The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-02
CAUCASIAN IS WANTED
4 TO BEST JACK JOHNSON
Jess Willard Is Looked Upon as
Fighter Most Likely to Beat
the Negro Champion.
CARL NORRIS NEXT IN LINE
Westerner Has Sailed for Europe TO
Take On Carpenter and Possibly
,Iohnson-Willard May Cross Rriny
Deep 10 Battle for World Honors.

New York, August i.-Interest in the
heavyweight situation on this Side OF
The Atlantic is dwndlns apace, and
unless Caucasian relieves a certain
Jack Johnson Of The title shortly.
speculative manifestation viii wane
until il dies out entirely
For time after Jack Johnson
thuHped Jenries into submission at
Reno. the big fellows commanded all
the attention Of the pusil:stic element.
The existence OF other divisions never
the hUlwaiks Of the game They con
SentIated their time and energy upon
a t', IN nan t, Ga23hls OF coping
sion Was son ON White ' Hopes hobbed T mp
like mushrooms. and went int, seclu.:.
was the slogan OF The palcfacc, and \
million dollars was to be the reward
~ the successful combatant
Then Johnson became implicated IN
= government trini, and he blithely
shipped 10 the other side OF the biz
protecting ocean Tho sportively-in
clined determined TO forge; Johnson. II
Was decided not "a resurroCt him until
there appeared a white man who had
johnson was forgotten. The white
Hone brigade soon was looked upon
and Drawn, lacking wholly III militia tive.
They were shy nf brains. The crop
was eieved thoroughly. and only three
showed latent fighting. ability; These
were Gunboat Smith. Jes willard ana
Frank Moran.
Then came the real tests. They &C.
London. In Gay Farce. Moran made
pitiable showing against jack john
son, while IN London ring Smith WAS
declared technical Loser to Georges
Carpenter. the white heavyweight
champion OF Europo. True. the de
cision was said 10 be outrageous, but
,s,,.. Il a
nit a foul and thereby lost the fight.
Even IN his fight in Now York, the
Gunboai showed a tendency for unfair
tactics. His transrrcssior OF the rules
were overlooked by the referees, who
lacked the courage of their convictions.
tiunboat sadly missed his guess when
rnpes foremost arbiter.
So Jess willard alone remains Of he
rsnch,r could only be induced TO ray
Il visit to France and get into the
HES WIN ohns9n IT S Is mot at all MA
willard possesses pretty nearly every
qualifications of champion One
he thoroughly, aroused before he will
put forth his best efforts. lie is lack
adaisical, and Will not allow his lem
per TO become ruticd while an op-
ponent is not annoying him with hard
blows. willard is a terrifiN puncher,
and is extremely clever for man OF
willard would stand AN excellent
chance nj defeating Johnson one
thing must I'VE impressed OH tho laNky
WesterneI in order that he may, hum
bio the champion. II he would only
permit Johnson 20 do tho leading. he
would have glorious chance Of scor-
Johnsons forte lies in making his
adversaries lead, and beating them to
the counter. only one man has ever
been able 10 make Johnson abandon
his watchful waiting tactics. That
was Jack O'Brien He outwittcd john
son, and when the Numiaian tried to
Johnson had TO laugh at his own lu-
dicrous efforts 10 land on O'Bricn. for-
tUnately for Black Jack o'Hrien had
nothing more damaging than wasp
like punch, so Jack weathercd the six
rounds.
Johnson has EXPRESSED a. willingness
10 tight Willard six rounds in l'hila-
delphia. ton rounds IN Boston: CT TWEEN
- over OH the other side. The contest
in AMERICA would be no-decision af-
ing crossing the Big Drink to take on
Johnson in a long bou; with the cham
pionship 81 stake,
the foremost white Hope" in cap
t.v,y, surreptitiously. has sailed for
England In search of trouble. Cum
boat smith Is really the object OF the
voyage Morris has given the Buck
loy proteGc some little trouble in their
two contests in this city. und Carl be-
lieVcs he can prove TO The satisfaction
o! Loraoncrs Chat lie is It superior
batter to smith.
If smith turns down the proposition.
Johnson, tor that is what Morris set
GU 20 20 Tour %SGrs ag9--igAt his
ID rider 10 get Mistah Johnson.
should Willard also make 'up his
mime 20 brave the briny. America would
then lie without Il single good heavy