The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-11

oCopyright, 1912, by Publishers Press)
 New York, August 10.-Wonder II JACK
 Johnson really means it when he says ne
 is out of the boxing game for good. It
 may he so, but I doubt it. There Is too
 much money in the game yet for the DE
 black for him to go without one more
 fight. It is said that Johnson has ac-
 eumulated something like $2Oo,W0 ana
 doesn't have to fight. This means reve-
 nue of about $10,OO0 if the money is wlseiy invested, and ought to be enough Tor any "cullud gentleman" But since John Ar thur had his sport making run with Tommy Burns he has acquired expensive babits of life. and even with champion fighters it's a good deal easier to raise the expenditures up to the revenue than to cut them down.
 Hence it is altogether probable thai lack will meet some of that easy money before long and will go out to get It. If he doesn't, the interesting question arises, who will be heavyweight cham pion? Tommy Burns, I see, claims it and declares his willingness to fight for it. Then there are those three old coons' of pugtilSm, sam mcNeS, 'oiii iS"''eA and Joe Jeannette. It will he wellnish
 impossible to decide which of them is the better man without series of elimination fights. ..- If may be that someone of the white hope division like Al Palzer will morn III and beat the best of the negro trio, but l do,,ht if Even if Johnson really retires the indications point to the continuation of the- heavyWeight crown with the dark division.
 teresting battles before the question IS settled.
 One of the things to be considered at
 the next meeting. of the international Olympic committee is the installation oi boxing as a regular scheduled event in
 the Olympic games. The recognition oi
 the sport by the committee is one of the greatest uplifts the boxing game has re-
 ceiyed in years, and it is averred II will have far-reaching effect, both upon pro
 fessional and amateur boxing.
 Recognition by the olympic committee
 means more to boxing than would appear
 to the casual observer Not only does
 if effect the amateur boxers, but also tbe professionals, as holding bouts at the
 ga mes wil necessitate the holding of elim-
 nafion and practice contests in the va
 rio,is countries This will result in the
 general public obtaining a greater under standing of the sport than now obtains.
 Too often the person who decries box
 ing loudest, proudly admits his ignorance of the sport, contemptuously declaring tba+ of course he has never witnessed a bout With amateur sport in decadence,
 esnecially in America, the only chance to see boxing is at professional encounters, and this is distasteful to a. certain class of nersons. It is believed that if they cot,id witness clean bouts between high class and efficient boxers as part Of regular athletic programme that might in clrde wrestling. jiu-jitsu exhibitions, gym
 nastics and calisthenics, the sport might
 be introduced and rehabilitated shorn of it's offensiveness.
 understand that Joe Rivers the sturdy California lightweight, is contemplating hunting trip through the east In search
 of opponents worthy of his metal, and ln- -ciaentally a moiety of coin of the realm. Rivers will be welcomed here by 1ght pi ornoters and fighters, and can get all the fights he wants here and for good purses.
 Rivers is growing more popular on the
 Pacific coast, where his followers predict that if he ever gains the championshir he will be one of the most popular fight CTS who ever held the title. Rivers abil-
 fly to make friends was shown by the ac-