University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-08-07
ALBANY, MO-, WANTS
J. JOHNSON'S TITLE
Missouri Farmer Is James j.
Corbett's Hope OF
White Race.
POSSIBLE HE MAY LOSE
Miles Mcleod Plays Croquet
Well. But Never Put on
Boxing Gloves.

T.-od C-ov- mo town :ro:. the Nc
f..5t .ar,. n Gentry County YESTERDAY
afternoon. led his bo-s. 70 2 nos on
III northwest corner q rh- Court
house scgar.. and repaired .,..u.,,g;,-,..
+ - , pho-ograuh gallery.
l. was N:l-s NcI.-od's t-sr official
a. a. = challenge for III r:,... q.
rba..,torsh;p heayv weigh. upg:,:sr
- ~. world An eager ,.rnrs 10
loved Il. prospective caamp:on. t.
right and LIT h found hands sy-a-t:.
-. AlyarvS spotlight followed nj
.-.--v more. Passengers Oh HI, NORTH.
r.,--d darlington Mug looked or.r ,h4
car windows and cazed clr:ous-v at
The Gentry County "nb..onr. "Tbar's
him; r5ar.s him" v.ya The wor,s
n.r,-,.-~4d tx the wsrsh.p,,-rs q: =
wv IDOL
S,-al. boys qu:- spinning their tops
and shooting ra-i- marbles in order
- catch 4 glimpse oi the prospective
champion. TIL customers in The New
York Emporium and The racket store
crowded III. front entrances Of these
trade martS il order - sea the giant
Youth pass b. Miles Mcleod WAS -aSr-
ing his h-SI mc-srl Of fame. H had
Albany. No. in th- hollow OF his
mighty palm.
The news that .Tamss !. Corba,r had
discovered an unknown" who might
bring back 10 thu Caucasian race tn
worlds hcnors n rugi!i>m had 1rav-
e,ed lis coHrs- around the universe
80 i had Reached Albany. Ii you ara
familiar with thu train schedule on
tie Sheridan Branch Of the Chicago.
Burlington {; Quincy Railroad this bit
o: Information Will no. SU-grjS- YOU.
But at that. it finally had 10 leak ON
everywhere and albany finally got i.
/ OF course. i < barely posSib,- that
Miles Mcleod can, -urn the trick.
There's i.s- 2 chance. thai i .TOhn-
son NAV send him 70 rh. Hapuv Hunt
ing Ground within a few seconds.
Miles Mcleod weighs % POUNDS. 5,r
he has never bean in q prize fight.
Miles Mcleod : ; !e@t : inches tall.
but never has seen prize fgh-. Miles
Mcleod has tremendous reach and
powerful muscles. bur he never has
boxed even with his own shadow.
Miles has pIayed croc-er with con
siderable success. but he never has
Used the dun.b5eus. Miles has follow
ed The p,ow and stacked wheat. bur
he never has sen punching bag.
In orte- that ov-rzea,o,is white fol
lowers Of pugi;is.l NAV not plunge in
and begin 10 give ODDS. il ought 10 be
announced thai r;.era i whole LOT
about fighting tina, Miles admits thar
no doesn't know. He never had a
rough and tumble encounter in his
lie, His reares- approach 10 a fight
and the ONLY time in his life tha.
ne raised Ills n3Tl - strike an al
yersa~v was wh-n he landed on Ton
Dawson. a re;ghbor. and broke the
Iar-er's law. Dawson took the count.
.uad for damages and Tor a financial
consideration COMPROMISED the case
our OF court
vnas ~ra,,I :. ora ~ rho ,fegas-
,,a b.o1,,;as, a,,,..a,.f,,,, .rac;,,,a,. ~
non yo,, a,.a. mo- He i y wears
"a uos how, IN Gentry country AMI
;, ,oo,.- : u. strong a. ., nv
when ba contracts ,ha muscles rhe
,,,.-,o~ no~- - ~ rfc,,, am, measures
:; iua,,,, .o~.,oa ayoc,Ir Courtroom
inches His normal chest measure.
non- :. +or-r,ro i,cbas a. much as
Ia,,rsor. cras, measures whom II =
+,,r1, avn,ndad Mel Gods chest ey
o,aad measures for-v.Six inches
lot. Johnson has re,,,arl,a,,Ia fore.
or,,, :. r,aas,re. fourteen and one.
,.i, i,obas ra@rfa.,s forearm, meas.
.b:r,aa, ircb.. Nils NcIeod.s