New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-02
lille Bouts i'm New York
Now Up to the Legislature

at that. The only contcnders that are
consideted seriously are Johnny Dun
dee and Lew Tender. They are not
serious enough to lose much sleep
over.
Jess Willard, who is to be seen in
the ring just four days after the begin
nng Of the long thirst, probabl, has
done less fighting than any champion
past or present.
In the first place Willard is one
fighter who does not like to fight. He
hates the training and he hates the
limeEght He fought just one fight
since he won the championship, if the
Willard Moran thing could be called
a fight
But Willard is hardly to blame for
the long lay-olf. There has been no.
body for him to fight For long time
Piastcrer Fulton was hcraldcd as Il
suitable opponent for Willard and an
attempt was made to egg the big fell
low into trying conclusions with the
man from Rochester, Mimi. Subse-
quent events in the shape Of rights
and lefts from Jack Dompsy reveal
the fact that a Naturalization fight
would have been quite as much Of a
jest as the Willard Moran fight.
There is only ono "logical' oppon-
cnt for the champion and that is Jack
Dempsey. We shall see just how logi-
cal he is when the bout is over ON
July 4.
James Johnston, the boy bandit of
Madison Square has returned from a
long period of Information. James is
waiting FOR developments at Albany
If boxing bin is passed the boy
bandit viii probably be managing a
Fight club again
Johnston had the boXing privileges
Of Mudieon Square Naurdcn under the
Wenek Communications llo staged few
bloonlors and eumehoW hueceoded in
Keeping lot or tho undcrairahle ouua
out OF the pp,miaeh, The bandit nlnu
managed Htrng Of Nphtora including
the dnAhing, HlNphinp, otuAhlng enc.
leWa the wonderfully willing ono,
we llng. and the aEgreaHlVo and agile
Andre Anderaon. Ito IA now reduced
to the Rip Ronrng Robson,
The liniah OF tho Aggressive and aglc
Andre Anderson ,was particularly spec
tacnlar, Andre Was matched with
Charlie Wcinort, the hardy Hungarian,
at the Manhattan Opera House. Wein-
ot tapped Andre ON the chin and tina
aggressive and agile one dove out OF
the ring oil the atage and into the bass
drum of the orchestra, which had been
hired to furnish incidental music for
the bouts. They had to cut the drum
TO get Andres head out
Mr.. Johnston is also noted for hay
ing predicted that Bocr Rodc would DO
champion of the world While he was
managing that gladiator jess Willard
came to Johnston and begged to be
taken into the Johnston stable.
Run along, big boy" Mr.. Johnston
replied to Wizards plea, owe got real
champion, Boer Kodel."
Mr.. Johnston has been kicking HIM
self internally ever since.
Sam Langford, the aged Boston Tar
Baby, is hooked up for session with
Willie Meehan at San Francisco When
Sam first visited the coast he was
remarkable athlete, an eXaggeraticn Of
Joe Wolcott, v tn muscles and move
ments that suggested the gorilla. He
knocked out jim Flynn in one punch at
that session. and in those days Flynn
was not the easiest person in the world
to knock out.
But Samuel is aging and he has never
paid any attention to keeping himself
in condition. | saw Samuel in his dress
ing room just before a bout in this city.
He was eating dry apples and drinking
water. This was the Tar Baby's notion
Of training diet. A few minutes later
he was in the ring as agile and wide
awake as over