New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-25
Negro Fighter Is Ready !.
Try Out All the Local I"
white Hopes" f,
ENGLISH PUT BAN
ON JACK JOHNSON
Sam Wallach Accuses Joe Ri,.s
of Running Away from
Cross Bout.

Sam Lansford, the Boston Tar Bah.
is home again. ready and willing "a.
down tho white hopes" as fas, as ~
will agree to meet him. At least 90
declared as he landed from the s.,,
ship Carmanis yesterday afternoo,
He said that he was glad 10 h. 49,
again. and expressed the hope tn,
of the managers Of the boxing 49,.
would be- able 10 secure opponen,, a,
him Re took fling At his Old r,,'
Jack Johnson, too. and accused the ch,-
pion ~ running ouf Of = match AZ the \,
tionsl Sporting club Of London. which !,
fered purse Of 5000 Tor A ,v.,,,
round battle.
Unless Johnson boxes IABgford h. 90,
not appear in any contest with the r,o,,.
IN England. In accordance with tie .a,.
issued by the National Sporting Ga,
which virtually controls the spor, in E.s
land. Before Johnson was matched /.
box Tommy Burns IN Australia IA. ~,
signed an agreement 10 meet Isnsf,,S
but refused point blank 10 20 thtou,,
with the engagement. He was forhsn
suspended from boxing IN the Br,ea
Isles and that suspension will no, !.
lifted until he meets tho Tar BABY
Langford said that the French w..
the most enthusiastic boxing Fans in n.
world and that the native boxers yer.
making rapid strides toward proAcsn-
In the art o. self-defence.
lie rather reluctantly admitted that \.
was quite favorite with the Frenehmes
and that they believed him to he the r.s
champion. or his match with Joe les.
nette he would say little other than ,hs
Jeanette wasn't human" or he'd hav.
been knocked out in twelve rounds in TIA,
bout in Paris.
Langford came back In the ceconi csha
Of the Csrmania. and made friends rih
many Of the passengers Hho declsrDs
that ne added color to the genera
scheme.
Sam Wallace. brother and manager x
Leach Cross. who returned from the p.
cific Coast 4 few DAYS ago. is up in Arms
about what he terms the unsportsmanE.
conduct OF Joe Rivers Sam rises to o.
torical heights I'm his denunciatlon Of III
Spaniard. and openly charges cowsrt,r
and not an injured nand as the reason =.
not meeting cross on Wsshlngtons BiriA
day az he had agreed to According ,
Wallsch. Rivers declared that he inivrs
his right hand in the match with Wolns
discovering the fact some two vesr
after the tout. but. to the as,onshmenis
his friendE. wore 2 glove on his left hsa
~ wav Of proving the fact
I-pon his arrival I'm this city. crsss
sought match with Johnny Dvse
which was made Dundee has asked f.
q postponemeni. but Cross will moi g
without action. FOR Phil Bloom has agreed
TO meet him on March :. at the Enpif'
Athletic club.
Cross has also been matched IL box ''t
rounds with Young Shusrue. OF jfr'
sey city. on March 70. shurrue earnsd
a popular decision over Cross in boa
at Madison Square Garden some tine
ago. and since then the East Slider Ia
been more than eager to wipe out n
stigma of defeat
Eddie Collins. OF Ireland will box w
rounds with Jimmy Duffy. OF harem.
Al the New Polo Athletic club to-nlsht
Collins is highly rated in Europe. WhH'
he has met and defeated some Of NJ
best men in his class He viii he pu'
the test by Duffy
Pal Moore. of Philadelphia.
perfect condition for his match WIZ
Johnny Dundee Al the National scTun'
club of America tomorrow night ann
confident OF winning
The meeting Of the STATE Athlete 1o"'
mission. held al the headquarters
short. Battling" Larry whose nia"''.
absconded with si3. was reimburse
the club at which ne boxed ny o'oe,
the commission. and Jack Reid, OF ~,
traiia. received an order on the NJ
Athletic club. OF Syracuse. for ~ =,
him for match with hh'''
Sweeney some two weeks ago
There will be no boxing At the ''
clubs tonight