Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-08-06
JACK JOHNSON MUST FIGHT
LANGFORD OR CRAWL.
Latter's 100000 Side Bet to BE
Posted in n Few Days-Ioe Wood.
man. Gibson and Hughes Say the
Negro Champion Soon viii BE
Driven Into a Corner.


man. Gibson and Hughes Say the
Negro Champion Soon VIII BE
Driven Into a Corner.
Jack Johnson will have to fight
Langford or get out OF this country. %
said Joseph Woodman. manager of
Langford. yesterday. A forfeit and
side bet OF 100000 will be posted
inside OF the next FIVE days In be.
half OF Langford and unless Johnson
covers the money binding a match
inside of twenty days after the coin
goes up Langford will lay claim TO
his title. Joseph Hughes. a New York
man. who thinks Langford can whip
Johnson, has guaranteed to furnish
the 100000 side bet demanded bv
Johnson. Mr.. Hughes Is we'll known
as boxing enthusiast and has been
anxious to see Langford mix it up
with Johnson for a long rme.
Personally believe Langford
can stop Johnson in a fight of TWEEN
" rounds or more. johnson is over
rated. Jeffries, poor fellow. was a
back number when he got into the
ring at ReSo. / never believed Jef
could come back and when saw
him stand up for the first round I
was sure that he would lose. But do
you know that Johnson was afraid OF
him. Its fact. Why. Johnson didn't
dare to extend himself for ten rounds
because he didn't know whether Jeff
was counterfeit or not. Then as he
realized he was up against a punch
ing bag he sailed in. JOhnson's vic
tory, IN my opinion. wasn't much 70
brag about, for Langford or Kaufman
| believe, would have beaten Jeff in
half the time Talk is cheap in pu-
gilism and / know that Johnson has
been accusing us of bluffing because
we didn't have 50 900 10 bet on the
side several months ago. but we've
got the money now and as soon as
we post it the public VIII quickly
learn who is on the level"
Il can vouch for Mr.. Hughes" said
President Gibson OF the Paramount
A. c. yesterday. He is a member OF
my club and has plenty of money.
AS a matter of fact he handed me a
$4,000 bill, the first I ever saw.
two weeks, ago and told me TO give IL
TO WOodman as part OF the side bet
Mr.. Hughes didn't care to be known
In the matter. but as Johnson insist
ed on $4,000, thinking that Wood
man couldn't command that much
ready money, Mr.. Hughes agreed 70
put up the entire amount, and fur
thermOre he tells me he will wager
$4,000 more on Langford at ring
side odds. Johnson has got to make
a match with Langford or crawl
Personally l think Johnson will re-
fuse to fight, for he knows Langford
is too dangerous a proposition for
him 10 take chances with. But Lang
ford is going to corner him Just the
same so that he public will know
who is TO blame If there is no match"
"Jem Driscoll, who saw Langford
knock out Ian Hague, the English
heavyweight champion, in London a
year ago. told me that Langford's
exhibition of gameness was wonder
full. Hague, terrific hitter, knocked
him down several times in the early
rounds, but could make no impress
sion. When Langford scored the
Knockout with one short punch on
the jaw Driscoll declared the trick
was done so quickly that few OF the
spectators could understand IL. That
is why English sporting men regard
Langford as the real champion OF the
world and have accused Johnson OF
being afraid to meet him. The fact
that Johnson refused an ofrer OF S10,-
900 made by me year ago for six
round bout with Langford proved to
my satisfaction that he was afraid OF