St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-07-09
GREAT FIGHTER GOES
down IN INFAIIIY
Whipped, Bruised, Hs Is an Ouicast 10 BIS
Race, ihe Jeer Of the Sporting World
How We MIGHTY I HAVE FALLEN
Jack Johnson, BLACK, vim His Ebony Face
HFeathed IL Smiles, Whips
James Jeffries

The lure Of money has spread in.
fanny all over Jim Jeffries, the. up te
July 4th, unconquered champion oi
| the world the man who had never
been knocked down in battle. and
who had administered the bitter
draught Of defeat of more than q
score Of men.
The infamy does not lie il that be
was whipped.
It lies IN that black negro whipped
him, whipped him with his ape face
Wreathed ID smiles, his jungle eyes
swapping in glee; struck down again
and again with the negro jeeringly
asking the Whibs man How Won ike
that, Jim?' Jim wasn't that
familiarity as humiliating to the
white man as the blood that
trickled down bis face, his swollen
eyes?
But, brushing natural sentiment
aside, it was nigger fight which
took place at Reno, New, last Mon
day. between Jim Jeffries, with q
white skin, and Jack johnson, with
a black skin. God made Jefferies a
white man; Jefries could not change
his skin, but he changed that which
is more than skin-deep be made
himself in everything but skin q mig
ger. The niger was intended
to be nigger, and Jeffries is a rene
gade to his race, and an interloper
in the ranks Of the niggers.
Jefries goes down in history as a
disgraced man and q whipped fighter.
The great Sullivan went down, but he
went down with eolors flying, went
down IN glory. He never would fight
a negro.
And his Judgment was correct.
johnson won the championship. but
how many Of his race paid for the
victory with their lives? In many
cities throughout the United States
race riots followed the announce
ment Of the fight, and many negroes
were killed, manned and bruised. ItI
was a natural consequence. Negroes
became drunk with enthusiasm over
Che victory of the under race over
the superior race and the superior
race resented il, as usual. In many
Instances, however, innocent negroes
we're the victims. Right here in
9pelousas at the Elk Theatre, where
The returns Of the fight we're re-
eeiyed, there came near being a
serious clash between the races,
although the negroes were ii no wise
% blame, and ii was only through
5he exercise Of good Judgment on
their part that serious trouble was
ayerted.
Johnson, the negro, whipped jeff
ries, Of the white skin, ii fifteen
rounds, at Reno, Neg., last Monday. |
The fight was for the championship
of the world, and purse Of Sl25,-
300, counting SIC, 900 bonus given to |
sach fighter. Jeffries was outfought
1t every stage of the fight BY the I
willy negro; there was never at any I
time chance Of his winning. With
cory face he stood up before the
smiling negro. who played with him
Ike kitten with d ball, until he /
Fas knocked through the ropes, down
md out and the negro, after being /
dolized By his admirers, went 10 re-
,eiVe the congratulations Of bis white
wife!
Can there be a more humiliating
whipped the white man. /
md received the congratulations Of
lis white wife, and was carried on
he shoulders OF white men! And
his in d civilized age.
God forbid that such a disgracefali
hing will ever happen again!
It IS not humiliating to the white
ace but il is volcano under the
lack race. While Jack johnson vas
iding IN his automobile with his white
7ife, members Of his race, many poor
aofensiVe, negroes, were being
illed and bruised in every section Of
be United States.
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