El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-29
WIILARDWILL WIN SAYS URLEY;
HAS OFTEN SEEN JOHNSON FIGHT
Promoter Says White Hope viii Surprise the WiseacreS
Who Cannot See Chance For Ambitious and Able
Boxer Against Champion; Declares John
sons Prowess Is Greatly Owe rrated.
ny JACK CURLEY.

teresting rounds I ever saw IN Sah
Francisco with George Gardner JonH-
son was given the decision not pecs uso
he was the better but because GdI uii 81.
was the poorer fighter. rms nlatcn 80
disgusted the coast fight rams tldt
neither was given a match out there
for a long time. The next maIGn l
watched was johnson VS.. Marvin mar /
No one ever accused Hart OF DelnS d
world beatef, But the Kenlucklan We " e.e
at least willing and Kept cr4 3suniis,
Johnson all over the ring, occaslohiaIily
landing a solid blow. Referee A IeN
Greggains gave the best decision ever
saw rendered when he declared lar /
the winner after 20 rounds OF $40"
milling. Right here, gentle reader COM
or Hart. Willard would stop the thres
in the same ring
Johnson's Fight with Burns.
Next we come to JohnsonS cham-
pionship bouts. He won the title from
Tommy Burns. The match. went -
rounds and was stopped by lne policS
captain with Burns begging him 70 let
IL 20 on. Burns was short and stocky
and did all the leading ana rushlls
and Johnson landed his faYorlte upper
cut because the little fellow came tear
, ing in with his head down trying 70
win by outgaming johnson huuy IN IN
holtz. who seconded Johnson IN the
sydney fight, has since told me that IL
was he that urged the police cap IAN Il
to call a halt because johnson was Iast
firing
willard Stronger Than Ketehell-
We next reach the Ketchen flghL
Poor Stanley at best was only a gOou
middleweight At that he clipped John-
son on the chin and dropped MN LOT
the count Can you imagine what Dig
Willard will do to Johnson once ne seIs
him down for the count Every IlghleI
every critic that has ever seen MN II. ll
action will bear me out that WIZARD
hits harder than hetcheL -,
: Next comes Jim Flynn. He also losl
/ to Johnson by virtue Of police stoppaSe
] He was strong at the finish and all the
1.inprsi5e critics wrote their stories that
/ Johnson was about all in, tired from
/ his own efforts .,--
Now sum up all of Johnson,s battles
Look at them in your own ngnL anO
I then decide on Wizards chances II
] the coming match s,-,-.
One that made him the king OF the
! heavyWeights He defeated jim JeI-
| fries But every sport in the country
| knows that big Jeffries was only
shell Of his former sell ana that mos o.,
| of the rniddleweights could have beale-
It's Wizards Turn Next.
/ No doubt those who fail to agree
( with me will say Why dldnu JetIrles :
! friends know that before he went into
I the ring? That's just it. Former great
/ ness always trails a champion INTO
| match and the world refuses to admit
! that he is all in
! I wonder whether history will not
] repeat itself? Perhaps after the match
| the world will know that Johnson was
| not the man they believed, and that II
/ Willard a new worlds champion has
/ arrived that will be recognized as tbs
I greatest ever, until his turn comes t
| be dethroned. And if he sticks long
| enough that will come as sure as deatf
and taxes.