The San Francisco call., 1910-07-06
PUGILISM'S DEATH
SEEMS IMMINENT
Pathetic Spectacle of Monday Looked
Upon as fastening the End

way. too. It is just like an old ball
player getting back into the game
whose forte has been batting and try
ing out by catching flies, or a great
stake horse being trained by driving
him in q cab. Jeffries should have
boxed and he did not. He fishad and
he ran on the road. He did not i'm
prove his boxing judgment In John
son he met q man who is to boxing
what the aeroplane is to transporta-
tion. Jeffries met something new, an
offensive and defensive fighter, and he
did not know what to do. Johnson is
the modern athletic boxer at his high
est attainment. Jeffries represented a
school that had not improved. All
prize fights ought to be stopped. It is
poor sport, when conducted on a hip
podrome scale. II was the last of the
big fights in this country. Australia
likely VIII be the battle-ground of
future encounters"
Charles Dunbar, capitalist of Van
coUver-HJeffries was out of tune with
his surroundings. He was hors de
combat I am so sick of his showing
that I don't want TO discuss ii"
sandy McNaughtOn, proprietor Of
the Breakers-"Jo ohnson has always
bee nthe champion Of the world. He
never had q chance until recently, that
IS why his worth as q boxer was not
defeat Jehries. Trying TO bring JET
fries back is like putting horse out
TO grass for three years, and then ex-
pecting him to run in stake event.
Boxing will continue so long as there
are good men in the ring. Jeffries de-
feat means q lull in the sport, It is
true. because there is nobody fit to
meet johnson. But time viii change
these conditions and Johnson viii get
older and the inevitable rule of youth
will again assert itself.
Earl Rogers, attorney. of Los An
geles-"Jehries was forced into the
fight by the continual pleading Of his
friends. The long strain Of training
robbed him OF whatever vitality he
possessed after his long period of idle
ness. He looked like a middle aged
more, he was sick for three days before
The fight His stomach bothered him
considerably. Owing to his lack Of
boxing training his judgment was at
fault He could not see with both eyes
at ence. Why, seven years. ago It
would have been impossible for John
son to hit Jeffries the way be did. We
/sve seen the last Of the great fights
SsTlsey can 90 to Australia now. That is
the chief reason for my going to Renos
because I realized that II was the last
chance to see a big mill I did not see
II all. either. ] felt so sorry for Jeff
that I left the arena three rounds be-
fore the end came
Frank W. smith, wholesale cigarman,
Of Spokane-"The public was fooled
hut SO was JEFF. I don't think he re-
allied that he wasn't his old SELF My
excursion started with 250 names, but
100 dropped out when the fight was
changed from San Francisco TO Reno.
ont Of these $50 a poll on the train
showed only about u favored Johnson,
so you can imagine our emotions at
the fight. Yet we are not soured on
the game and have for the most part
our Old enthusiasm. Nevada is the only
place left for It. and Reno made a good
impression on US. There was no tend
encv to gouge and every one was good
natured. Richards Management was
wonderful piece of work. If the ac-
connaodations were enlarged we should
risk il again to Reno. You can never
XIII the game, even with a poor show.
The love OF sport is too strong for the
people. OF course, there will be re-
action. There is a moral wave going
on over the country, and this fight viii
make the sporting public temporarily
Indifferent. But the game will come
back in time with its old favor"
K. NJ. O'Brien, sport enthusiast of
Portland, Ore.-The public will not fall
for another fight like this. IT was not
worth crossing the street TO see, con-
sidered as an exhibition. This ends
the fight game. It has killed itself.
Nose Gunst, tobacconist-I put my
money on johnson because I believed
he had Ii in him. At no time did /
think JEFF could make the return trip
TO condition that he promised Once
was satisfied that the colored man
was the one who had the steam, / bet