El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-06


According to report, Jack Johnson
intends to box Sam LangfOrd after
all Jacks recent experiences have
not been of the kindest and may awak-
en- him 10 the realization that he Is no
longer the theatrical card he was fol-
lowing his victory over Jeffries- Jack
I has probably arrived at the conclusion
! that public interest In him IS confined
4 to his ring engagements and to es-
tablish himself as a theatrical card he
viii have to prove that ne IS sun
champion in fact as well as in name
If johnson doesn't fluke when 1t
comes to binding the proposed match
the probability is that the title will
change hands with the battle Lang
ford fought johnson six or seven years
ago; at the time Sam weighed in the
nelghborhOOd of $50 pounds while Jack
was close to the 200 mark. Just the
same SambO gave the big coon a lacing
that still fingers in the champions
memory Johnson was net then champ
ion although recognized as one of the
'eligibles" and the showing made by
LangfOrd gave the Boston negro
big boost 1t was claimed that only
q slow" count by the referee saved
Jack the ignominy of an official knock
out at the hands of his smaller op-
pOnent Jack was flOOred early in the
melee, but managed TO stall for a round
or two and finally earned decision
on points.
Langford at $50 pounds and Lang
ford at $50 are different propositions,
and I can't get il through my noodle
the promoters to agree to the match.
LangfOrd has always taken the very
best of care Of himself and today is
at his best physically. while 1t is no
secret that johnson has dissipated
heavily for several years past
If the match goes through and ev-
erything is on the level-and I don't
believe that LangfOrd would consent to
lay down" to Johnson as he has been
after the champion for years and
would hardly throw away this golden
opportunity look for Sambo to win
easily There is little doubt that
Johnson has gone back a long way.
His fight with Jim Flynn last sum-
mer Indicated that he would be com
paratively soft" for a man of class
such as LangfOrd has proven himself.
And Langford victory viii be a
boost for the game While we all
would prefer to see white man beat
Johnson we will welcome any change
in the ownership Of the title of champ
ion Of the world Johnson is a dis
grace to the profession
Eddie NcGoorty, the Oshkosh mid
dleweight, is in New York again. I
box Battling Levinsky, until recently
known as Barney Williams, at a New
York club next week.
This is McGOorty's first appearance
in a long time. His last Offense was
tame ten round bout with Freddie
Hicks a middleWeight of the third
class and to be truthful it must be
said that Eddie's showing on that oc-
casiOn was far short of what was ex-
pected by the loyal fans who contrib
uted at the box office.
When McGoOrty first arrived in this
city two years ago he looked like a
champion. His work was very i'm
pressive and local sharps regarded him
as a most likely successor 10 the late
Stanley KetcheL This good impression
was further strengthened by Macs de-
feat of Dave Smith, the Australian
champion. and one Sullivan, who came
here tOuted as the best middleweight
in England
Mike Gibbons was also coming along
fast at the time and, of course, a bout
was arranged between the two stars
iOnship match turned out to be a mis-
cradle exhibition on the part of both
men and Eddie followed this up with
several other bouts in which his boxing
savOred very much of the preliminary
class.
It was thought that Eddie's poor
showing in the Gibbons match was
due to the severe task imposed upon
him in reducing to 15S pounds, and it
may be that was the cause of the
slump in his boxing. In the bout with
duce and Will not have the excuse of
over training If he fails to make good
If McGoorty shows that he has re-
covered his form his services will be
in demand, but repetition of the per-
Torrance against Hicks will put him
in the discard so far as New York
bouts are concerned