The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-26
TTVV9 REASONS, BOTH NAMED sgTHAD1,ss WHY 'sTHrIzH
 HoPnss ARE ONLY JOKES

sy-,,a~a ara two good and excellent reasons why fight fans are not apfe to arouse any enthusiasm about a bout between Jack Johnson ana Jess Willard or any other white nope Roth of these reasons are named .s.;F,I1axns' and both of 'em gre dark. one is ss,Tfazaxr1ss Langfords a sawed on darkey mailing originally from Nova. Scotia, but who has la7deray hon0red Boston with his presence. xxulao belongs to the Afro-An1erlcan 1gr.sr,c1a Of the Native Sons of the rsoKden West. Or the pair LAngford has proved himself the better man on several occasiones but the Cah1oF- r,fs. black amoor or raccoon-As our friend Colonel Rugg1es would call hiua--is quite good enough to whip a.1v two hopes of the present vint- age in one ring And Tn add1uoh Lo the two Than1s there IS MT. Jo- sepf1 Jean cite, of Hobokens who, al- though a. bit damaged by age ana wear and tear, Is yet sufdci ently the ring general to take the measure or any Concession heavyweight who now fnfests the ring. Therefore It follows that the downfall of MT. Johnson would be but a hollow victory TOT the welI-known white race.
 It will be just a dozen years tonnor- row since Mcvey fought his first i'm portant ring battle. with Jack John son Ias his opponent Fhanp was born in California fin 1885, and in ms youth engaged in cutting and loaolng railway ties and other labor1ous and ilI-paid occupations. Among the rude associates Of his youth were many brawny tod1ers who were wont to boast of their prowess with their f5stS. and .sTharn'' was not one to re- main in the background when a rookus was in progress He wass a1- ways ready to oblige anybody who vU,ass looking for trouble, and he usual Iy gave them more than they were looking for
 Mcyey was eighteen when on Feb. z7 1908, he entered the ring at Los Angeles to do battle with the big Galveston black. Johnson was about seven years older than Than" and A full two inches taller, besides hav- ing an advantage in experience. with more than thirty battles under his beIt'' Everybody expected Jack to make nnincemeat of the Californian, but, although Jack was awarded the decision, it was only. after twenty rounds of fighting, in which McVey gave q good account oI ni1l1sen, IT, San1sI gained quite reputation in Los Angeles, and he enhanced this by knocking out the veteran Kid Carter and stopping Denver Ed Martin in the first round. Only a short time Before Denver Ed'' had stayed a full
 
 following October Mcvey again lost .Eehe decision to Johnson in twenty rounds and at San Francisco a. ht- IfI.s later he was knocked out by Jack tin the sixteenth
 In 1907 Mcvey went to Paris, i where he became imm mense1y popular, and by his clever work helped .sIe boxe's to gain favor among the French sports. He remained in f France until 1911, when he went to ] Australia. There he fought six bouts f with Sam LangfoTd. with one victory one draw and four defeats. Last year Mcvey returned to America and challenged Johnson to battle There was talk of match between the two blacks. to be pulled off ins Cuba. but Johnson wisely decided to pass Mo yey up and take on Willard
 Of all the black fighters Mcvey is the shiftiest on his feet. He packs 9 1 left hook waIIop that is highly effec- l tive Tn his Paris finish fight with Jeanette he knocked the Hoboken black down twenty nine times before he himself was laid low in the forty ninth inning.