The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-07
Many Prominent Pugilists An.
nOunce Intention Of Going
Across Water to Box.
GOVERNOR GILLETT STILL
SITTING ON THE LID
Jack Johnson Will Take on
Either Kaufman or LangfOrd
in Next Bout.
BY JEFF THOMPSON.
,aeed Wire to Tho Tribune.

BY Leased Wire to Tho Tribune.
NEW YORK. Aug. 6-The killing
of boxing in California is driving fight
ers abroad. Fighting is on tap all
the yoar round in Paris, while in Lon
don the National Sporting club will
soon be throwing open its doors for the
winter series Of fstic encounters.
The news from abroad that Jack
Johnson would not be allowed to en-
gage in any encounter Of Importance In
the National Sporting club created some
surprise here. tt is understood that
Manager Bettinson of the National said
that he would be very glad to allow
Champion Johnson to indulge IN a
sparring exhibition, but ne VIII not be
allowed to engage in serious combat.
This. of course. is the result of the
agitation which has followed the JET
fries-J ohnson fight and the big row
over the pictures.
Tt was thought that there would be
some good fights pulled off IN the. west
on Labor day, but, judgin~ from the in.
tentions of fighters, Labor day will
find the following men abroad: Packy
Mcfarland, Harry Lewis, Willie Lewis,
Champion Johnson, Tommy Burns, Sam
Langford and Joe Jcanneatte.
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that he would follow Johnson around
the world in an effort to make the
champion accept his challenge.
| Billy Papke was recently asked by a
western fight promoter If he would
meet Sam Langford in q twenty-round
battle the latter part of next month,
Billy quickly turned down the offer by
stating that he has no intention of ever
fighting Langford or any other colored
man.
"Let those colored men battle
among themselves said Papke, as he
walked away.
Bob Armstrong, the heavy weight
pugilist, who was a member of Jim
Jeffries training camps from the time
the once heavyweight champion hrst
began active training for his fight with
Jack johnson, cntertains only one be-
lief in regard to the white mans down
| fall He is positive that nervous re-
action. following months or hardest
kind of training, was responsible for
Jcffries s defeat.
Armstrong, who had had long
career in the prize ring, having fought
about all the champions except Johnson
and who assisted in The training OF
Corbctt, Fitzsimmons. Sharkev and JEFF
fries for their championship battles, Is
positive that jeff can attribute his de
feat to ''ncrvcs.'
Governor Gillett Firm.
While Governor Gillett is still keep
ling his weather eve open for violation
OF the boxing law and keeping in close
touch with the authorities at Frisco
and Los Angeles the situation ip Ne
ing is permissible in Nevada, and will
be until the legislature enacts law to
the contrary. but the happy battle
ground has been deserted since the
.Ieffries johnson 90 left bad taste in
everybody g mouth.
On The first of next month law will
90 into effect i'm Nevada prohibiting
public gambling, which shows that re
form has set in TO certain extent in
the sagebrush commonwealth.
The promoters do not want to over
do the thing by attempting to pull of
too many fights there, but sub rosa ne
gotiations are on for another champion
ship match.
Despite Tex Rickard s solemn asser
tiou that he would retire from the game
after the Jer johnson affair, he still
persists In keeping in the pugllistIC
llmelight. The next championship fight
lat Reno will involve either Ad Wolgast
or STANLEY Ketchel.
Ad Wolgast. the limeligbt champion
is another one of our topnotch fighters
who is planning a trip to England in
the fnll. Tom Jones, manager of VOL
gast. SAYS that there is no money to bc
made now out of fights in this country
and on that account he is thinking
seriously of making the trip abroad
with Wolgast Hugh Mcintosh MAY
clinch bout between Wogast and
Battling Nelson, to be fought in Eng
land
JEFF Is Through.
Sam Berger. manager of Jim Jcffrics
says that Jcffries will never return 10
the ring again. no matter how big 2
purse is offered him for a fight. eth;