New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-19
JOHNSON'S FATE
in COMING BOUT
MUCH IN DOUB,
Jess Willard, of Kans,,
Big and Cumbersome.
but Untried.
CARRANZA MAY SPOU
FIGHT IN BULL RING
Milwaukee Making New yot
Jealous by Luring Boxers
10 It's Midst.

In less than two months fron d.
present writing, Jack johnson 49,
black and weighing somewhere 1, -,
neighborhood Of 240 pounds. apors,,s
ing the age where most chsmpIo-,
gin 10 box fat-footed and loss y.
snap 10 their punches, will stem 49,
the ring to defend his title agsir,. =.
big, cumbersome and yet 70 B. to-,
Jess Willard. Of Kansas.
Unless First Citizen Carranza ga.
in and checks the equally First Cin,.,
Pancho Villa. the meeting will W.
place az Juarez, in the bull rfrs !.
March S. The match may not 10 =.
most spectacular that has ever 49,.
held, but the boxing fans are b.v,
ming 70 sit up and pay some att.rt,,,
Willard enjoys the distinction o. i.
ing one Of the big white men who IA,
gone along without being disastrous,
walloped. not 20 say knocked A..
"Gunboat' Smith, Tommy McCs-I,
and others who might be men,is,.
have felt the numbing sensation N +,
knockout punch Battling Leyi,,c
has never been knocked out sine, !.
fought in the heavyweight divisic.. =
any rate. but the pssse Bob Noha A..
Jack Dillon have whipped him.
Whoever wins this battle. il undOc...
eddy will mark the final appearance .
Jack Johnson in the ring. II heisi,
feated By any chance, Of cour. !, I,
finished. But should he win. il is vu,
tically certain that he will never ye...
ure within the ropes again, unless. cr
chance. he consent 70 give an ocessio,,
exhibition with some sparring usr.r,,
Johnson has been fighting FOR fitsr
wears or so, and mis- battle sgsi,r
Frank Moran was nothing 10 brsg oy,,.
In fact. Tom Kennedy. the local tesy7.
weight. who handled Moran in ,lr
contest, said Johnson was all in a. a,
end.
with the match not 50 fer in 4,
offing-both men have started % TIA,
for 1.-THE question Of Johnson's cor.
dition interests the fans. In what 10.
tie early betting there has been. Jot,.
son is a strong fsvorite. The qgestis,
which the enthusiasts ask is, "HoT "a
has Johnson gone back2' for a. NJ
best there is little question that he !,
the premier heavyweight Of the Wort,
and one Of the greatest in all tine
It's a long. long way 20 old Mllvu.
kee. but the hearts Of the boxing fr,
will be right there on Thursday nisst
On that occasion Mike Gibbons a..
Jimmy Clabby, perhaps the two eleys-
est boxers in the world, and the reess.
nized leaders in the middleweigtl d.
vision, will cross gloves in a ten'rog,;
bout. Eddie McGoorty, the "Oshtc,,
Whale" will meet the winner. A fessi
should be spread for those boxing f',l
who may be fortunate enough to ~
Gibbons and his most dsngerou: tN
man circle and spar.
And Milwaukee is the city that
making New York jealous in nc'
wavs thar one. McGoorty, VITO "a
signed 20 meet either Clabby or Go
bons: Joe Rivers. the Los Angelo
Spaniard: Joe Azevedo, OF San Francs
co; Red" Watson. who gave Lest
Cross such a tough battle in San Frs'
cisco not long ago. and many one
good boxers are there training .
matches 10 be held in the near tulgf'
Much pressure il being brought
bear on Governor Dunno Of Illinois :
read the boxing bill 10 the leg
lature. II is said that no fewer "a
5000 boxing fans make the trip 70 NJ
waukee and Kenoshs whenever go'
bout ia held in the Wisconsin cities
Leach Cross. the East Side dents
and Harry Pierce, OF Brooklyn, VI
cross gloves in ten-round oout at !.
Broadway Sporting CLUB o-ns'
Pierce is a rugged youngster, oSt
clever boxer as well. he mas ss
hopes of outpoirting the veteran ~ :.
slider and mounting notcn 10 u
pugilistic hall Of fame.
Two ten-round battles will De ioDs.
at Browns Gymnasium tonight q
for real. dyed in the wool action h'
NAV not be too highly commence
lack Dempsey. of Portland, Vfe.
middleweight and a good one. VII CIV,
gloves with Kid Wagner. OF ger,
Civ. Two weeks ago these lads !. 4
and Dempsey won by a shade sf'el !, !,
gamest sort of an uphill battle, y, Ta n
second contes. Kid Burns ana VI" \,
Cation will have il out again nc !"
time out Cation won by SHADE
Freddie Welsh is training AZ go
port. n. j., for his bout WIN S Sns
White. which will be held a. aS NJ.
Square Garden on January 20, :. 81
is in good condition already, y h
and will be ready for anytnns, "a,
crafty Chicago lad may have "a ~ 4.
for him. White. betimes, mas
himself off to Westchester' en in
is working with might and man, az. !.
actually believes that he wiz ,; :,
champion Of the world By the 'ln'
is through with the Briton.