The evening world., 1911-07-29
Sandy Ferguson Has a Yellow
Streak and Should Be Barred
BY All Clubs interested In
Clean S%port-Johnny Thomp.
sons Reply to the "Panning."

ccSyashk. 1911. by the Press Publishing Go.
The New York World.
THE yellow streak in Sandy Fer
Guson came out again last night
at the Twentieth Century Club.
He quit like a yellow dog In the NTH
round OF his night with Tony Ross.
This is nothing more than the match
maker OF the club might have expected
Ferguson has the quitting habit. lie
quit In his bout with Joe jeanette here
soms time age.
The night wasn't much OF a night
while II lasted. for Ferguson Rugged
TeAy ~fervently all the way. while Ref
cree Charlie White tugged In vain ef-
forts TO make him let go and fight.
Take the big bum on" yelled the
disgusted spectators. In the fourth and
NTH round Ross landed a few stomach
punches, n as Sandy has been pick
ling that part of his anatomy in water
front whiskey for several years he
didn't like the treatment. In the NTH
he turned to White and said: ''rve got
enough. but don't tell them I said So"
Then Sandy tried to crawl out through
the ropes. white made an attempt to
hold him. but Sandy broke away. white
announced that Ferguson had quit 'of
his own RE- WILL" and the spectators
hootsA white the Boston yellow hope
snoaked back TO the dressing room.
Ferguson hadn't even been knocked
down.
Il 10 the worst Of poor judgment 70
put such boxers as Ferguson before
tn public and take money for Il. His
rsssrd 10 90 unsavory that 1t Ia an In
suit TO the Intelligence M decency Of
the club members TO put him on at all.
Not only that but II IL q serious
knock for the game itself. Such fel-
Iowa - Sandy Ferguson should be
barred from all clubs that pretend to
DO interested In clean sport. Sandy has
not always made . speciality of using
his ests on men.
NCIONE JOHNNY THOMPSON
dropped In to see us. There was
sadness In Johnny's eye.
II know ! made a poor fight with
Lewis" said Johnnie. II should have
taken more time to train. carried
about ten pounds OF fat that didn't do
me any good. My wife told me I ought
% DO In better shape to fight. but !
thought I was good enough to knock
aim out. ] always fight on the same
plaa. I expected to wear Lewis down
~ keeping after him and then knock
lin out In the ninth or tenth round.
That's my style. I have a lot OF
Stamina. SO that I can keep up a rush
.ng night. Then when the other fellow
: tired I finish him. Lewis has too
much Of that old-time ring generalsh!p.
and ] couldn't get him. Being fat made
ne slow. too. ! was carrying l61 pounds
and ] ought TO have trained down TO
i5S. where I was when ! fought Papke.
Lewis was faster and more clever than
was and he stalled through.
u Just one thing now. I don't
care whether ! get n money for II
or not. but I want TO show you people
here In New York that i can fight. /
want to take on tho toughest man In
the business. Lots OF peo9'a think
Frank Klaus has a good claim to the
niddieweight championship. Maybe he
las. Maybe he is the best middle
weight in the world. He's a fellow who
lights every second OF the time and
doesn't stall. they tell me. I'd like "a
night Klaus. Whatever happens ] can
promise the people hat they'Il see a
night. He might not get me and
might not get him. but in any cas-,
there'ii be more gruelling In ten rounds
than anybody has seen round herr
In q long time.
Johnny sat in silent gloom for a mo
ment and stared out OF the window
Even the thought OF a 'gruelhng'
battle failed to cheer him up. ''Thi
10 tough" he said at last. After beat
ing Papke and winning a reputation
fight . sloppy hght and get panned. Yo
ought to have heard what my wife sal
to me this morning when We got tn
papsrs. You can bet m he In snap
for the next fight"
And Johnny vent out.