The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-30
NEW CHAMPIONS
At YEARS END
johnson and Wolgast Al
most Sure to Lose
Their Titles.
IS OWI UP
michigan Wildcat" Lucky
to Get Decision Over
Joe Rivers.

San Francisco. July 3O.-Fourth of
July events in h realm of pugilism
We're sort of handwritings on the wall.
that another six months will see the
passing of two champions-namely,
Jack Johnson. premier of the heavy
weights. and Ad Wolsast, kingpin of
the lightweight division.
While it is true that Johnson Won
his fight. and was entitled to the de-
cision. SO far as the bout vent, it
seemed to many at the rlnsside that
it was only a matter of time tina Jack
would tire and quit, or, would hasten
the fight and put Flynn out. Gut
those nine rounds We're fought before
the chief of police OF Las Vegas called
a. halt. n the nine rounds were
enough to tell the story of johnson
not being the johnson who beat Jim
Jelfries at Reno two Years ago. John
son didn't ave the speed that mark
ed his memorably Nevada battle. He
didn't have the sting to the punch
that sent Jeffries down and out.
Against a better opponent than Flynn
it is not unlikely that today he would
be an eN-champion.
" 10 DlU JACK LICK:
Jim Flynn was never a near-cham-
pion. His only right to the match he
got with johnson was the beating into
a pulp of the pillowy Carl Morris last
fall. Flynn is a fighter pure and SIM
pie. He is the kind that held cham
p%ionshipS long ago. He is a ripping.
tearing fighter, without much idea of
the finer points OF the eame-the sci
entitic requirements nj later-day box
ers. He can AXE a gruelling-thats
all. But he had enough to show that
Jack Johnson had slowed up, that the
two years rest. and all that goes with
i%dleness. did the black champion nc
good, and h a a really good man will
take his measure. johnson may be-
lieve in his own condition now and
probably will make good his threat
that he will fight no more.
1t is true that zone of the present
white hopes can beat johnson now
but there's a "nigger in the wood pile
who can. That fellow is Joe Jeannette
johnson knows the w of this fel.
low. No amount of money is music
to the ear of Johnson when Jeanette.
name is mixed up in it. 1t is a discort
then. Right now, Tin his inside pocket
johnson has an offer of $4,000 to DO,
Jeanette ten rounds in New York city
and another offer of 100000 from Par.
is to light this same Jeanette in Paris
They amt no answer" was Johnson's
reply to the messenger who handed
him the missiNos containing the offers
And there probably will he none. But
> if he does fight and will take the Paris
offer. which will call for twenty rounds
or more. and the fight takes place this
Year, johnson will be an ex-champior
by Christmas day. Just stick a pin III
this prediction. And. While about it
jab the following. too.
WOloast Lucky. Too.
It's about Ad Wolgast. Ad is not the
fighter who beat Battling Nelson ir
that gruelling Foreground battle a,
Colma a little more than VIC years
ago. The effects of the operation he
underwent recently tool some of the
lighting spirit out of him. On the oc.
casion of his first start. against Willie
Ritchie, he was submitted to a fine
lacing. The bout was limited to foul
rounds. Lucky thing it was for the
champion. Richie gave Wolcast ar
unnerciful trouncing. His recent bou1
with the inexperienced Jack O'Rrier
in Philadelphia added nothing to his
credit. He won. md that was abou,
all. lie was tired at the finish. Their
came the go With Joe Rivers in which
the champion had the stuting knocked
put OF him. Nd was. no doubt. lucky
In getting away with the decision Us
he did Rivers was handing out more
than he was getting. and the little
Mexican. it was proved. was fouled
Consequently the referees decision in
giving Wolgast the verdict we'll mer-
1led the cry than went up against it.
When the foul occurred Wolgast was
In a bad way and it is a question
whether he could have answered the
bell call.