The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-05
WHIPPED BY A NEGRO.

WHIPPED BY A NEGRO.
At Reno, Nevada, on July q 1910, so
!. VIII VII t .i,s record of the day read in the
future, James Jeffries was whipped by
Jack Johnson, negro, in the fifteenth
round of the fight for the championship
of aeavyweights of the world.
It is needless to say that the result of
this pugilistic combat has been disap-
pointing to millions of men who had
wagered their money on Jeffries
1t may be said that there was in evil
dence in Shreveport the racial antipathy
which was a reflex Of the feeling pre-
vailing throughout the United States,
which in a number of cities eliminated
in violence which the police were called
to suppress. From these clashes between
white men and negroes several deaths
have resulted.
AT the initial of this fight a strong
sentiment was directed toawrds Jeffries
which grew in intensity as the contest
progressed to its end, to the fifteenth
round, when Johnson won the fight, and
is now the heavyweight champion of
the world
From the racial view, the success of
Johnson has stimulated the negroes to
great essultation, leading them to mis-
construction, ;n their ignorance as well
as TO their prejudice, that Johnson's tri-
superiority over the white.
superiority of the white.
This is stupid.
In entertaining such a delusion the
negroes are inviting upon thernselxesi
trouble, which they should axaad.
What will it prafH any negro that
whipped Jeffries?
Aside from the sentiment maintained
for Jeffries, which was stimulated by
garbled reports published throughout
the country in the press by influences
speculative, there is little, if any, diff
ference between the pugilists, except in
their color, but this was of no important
significance, siace Jeffries had put him
self on the level with Johnson, and be-
itlg on the level with Johnson he must
receive the blows from the negro and
run the risk Of being whipped by the
negro, and he was. And now having
been whipped by Johnson, he has not
only the experience of this fight but the
bitter realization that his victor is ne
gro. This is the most huniliating feat
ure of the fight, but Jeffries was over
confident; he believed he could whip
the niger, but he did not.
n past years there have been prize
fights which enlisted the attention of a
class Of the people, but in this contest.
the interest was general, for the reason
that white man had pitted himself
=, Nust a negro, giant in structure and
strengthened in his proves by the
science which is styled the manly art.
From this fight may be drawn moral
and protest whish shall make inpos-
sibie such exhibitions in the future. Att
the best, prize fights are denora1izing
and their tendency is towards vicious
ness. For instance, bull fighting is con-
denned in the United States and would
not be tolerated anywhere, and yet prize
lighting, misnanled the manly, is made
attractive and is permitted by sufferance
whence no law is directed against it.
Instead Of arousing the passions of
The boys and the youths of the land by
such inhuman and disgraceful exhibit
tons, there should be taught the more
practicable and ennobling teaching die
tated by love and good fellowship
# is comforting to reflect that such
a fight as occurred at Reno, Nevada,
will never again be witnessed in the
United States. Better let Johnson be
the champion Of the heavyweights of !
the world than that any white man /
should level himself to the plane of the
negro TO attempt 70 wrest from him the
title of champion with all its discredits
and demoralizing tendencies which are
revolving to the better and the higher
senses. Of human beings.
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