El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-06

fries was not q ST l--=r; he was always
ready and willing TO fight After be-
coming champion ne met all chal-
lengers as last a. they came along.
Jeff gave Fit simmons q chance to
win the title back. extended the same
apiece with Sharkey and Rubin; and
always on q percentage basis
JObnsOn's DIGGING Record.
How do the records Of these men
compare with JOhnsOn's2 None was
ever accused of ~dOgEing" it, and they
were all sportsmen enough to take
even chances for the coin
The present holder of the champion
ship would much rather not fight al
all: or If he must, to cOnfine his Oper-
in limited bOuts-men who are noVlceS
a the game. / have it on good author
ity that he has been angling FOR
matches of this sort ever since that
easy money affair in England was
called off.
Johnson would agree to box 10 round
bouts with Flynn Palzer, Kennedy or
Norris for less than $4,000, beleNe
me. Why2 Because he figures II
comparatively easy job 90 outpOlnt any
one Of these men But il in a year or
or So Palzer, for example, has .devel-
oped into q worthy challenger, viii
johnson be so eager to box him.
JOhnsOn's Method OF CraWfishing.
Is no money for him in fighting another
negro. Hugh McIntOsh's many offers
put the lie TO this statement. 1t looks
as if the champion would sign TO box
Jim Flynn in order to get out Of meet
ing either McFey or Jeanette. Flynn
looks easier game than the cOlored men.
who are nearer JOhnsOn's size and
weight. 1t is a poor match.
The champions word apparently IS
worthless He repudiated the agree
Oh 20 OH n
Sydney this spring in which ne was
guaranteed SO. GOO. 1 doubt If he IS on
the level now
AT his best johnson can be put in
the records as lucky champion. For
tunately for him he arrived when
the quality Of heavyweights was fast
deteriOrating- few years earlier ne
would have been contemporary with
such stars as FitzsimmOns, Mccoy
Rubin Sharkey. Maher and jeffries IN
his prime. What his chance would
have been to clean up that bunch
leave TO the judgment and opinion OF
my readers
When he fought Jeffries he drew tbs
capital prize OF professional pug1lism.
ANY ordinary heavyweight could have
defeated the shadow of Jeffries that
appeared in the ring that fateful Fourth
of July. The nervous collapse left the
once invincible champion practically
helpless. Those who witnessed the
AEnL Ied4lAt tlldL Ad-CL-
The champion staller.
Outside of his ability as a boxer,
and he falls short OF the ideal John
son can truthfully be said to bag the
prize as champion staller. He has
turned down many handsome offers TO
do battle. AS Joe Jeannette's mana
ger puts it: 'He conditions a chal-
lenger out of a match"
Ny advice to Johnson is to get busy
and fight Americans are growing
weary of him and his notoriety seeking,
exploits, after IS months Of fl. Sport
ing men in this country do not love a
champion the more because he is a ne
gro and the fact that ne has been toll
Grated far beyond the limit Of patience
should not create the idea in his moo
die that he can get away with 1t for
ever. The public wants to see him in
his capacity of fighter, or not at all
And that desire is prompted solely by
an eagerness to see him beaten.
Jas. ]. Corbett.