Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-25

able victory over the Mexican, youth
| of comparative inexperience, 1t is absurd
| to hope for a decent showing in a limited
bout with the wizard Packey. Ad:
though. entertains different opinion and
believes he can beat Mcfarland under
any old conditions. He is a game kid
| anyway, and then 1t would be little short
| of criminal to pass UP that $500.
Ad is wonderful little fighter.
doubt if any one will attempt to dispute
! that statement. But am of Jones' idea
unless, possibly, the latter is at his very
| best. Another factor that will tend to
lessen the champions chances is the rule
| in vogue in New York calling for clean
portant victories in California under
Referee Jack WEIGH, whose liberal inter-
probation of the rules has greatly favored
| the champions style of milling. Here
| cnches and it will handicap him, while
| on the other hand Mcfarland has many
| times proven he is in a class all alone
when boxing with clean breaks.
| 1 fail to see any great reason to get
| excited over a ten-round exhibition be-
| tween johnson and Jeanette Over the
long route it would be different. The
ed round exhibitions and nothing startling
| happened. True johnson was awarded
| newspaper decisions in bouts Of three and
six rounds but in the contests of ten and
fifteen rounds duration the hOnOrS were
| easy
| l look for an unnteresting exhibition
on the night of September %. l am
| not trying to knock the match. and for
| that matter no amount of knocking
| would hurt the attendance. The cham
pion occupies peculiar position in
| pugilism. Thousands of good people will
cough up to see the big smoke who bat
tered the once great Jeffries. Johnson
| is q sort of curiosity. So much has been
| printed pro and con principally COM
about the champion and the futility Of
\ the white hope" cause that many have
| come to regard Jack as a bit out of the
ordinary run Of human beings. and will
| cheerfully contribute to get peek at
| close range.
The bout might be worth while if Mr..
johnson will loosen up and fight. But
| the only fighting look for will be done
| by Jeanette. Johnson is not as good
as he was two years ago by great
deal. according to the best authorities.
/ The unpleasant half hour in the ring
with Flynn at Las Vegas as compared
| with the manner in which he toyed with
| the Pueblo man in their former engage
| ment made 1t plain that Johnsons work
| has greatly deteriorated. j. Arthur will
| no doubt be content to operate on the
defensive in the ten rounds with jean
| nette, take it from me- Those who at
i
seeing the champion cut loose and make
q sucker of his opponent will be sadly
| disappointed.
johnson is not versatile scrapper. BY
| that mean he knows and employs only
| one system and cings to it throughout
| a contest. He Is never aggressive, or II
so has failed to show 1t of recent years.
Jack Is satisfied to play a waiting game
in the ring and let the other fellow come
/ to him. A clever boxer who could use
his feet a little, just enough to keep the
| champion at long range. could stay in
| the ring with him for week without
| getting hurt. Jack never goes after a
man. should his adversary refuse to take
| the initiative and show no inclination to
| carry the battle right up to his breast
works. then there's no fight. that's all.
johnson will have ample time toround In
| to good enough shape to carry him through
bout to go the limit with neither man
| badly injured. 1t is unlikely that Joe
| will succeed in solving Jacks defense in
ten rounds, provided the champion is in
anything resembling fair condition. One
round should be pretty much the same
as the other. with Jeanette forcing mat
tiers and Johnson covering up at the
| slightest suggestion of danger. and only
| attacking when openings are inviting
and the risk Of counter slight. The
| papers the morning after may pan the
champion and say he is no longer there
with the goods. But then Jack will be
on his way by that time some thirty
odd thousand richer and future dividends
| to come from the movies
Il Johnson will run little risk Of losing
Il the title in ten rounds with Jeanette. In
a finish fight I think Joe would triumph
Il but there's no chance to get the cham
Il pion to consent to long bout Joe real
ICES that. and thinks himself lucky to
get the match at the shorter distance
Il One thing may be depended upon Jean
nette will be trying every inch of the
way. and there Is such a thing that
anxiety to accomplish a big task in a
short time may prove his undoing.
Mike Gibbons is due in New Yor,
shortly. ! understand the clever ST Pau
boxer will try for middleweight honors
this season, and now is angling for a
match with Jack Harrison. the English
man. now visiting this country for the
first time. Negotiations are also "on
for a Eddie McGoorty Gibbons match.
They tell me McGoorty has outgrowr
the middleweight division and will no,
attempt to make 15S pounds in the fu.
ture. II that's the case there is small
tiers. Gibbons is sllrewd young mar
and sensible enough to understand that he
would have very much the worst of q
joust with the Oshkosh scrapper scalins
in the sixties. McGoorty. to my way OF
thinking. is the only man TODAY I'm the
middle class who could give Gibbons a
good battle in limited round affair." EG
can go along at fast pace in the short
dases. and last winter furnished Goth
antics on more than one occasion witt
samples of unusually clever boxing NJ
boxer above the lightweight division more
favorably impressed local experts thar
this same young man, with Gibbons
possible exception, and ii is much to bs
| regretted II his increasing weight forces
him from the ranks OF the middleweights