El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-29
nv T. :. Andrews.)


-HE claims of Tom McCarey, the
Los Angeles promoter, and sew
Il eraI other sporting men. that jim
Jeffries was dCugged before his fight
with Jack Johnson at Reno, New, three
years ago, have been made before, but
little attention has ever been given TO
them However, the prominence Of the
men making the claim now attracts
more attention from the fans. One
thing is certain effrleS was abSO-
lutely in no condition to enter into
fight the afternoon he met Johnson
for his demeanOr and actions did not
impress one IN manner that would
indicate the least confidence; in fact,
Jeffries that afternoon looked anything
but the confident man he should have
been had everything been right
have always claimed that Jeffrles'
downfall was due to his own nervous
breakdown before. the fight, brought
on by entertaining after having
reached the point of perfection IN con-
diriOn at his quarters IN California
The change to Reno did him much
harm and he never took the same IN
terest in the fight after that 90
know that for six days before the
fight Jim was weakened terribly with
dysentery, which supposed was
caused by nervousness, and that the
night before the big event he hardy
slept a wink There is no denying the
fact that when Jeffries entered the
arena at Reno that day he was not
right" but whether IL was from the
effect of some drug or general
Drea kQOWn beforehand. IS not Know
Whether there was a plot 10 WIN
big stake by a certain clique IS hard
to say. but the fact that Jeffr1eS was
made faVOrite would naturally have
switched the men behind any scheme
to work the long shot Had Jef1rles
been in the condition be was IN when
he fought Tom Sharkey there never
would have been a negro champion
AT least that has always been my opln-
ion and 1 still think so, Tor Johnson
has never proved himself the fighter
Jeffries was.
The negro was always a good de-
fensiVe fighter. but not an aggressive
one, for even when he. whipped little
Tommy Burns he required II ROUNDS
and then did not knock him out, al
though Burns weighed only 100 pounds
and Johnson over 2OI- And poor stan
lev KetcheII Why it was a shame to
match him against the negro heIcheI
weighed less than 156 and Johnson z1V'
There is no doubt about Johnsons cleY-
erness. but he has never had a realIy
hard man TO test him IN a hard DaILle-
that is. a man of his own size and
strength
The latest news from Paris. regard
ing Jack Johnson is to the erect Jhat
weight Constant Lemarlan- rms
F'renchman recently won Dig WreSI-
ling tournament in Paris and has also
figured in q few boxing Matches ne
claims he is so anxious to meet the
negro champion that he IS Wiling. 70
wager $4,000 that ne VIII peat y OnH-
SON his SAAOIlu
Tor Johnson, for II should be the east
est thing in the world 1Or MIN 10
teach such a man as Lemarlan rev
tricks about the boxing game, ana at
the same time pick UP the palJry w.
coo. There is no doubt but that JOnh-
son has been laying his plans 1or q
few such matches and IS also arrdhS-
ing one with another negro neaHy-
weight who goes by the name OF Jim
Johnson These matches are supposed
10 he arranged for Paris. and If there
is any kick about them there, they
will be switched TO either Belgium OF
St Petersburg o+
LII Arthur tried very hard TO get
Georges Carpenter, the trench c naIIl-
Mon into a match, but the 1aL+er 5
manager was Just wise enough TO 1g-
more the big fellow and go about nlS
business It is a cinch that JACK VIII
get into a match OF some KIND Whlte
On the other side, but he seems very
careful not to match up WITH oaIh
Jangford or Joe jeanette
No decisions are given IN Do4lnS
matches at Winnipeg. Wnen JACK
DiIIOn and George Ashe fought there
recently the manager OF one OF lIl5
men sent out a report mat Dllloh had
secured a draw from the eastern MAJ.
Tn0uirv regarding the same was maze
~ The t51' vvrifer with the result that the
fsc+,s were learned Jack, according 70
+ba two papers there, won all the way
and Ashe showed great nerve IN sd! )
iner the limit although ne dlsplaS "a ~
nIenrv of cleverneSs- raise reports ~ ~
lot of damage SOmetines ana 90 NJ
helm the game any me StralEAt SOE-H
sre usually the best