The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-19
THE GREATEST FIoHrER.

The GREATEST FIGHTER.
We are about to run a series OF
stories on this page about fighters.
~ course we all ave our greatest
tighter. There are arguments ev-
cry day about the star pugilist. Here
on this page we win give you the views
Of different fighters, managers and
Sam Langford, himself one Of the,
greatest fighter that ever pulled on a
glove, was the first we interviewed as
TO his greatest fighter.
Sam picks Jack Johnson. He came
with q natural. He didn't hesitate al
all. We met him at Jack Dempsey's
camp In Toledo the day before the big
bout, and Sam was very strong for
Johnson, He said that no nan could
lick Willard, for Willard had licked
the greatest man that ever lived.
Didn't you say that Jeffries would
lick Johnson" WI asked for a kid.
Yes. Yes, / did say that, but l was
sore at Johnson then said SAM. "You
know he gave me quite a licking q
long time & in Boston, and when he
talk about me again. was sore at
him, but all the time, way down IN
my heart, ] knew that he was a great
man, The day / saw him beat Jeffries
made me surer. Jeffries was IN good
shape that day. He never. could have
taken a sr.a the ,or licking o he s 6ld ! h ne wa wa inst
as fast as ever, but he was like q baby
when he boxed johnson. tell you
| that Johnson was so big, so strong, so
clever. He had everything. He was
never hurt, never had q black eye, or
q cut, and never broke q hand, and
he beat the best man In the world. ]
call that considerable going.
He was never even tired in a fight.
He Just fought his own way. went
about 1t in a business-llke way and
made the other fellow look foolish.
Hit? Yes, sir! I never. hit the floor
hit me. I thought I'd go right through
Nobody ever knocked johnson
down. | know he kldded with Ketchel
and slipped with Sandy Ferguson, but
he was, never there on the floor while
the referee counted.
that Cans was another great man, but
Johnson, 10 me was the best h a ever
boxed in q ring" Il
JESS WILLARD SAYS
"All the world loves a w~lnner-with
the exception of the loser
AN ENGLISH REFEREE cHiRPs-
Mr.. Eugene Corri, the famous referee
OF the National Sporting club, in Lon
don, gave his views on decisions. to a
newspaper q week or so ago, and this
Is what he said:
zone man has been winning hand
somely all along the line Of the twenti,
eth round, In a specified 20-rounc
contest, In the last round, let 1t BIZ
argued that tho man who has figured
so s~plendidly Is suddenly knocked
down by a chance blow and counted
out. The rules OF the National Sport
ing club would, In such a cas- as that
Justify a referee Is giving the fight e
the man who had 80 c~onspicuouslA
proved his superiority on points,.
Well, just suppose that Bat Nelson
had lone all his fighting In London
You know that Bat was n notorious
trailer in most of his fights. He Tough
Eddie Hanlon in Frisco and for \
rounds Eddie slaughtered him. 4
the 10Th, however, Bat connected witt
Eddie's chin and the birds began Z
sing, Well, that was a 20-round thing
According to Mr., CORR, when half tn
fisht wal over and he had run secon,
All the way, Nelson might just as we
have thrown up his hands and quil
saving; II can win. Why go furtherY
Jim Jeffries might have done tn
same thing In hiA 25-round go with Jir
Corbitt. At the end of the 18TH rounc
when he was cut and bleeding an
looked like a sparring partner, he shout
have auit, because his opponent had a
the better, OF the no. As It turned on
however, he flattened Corbett IN IN
2Sd round.