The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-11
jim TALKS BACK
viii Bring Suit Against john
son, COrbett Declares.
Tells of Fake Planned to Occur
in Australia.
JFFFRIES STILL ALIVE
Once Was Jim Takes COrbett's
Side OF Story.
STILL ALIVE
Saws johnson Faxed Stanley
Ketchell Knock Down.


for everybody behind the scenes of
local theater, Jim Corbett, former
champion heavyweight boxer of the
world suddenly changed to a furious
rage here when shown Inc reports
from Chicago which stated that JACK
Johnson. champion Of the world had
made some grave charges against the
former IN a sworn affidavit
He is a nice fellow to talk about
other people wanting to fake sd ld
Corbett I..u bet him $1,000 or as nucn
more as he wants that I can prove ne
faxed with Kaufman and ketchel anu
that ne cannot prove anything on me;
Johnson knows / am after nm anu
won't rest until get MN oedI SOou
''A'1 Short Ugly Word Is Used.
And he is a liar when he says l
mace any such offer, or that trieu ~
arrange ? fake With lin. The first time
| meet him, no matter where II Is l
will ask him if he made such state,
ment and ii he says he cid then VIII
call him good ana hard
arr Johrson has made sworn af1lda-
vii to these charges against me II VIII
cost him pretty penny when reacll
fVhicago in ten days. I will file a SUIT
against him. He can then Prouu9e
what proof he alleges to have.
las regards the Philadelphia bout
that is a lie. 49,, o,,11,
lengthy conversation ever hau VIII VIII
I y
Johnson returned from Australla AFTER
he had whipped Burns told haul
mann to go after Johnson TOT iisnl
ana If necessary to meet him on the
sfree+ or at the stage and get q hsh-
with him
FAKE in Australia Planned.
IT have been told by responsible par
ties since that while 1 was talkillg ~
Kaufman ne and Johnson nsld ar
agreed TO go to Australia and box 1ney
hoTIt. in Frisco and I will bet Johnson
ANYTHING he wants that l can prove
that bout was cooked up. 80 was ny
T[etc7eI bout and the same bet goes
net 80 b9ttle. When Jim Flynn, stop
ned kaufman that knocked the AUS
tralian scheme into a cooked nat
~MvCoy might have laid down IN ms
bout with me but / can assure Jonlls 'tIr
or any one else that was not pa >
to a fake hight with mccoy: e,oo
AS for 1.aking him any oIrer o. %tTo,
ooo II fake fight with Kaufman tnat
is also another lie
johnson Hunting Snaps.
Inn 9,rbett in sizing up the boxing
sit,,a+ion declared that there was not
man in sight who could stand Oh
Johnson unless possibly 1t was faLzei.
t~orbett. however. makes the reserve
to-, thar T,aIzer is extremely cruoe a.
he present time and merely has the
,nal1ings That and nothing more
In paying his respects to the preSeno
chanDion Corbett served the idIOei q
few hot shcts. Here is Johnson sala
il. NJ 2rsar and a half after the awful
blow at Reno. flirting around amons
the menancnoly examples Oh ~ ~,
hopes" in getting the softest hlole5 ~ r.
record, when there are three NeIS
fioient members of his own color: Lans
ford. McVea and Jeanette TO ElNe ~
4 real argument
Takes Corbett's Word
lbs Angles. Jan. Ill take Jim Cor
bett's word two to one, agalnsL Jac ae
Iohnson's sworn statement Corbeee
has always SHOWN hlmsem 10 De q
loser and a. square man. ~
This was big Jim Jeffries only com
nent on the story which rolled on eltI
Chicago wire to the erect sna Ina. J 49,,
81 -i offering him 100000 to turn a lay
down trick l.. 10 Going
to a lot of trouble to pant paint, n h,.l,Sb-
es himself too deep into the MY Grass,
7 might nro.d his memory by TeIer rl ~
to a Gonna episode Wnen a uozen -
mort occupants of the press Dellcil 80 ~
nf the black boy to inject a snow o.
realism into a knock down SUI.
This was on the afternoon OF OcloDea
Is 1909. when Jack handed lne C.
Stanley Ketchell very much az ng
7Ieased In the twelfth and last rOuiIu
Johnson took a clout on the lelI 81, So
Of his paw and STAGGERED up luDS go
the opposite side of his chln- VIII 49,
or three hard punches the negro tileiA
laid Ketchell low. 1t was openly cHal az =
ed at the time that Johnson nlppsn 10
the benefit of the moving pictures anu
that the .knockdown had peeh leii7''-9
ed in q dressing room
johnson Names His Choice
cr,,;caro Ian. 11.-Jack Johnson has
NAMED the man he prefers for reIeree
If his championship battle Win JIM JIM
TSl1-np in Jlllv Eddie Santry, the olu
time featherweight star, IS the cH H1
! Of the champion. who, realizing tIae
there is a scarcity of good Doxlng ON
Gals in this country, thinks Sanlry =
about the best to be had Tor an III
portant fight - bax,a
Santrv named as the referee or tne
F1ynn fight said Jack. he was oHIc
A great boxer, knows all the fine polilts5
I Of the game. is still young. actlVe anu
ling a big battle with GOODNESS ana pr
cisicn. He has been officiating IN
bouts around the middle west TOT IN
PAST year ard recently IraliSu q -
set of boxing rules that meet with my
approval. I am the champion anu VIZ.
| have a whole lot to say about the re re-
cree question and unless soiiiSp 80
shows some good reason why sentry II.t
should not be chosen VIII hOiu ~
| for him 20 get the place
Flynn Fight Finish Affair
The 4 lynn battle is going to be a
/ finish affair You know what KIND OF
/ a rough and ready mauler Flynn IS
He is always tearing in and pumping
away at Won from all angles Like Tom
my Burns. he probably will try to make
| a body fight Of it and I want a referee
who Will force him to aim his punches
above the belt line. Santyy always has
| the fighters under full control when
/ he is officiating and I can think OF no
/ better man for the job
Johnson and Jack Odrley have not
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