The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-26
Baseball Boxing Bowling
LANGFORD
DESTROYER
HAS PUT cRIMP IN MANY YOUNG
FIGHTERS CAREERS.
Big Negro Is Almost as Famous a
Destroyer as Joe Waleott
Ever Was.


Same Laugfori will, II he keeps
on. be just as famous as a DESTROYER
OF the hopes OF aspiring young fight
tiers as Joe Nalcott ever was. And
WalCott removed the championship
bee from the bonnet of many a de-
luded gladiator who had believed him
self possessed OF the material with
which belts are won. Langford is a
bigger man than Walcott. and men
who have seen both perform declare
that l.angiord Is just as good in pro-
portion 10 his size. This says a great
deal. for Waicott was only "A weller
weight-in fact. he fought twice as a
lightweight after he had been fighting
bigger fellows. and later on he
whipped middleweights and heavy
weig-ts, although only weighing l45
pounds himself. LanEford has been
lighting about lG2 to los Of late. and
he has defeated several men much
heavier lie has knocked ont Jim
Flynn. the cOnqueror of Al Kaufman,
several times. not 10 mention several
other biz fellows whom he has sent
down for tho cunt.
L.anEfOTd Is quite able TO test all the
sO-called white hopes who are said
10 be eager ~ get a crack al Jack
Johnson FOR the heavyweight cham
plonship lie is open 20 meet any man
In the world who looks to have any
thing like reasonable drawing powers.
sam would be a good trial horse for
the Oklahoma hope. Cary Morris. who
mas been dickcring Tor a match with
lin FLYNN for some months past. II
Morris would agree to box Langford
he would get "a good sized purse. for
l.angford IS a good drawing card. ow-
ing 10 the fact that the public knows
that he always gives a good account
OF himself. II Morris can go out and
beat this f~ast-Eaitcd colored fellow he
may rest assured that Johnson will
have TO give him a iight without de-
lay. and II he is as good a fighter as
his townsmen believe him 20 be. Mr..
Morris can Ect wealthy IN no time.
besides taking the title away from
Johnson. But-
Powerful Giant.
Morris IS turh % powerfully built
giant and apparently 80 fast ON his
feet for a big one that he should
make a great fighter. He should
stop Jim Flynn in a dozen rouUds or
less. and in cases he faces Langford
with his seventy pounds or SO of adj
vantage in wci-ht and several inches
iu height and reach. he should not let
sam get nra 10 him. or curse. We
persons Who have never seen Morris
actually fight In the flesh are not in
"a position 10 civ, an opinion as 10
! oW good ne REAL. is. but the pictures
make him look formidable. but stil a
Die lacking iu hncsse and general
tactics. The proposed fight with
Flynn will give "a pretty fair line on
his ability. FLYNN having stopped
Kaufman and given LHnEiOrd some
arguments W he beats Flynn hand
it Morris might take ON IlueiOrd.
and if Do" wins from this "tar baby
from Boston. the western giant Viii
Do ono OF the most popular boys since
the days when John J. was right.
Then he viii Dee assured OF trcmend
ous backing for e. big fght with the
big uois,' for tine Itl".
This may ali look very easy on
paper. but b. is a hard program. and
tAc man VINO can follow 10 SUCCESS
fully would have 20 Dee made of cham
piOusuip stun. We don't know how
much az this Morris has ZOO him. but
there are % great many persons who
believe that Doe ht- been built up ON
cheap match,-. having has becus for
opponents. and that he has NOT tIc
real fighting make up. This BE- only
talk. however. and proves nothing We
VIII not know anything about tho
young engineer until DO has been
against 20 good biz. younr hard hitting
Fighter. who can sting him md give
l.m 90 real test o. Mike Schreck had
fca years oG from DTS present ago
and VAS a- good as when Doc fought
around fbo country haot boo 1000 and
1904 Doc could have given Morris O.
real test
Morris may or may rof %" % real
fighter. bot Uo vill rri out 900 about
Iim 10 Do" cnu ho persuaded to got
irto fnr ring Vlth Sam l.auefori