The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-20
M'VEY- -LANGFORD WINNER
 SHOULD TAKE ON JEANETTE
Former Champion COrben Says Popular Demand Would Force Johnson
 to Meet Victor
eBy James J. Corbett, Former Heavy
 weight Champion of the WorId.) (Specfal. to The Farmer.

weight Champion of the WorId.)
 Especial to The Farner.)
 New York, Jan. 2O.-Bombadier Wells may. postpone his visit to the United States. I have a letter from London informing me that the Bom- 2 badier may remain at home to ar range a meeting with Kid Mccoy. who has challenged the English champion. That the veteran McCoy is still cIassed among the "eligibles' in Heavyweight pugdorn on the other side is sad commentary on the class and quality of present day 5exponents of the manly art. Should Wells ex- perience difficulty in disposing of the Kid he can call the American trip off for good and all. But give him credit for being better man than that.
 On top of the news of the coming English invasions1 T learn that a mum her of American scrappers will short 1y embark with England and France as objective points Dan McKet- tricks stable. I am told, will be the first instalIment to take ship. The leading mnnbers of McKettrick's out 1t include Tom Kennedy Joe Jean Snetta and willie Lewis. Jeannette is finding it pretty hard to get work on thts side From Johnson down the heaviesi Will have none of him. Joe is the bucko who knocked out Sam Mcvey in 46 rounds and has gone through geven contests with the ter ribIe,. Jack Johnson. and still lives. Tn fact, he has one decision over the champion.
 Jeannette and Lewis arevery popu- aar in: France and England. Paris zpsas khesscsus off Jeenrette's knock outsa ef sam z1Gcyey. r Kennedy'a, trip hangs. am told. on Bombadier Wells plans Should the-latter elect to re main in England, Tom will journey across the water. Wells is the man he's after. Kennedy may first tackle one of Britainss lesser lights to see how he, esizes up,s on foreign. soil. One such battle he figures, should | '.prep's him fors.the- struggle with the ! ssgallua' champion of the British 1siss-
 { Nothing could help Kennedy more in my opinion than trip of this sort Besides lacking in experience. the New York hope needs plenty hard work both of the training and lighting varieties. An unusually clev- CT youngsters as heavies go nowadays. he $ not rugged enough to mix 1t successfuIly with the eIephantine Carl Morris or the burly Al Palzer. And, needless to say, he would show even less fGvorably opposed to any one of the colored top notchers.
 Tom acts like. a. champion in the gymnasium. Boxing skill; footwork, generalshtps all are in evidence in the practice bouts. He uses his gray matter. at rehearsals, but in the ring gagemsnt with Carl Morris. Kennedy forgot he had pair of legs and tried to mix it with the Oklahoma giant when he found this method of no avail one would think he would have brought his speed and skill into play But mo, he stood his ground and tried to match strength against strength and in such trials he cannot compete with the powerful Morris.
 HIS greatest fault is poor ring Judgment. If he knew how to con- serve his strength by relying upon boxing skill and footwork he could iii 5ority of heayy-weights in limited bouts. Toms last public appearance was an exhibition hardly worthy of his known ability.
 The two chocolate Sams, Langford and .Mcvey, are to have another whirI at 1t, so the cable tells us January 26 is the date. Referee Bak- CTS verdict at the wind-up of their recent bout was severely criticised by Australian sports. many opining that the 'tar baby was entitled to a draw. Tommy Burns, who was a spectator, says Langford was most unfairly treated. The protests re- suited in a return match.
 The victor will challenge Johnson, but in view of the stand taken by the present champion it will be no easy task to corral1 the big ..smoke.-' Johnson is not showing anxiety to light anybody who figures to have a remote chance to beat him. Not so you can notice it. He shows eager ness. however. to grab a man fifty pounds lighter than himself. and one over whom he has already demon strated, superiority.
 The winner of the Mcvey-Langford match should take on Joe Jeannette and settle the question of superiority among the black challengers. Popu lar demand would force Johnson to meet the victor. If Johnson tried to