Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-28


Sew YORK. March 2G-F For the
fourth time since be- won the heavy
weight championship from Jim JEFF
fries In 1910 Jack Johnson viii de-
fcnd his pugllistic title at Havana
cuha, next Monday ON that date Jess
willard. the most formidable among
the white aspirants for the worlds
premier ring honor, viii meet the
negro In what b. scheduled as a forty
five round battle for the champion
ship In his long career as a pugilst
johnson has never faced an opponent
81 the huge physical proportions of
willard Because of this advantage
in weight. height and reach. as wcll
as the ten years difference iu their
nres, the followers Of willard hope
10 sec his Youth and endurance tri-
umph over the superior boxing SKIN
and ring experience Of the champion
1t IL this meeting between the master
pugllisf and gigantic novice that
lends interest ana uncertainty to the
battle. willard, shorn of his physical
advantages. would be but a manikln
Ia the hands Ut the negro who has
learned every trick of boxing known
In expert ring strategy during his
many years in the squared circle
Although J0hnsuns ring career an
todHtes the present century by few
months. his proves no fighter did
not bring him into prominence IN the
heavyweight division until ten years
ago and then his standing did not
give much promise of championship
possibilities AZ that time ht began
meeting men of his own color such
as sam McNcy Joe Jeanette. Black
Eiil. Walter johnson and others
whom he defeated. tn several in
stances docisivek his two winning
battles with Joe Jcunncltc AZ Bait
more and sam LHneford Ht chelsea.
Mnss, In 1909. however, demonstrut-
ed that he would have Go he reckoncd
with by the best of the lighters
white ur culored. with championship
pretensions 10 the heavyweight clasH
At that time .lellros had retired
from the ring. having handed the
title 60 Marvin llart Tommy Burns
hy defeating the MHcr aud also Jack =
O'Rricn. WHO claimed the champion |
ship assumed tho worlds title iu !
1907 Johnson meanwhile was plod- /
ding along. Incidentally knocking out !
Felix and Lang IN Australia and end |
inR the comeback ptopcnatics OF |
Bob Fitzsimmons in Two rounds ut /
Philadelphia and an eleveu-rouud I
knockout of Jim Flynn it SIN Fran I
cisco the same Yeur 500 la De |
ecmhcr, 1908, Johnson had the bet /
ter of Tommy Burns ai sydney, Aus
tralia. when the police stopped the I
bout In the fourteenth round This I
placed the bie Galveston negro right .
az the top OF his class and while no
one was willing 10 recognize him ms
the worlds tide holder, Johnson
went right on lighting successfully {.
HniBhng up with the knockout of the
bate STANLEY ketohol in twelve rounds
Al Cnlma. calf. on October 10. 1909
II was then that the Negroes pro-
nounced ability and recogniHed clcV-
erncss ftung Jeftrits into action The
big Cnlfofunu's rclf-Cufutccd rec l
irement ended nuruptk and Jc1rics
rc-entcrcd the iisilc area 10 again \
defend he title. This seemed To suit A
Johnson perfectly aud the sroat
match for the worlds championship
was quickly arranged with the result
hat johnson scored q decisive vic l.
ory over Jcnriee. ut Reno, July A. Z
1910. From that time Ga the present
Johnson has been the undisputcd a
hampton heavyWeight OF the world
During the past five years he has h
pcen called upon only three times To \
irfpnd the title
His fight with Jim Flynn at Las i
Vegas y NJ was stopped ln the ID
iinth round by thc authorities ana +
Johnson was declared The winner In
Paris. France, the bout between the In
and Battling Jim Johnson, La
as called q draw and last year he n
aimed the refee's decision over Frank +
iomn I'm "a twenty-round bout which ii
lso took place IN the French capital (