The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-15
SPORTS
NO MORE White
AND NEGRO FIGHTS
(RI f A. Purnerl

San Francisco, July 15.-That the
San Francisco promoters will combine
their forces to handle the pugilisttc
game In accordance with the laws
as laid down by Governor Gillett when
he stopped the Jchries-Johnson go In
this city recently, Is the statement
made yesterday by Jim Griffin impre-
sario OF the Broadway Athletic club,
which holds the permit from the sn-
peryisors to stage boxing contest IN
this city next month.
The men who have charge OF the
game propose TO promote ten-round
and under, no-decision boxing contests
as is the practice at Los Angeles
where the pugilistic game is prosper
ing and In good standing with the
authorities. Griffin and the other To-
cal promoters declare that light
weights and the smaller men only VIII
be allowed 20 box which they nope
will do awav with any semblance OF
prize lighting as exempllfed by the
big men.
F,lrthermorc, Griffin says he Will
bar negroes from contesting before
bis club. and he reports that the 9th
or promoters are thinking OF adopt
Ing similar plans By thus banishin9
the black man from the ring Grimm
states that II will eliminate much OF
the racial feeling that was go mani
fest In the Johnson and Jenries con
test and which stirred the authorities
TO action against the sport
VIII Bar Negroes.
For this reason In the main the pro.
roted ten.round bout between Al
Kaufman and Sam Langford has been
declared off, oud II is not likely that
the Boston "Bone-Crusher" will get
another opportunity TO show his PROV
ess before q San Francisco fight pop
ulace for some days 10 come Griiln
Ia on record as saying the lid will
be down tight on the dusky-sRJn glad
iators and " he has his way there
Will not be another repetition OF
black pItted against white In rop-
ed arena In this city.
To inaugurate the no-decision, ten
round boxing contests In this city
Promoter Griffin Is figuring on staging
Lew Powell and Frankie Burns. the
speedy Oakland lightweight, who has
just returned from tour Of the east.
at the Dreamlaud Rink on the 29th OF
this month The men will indulge in
a ten-round boxing contest. and the
outcome Of the bout will be left for
decision with the newspapers, As an
added attraction another six-round,
no-decislon contest Will be put on.
Manager Berger Returns.
Returning from Los Angeles. where
he has been 10 close attendance on
Jim Jeffries since the fight at Reno.
Manager Sam Berger reached the city
Yesterday forenoon. Berger verifles
the report that the big fellow is think
ing seriously OF lighting again. He
declares that Jeffries has been besieg-
ed on all sides by his friends to take
another fling at the game. and he
has given an attentive car TO their ap-
peals. For the present. Berger says.
JEFF Will forget the lighting game Tor
two weeks. while he indulges In his
favorite p8stime OF hunting, Then
the Los Angeles man will 30 on record
and declare himself as to his future
plans. Berger asserts that the big
fellow has been flooded with theatri'
cal offers from all parts of the East,
but In each case and every instance
he has turned down the propositions.
for he will not take any theatrical
engagements OF any kind
Friends Want jeff to Fight.
JEFF Is thoroughly downcast over
his dismal showing at Reno" said
Berger yesterday HE, his friends
and ! cannot account for the affair
1t was all so surprising that 1t took
him some time 10 fully realize the
full extent of the defeat He has TAX
en- his defeat deeply TO heart
Scores of Jim's friends have been
after him constantly to make another
derstand his poor form In the RING
and want JEFF tc ask for a return
match. and show the people that he
was not right on The Fourth,
"JeffrIes is considering fighting
again. TOO. and asking for the chance
To redeem himself He Is not salts
fed with the outcome OF his fight with
Johnson. any more than any OF us
He has spoken Of the possibility o'
seeking another go. but has not decid
ed anything definitely He Is on ;
hunting and fishing trip now that vii
last about two weeks and then he vii
arrive at decision
II nm going to leave the whole al
fair TO himself | am not going tt
influence him In the least II he
thinks he wants another night. ] thinl
he can lick Johnson. but IT is up II
him. am not going to declare my
self one way or the other Mrs JEFF
fries Is willing 10 leave the matte
up 10 her husband,
"Jeffries friends still place conf
dence in him TO defeat Johnson. anc
they have beseeched him TO come ou
and redeem himself. All theaGica
engagements have been refused ant
nothing definite viii be done for tw,
weeks. Jen will decide what to d.
when he returns from his recreation
Choyneki VIII Not Fight.
IL Joe Cboynskl gets too seriou
about wanting 10 assume the respor
sibilIties OF the white race and do bal
tie with Jack Johnson his relative
viii come to the fore and check hi
progress. They seem to realize tha
however game and once great a fighi
er Joe was, It was all iu the past. an
he has not the youth that would max
him a formidable challenger for tn
title
Il think. at that Joe would Civ
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