Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-29
CORbETT'S CLASSY
BOXING CHATTER
Tells of Jack Johnson Being
"Kidded' by George Cotton
and Monte AtteII.
CHAMPION CHANGES AND
is GETTING PEEVlSH
AID WoIgast Has Everybody
Guessing-Jack 0'Brien a
Wise Press Agent.
By James J. Corbett.

By James J. Corbett.
STANTON. Va, january IS : jack
johnson IS getting peevish II IS an easy
matter Ia get his goat these days, ane
his press agents and other boosters claim
that the champion was not u bit like this
IN the olden days. lie was one OF the
boys VINO could stand all the kidding and
hand 1t back with interest.
George kid" Cotton tand the kid
goes both ways>. u bl,rly negro who per.
formed as one of the punching bags in
The Johnson outfit while the latter was
getting in shape for Jeffres, is the --latest
10 send the champion mp in the air. and
lie made a good job Of il at that. Cotton's
manager. it appears, IN order TO get q
little advertising for his man. challenged
Johnson In behalf of his protege. He also
took ii upon himself TO intimate thai
Jack would pay little or no attention L
the def for the very good and sufficient
reason that Johnson knew very we'll that
cotton had 1t on him in every way. anc
was forced to '.puII' TO him in training
quarters.
The champion ate il mp. as We say il
the classics. and rushed 10 the neares
newspaper office with q certified checl
Tor $1,000. which he agreed To bet agains
5000 that he could put Cotton out in
side of ten rounds If given an oppor
1unity. the battle to he held immediatel,
il not sooner and mt any old place. Cot
ton did not respond, of course. Where
could he get hold of 5000? Jack was
perfectly safe in "A financial way But
at that il must be rather annoying wher
an old helper. and one that YOU kicked
out OF the training camp has the i'm
pcrtinence to challenge.
Attell Sasses johnson.
The same day the champion ran across
Monte Attell, one Of the many claimants
OF the bantam title and brother of the
more celebrated Abe. This all happened
IL Pittsburg. Monte was sassy and go
on the big fellows nerves. and Jack los
his head and wanted to take walloI
al the bantam He also accused Monte
of having first circulated the tale that
Jeffries was drugsed at Reno, and that
"a ne could not very we'll take a punch
at a man of Attells size, would be forced
t. get even with him in some other fash
Ion. He did that same evening by ap-
pearing as principal second for Monies
opponent AT a boxing contest.
Some of the iokcrS, and they are nu
nerous in Pittsburg, argue that fear Of
Atteils famous brother Abraham, the
champion featherweisht, was what KEEP
Johnson from chastisins the impuden
bantam. and have even gone 81 far a:
10 show ia print where Able figures L
lick the heavyweight champion on the
cold dope which is going some
All of this is not very important III
the way of news. although ii serves Il
prove that champion pugilist has his
troubles Just the same az any man o.
Ffnf at,d hot No N
4 disposition or how amiabIe tempera-
nlent he may bring with him into the
game the wear and tear his nerves
viii finally land him until the most trivia
happenings have the effect OF ma kinG
him peevish.
Mysterious Wolgast.
Can anybody get the right dope or
Champion Ad Wolgast? Within the las,
week or two Ad has agreed to box almost
every fighter of his weight in The bust
ness. Jack OBrien had the champion
booked for three appearances at the new
club in Philadelphia, IL the press agent
Is 10 be believed: but Tom Jones stepped
to the front AMI called everything of
by claiming that Ad had no right to
syn agreements without consulting hin
Dn the subject.
So Wclgast, like a dutiful champion
says he will not box for O'Brien if his
manager is not willing. These two seen
- have thorough understandings viii
Say that much for them-anG stand ny
laeir partnership agreement like couple
of stickers. even though they have little
D. no respect for their promises or ar
engagements with others.
Reports also have Ad signed to NEE
Packey Mcfarland for ten rounds at Mil
Raukee Washingtnn's birthday and Over
Moran AT t'-:-co March Is. The lates
ard likely the most reliable story /.
tuat lie VIII go on the road with theat
.ical company for few months and IT.,
20 gather it'll easy change.
80 far as n match with Packey is con
:eIncd / can't see where there is /
iaance Mac would hardly agree to NEE
me conditions that champion would in
~Iist on. Wolgast is legitimate 133
spuncer and might do bit less if til,
occasion demanded. and Packey has evi
lcntly taken on too much beef 10 evel
again make that figure at Tingside. II,
made L.; for Freddy Welsh when the,
net in Wales last year. but the time 70
keiRning-ia was. / think. some tim.
around = clock III the afternoon whici
ct the Chicago boy in with considerable,
lie best OF H. Looks like bet on tn.
theatrical proposition, for Adolp. VII
yet all the change.
ee Ryan Misguided
Tommy Ryan. former middleweigh
champion. IN an interview on the differ
INT forms of gameness displayed by box
IRIS. is quoted as saying that "ver.
game boxer" is one who takes all kind
" hances-stops every blow that come
,is way with some part of his anatom,
--G-d wades in for more and Tommy add
. hat this class seldom wins "A '.timi
boxer, according 10 this authority. /
,ne who gets away from hard punche
81 clever footwork, blocking OF by usin
us brains.
am positive that Thoman has bee
adly misquoted by the enterprisirg re
,Jrter who had the assignment Ryal
vas one OF the cleyerest men who eve
Tit ON the gloves. and one might say
t4c vf the gamest. At least he wa
FEVER accused OF showing the whit
Gather. Suil. he was not one of tn
game boxers who stopped an oppon
ants blows with his features every tim
lie other fellow took a punch at him
Rather would he come under his ow,
classification OF ''timid'' boxer for til
ormer champion was certainly Their
sith the footwork, blocking and til
link tank Tommy performed "A grea
many years and ranked as one of III
best IN the business. il was solel
through his remarkable cleverncss tina
~ stood the gaT 80 long. Ryan wei
.iluws that the clever boxer is the onl
who has chance to succeed Tn
act that man il not all dsnsure
Vith scars Of battle always in evidence
10 proof OF timidity on his part while 4
sction. No, young man. dom hand u