The Alaska citizen., 1911-11-06
By Otto Floto.

expressed niIlSt!I WIEN wv - a. 'l'N
o. he report circulated that he
~as down and out 50 far a. ready
money was concerned We agree
that SO far as his earning capacity
Is concerned he is still rich man.
But We must take his word FOR
he rest. There must have been
: me cause for the report sent from
abroad, for those things don't or
isinate in the minds OF the writer's
over there without some semblance
OF truth is present. We hope what
he SAYS is true for We do hate Ia
see any champion down and cut
In abandoning the fight with
Wells which vas scheduled Tor Tues
day next. johnson showed good
business sense. as did also the pro
uoters True they had offered a
nurse Of ;4u,UU for the battle. That
was offered pay Ct play. and seV-
eral large amounts have since been
deposited as forfeits The unfavor-
simply impossible to have made the
bout success. In addition 10 tn"
purse the big amphtheater in Earl
court would have had to be rebuilt.
that s15.0OO house would not
G.se repaid the promoters. 10 draw
thai amount in the face OF the pres
I'D, .,f RttlN
;Ee ministers but The press as well.
vas simply out OF the question. |
dare sd, that the promoters made
The best sort OF a settlement posi-
Die with Johnson. booked their loss
Is. and brought the most unpleas
AM situation TO close.
But Johnson threatens TO retire.
Wouldn't that be awful? In recent
issue OF the London Sporting Life.
in referring to the trouble. they
headed their column with Pro Bono
Publico." Johnson read il, and then
stated that he allowed no enc 10
call him a name of that sort When
u
lug. For the Public Good" he was
wild with rage and declared that II
the time had arrived when he was
10 b.. referred to in that manner
be was ready to quit. Today he an
u0uuces he has arrived at that con
clusion. What a difference few
nj 40
extract from the London Times of
July ::
You mean would | fight for
America? Well. you're wrong. for
there would be nothing doing No.
sir. mean it when say that |
would never shoulder a gun for
America. What do they trouble about
black man. anyway? We never get
II square deal.
And what about England.
Sure; | would fight for England
and glad TO do il if she wanted me
10"
And when are you going back to
America"
Not until am forced to. and
then. ] am coming back as quickly
AS can. It's sure fine country. is
England Then will crack
couple of bottles of wine and drink
-ucoess TO England and Jack John
sou."
ha q n
Ln " how Johnson feels about dead.
old England just now. His opinion
must have undergone considerable
change since that interview was
given TO the Times. He will prob
ably realize now that this little
old United States is pretty good
says, he has not always received
square deal To be candid. if John
son has not received square deal
it's his own fault. We think he was
treated royaly and better than he
deserved
Has the Western League become
retrogressive? That's the question
that is botheling some of the fans
who go 10 see the games. Dame
Humor has had it for some time
that movement is on foot to insti-
ute a salary limit" When this is
done then the Western league can
no longer hope to be classed as
"A" The salary limit means lower
classification. 1t means that they
have gone backward a step, and
while not exactly of the cactus brand
of league they place themselves
but little higher,
With the salary limit comes in
ferior playing talent. The quality of
the player will be lower and with
ii the ca.iber OF the league itself
becomes below the par at which it is
rated now in the baseball world
Does not the dropping from class
"A" mean that the price of the
player that Is drafted. is rather less?
Doesn't il give those who so siren
uously but unsuccessfully attempt
to push the Western league out of
the select circle chance to renew
tho old Fiubto Hasn't tho Western