The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-30

Detroit, Aug. 30.-Unless Jack
Johnson experiences a change of
heart in the future. Sam Langiord
and his manager, Joe Woodman.
might just as well cease their clat-
ter and efforts to iuyeiglc tho negro
champion into match for the heavy
weight title. To party of friends
Yesterday afternoon the conqueror OF
James j. Jeffries explained his reas-
ons for refusing to meet the Boston
Tar Baby"
Fear does not prompt Johnson TO
cvade the challenge of Langford,
There Is no doubt existing In the
mind Of the huge black that he Is
the master oil Laugford at any style
of milling II that was tho case,
Johnson would use different methods
cf dealing with Woodman's protege.
Jacks refusal to meet the persist.
cnt Langford Is for financial rea5-
ons only
Like evory champion. Johnson is in
the game for all that he can get
out OF II and Is perfectly willing to
meet anybody and everybody the pub
lie selects for him, providing. how
ever, that the challenging party Is
OF the callber to draw a good gate.
Johnson says that Langford is not
q good gate card aud for that rea-
son absolutely refuses to listen to
his plea for a meeting
"If Laneford can draw we'll In a
match with me why don't some pro-
moters who are always on the look
cut for n good attraction offer a
,..1f - for
there hasn't been a dollar offered by
any of them, and from the present
outlook none VIII It's q plain case
of free advertising on Langfords
part, but at the present rate 1t is
not going to get him anything.
"If Langford wanted to meet me as
badly MS he would like to make IL np-
pear. why didn't he cover the check
for $4,000 which | posted the last
time I was In New York? was
there two weeks and Woodman also
was In the city at the same time, but
the money remained uncovered. To
tell the truth. | don't believe that
Woodman had a nickel
Believes lanqford 8Iufflng.
"Langford knows he hasn't a chance
in the world to defeat me, knows II
as well as he knows his own name.
yet he is continually yelling for
meeting. II be figures TO get the los
er's end, the idea on his part is a
good one. Langford realizes that the
small end of a purse for battle with
me would be a tidy sum. and II is
that more than his bel ef in his abil-
ity TO beat me and win the cham
plonShip that he is after
When asked what he thought of
the Boston mans crawling" out OF
his match with Kaufman at Phi!a-
delphia, johnson said he believed that
Sam was afraid of a licking at the
hands of the Californian. whom John
son picks as the best heavyweight
in the country next to himself. Il
got 1t straight" said Johnson, that
Sam wasn't In very good condition
that night and took the easiest and
best way out Of It by demanding
something he knew the promoters
would not listen to-"
Jack had something TO say about
The men who now are asserting that
Jeffries Is possessed of a saffron
streak in his makeup. and 70 the un-
prejudiced mind his words should car
ry some weight Johnson declares
that it wasn't courage that was lack
Ing in Jeffries, but ability. From the
footlishts the champion said that
Jeffries had fought 4 clean, game
battle. but was defeated by young
er and stronger man