Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-24
the greatest cycling paper in the
country, and the fairest.

the greatest cycling paper in the
country. and the fairest.
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Those who are interested in cycling
know how the News is trying to
make a martyr out OF Jackie Clark,
and for all its pains Jackie Clark is
not one bit obliged. The day before
Clark left for Europe he said to
Floyd MacFarland:
81 suppose must put up with 1t,
but I'm being made a goat of by the
newspapers"
Clark was right In a way. but 1t
is not the newspapers, but the News
! that is making q goat" of Jackie.
C.
When George Chip knocked out
Frank Klaus six weeks ago every
body interested in boxing said 1t was
q mistake. Well, of course, mistakes
happen, but here is one, If mistake 1t
was, that has repeated itself in a
hurry. Chip as a winner over Klaus
doesn't seem right, but it's SO. and
after a little investigation following
his last fight I learned that Mr..
Klaus had set such a terrific pace In
Europe that he is only a former shell
of his former self. Whether or no, In
again knocking out Klaus in Pitts
burgh last night. Chip must be given
full credit. He outfought Klaus, ac-
cording to report, at every stage, and
knocked him out in the fifth round.
As Klaus was looked upon as the
best man in the middleweight ranks,
1t is now in order to proclaim Chip
the champion. 1t is said, though,
that he cannot make 1853 pounds, the
weight limit.
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Accusations are being made that
Jack Johnson, the champion fighter,
is a faker. A story comes from
Chicago that it wasn't Jim Johnson
who was Jacks opponent in Paris the
other night, but Jacks own brother
in-law. Gus Rhodes, who has strik-
ing resemblance to Jim Johnson. If
such is the case, the champion Is sure
to find himself in more trouble. The
story was that Johnson, when he left
this country, took Rhodes with him,
and that Jack told frisnds before his
departure that he intended to meet
Gus in his first fight abroad. So far
everything that was planned has hap
pened, and IL Jim johnson turns out to
be Gus Rhodes Jack Johnson will be
almost entirely off the pugilistic map.
He is ION the rocks" in Australia. and
he dare not show his face around the
U. s. A. If the fake story about his
Paris fight is true, the champion will
be one sorry sight.
c.
1t may be, of course, that Jack
Johnson took a chance In palming off
his brother-in-law as Jim johnson,
but it is doubtful According to the
reports of the battle the champion
didn't have an easy time by any
means and he injured his arm to
such an extent that he was COM
PEELED to postpone the contest sched-
uled with Frank Moran for a few
weeks. Rhodes as boxer is I'M
known in these parts and If he were
as good as the man who opposed the
champion proved himself to be we
believe that he would have been heard
of long ago; but if Jacks adversary
was really Jim Johnson we are not
surprised at his good showing. In
this country the burly negro has
fought some hard battles. In a
match with Joe Jeanette at the Ma
tional Sporting Club, in New York,
Jim gave Joe more than Jeanette
relished, and in that fight and other
fights, too, Jim johnson figured to
make respectable showing against
Jack johnson, who has been out of
the game a long time and who has
been dissipating to the limit ever
since he defeated Jim Jeffries for the
title
C.
STduuduys II WOulu SoetIi, the COi-
ored heavyweights are being eliminar-
ed from the limelight. They have
held sway for some time, with not a
white man in sight who could class
with them in the ring. Jack Johnson
led the way, followed by Sam Lang
ford and Joe Jeanette. Any of these
| three men could hold the champion
ship without fear of losing his ritIe
Now, however, there seems to be q
falling by the wayside. Johnson is
slipping fast, and any one of the nu-
merous white hopes is likely tc
come along and beat him at any time
Up until the present time. to eliminate
Johnson simply meant to make room
for Langford or Jeanette, but botf
of these worthless have displayed such
woeful lack of ability lately that
1t looks as If there are more white
men who would be able to give either
of thenf a whipping.
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The recent fight in Paris in which
Langford beat Jeanette in twenty
rounds is evidence that these stub.
born colored pugilists are reaching
the end of their rope. Their exhibition
was anything but clever. according tc
report, and Langford practically woy
all the way. Sam gave Jeanette hi
ua,al hating hut he couldn't lrnocl