Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-11

crowd. The interest in the bout is to
see how Battling Jim Johnson will
fare against Sam Langford. From all
accounts the Battler won't do very
well, though the same thing has been
said when johnson fought Joe Jean
nette. The fact is this Johnson fellow
Is pretty dangerous bird. He now
claims distinction of being classed
with Langford and Jeanette, which
Is some honor, indeed. Jim has been
waiting, it is said, to put the Hay
maker" over on one of his colored
brethren. in which event, having
fought Jack Johnson to a ten-round
even battle. he would have as much
claim as the next one for a fight with
the champion.
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Johnson, by the way, is not so we'll
off over in France as he thought he
was. He became citizen of that
glorious country more for protection
than anything else, and now he is in
position of going to war. He won't
want to take up arms, of course, and
he might be shot in the very first
charge II is hoped that this is not to
be so, though, for everybody wants to
see Johnson lose his championship in
the ring to a white man and not on
a battlefield at the point of a gun.
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But johnson will not be the only
fighter in battle. Georges Carpen-
tier, who had the honor of winning
from Gunboat Smith. though the de-
cision came about through a foul
blow, enlisted at the very first sign
of trouble. Though a hero. Carpen-
tier has been ever since he took up
the fighting game, the moment he
declared his intentions to battle for
his dear old country the people over
there set out to worship him.
Georges has been very lucky man
in the fighting game. He has been
beaten SO often that one would not
think him worthy of consideration,
yet he came back after every defeat
with stronger and larger follow
ing, and he has finally landed very
near the top. His victories over Bonn
barber Wells boosted his stock, but
his fight with Smith was SO good, and
| even though he won on foul, he Is
accepted In his own country at least
as a marvel. For Johnson and Car.
pentier to go through the war, see
battle and indulge In 1t and then
come out and engage in a champion
ship contest would be one of the
wonders of the age. Yet such Is
likely to happen and a Frenchman
may some day become worlds
champion pugilist, which would be
more wonder.
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A fight manager who has been out
on the coast thinks pretty we'll of
Newark, now that he is back here.
He writes:
J. p. N:
I am again back to dear old New
ark. Los Angeles and Frisco are
good sporting cities, but in compari-
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have met during my travels out West
Charlie White and Joe Azevedo, and
they impressed me as two very good
boys, especially White. I had feel
ing from a conversation with him
that he was the better of the two
and the result of the fight has proven
it. l also had the pleasure of being
in the company of Edward Crane, OF
Los Angeles, who writes for popu-
lar paper, and his articles create ex.
element among the boys interested
in fights. Crane, / understand, II
coming to Newark about the 18th OF
August, and will bring with him
Young Michael, of Frisco.
How is the famous manager "Spor
tius?" Is he as confident as ever il
his protege, Frank Ford2 I would
like the opportunity of arranging
match between Young Michael ant
Ford. Michaeps weight Is 100 pounds
| have never had the opportunity O.
personally speaking to "Sportius," al
though requested TO sometime ag,
when the controversy arose as t.