Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-21
JOHNSON TO POST
$4,000 FORFEIT
FOR BIG FIGHTS
Pittsburg Paper REFUSES His
Check, but Jack Says He'll
Post the Money With a Reput..
able Citizen That He Can
Knock Out Cotton Within Ten
Rounds.
PITT5BURG. Pa. Jan. II.

1ITTb6URG, Pa, Jan. II. an-
ACK JOHNSON, heavyweight pugia
list last night offered to bet $780, !,
= 900 to $4,000 that he can knock out
either Al Kaufman or George Cotton.
In the case Of Cotton the champion is :
willing to fight the m the contest
Is arranged and guarantees to win in
less than ten rounds or forfeit $4,000
AS to q night with Kaufman, Johnson :
was not specific, excepting to state he
would want four weeks in which to
prepare himself. 5
The matter seemed to worry johnson.
He visited the Gazette Times office last
night, made out the $4,000 check pay.
able to h newspaper and left disap~.
pointed when the newspaper refused to
hold the money. He insisted that he
would place the check with some rep
utable person before leaving the city. &
Hugh Mcintosh will close down his
Olympic Club in London the latter part
OF next mont and return to his home
In Australia. This information comes
from Al Lippe, manage Of Harry
Lewis, the Philadelphia fighter now In
London. /
Phil Knight, the crack lightweight of
Kansas City. will meet "Cy' Smith at
the stag OF the National Sporting Club
on February 2.
Sammy Kellar. the English bantam
weight, and Young Shugru, the strong,
willing bantamweight of Jersey City,
are both In fine condition for their ten
round bout at the stag of the Olympic
A. c.. Of Harlem, on Monday night.
A difference of half a pound is the
only thing that stands in the way OF q
match between Johnny Coulon and
Tommy Houck, the crack Philadelphia
bantamweight. Eddie Mcmahon, man
ager of Houck, Is willing to match
Tommy against Coulon at 116 pounds,
but Pa" Coulon wants t15Ha pounds.
If the boys are matched they will box
at the Empire A. c. February S.
Frankie White, of Chicago, last night
knocked out Kid Ross, of New York,
In the fourth round of a scheduled 90
round fight at Cheyenne, Wyo.
All of the States direct testimony in
the Ketchel murder case had been pre-
sented when court adjourned last night.
1t Is expected the defense will completes
its case today and the jury VIII be in
structed. Should this be accomplished
arguments will open Monday. But one
new feature developed In the trial yes
terday, that being a question regarding
whether the dead pugilist's real name
was Kiecal. He always maintained
this was his correct name.
Denver" Ed. Martin, of san Fran
cisco, was awarded the decision over
Ed. Hagen. the former Seattle police
man, in the third round of a scheduled
four-round bout last night at Seattle.
when Hagen was disqualified for but
ting.
The Madison Athletic Club. of Sui
zer's Park. In Harlem, opened With 4
bang last night, n the members werc
treated to a good nights sport, the
wind-up OF the night between Youns
Donohue, OF Boston. and Kid Burns, Of
the West Side, resulting in a good
draw after ten rounds Of really inter4e
esting boxing. The bout came near ter-c
minating In the very first round, when
Burns, in his eagerness to stop his
men early, hit low. but u~nintention-
ally. Donohue went down from the
blow. but did not stay ON the nat long
and when Referee Billy JON saw the
Boston boy was ready to go on he let
them 20 at 1t again.