The evening world., 1912-01-04
No Objection Could Be Raised
to Bout Between Johnson and
Jeanette Here.


iae NV ION WOMB.
TACK JOHNSON Won't md (, all
easy sailing. even n he does Intend
10 come out and light again. IN
the nrst place he'll ave 60 nght some
man OF his W coior-a thing that i,o
never relished 10 any great extent. Tao
White Hope" crop. while improving
fast. Is hardly yet mature enough, to
give him any trouble. Years ago. whom
JohnAon was Just ms great q boxer al
he In now. and probably IN better fgh,.
ing condition. he could night every wccl,
IL he cared TO. Just because he WASH,
regarded as n wonder. To-day prestige
" making II hard for him - md
opponents. There are only three or
-four med IN the world that the snort
Ing public would care TO sec In a ring
with johnson.
say that the white hop. cron 4,
hardly yet good enouxh 10 go spalna,
Johnson. This doesn't mean tina Il
isn't IN a class with jeanette. Mcvcy
and Lansford. The white man who Il,
given n match will johnson must DO
good enough 10 have at least an even
chance CT winning. for the white fo;.
10 xers OF the game don't care TO SOC a
one-sided battle with Johnson on the
winning end. II II seems likely that
the white man has more thaa an oven
chance the hEht that II sure TO come
some day Will pack any arena IN Amer
lea Half \ dozen 'hopes" axe clamoi.
ing To- for a match With the cham
pioa. They won't get II. In a year
more the affair n beat a different
complexion. In that time I'a'zor or
Morris or some hig heavyweight may
show class that will entitle him TO a
chance.
TIER things besides scarcity Of
opponents are against Johnson.
They won let him rGht n white
maj sn England. lie was matched day
before yesterday to box McVty. tho
los Angeles negro. In Australia. Yes
tsrday the cables flashed the startling
Information tina; Mcintosh had sud.
denly transferred the match TO Paris.
Why7 Evidently hecr ~. Australia
doesn't want johnson. even when he IL
10 box against another negro. Johnson
wasn't very popular In Australia on his
las visit.
Johnson may box In Now York. but
" no does no race question will he
balrtus " Nv W M
would be a very fast and interesting
bout, q clever exhibition OF boxing.
There's no apparent objection to II.
Why shouldn', men like Johnson and
Jeanette. who class among the most
shukui boxers IN the heavyweight divi-
sion. meet anywhere
r. johnson meets McVey In Paris. &C.
cording to their schedule. he'll need
. couple Of short Nights 10 train on,
for this Mcvey 10 an uncommonly dan
xerous heavyweight. Hes nearly q,
big and heavy as johnson. n he car
hit. Moreover. he has been fghtinE
oSten-long n~gbts-while johnson la,
been boxing exhibitions and forgetting
how II feels TO stand too to too ant
do his best. There II = possibility, IL
his night. that the heavyweight cham
plonship may change ownership. John
. has fought Mcvey and knows Jus
how tough he II, and has seen McVe,
nsht recently. When Johnson knocks,
the Los Angeles negro out In twent,
rounds the latter was only nlnctecn 0
twenty years Of age. He has learne,
n lot since that time. and has grow
twenty of twenty-five pounds hea vler.
A FUNNY angie Of this dusky slgh
~ situation II the anxiety OF sou
people TO ADM, that Sam Lans
ford 10 a back number. Langfor
was recently outpo!nted (w!.h som
question about the Righteousness G
the dsc.sion) by Movey. II shout
b remembered that on that oooas,o
Mevey was MeIntosh's man. importe
10 Australia to 20 through = numbs
q fights. and ~ there wEs any dL
examination II surely wal not Againi
Mevsy. At any rate. Sam lost the d.
clsion. and now Jeanctte's supporter
say that Joe's right to q fight wi,
Johnson ocllpses Lsngford's sntirel,
They forget that Lsngford beat Jeal
cite easilJ In the National A. G. 10,
some time ago. and hat hs beat J,
In B~oston-peat him to q f~rszzle-ar
that he and Jeanette fought = fler,
ten -round draw In New York Jus, b.
fore sam lsfs for Australia. In IN
bout LAngford was the sgressor q
the way. and he fiattened Jeal
cite several times. wen though Jesl
cite showed more boxing cievernss
No. iAnsford Isn't = back numbs
and any attempt 20 count him out
the heavyweight situation viii be fu,i
a. long rs no ca-ros that wick
punch. I haven't noticed that Johns(
has shown any anxiety 10 m'ng.e wi
him my more than with Jeanette or NJ
vey.
A s for the hopes" see tina NJ
~ Ufcr, who has all kinds
money. would like 10 mat,
Morris against Palzer n bet 5000
the side. Lest some OF tho lesislato
and reformers take this s!de-bet II
with undue seriousness. let me expls
that II 10 all the bunk" No sl
wagers are made IN connection W!
any New York bouts. Side bets are
th.ng Of tho old sporting past. MOI
adays boxing Is a business matter. n
\ gamble. and both boxers In ca
contest are OF to accumulate. n n
10 risk their END" In betting propol
lions. The less We hear OF his sid
hst biu6 the better 1t VIII bs for I