The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-31

Will race MIN Lang10fo Will
travel across the world to get the op.
portunity. That's how much Of
chance the little man thinks he has.
A comparison of the measurements
shows one part Of the body prin-
cipay part-in which Langford holds
the palm. That 10 the chest. Under
normal conditions he measures ~
inches around the upper trunk while
Johnson only shows 80, an advantage
of s inches for Langford. Ring history
shows that the majority Of great Tight
ing a long and strenuous encounter.
the organs hidden there perform the
real functions Of the battle. The vast
lung power stands for endurance. That
word means everything.
Around the waist johnson meas.
ures 80 inches. while Langford slides
the tape to 80 inches. These figures
the torso. Langford has a sturdier body
than his rival.
In the length of the reach both men
can stretch ~ inches and the other
portions of the arm and leg vary 80
slightly that there Is really no diff
ference. r.
Coming down to the weight. john
son when down to fighting trim tips
the beam around 200 pounds. Lang
ford now does his best work around
$50 pounds. So in this respect there is
not such a huge difference when
n figures that in the heavyweight d.
vision weight cuts little figure.
Breaking away from the anatomical
which favors the present champion,
one naturally turns to the records of
both men. There is only M fight that
can really be used as a criterion of
the respective prowess Of both ight-
1t took the latter twenty rounds to
knock him out. Sam met Langford
years later and all that Langford could
! do was to get a draw. McVey raj az
good as johnson Counting experience)
when they met, and when he FLASHED
with Langford the latter was under no
particular handicap. On this n fight
the scales sway toward johnson.
But take Langford's complete rec.
ord and compare it with Johnson's
Langford figures far and away the best
This black tornado won most of his
real fights by knocking out his men,
johnson generally gathered his VIC
tories by outpointing his man. John
son took eleven rounds to beat Flynn
into helplesness. Langford just used
one punch to accomplish the same
camp to amply prove that Langford is
a better puncher than his rival.
Here's a pertinent question: Does
johnson like the gaff? Nobody knows
There has never been a fight in which
the champion had to take real punish
ment. When he met eKtchel, the lat
ter dropped johnson. The middle
weight champion was a good hitter
but he could never equal Langford In
blows.
Should the pair clash, Johnson's
method of fighting would be the same
as Of old-feinting and then counter.
ing inside. Langford, fighting hit
regular battle, would keep bearing in
trying to land on.the body. Can John.
sons cleverness. jabbing and chop
ping keep the miniature fighting ma
chine away from that center Of at.
tack? That is the question. Langford
built as he is. with all his massive
strength stored within q small space
could assimilate terrible punishment,
before he would stop tearing after tho
vital part Of Johnsno's frame. Very
seldom does Langford attack the face
and head until the strength and steam
Of an opponent has faded under the
bruising wallops.
johnson has been leading a life Of
dissipation since crowned at Reno
'Langford Is a family man with clean
I habits.
Can johnson overcome the ravagel
Of his fast pace and training to take
of his surplus flesh? Can johnson
stand up and take the terrible punish.
ment that Langford Is capable Of deal.
ing? Can johnson with his marve.
l,us science. beat Langford. also a clev.
er man. and stand of the latter's per-
sistency? Can johnson prevent Lang
ford from wrestling the worlds cham.
pionship? The fates must answer.
Many clever fellows Of flstiana are
quite sure johnson can do none OF
these things.