The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-12
AS a Result Of Police Affairs
johnson Will be Forgotten
.tIsy w. w. Naughton.)

.tBy w. ". Eaushton.)
San Francisco. Nov. 1l.-Thats
not sporting news: it's police news"
complained 81 copy reader on the sport.
ing desk OF Il prominent once
when told by his city editor to handle
:. story having To DO with the shooting
of one race track maj by another.
And he was right. When a sporting
man. or a man from any other walk
in life. becomes en'Hngled in the mesh
es of the law he is meat for the re-
porter who keeps the public informed
in regard tn crime and it's causes.
SO much has been written about
Jack Johnson ana his lapse Of late
that TO add a jot OF criticism to the
things thai are being said would
cf turning the hose on a drowned ro-
dent. But there is a sporting angle
TO the Johnson case and it invites dis
cuss'on. Ii seems to the writer that
johnson has been eliminated as thor
oughly from tn" pugilistic outlook rs
though he had been si@Hally defeated
ny some rival heavyweight. Even the
rssret that M has rot been cound
capable of heating him is expressed
30 more. The disgust at his alle-ed
| Misconduct is such that no n wants
o think about him in any connection.
Wv 'dSl I|l tiDsIteo iitI' ~
Australian Mcintosh cabled his agent
to call off negotiations with johnson
1T once. The action was so -pontane-
Gus that ona Il readily imagine how
quickly feeling against the big negro
Mn~ aroused in Australia when news
of hi" la1cst cscanHda reached there.
IF the deal with Mcintosh had gone
through johnson would have received
SEQ 900. so that it may !c considered
hn HIS keen fined that amount all
ready. A7d that in itself is pretty
severe punishment.
OF cc.,rec t',c~c .riN 10 no .In-n-n"-
Langford fight VOW so fer as Australia
is concerned, and there is equally
snail chance Of tho pair meeting In
this country or in England. The
write" is inclined to think. however.
Johnson so far as che boxing outlook
is concerned is not bcthering Jack
Recent revelations concerning his
private life favor a suspicion that
Johnson has had no serious thought
Of %re-e,tering the ring n that hi
would like nothing better than to con-
tinue in his present environment.
The exposure made may make john
son feel like leaving this country for
a while-that is. If he continues Il freq
agent-and such being the case he
might entertain n of h offers
placed before him some time ago by
the Paris promoters.
Will Reach All Over.
There is a possibility. Of course. that
even Paris may withdraw its invitation
to Johnson to appear in a French
ring, and If this is done the champion
will he as completely corralled. pugi-
i;sticall" as n steer in y pen for tn
chain Of disbarment will reach around
the world.
Even with matters as they are there
is a good chance for the white heavies
to engross public attention If they
haze sense enough to rise to the oc-
casion. White hopes have bloomed
and white homes have faded but We
still have with us Al Palzer. Jim
Flynn and Luther Mccarthy and a
three-cornered fstic argument among
those having for its purpose the set
tlement of. the question of superiority
would keep the fires of interest burn
ing briskly for a year., at least.
So far nary a n Of the hopes
seems to be displaying undue impa-
thence to get at one of the others. 1t
can be claimed in Palzer's case. of
course. that the big Iowan was held
hack by the deadlock with Manager
Tom O'Rourke. but now that amicable
relations have been re-established
Palzer should he heard rom.
What is F7ynn's Game.
lust what Jim Flynn's little game
is is not clear. A few months ago he
complained bitterly that he could not
get n chance to show how good he
was. Now he fits from place to place
and when questioned concerning his
ring plans is wonderfully non-commit-
tal-for Flynn.
Even Luther Mccarthy or Luther
same thing. accuses the fireman Of be-
ing attacked with chilled feet when
ever a Flynn NJ Carthy match is sug-
gested. AS for big Luther he has re-
manned under cover since his two
round victory owe Al Kaufman and
has not attempted to make capital out
Of the achievement. He is still in San
to the contrary and h sports here
about are wondering II he has deter
mined to retire from ring pursuits.
Nothing Of the kind" said a friend
Of Mccarthy when appealed to. Here
Is the situation. There Is 80 much
competition between promoters now
adays that the business of matchmak-
greatest secrecy. That's why you hear
SO little Of what is doing.
Don't be surprised # you hear hat
Mccarthy and another prominent
white hope are to box the first Of IL
series Of white heavyweight cham
pionships In San Francisco early in
November. I would not say for GER
tain hut I have an idea that McCar.
thy's opponent will be Al Palzer."'
II the event is arranged It will mos.
certainly arouse interest. The San
Francisco sports have seen Just enough
Of Mccarthy to create a desire for
more. They think his match with
Kaufman was too brief and one-sided
to give an idea Of McCarthy's general
ring qualifications. but they are willing
to admit that he has one white hope
essentiol--to-wit. a terrific punch.