The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-28
.LANCF ORD BOUT
ATTRACTS FANS
Tar Baby and Caponi to Meet
at Kenosha Monday
Night.
BOSTON NEGRO EASILY HAS
MUCH THE BETTER PUNCH
Chicago Italian, Judging From
Past Performances, Un-
doubtedly Will Lose.

Evidence OF the difficulty encountered
by pugilisdc promoters in making matches
in certain classes that bear resemblance
to real matches never was shown more
plainly than at the present time The
one sidedness Of 80 many bouts these
days shows this point distinctly. Fight
ers Of equal ability In the various divI-
sioDs. especially in the light heavy weight
ranks. cannot be found
But Bidetracking that part of pugilism
which has gone into the dim and dismal
past. the promoters. the fans and the
fighters themselves face problems in
making matches for the future. One Of
future is that between Sam Langford. the
Boston negro. one OF the toughest pieces
or lighting machinery that ever stepped
into any ring, and Tony Caponi. the Chi
cago Italian.
The night of May 20 the white and the
black Of II appear in the ring at Kenosha.
WIS. to battle ten rounds That Is the
standpoint OF the close observer of things
pugilistic IL Isn't likely to 20 that far.
II rs their belief that the bout will come
to sudden conclusion unless Langford
forgets that he is in fight and becomes
an exponent OF brotherly love.
Black Is No Gentle Mixer.
Langford's past performances make II
appear that he will fight his kind of fight.
which certainly isn't a gentle thing Fer
reference inquire Of Jimmy Barry. Fire
man Flynn. and a lot more Of them who
are much more avoirdupoIsed, It is hard
10 see where Capori can be conceded a
chance to get the world afire when he
faces the negro. There is no need to
compare the two as far as cleverness or
gameness is concerned. That is not likely
to cut as great a figure as one might I'M
agine when the two start "maulies" fly
Ing; It is the punch that IL Is predicted
will do the damage.
No one is going to concede that Tony
has punch CT the same horsepower as
the negro. AS clouter 1t is doubtful II
any OF them. including our champion.
Jack johnson, has more damaging wal
lop than Sam. Therefore IL Is up to Ca
poni not to let one Of those black lefts
II he % expects to weather M the Storm storm Nay Nay
20. 1t would sound like thunder to Tony.
and thunder In this case means g. knock
out
We are making no effort TO pick win
ners or dope" out just what Is going
to happen. The matching Of the two on
past performances justlies what has been
"a wss TnockeS out bg
Flynn, the same person who still more
recently handed the great white mans
hope" AL Kaufman, an elegant licking
and the sleeping potion In Kansas City
ring in ten rounds. Flynn knocked Ca
poni out In nine rounds.
Flynn Humbled by Sammy"
LanRford and Flynn met twice in Call
fornla not SO long ago. The first was a
ten round mill and the newspapers cred
tied Flynn with having the best OF It.,
There isn't any doubt as to what might
have happened at that time. but the gen
eral supposition was that Sammy was
stalling, AT any rate. they were inme-
diately rematched. and what Langford
did TO the fireman was almost criminal.
Flynn was beaten UP badly. and It took
only seven rounds to do II. After II was
over Flynn went to the hospital and
stayed there awhile, having the broken
and bruised parts mended.
II Langford did that to Flynn. and
Flynn did what he did to Caponi-well.
what's the answer? Dope II out yourself
and see how hard 1t Is TO find suitable
opponent for the negro at his weight.