The evening world., 1911-06-12
One Good Reason Why Jack
Johnson Won't Fight Sam
Langtord or Any One Else in
Maryland Is That He Wouldn't
Draw AIRY Money Down There.

Coz, arh,. 1911. by The rrc-, Publishing Co
rrbc Nes YORK NOfidt
TrHERE .s at least ore good reason
Why the talk about Jack John.
q sons Hghtins in Maryland under
the new law Is all twaddie, Maryland
IL a little TOO far South for a cham
psonship eight in which one or both OF
the contestants are black II wouldn't
drav any money. II a waite man were
selected TO fight johnson in Maryland
tie champion would display the same
wisdom he showed wien he backed out
OF visiting Texas with his white wife
after coming. East nom fseno.
Johnson and Lsnsford wouldn't draw
enogsA money anywhere IN the south
to pay ~in;cres; en- the sum johnson de-
mands for lis services. Down theirs the
people don, value the services OF dusky
nghtets 80 hishiy that they would pay
the usuai prices charged at champion
shlp matches, and IT Is. doubtful tina,
they'd turn out at any price.
Moreover, the promoters would have
10 put up a large part OF the purse a
a guarantee that they would pull the
nsht on, for neither Johnson nor Lang
ford would be willing 10 take tho chancc
Of having the fight prevented. New law
or no new law. the affair would hs too
big for its setting. and no doubt the
Governor down there would find some
way to stop It.
IN SMITHS friends nay that Jim
didn't run out OF the Lansford
match because he feared dusky
e. ...~- The Farf ~ the natt0ts
they explain. 10 simply that 'Langford
had a big guarantee. and ~ James WAS
on p~ercsptass he foxny estimated the
.xtent Of the seat reservations and came
q, the conclusiSo that there would b.
mighty l,ttls money to take back TO
Winchester after .,LAngford's end had
been provided for. Moreover. for a
slugger like Smith Il 10 NO joke to aght
Langford for nothing.
RrNCB ADAL4DENrs boat has
been beaten in the yseht races At
Nei T1is 70 funny. Thought II
was always . matter Of courtesy to al
low royalty's horses and yachts to nnhh
nrst. and very Atso0urteous indeed 10
shew tail Or tafSrail moving away from
them In ne Aistases.
LIANT Get away tron D, Norgan's
boosts for X. o. Brown. Which
sverythiAs else - dull MoesNa
dreps IN. with . new line Of taik. and
here NV are. r
Say" ssil Dan yesterday, tive hssn
study4ng history. I ought to NOW a
little more about the Old lighters when
hve . youngstsr coming along who'll
make 'em all o X shines befoss
Ions. I've Just been reading about
Alexander the Great He cried because
10 had 20 more worlds TO conquer,
rhat's the way II u with Brown. Every
time I 80 him he begins saying: Hey.
AorgGn. Why don't you set Wolgast Tor
met Get HIN again I'm goingto take
him out to the Coast soon unless VOL.
gaN will come here and neht Brown
again N . tM.round bout ! think X. o.
san put him away IN ten. II he cant
he's suys to do It In twenty. I'm a.
sure d II ~ ! en- that I'm sitting here.
lust - show you how sure ! am. I've
been cAnvAsslnS my friends. and when
We 80 TO California I'm going to take
Along over. $4,000 to bet on Brown. III
bet those Frisco sports or their feet,
ana J won't ask for odds, either"
EREi6 . letter from . sentls,
man who 10 evidently OF a sus-
puous turn Of mind;
Mr.. Robert Edgren. Evening World.
Dear S,r--Complying with the re-
quests OF q score OF BrooklyniteA I
am going to . your opinion OF the
following:
Brooklyn hss broken even with the
Cubs up 10 date; has taken three
out OF seven from the Phillies; broke
even with st. Louis. while the lat
tsr has been playing great ball:
three out OF -four from Cincinnati
cher old hoodoo); has ~Pittsburg's
number 20 date-but stiil has Loaf
mn straight to New York.
Let Us have your answer, Mr.. Ed
gren. II, however. you entertain the
same opinion as We do regarding
these nine defeats" n reply will be
unnecessary. Yours most sincerely,
A CONSTANT READER.
don't know. Brooklyn. I don't know
Funny things happen. Remember tina
great little Brooklyn hgbter. Terry Nc
Govern. He was without q doubt tn
greatest In the world In his time. YounI
CGrbett beat lin. Terry fought a fey
other topnotchers TO see II he was sti
mere and "a licked them with ease
Then he fought Corhett again. At frs
Terry had Young corbett half whipped
but the Denver fighter laid one OF
Terry's chin. knocked hi mgroggy an,
quickly battered him down, NOW. on a
dope. Terry should have licked Youn
Corbett 10 a dead certainty In that SCI
ond fight. He was twice as good
hghter as corbett ever was, but h
couldn't beat corbett, and II they ha
fought again within q year the iuc
would probably have turned against hin
In just the same way. There are strange
things In lights and baseball gamer
Brooklyn, than are dreamed OF IN all q
your philcspohy. And that doesn't inca
that strange happenings are neeesssr
- be laid to crookedness, either. 4
haps Brooklyn has . new "hoodoo.'