The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-27
i WoJgast Will Defend Light
weight Title at National
Suorting Club Friday.
,,rK JOHNSON CAN HARDLY
IyOJD FIGHTING LANGFORD
/ Ne Declines, Charges of
Cowardice Are Likely to Be
Made Against Him.
WYE. (BAT) MAsTERsoN.

,'ru Work.. Feb. 2e.-The next big
a., entertainment at the National
s.s,,,nr club will take place on Friday
"a, March 3. On this occasion Ad
80, the lightweight champion Of the
va and Knockout Brown. the local
.aSity. will meet in the main event
yssrs is perhaps more interest," ocins
l.,i;ssied in this contest than IN any
-. sss ,aken plscc In New York in
gss New York papers have played up
n. prown 10 such an extent lately that
soassnds OF boxing enthusiasts IN me
~ have been led to believe that he is
.r,csIIy unbeatable. This. as might be
.rcnnt Of interest in tho Welsa Brown
,,lssi So well have the New York pa
~, done their work in behalf of Brown
s,, hall likely be an even money choice
~, ne hooks up with the champion.
Brown Has Courage.
Tat Brown is real good. willing
x1sppsr cannot he denied, but he has
n Nj 10 learn about the game. What
!. heks in science and cleverness, how
|,,sr he fully makes up in courage and
.s,erminston And these are the quail
rs that have made him such a pro-
reuncrd farovIte In local sporting circles.
n Philadelphia that he was not afraid
Il d ite. the fact that Woleast was
~ champion made no difference TO
ysrkout Brown. He just sailed in and
tRht as II he were meeting a fighter
ordinary class.
Hs did the same tho other night at
ns Madison A. c. when ne went against
lrs-Found Hogan. Albeit the latter was
&, . champion. he nevertheless sported
irsme thai would naturally tend TO ere
" many m!sgivings in a fighter with n
fnrt less stout than the one the Knock
IA boy possessed, He took a good Cruel
| n from Hogan without flinching and
nreedsd TO break even with the Call
| tnIan.
Brown is the only one among the local
>1sch Of lIghtweights who would have
flhstood the Cclilornian's onslaughts
rt10ut showing the canary. However
/ ~ Brown may be as a scientific boxer.
due him in all fairness TO say that
= s not quitter, nor does he fail to
. his best under the most trying cir
instances.
Fogssi may beat Brown Friday night
7sst for one believe he will-but IL
~ mol be for the want OF courage on
pe part OF the local man should he so
%sn TO defeat.
Jack Johnson May Fight.
-tNihA'sllh AllS lJSAi' DlpItlpltl' 'oS
ABOUT bringing Johnson and Lang
Pa iogether In a 20-round battle In his
lcadon prena. in which the heavyweight
eaTpOhship OF the world will he AT
exe Nclntosh is no piker when II
I5ss q5,s TO Offering purses. and the prob
%lllss are TINT the induccment he will
VIII make Johnson think twice be-
ts 'urnlne II down unless he is afraid
s' Langford will accept any reason
tsrms that may be offered goes with
SAYING. be thinks he can whip the
fIuenr OF Jeffries. And think
sai add that there are quite n mum
pliers In this country who think:
M im only way that Johnson can avoid
sauas Langford is 10 impose a lot q
rasonaole ~, and Ridiculous condition.
-A would make the match Impossible
ne does that hen hardly escape
saaIge OF being afraid of his man
,In,ccsn' SO | am informed, is prepared
saner guarantee purse or give III,
Ett!p,s. '''e'''"se u inc sa''
',.s ss oattle, u IL takes place in the Nc
Z -zs1iafena ,sh arena In London. Will draw n ire
'Sa'vus N cfowd-without doubt the big
I In ''o"d That ever attended a prizt