read
ine every bit OF news and every opln-
Ion Of the coming tight
jim JeIrIes is the greatest white
fighter that ever lived. and Jack John
son is not far from being the greatest
black They arc going 10 fight for
the heavyweight championship and
every man who is still young enough
to feel Il thrill OF excitement wants
to see which Is the better man
In comparing the two men many
things must be nsdered-recordS.
age. weight, condition, strength skill
and hitting power. 1t is the purpose
OF the writer TO draw-aS accu-
ratoly as possible Il picture OF each
fighter as he will appear next Fourth
OF July. with u summary OF his
achievements. and estimate of his
ability, and leave you TO form your
own conclusions
Unless You 90 behind the scenes a
little 1t is a waste OF time TO COM
pare the records OF the two fighters
Jefirles Won the championship from
one Of the greatest fighting mon that
ever lived. and he held It against the
greatest group OF heavyweights that
ever ilourshcd at one time under the
Queensberry Law. He fought them as
often as they cared to meet him. and
beat them as often.
Fit7simmons twice fell before him
aud 80 ala lin Corbett He heat Tom
Sharkey before he was champion and
hammered him down 10 walk in that
terrible 25-round battle at Couey Is
land These are real ring tTiumphs.
leaving ont that last two or three
years-is spotted. His life as prize
fighter was for years one long process.
sion OF fakes aud crooked deals In
spite OF this his record is only mega.
lively bad.
The only positive mark against him
Is that Martin Hart got decision
over him in 20 rounds at san Fran
cisco five years ago.
johnson Faxed to Eat
There Is this to be said in defense
OF Johuson's taking He had to cat.
and the only way he could get fights
was 10 tie himself up by secret and
divers oGths and pledges not 10 fight
his best.
When he started after Burns his
morals changed, for here was q chance
10 win some honest money He beat
Burns AS he pleased in II rounds, and
Burns was then somewhat recognized
as the champion. Since that time he
has knocked Stanley Ketche out. and
before that he tapped old Fitz 10
sleep in two rounds.
Condition" Is n mUch abused word
man in condition to fight his best
battle Is always at his besl weight,
hut man may be at his best weight
and be by no means In condition TO
fight his best battle
Jenries has not been in real fighting
condition since his battlc with Cor.
6ett in 1903. This is worth remem.
boring. and besides. the champion has
not hved those seven wears after tho
fashion of convent girl II anybody
tells you that Jeifries has not been
dissipaung for the last six or seven
years thank him. but don't believe
him
Johnoon'o Late Dissipation.
Dissipation takes something AWAY
from A man that training will not
bring hack. Johnson IL no pure young
hing himself IIe has been rather
omen about most OF his exploits The
chief difference Is that ne is Younger
man and has not had the money for
those pleasures as long as Je6 has.
Jeffries' mighty strength and fearful
wallop VIII be traditions as long As
there is boxing glove In tho land
Like Batting Nelson. a man who could
fight himself out trying TO hurt. but
unlike the Dane. Jeftries had that ter.
rihle shock 10 a foeman's ribs or law
In either one of his gloves He Is 10
other great heavywelGhts what a