El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-15

Z reason for JOhnsOn's dethronement-
dissipation Add TO THAI combination OF
youth, height and weight. and one need
not marvel at the victory Of Willard.
I The cowboy was ambitious, also.
Six years ago. just after he had so
well and truly beaten Jeffries at Reno,
Johnson assured me that he would be
champion OF the world for at least an
other five years. He was safe in that
declaration, because there were no
reigned supreme for many years at amy
branch Of athletics, one must naturally
feel surprised at his defeat
sitting down and calmly reviewing
the surrounding circumstances, that
surprise must be swept away in the
case of Johnson. Here, on the one
hand, We have man in johnson who
has conquered every opponent with ap-
parent ease, and, believing he could
always do the same thing, giving up
his time to the gay life OF the old world
cities. On the other hand, we have
Willard in the full vigOr of boxing
youth breathing pure air on the open
prairie, living exactly the life which
trying ordeal in a boxing Eing-a fight
10 a finish 1t has been explained in
the cables that Johnson was caught
mapping won't Have that
Willard Was Better Fitted.
More than one punch would be
necessary to beat him TO the floor.
When the inside story OF the fight
comes TO be told think il will be
found that the huge Texan wore the
black out not only through the weight
Of his own blows, but through the i'm
munity which he showed 10 JOhnsOn's
punishment Willard was better fitted
for the battle and once more has the
adage youth viii be served" been
borne out One instruction 1 would
persistently breathe into the new
champions ear, had I anything to do
with his management: BE careful OF
sam McVey and sam Langford.'
America will probably set its face de-
terminedly against the chance ever
again being given TO a black man TO
wear the fistic crown.
By James }. Corbett
The great black cat has lost its
ninth life That's about the meaning
OF It Nature has registered another
X O. just as she always has and al
ways will To me the news Of the de-
feat of the great black brings no
amazemenL but rather a sense Of an
ticipaUOn bettered. When Johnson
signed up for the 45 round bout with
the giant cowboy, he signed articles
with outraged nature. You may say
that all the talk about Johnson lead
ing the gay and slippery life has been
all so much froth- So it has. but that
has not prevented il from voicing a
truth As for many another, success
meant for Johnson, excess nd the
WCnder Of it is that he stood the racket
50 long. Weu he's gone now. A great
fighter gone TO the bad Mind you.
I'm not trying to belittle the share I
Of the giant Kansan.
a man weighing 24O pounds, six
feet six or seven inches in height, with !
the vigOr Of youth, the strength from
nature must enter into account some
where, and, this is how / would place
him His weight and his reach were I
MS first prOtectiOn-they kept him
from succumbing to that first rush 1
Of the blacks attack. His youth and 4
his Vigor-they helped him TO weather 4
the aftermath Of the first storm; they /
kept him on his feet when Johnson /
first felt the end inevitable and drew /
breath They may have even given the /
white man the power and the sense TO /
attack in turn At any rate, they
made possible the final delivery, that. I
backed by all the might OF years Of /
careless living, unredeemed by a too 4
ate repentance, drove the black to the /
boards and defeat"