The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-03

NAe" oFer oU,OOU miles.
not much I believe that James + Jef-
It,Ns Int rs gong to knock Johnson to pieces.
| had. e''' ho''ois He ever
1.T.IaMf TGImMf BURNS-Even before I saw
oeHrles thought he would win. bet
In n miln 10 prove my own convictions But
Z . vas surprised surely when / saw the
nSnter at Moana Springs. He has got
zen zen IN marvellous condition, II johnson
Sbar,i gas rough and ready tighter OF the
fhini GiSss lass l would give him n chance.
! Lo1nds and that Johnson VIII be on tho
oe!enslVe all the time. II Jerrries does
.o' WIN ! VIII be the most surprised man
serous punches and they are not danger
Gus at all against Jer. II johnson was
a. great hgh,er as some people think he
tSo ne would have knocked me out in
"o ROUNDS In, Australia. Id fight John
son any day|in the week but l would
never go up against Jeffries
BATTLING NELSoN-I have been
aToted quo as predicting that Jcffries would
mat johnson would win. I believe Thai
Jenries is up against the hardest night
IN IN MS career II looks like a pipe to me
from fpo ,'u e,tn negro 1 am not a prophet. but
I,pth nh "nat L have seen of the coon at
.Ss' hicks' ! believe that he will put over
mat uppercut OF his along about the
niteenth round and 1t will be good night
for James J. Jenries i know JeffTies
Is hard fighter He is a man OF iron
out ne been out OF the ring too long,
Masterson Likes jeff.
BAT MAsTERSoN-My sincere opin-
ION is tha. james J. Jeffries on Monday
night Will be the undlsputed heavywoicht
champion OF the world. He is in superb
physical perfection as any man 7 ever
saw / believe he is going 10 wade into
Johnson from the start and never give
,. inc negro moments rest until the
knockout blow Is delivered. 7 am natur-
ally cautious in my predictions. but
nave seen both Jenries and Johpson and
have sized them up, and Jenrles looks
IKE the better man.
ROBERT EDGREN-Jeff ought TO win
about the twelfth round. / mean he will
win. Maybe the fight will not go twelve
rounds. but no matter how long Il does
go: Jehries Is going TO win IT, know
Senries as OF old. Also ] know enough
about johnson to allow me 10 make this
prediction without fear OF its being con-
tradicted on Monday Jeffries viii win.
there is no question about It.
BILLY DELANEY-There are several
reasons why my prediction for Johnson :
victory must seem prejudlced II Is well
known that Jeh and I have not been
friendly for a number OF years II Is
also fact that I was retained by john
son 10 assist him In HIS preparations
But. aside from these two circumstances
] would predict victory for Johnson un.
der other conditions. Jeffries is 4 hard
man 10 beat; he has stamina and
strength; but Johnson is not the inexpe-
rienced cub that many people think. He
is keen, clever. brainy fighter. He
weighs his chances and fights scientific
ally. He is as strong as bull and lis
NJ for the ring tonight.
Flanagan Picks johnson.
TOM FLANAGAN-Johnson viii win
Az Of his trainers ,,hn
shape he is In. IT might be suggested
that would be just as confident for
Jen II I had been attached to his camp.
Not so. / believe Johnson the better
man,
ABE ATTELL-The night will be a long
one. II may 20 thirty rounds Jerries
will win. His condition Is such that
he Will not tire. Jefrries has surely come
back.
JOHNNY CoULoN-NeIther JcnrIe,
nor Johnson is a quick fighter. That
makes 1t appear that the night will be
a long one. johnson cannot put jeff
him away at all. Johnson Is such a
shfty fellow that I do not believe that
Jeffries viii be able 10 get 10 him early
in the night.
ROBERT CORNELL-Jeff is the hest
fighter In the world today. He is far
Johnson's superior in every respect Jeff-
rios viii win I have watched the big
fellow round into shape, but he is rIght
there with the power TO punch. An
other thing. Jeffries can take more pun
ishment than any man that ever lived.
He can't be worn down,
HUGH M'INTOSH-T saw Johnson de-
feat Tommy Burns and ! know that he
Ia n strong, clever hghter. but since
have arrived here ] have been led 70
think that he has met his match in
Jeffrics ! have never seen n man that
rcpresented the sturdy type OF a fighter
that JEFF does. The people Of Australia
would go wild over HIM
Brotherly Love,
JACK JEFFRIES-Jlm will win this
battle In n walk
SAM BERGER-Pm so sure that JEFF
ries is going to win that ! would bet
my Frisco haberdhshery on him.
JOE CHOYNSKI-Johnson is going ia
be slaughtered. He meets his Waterloo
on Monday.
TEX RICKARD-Being n referee.
cannot make a prediction as to the win
ner but II will be tho grcotest fight
America has ever seen.