The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-06
JACK JOHNSON'S STALLING
 ROASTED BY JIM CORBETT
Former Champion Says Public is Growing
 Weary of NegrO's Efforts to Evade Fights

By James J. Corbett. Former Heavy
 weight Champion of the World,
 Special to The Farmer.)
 Philadelphia, Jan Glow long is the American sporting public going to stand for the stalling tactics of Jack Johnson? While filling my theatrical engagement in this city the past week have come in contact with a great many well posted fight fans and the Quaker City boasts quite a numb ber take 1t from me. The absorbing topic of conversation has been the prospects for heavyweight championship bat tie before another year has passed over our heads.
 The consensus of opinion is that Johnson has no appetite for fight with McVey. Jeannette. Langford or anybody else who figures to have a chance and that he will delay mat ters as long as he possibly can
 And by the same token, for pure unadulterated gall Jacks oft-repeated demands for $30, 900 win, lose or draw put the negro in a class by himself.
 The fact that Johnson is champion does not grant him the privilege of dictating exorbitant and unreasonable who would do battle for, the title. Whether or no his demands are grant ed by Mcintosh or any other pro- moter has no bearing on the Ques-
 A champion who insists upon such outrageous and one-sided conditions does not want to fight. and that's all my Burns around the globe and agreed to the latter's terms because he felt he had it on" the Canadian; Vey ct al- And besides the chance Burns gave him at the championship was worth more than the big end of the purse especially when there ap- peared to be little risk in losing out in the attempt
 Johnson is mighty lucky that the public has stood for him so long. The fans would hardly have tolerated in a white man what they have over looked in the negro. And this be- eauos @ raey ogla osneTse Re neeus ne1 who make the game profitable are fast becoming; disgusted with the staliing methods of this. fellow 2 This is patent to those who keep in touch with the sport
 It would be an entirely different matter if there was no one qualified Langford and Jeannette. three Of his own color. have the public approval and have long been begging. for opp These men have conceded all reason able points. and few more, to the champion. but that worthy has stall lose or draw) $5s000 training expens- es and the big end of the picture priv ileees.
 When Jeffries gave Johnson the chance to become undisputed cham pfon the purse was split co per cent to the winner and % 10 the loser. The original agreement called for 75 and 25 but according to best authorities Johnsnn begged for an equal division and Jeffries finally consented to let it go eo and 4n- Obviously Johnson hs 6 little confidence
 Johnson has frequently been accus- ed of having yellow in his makeup. and while T hesitate to accuse any man of lack of courage. there is muoh evidence to support the charges The change in the original Jeff-Johusnn articles of agreement goes far to sub stantiate them. f~H
 John L.. Sullivan. for ma inv years the idol of every lover of boxing. ddd not sshoes' everythino in sief1t when he fought The SulIivan-Co-bett contest sf New Orleans was for a. purse Of s95 GOO and a s1O.O00 side bet. winner tate all And 1t was not stage money either.