Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-16
WALTER JOHNSON.

acquire knowledge through the school OF
experience that all the training In the
world could teach them. He made gooo
and looks as II he might go on and IN
time get to the top of the heap. carr
looms on the pugilistic horizon as the
most promising white man. II we may
except Kaufman, and the sports WOULD
be wonderfully encouraged ana the sport
immensely stimulated should he dispose
Of one or two Of the more formidable
second-class heavies. Barry is no easy
mark and has had a world of experience.
but with the advantage in height, weight
that Morris could do the trick. At any
rate, he is due for a chance at bigger
game do not believe In hurrying the
fellow. but he has from all accounts
showed wonderful improvement OF iate,
and he may be the right man, the one
we are all looking for. He is surely en-
titled to q yest for few months II he
wants 1t, and 1t ought not to do MIN
any harm. Carl saw Barry best Tony
Ross not 50 long co aga eS betb
New York sports would cheerfully kck
in with liberal dues and assessments II
given an opportunity to get slant az
ten-round go between Norris and Barry
or. say, Jim Flynn or Tony Ross. Any
body who could make the big fellow step
some would do. and a decisive victory
over any one Of these men would boost
the Oklahoman's stock skyWard ana
make an attraction of the first water IL
Is up TO ORoorke and Gibson and the
other Gotham managers to try to land
the big fellow. I imagine he Will not
be averse to trip to the metropolis II
the financial inducements warrant.
Should Have Been Stopped.
The Langford- McVey contest in Paris
was called a draw by Referee CORR. who
was imported for the occasion, although
critics say the ''Tar Baby had shade
of points Corrfs justification of his
decision is that the men were stalling
throughout the contest and he determined
to give neither the verdict. The proper
thing to have done would have been to
stop the bout and order the men from the
ring If satisfied the contest was not On
it's merits. On the other hand. 1t Is an
easy matter to cry fake and all that
sort of thing. but quite another to prove
It. My own opinion is and always has
been that Iangford Il a six or ten round
boxer and his fights with Joe Jeanette
would seem to verify my view. At the
finish of each of these battles Joe was
the fresher and apparently the stronger
Of the pair. although having taken a
great deal of punishment during the
earlier rounds. Jeanette has been trying
to get Sam to sign for a fortyfive round
or finish contest for long time. In
fact, he is now in Paris with that object
in view. Sam has been persistent in his
refusal to go the marathon up to date and
will probably continue to sidestep. And
while all this has been going on the
champion heavyweight of the world is
doing stretch out on the Pacific coast.
1t is to be hoped that during his imprison-
ment the error of his ways will be i'm
pressed on the champions mind and also
that he will have learned that even a
world-beater is not immune from the
long arm of the law. Johnson's crazy
stunts with his motor car were stood for
in the east. but in California they ap-
parently all look alike and the judge
who sat down so hard on the smoke is
deserving of the praises of all lovers
of justice. The negro's antics are beneath
the dignity of champion.