The evening world., 1912-01-12
Cerbett's Side Of Story In Which
He Asked Johnson to Let Him
Stay Ten Rounds.

Cswnsht. 1915 ~ N. pr~s russshsus o.
THE Nee Yc~t World.
"YHAT's In the wind nova match
Nv between Jack Johnson and old
jim Corbett7 II not. why ali
these fakey-sounding Interviews and
signed statements and beiliEerent out.
UourinGs from the champion ana the
e9-s1-eH-champ7 Can u be purely
theatrical advsrtising7 Perhaps tha,'s
" Tor Johnson II almost a. far from
TIE possibility OF . ring engagement a.
Coreett himself. Corbett couldn't se,
z match because he passed his day of
sMtic usefulnsas ten years ago. John
con can't . tho authorities hero.
Shsre ana everywhere Won't let him.
Johnson says Corbett came to him IN
Chicago after Jacks return from Aus.
sfs'ia - champion ana proposed q fake
oout In which corbctt was 10 Accumu.
Sats credit and stage advertising By
staying tea rounas.
Corbett told me once about his meet.
~ with johnson. lie didn't mention
ehy fransup proposition exactly.
HIS tale. - I remember Il, ran Ike
0lis:
"Aftsr johnson returned I mad. I'M
ny mind to be nrst to grab him. I
seit good enough TO night anybody q
snort night and you know how I can
boz.
so ! found out whore johnson lived
. took . cab to his house. A big
~sach answered tho bell and I Jus, out
On . from, and pushed right In ana
ssiA: Well. 10 Jack up yet. Tell him
Mr.. corbstt wants TO see him right
away
"1is's taking . nag ups,airs.' she
ssN.
"'Oh. all right said I. which loot 10
" Hell want 10 see me In . hurry
. ] went W n hammered on the
oeor and In . minute the big smoke.
IN . bathrooe. opened the door. rubbing
he eyes.
4 didn't sivs him time 10 think. 1
Suet said: We'll. champion. whats tho
matter with Us grabbing some soft
money with . short bout In New York;
feu know you're champion and I'm a
pretty old fellow and tn he easy for
Seu. but II I stick the ten rounds /,
Woe't hurt you. because everybody'Ii
eay. oh. Jim Corbstt couldn't hurt
Johnson In . million years. but no has
tht old. clever getaway stun stili.
lte's hard to catch" Beef That'll nx
me- up 30 ] can 20 out and get "a lot Of
money and you can make Q good clean
w yourself. Wen draw big
swell. ! bulled him 80 thai before I
1sft he agreed to coms to New York
In Q couple Of days and align IN Mean.
wAiis. ! was to start the talk and chai.
isnss him and all that. I hustled back
70 New York. and the big soon changed
his mind the minute was out Of
sight"
That's corbctt's story Of II. ana I,
den't know but that II dovctalls In
wth Johnson's fairly well, with q little
g6sssing here n there.
nut a. far ~ corbstt's hEhting John.
son ten rounds or one round-,i
you'd have been pitifui. or II the,
trlsd 10 hippodrome u % raw that /,
would make a steak a Ia tArtsre looa
uks . cindsr by comparison. Corbett tried
10 box . little with Jerres At Rowan
deean, Cal. and once Mt Reno. u,
IVES . thin. drawn husk OF the oil,
Cerostt then. with nothing left to evei
suggest that he had once been a world
i. champion. corbott couldn't have boxe
N~vhssugh d round with the johnson VIII
faced Jefries. and to-day. Of course
ven talk Of such n thing 10 absurd.
JOHNSON 10 In Q queer position no
that Commissioner o'Nci has shu
OF his last chance 10 box In IN
East. Opposition 10 Johnson's appear
ance In the ring 10 as catching a
measles. First the Governor OF Cal
fcrnla chased tho Jerrics-Johnson DO,
away from q Francisco. Then. aft,
Reno, even the moving pictures WEI
siven the ''raus" Then Jack Johnso
was not allowed 10 give sparring 9,
hibitions IN various States. In Men
phis. where the game Is fairly good. }
WAS refused permission 10 box NJ
rounds. lie was bounced by one 10,
strical syndicate. sued by anoths
chased from England las far As n
ring Is concerned). and now notiA,
that he amt box IN Utah. Cahforni
New York and possibly even Ncvad
Cotton picking 10 stiii pretty good
Texas. Jack.
= RESPECTFULLY EEe that Il
Boxing Commission deal out Il
same Justice TO clubs that II dea
20 boxers who fail or refuse 10 b.
whon thcy are cufueu.
II q boxer fails to appear he II .
down for six months or 80. Hut VIII
happens In the case Of \ club that IA
70 carry out It's contract with = boxe
There was q case In point a week
so y Willie Jones was under co
tract to box In the main event In a eli
down neal the sea. Before the ia
set Jones was shaded by snoth
boxer In 'another bout. When
turned UP q box at the club In gu,
ticn he was Informed n he h
'tesn licked" and that he club. hAvi
NJ further use for him. had substitut
the man who had beaten him.
Now. II the boxer Is TO be held to !
contract. why should not tho club
held Just as frmlyy Why shouldn't I
offending club In this case have
$3.50. .ANkAA mn. ~. hA.-s.A 9