The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-05-01
.LANGFORD MAY
MEET JEFFRIES

tBy Frank Gotch. Champion Wrcst-
Ter OF The World).
TO misquotc the popular song lit
tie. Jim Jenries may have TO haul
two loads OF coal away" When the
big fellow came out OF retirement
for the sole purpose, as his GLIB press
agent. Sam Berger put II. OF proving
to the world the superiority OF the
white race over the black In things
pugillstic. jack Johnson was the only
man who was regarded as a ft op.
ponent for the indicated alfalfa
rancher Since that time. however.
Sam l.angford has been knocking at
the gate OF the championship class OF
the heavyweight division, and even il
JEFF whips the present title-holder he
may be called upon TO stow away the
Boston Demon" In order TO fulfill his
great desire OF "vindicatlng the Cau-
casion race"
Langford is not TO be denied. He
neets anyone who is willing TO risk
a collision with his uppercut or ter
rible right cross, and beats him. His
victory over Jimmy Barry the other
night marked tho third time he has
put away the big Californian by the
knockout route in nine fights. Before
that go many had argued that Lang
ford lacked the stamina to go over
long route.
II was pointed out that when he de-
feated Iron Hague for the heavyweight
championship of Great Britain he was
a very tired boxer at the finish. That
bout went hut four rounds, and the
cry went up Immediately that Lang
ford would be sure TO lose as soon as
he met a man who could escape his
uppercut for IL or Is rounds. Jim
Flynn came along and. catching Lang
ford out of condition, stald 10 rounds
with him. Again II was said that
Sam could not go tho route. Flynn
was given another chance and went
to dreamland in eight rounds. Next
came Barry. who. from the exPer-
lence he had gained from his eight
previous fights with Sam. had evolved
a defense for Langford's famous up
percut, For 10 rounds he stalled
along. escaping Sans one best bet.
only TO run into good old-fashioncd
right cross IN the 18th and go down
and out,
langford Can Go Route.
Langford has proved he can go the
route and be strong. II Jeffries wins
from Johnson. as think he Will. there
is sure 10 be a demand that he give
Langford a chance. Many may say
that Sam is too small for tho big
Bear" OF California, but ne Is no small
er than Fitzsimmons. and there is ev-
cry reason Tor believing that he can
4 l. D,,hx ~
Shows Oid-Tlme Boxing Skill.
Jeffrles has. done little In tho box
ing line to date, but what he has done
has demonstrated to all who have
seen him that he has lost none of his
old-time cunning. The same skilliul
lodging and footwork that caused him
TO Outlook Corbett In their second meet
Ing, and the old-timo accuracy OF hit"
ting, still arc his
The best thing Of oil in his work
has been the proof that his wind Is
right. No man whose bellows are
working badly can go eight OF ten
miles on the road and end with two
or three-mile sprint. then follow with
baseball, handball, boxing and wood"
chopplng. Jeffries' endurance will be
O. X. All his friends may rest assur-
cd of this and I want TO repeat the
samo statement that l made three
months ago-that the longer the bout
goes the better will be the chances
OF the white man. He Is seemingly
impervious to fatigue, and In long
battle his tremendous weight VIII toll
greatly in his favor. When Jef went
10 Rowardennan he was much nearer
TO flghtlng trim than he thought, and
his first hard work put him on such
an edge that he declared, and so did
the best critics on the coast, that he
was right for fight. All he has to
do from now on is to keep in his
present trim, and he will climb Into
the ring July ready to fight as well
as ever he battled.