The evening world., 1911-05-23

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Of Prominence Not Talking
About Coming Back"
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The Now York World.
yVY ELL. well! Whats all this come
~ back taik w h,ar9 Everybody
IVY Is just waiting Tor a chance TO
tAa- Us. ii seems. First thcrc Is Jimmy
Rr.;t. now on his way 10 California. hut
rianning to return TO New In a few
Weeks and show that he can come
back" although Jimmy doesn't put Il
tnat way. Don't say / want to come
back said James before starting
West. FOR. really. I never went away.
] just took life easy for a while. / have
been doing a lot OF boxing on the quiet
Of late. thinking that Nelson match
proposition was on the level. Now. you
can take my word for 1t. I'm pretty
good. ! won't say that I'm faster than
! ever was in my life. Perhaps some of
that youthful ginger may be lacking.
Eut | am a better fighter than when |
met McGovern here. anyway. l can hit
twice as hard. l have a Sallop now.
and II l don't put Nelson in the land Of
dreams In a couple OF rounds / couldn't
win a guessing contest at a church fair.
rs a pipe. I've been longing for one
last waiop at the Dane for some time.
aai when ! get it-goJd nignt. Bat
a Nd ~Nelson-Nhy. Bat is actually
~ sending wires every day. prepaid.
telling how anxious he is to
come back" and announcing his will
ingness to use Britt for the first step
ping stone. Bat has also been training
"on the quiet and thinks that he Is
faster. stronger. more clever. tougher
and gamer than he ever was in his life
before. Wait tin | show them guys.
says Bat. THE t!tle is coming back 10
where it belongs
A ND X. e. Brown. Ask him II he
y can come back"
"Vot.' cNe,aims X. o. Get I'm
again. Dots all say. Get I'm again"
X o. will get i'm again" Thursday
night at the Harlem River Casino and
II he gets him" the same way he did
IN Brooklyn "A couple Of weeks ago itll
be a sad day for X. O. However. -.
Morgan has deviated from his usual
rule and consented to giving out II
short interview on the subject. limited
10 one sentence. delivered without TAX
ING breath. Says Moisan. *. O. IS
she gamest little fighter .n the world
and he doesn't know when he Is licked
20 when he fought Murphy he kc.t
coming To- hts corucr after each round
d saying. Iloy, Morgan. % is T.
Fcing?' and when ! SAID. You Dutrh
piece Of cheese, you're getting your
head punched of. don't you know IT,
he only grinned and said, i dunno,
Morgan; I'm as strong as a bull. but
can get him., and next time. ,ake It
from me, he'll have his Judgment OF
distance back and he'll wallop a few
INTO Murphy's stomach, ana i'm be a
different story. and that's why | WI.
- willing to guarantee Murphy $500
FOR his end 10 got h.n arair. after
which Wen probably 60 TO the Cous'
10 get Wolgast IN a twenty-round nght
because Brown never tires or show,
BsANsAAAhNAAt az ANhN > AAf EAIlt lOl
him. as he'll lick Nolgast sure"
THE one nstic gentleman Of proni
who has nothing to sa.
about coming ba tx is JacI
Johnson. Jack has been ON, Of the r,rI
now for nearly IA year. lie refuse Al
matches and still sticks to his t.,,
Not to say TIA, Johnson wouldn't yt.r.
10 that tile anyway. Ten o. one o.
would. 1t viii take "a whale of a hpnte
10 win 1t from him.
With all respect for J%ohnson's abinty
however, there should be some tim
limit on holding ring titles without dc
fendEpg them. II IS all right 70 ALTO
IA man who has fought his way to =.
top a limited period in which, 10 gathe
loin and enjoy a rest. But why let IA
time be extended Indefinitely. as Joar
sIn seems determined 10 extend il? II
mas no apparent intention Of ever Ash
.ag again. y champion should be "
lag TO defend las title whoever oncgo
e. good mattel. with proper .u3uccmcu,
Johnson has been offered 10y Wet,
Bgeyer OF Paris $4,000 for A.s end
As.ht either Lunstord or jeanette 10
na.sh and By Hugh Mcintosh $2I.O1j
light Langford twenty rounds. VIII,
more does he want II ne intends
set into a ring again. the Jenri
nght. with It's enormous purse az
moving picture moneys, was an e.
t.uord!nary occasional Ngnt broug
ABOUT by a tremendous public demai
mat mad the financial .glucemen
possible. Johnson viii never ret ST..
big money again, no matter what lac
CHALLENGER comes up. Also, clever
he Is, he cannot stay out OF the ri
much longer and make the fight be
capable OF making when at his be.
lie Should either come back to I
ring now or announce his Tctiremel
leaving the title 70 be fought for
the various runners-uD who are ch,
longing aim.