The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-08-17
AND HERE'S STILL ANOTHER ON

Here's man who can whip JaeI
Johnson
At least Jim Corbott says 70. am
lit Do generally admitted that few
followers ~ tho scrap sport are IL
"a better position 10 know than Cor
bett. who stood up as best man and
chief mourner 90 Jim Jefffiea AZ th'
| Reno HiugKrrfrHt ON that blister
lng July DAY corbett had no adc.
luate come back 20 Johna1n'a KID.
diuK. but ~ ia generally supposed
| that right there Coflett made q
deep dyed and blood thirsiy resolve
in have reo-vonge on the big ch9c0-
| late drop and that DC d. securing
the world FOR any likely looking
| youugHtrf who can hand johnson
one hard enough 60 pat him on the
blink aud send him % dippy LAND
while tho referee counts 10
The future hope 0f the white
race" according 20 James J Corbett
ia farmer boy hhiilnR from tho
Show me" state ~ Missouri. county
~ 1entrg iiis name Is Mcleod
Miles Mcleod
And the remarkable thing about
this younEHter ~ - years lH that be
haa never done any Fighting that
ia. professional fighting or course
ho puts on the gloves once in a while
with the naiEhhof boys. any gue u
whom he can whip with 8ne hand
lied behind him. bat be- isn't Il pro-
feHsional set ITO has everything
90 learn. bur aud itn great hlg bat
be has no ODD tricks - unleagn
Htood up by the side Of johnson
ha would tower five and thFee-quar-
Tor inches above the black man. He
is as strong ns bull aud just ~
wify. agile and quick as you can get
en-
Re IL not a college bred man lie
is just farmer boy a physical
giant bat does NOT claim 10 be
much - az athlete But be Is Niil-
ne - train. and be ~ anxious 90
fight
rhis Is what he has 70 say abou, IL
himself
rlf Mr Corheit says can LICK
Johnson iil surr enough lex him.
J have never seen q man ia refuse 90
fight and I am anxious O. RI myself
60 meet The negro I want 90 fight
him aud Wii fight providing the
match can o. arranged and SIR. Cor
bofi has sufficirnt confidence IN me %
And when b. goes into training
he VII not have o. aust smoking ~
because be never began 70
smoke or drink iie has lived a clean
mental. moral and physical ufa. and
when u comes 90 material fitnoaa.
Neii-ha has pitched a whole to- 81
Missouri hay and showed a piaw
around miles uf Missouri fields. and
hr has gone 90 bod early. and got 80
early. and eaton clean. whuIesofne
food prepared bY his mother.
Corbeti got - good look az Mcleod
in chicago when the iatter'n broth
~ walter painted him oat % Cor
betf carbrtt was enthusiastic about
tie Missouri lad. and u IL generally
believed b. The Initiated that ne ID
going back Go Missouri spfne day
md take Miles in hand And. again.
q isnt imprpbahle that Mcleod wiii
heKin 70 train on hts oNn initiative
McLeDd'a parents are - Scotch
deHrr.t sThry are - The sober Ia
iustFfeua and Ia abiding type. and
hey don't take VEN kindly 10 their
suns ulEiiihtir aspirations Huf
81 isepd ia fiTm iu hia purgssar. and
u willing 90 tote the white man
burden" ard wrrHt hack the hiA-
prsmacy % hts caior wbf never Cor
bs't Fiven the word
Now take a good long look az
acIseod's picture We auneafn g.
have a rather roif cunariaus and
awkward pose. bot that Sc betauss
he - not used 20 faclnE the camsra
without hls clothes lie sill Ees
over that. - rdufHe Huf shsn &C.
coues ~ tigo. looks and Esnerai pro.
portions you've got 90 admit that be-
looks mighty good H. fact there
is something about him perhaps Is q
TIE firm. steady liEhi IN hia eyes
that makes ynu feel he Will be right
there II be- % every turned loose 81
the squared ring with Johnson
anyway. keep him well iu mind
because BE- o. almost sure 60 bob up
an lnEs one 81 thc ncwEpa pera some