The evening world., 1914-02-27
0om langford Has a Reason
IT Boosting johnson-Car.
psatisr Should Walt Few
Years Before He Tackles
Champion.

0ursasht. iSil, b, Tfe Pre-. Publlshlas %.
{ III New Yori E,anins World.
4 LTHOU0H Sam Langford. fresh
from Paris. says that JAoK
Johnson II ''as good ~ evor."
nooogrAphs OF the Zulu champion
- rsosived In this country show
~ 70 b ~ round a. q watermelon.
Aoeon may be ~ strong a. ever,
~ - certainly In fat. And fat isn't
- hest thing in the world for =
eUAeipe man.
u Oan hardly blame I.angford for !
Doooeing johnson and slipping quiet
Nook 60 Moran and Ounboat smith.
y ODoms likely that the Gunner and
uhsaa will both beat Sam to q match
~ johnson. II they were out Of
~ way there'd be no ono else for
WAosea to fight Just now.
No Asubt Carpenter would like TO
- johnson. This would hardly be
49,. opisndid nghte. though he IL.
0AiDeatisr u only twenty years Of
- having been born Jan. u, 1884.
~ VII be much bigger and stronger
~ NE OF three years more. and even
D 0oetoe boxer. For his weight and
- ~ 70 Q marvel. In three or four
~ be may b worlds champion.
- want after the titlo now hs
OoGAt b badly beaten, In which case
~ likely he would lose some Of
y Doo0denco and fighting spirit.
xUSom the way the heavyweight
~ Of ability are coming up there
rs halt . doSen mon who could give
A0oon Q 6ght within the next year.
4 0vs 0sASoat Smith. Of course.
rsshs shsad Of Moran. who 10
1891 ovsr Moran. Then there's
~. the giant from Jimmy Dimes
DO stable. Dime says he isn't
y q lurry with Daily. ~ the six and
y oo3 bot scraprer will surely ar
w IN course Of time and the better
~ coached along the better man
70 b when he 9sts chance TO
~ q hkely TO make q lot Of trouble
81 the other title chasers 10 this
Uo9Dr Ff1tts. 4 six footer. fairly fast
~ clever. weighing lsS pounds ana
OgeyiAg . kick m hard A. 0unhoat
UothAA He hit Jack Heinan last
uH1k and knocked him from ono side
"a Ne sing to the other. and out.
NAvE SMITH. tho Australian mrht
heavyweight. 10 q curious sort
% . fighter. Hes very fast.
l01o>ar AaA Eams. He heats every ono
- Ooeto. with the single exception Of
0Deeety. who has twice knocked
0u1ah out IN the FIRST round. Right
UG4 being knocked out by Mo-
obogey Smith turns around and trims
bonno ether good man in championship
49, There must DO something IN
~ ~lndian sign" thing after all,
U1oDaatisr surely has II on Wells
- oOoount Of the recent Carpenter
ae1o match says that Carpenter ran
oGO tho ring and fairly leaped
ONGh the air to get At Wells. his
!. overwhelming confidence and Av-
3 10y startling Wells TO such On
Lat that he stood nat footed and
~ 70 cover up without once usinG
: 4 ysssp 'ses jas that was his best
nxVUYAs Leach Cross ever knocked
sfW DOWN. asks . correspond
-
I. 60 Leach was knocked down
0Axr you know about ~ Tho zen.
I lnaa who earned . decision ovsl
xGonhls was former manager. Thu
~ 80 ysass and ysars ago. wheE
&AAahis wasn't getting that bill
6Dnosy every time he put his hand
- Leach had . light. His man
R handed him q check for $50 a.
- OhArs Of the purse. Leachie trie,
- eash he check and found. a. h
G1ureesss II that It was phoney."
- ~ 49, standing In the lobby OF
Dooo." said Lsaohie. apoiogstioally
= Ano't think I'll have you for
UanAsse any more. My brother San
~ gotAg to manage me after this."
SYou won't have mo for manager
~ exclaimed tho donor Of tn
Mooney check" And before Leach
- lit hand he drew back hi
200e NIKE that!--on Leachis's Jaw
V6on they picked Leachio up tn
ooaGes had disappeared. Pr0babl
K. ~ time 70 think and didn't wan
annoy I/eaoh too much by staytn
fDorA LAaoh has been knocko
~ Un (not TO mention that time Die
joand aA&tsnsd him In forty-ou
- Sin .sous It,
\ 1o9lNNY KII.BANE, although Ugh,
Nc 1t . good clip Just nov
~ ~ loesnt seem TO b anxious
" 1nDnodAts Johnny Dundee over
= RDNlo end - Q decision Kiitsn
~ ~ taking any serious risk
~ - DundA6 q Philadelphia Oh
1oo1u1onleae bout He can 0oG
= ~ sounds NE . fsathsr.
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