The Cordova daily times., 1921-07-01
WILL NEW CHAMP AGREE TO MEET. BLACK BOXERS.
By FRANKLIN B. MORSE (Pacific Sports Service)

the winner of the Dempsey Carpen- tier fight draw the color line? The ! color line has played an important part in the heavyweight champion ships. John L, Sullivan would have none of Peter Jackson. Before he became champion Corbett beat Jack | son in a sixty-one round affair, but after he became champion Corbett would not meet a Colored boxer. though he said he would fight any | man black or white barring Jackson. Jeffries never drew the color line and | beat Peter Jackson, though the lat ter was then in the declining days of his career. Jeff also defeated other negroes and had he not come out to meet Johnson he would still be the retired undefcatcd heavy weight of the world. Tommy Burns should have drawn the color line for his own protection. He refused to meet Sam LangfOrd but later got beaten to a pulp by Johnson. After Willard won the title from Johnson, the white man refused to box any negroes. Dempsey did not draw the color line prior to winning the world title from Willard. but since that time has steadily siIostcppcd Harry Wills and other colorcd coutoudnrs. What will tho winner of the com ing affair do after July ??
 Poruand's big championship tonr namcnt of the Pacific Northwest Golf Association gives promise of hrnal.- ing all existing entrance records to ,mithorcons. as far as the Pacific coast is concerned. There are many who say that they expect the en- tries will be in excess of 300. How ever that may be, the fact remains that it is attracting more interest than eyer before and the best of the coast players will be seen in aC- tion It would not be surprising if it proved the blue ribbon tournament of the season on this rim of the continent.
 The housewife in the United States who has kick coming because hub by doesn't get home promptly at 6 o'clock from the ball game will have to admit that her sister up in Alaska is the one who has just cause for an occasional peeve. Re gently a ball game up there was finished at a. m. While this is in excusably late as far &s supper is concerned, it has the merit of getting the old maa home in plenty of time for breakfast. One always can find compensation for any disadvantage.
 
 That the greatest athletes of the country will be on hand at Pasadena July to for the national track and field mpionships is evidenced by the entries that have been pouring into President Bob Weaver of the A A. U. Among the clubs so far entered and the men they are going to compete with are New York A. C., 20 men; Chicago A. A, 15 men; H. linois A. C.. 15 men; Meadowbrook A. C., Philadelphia, 10; Boston A. A., 10; Olympic Club, San Francisco, about thirty men.
 The Los Angeles A. c. will have Ia big team, probably the largest team entry in the meet. Weaver is gathering all the stars of the south to compete under the l.. A. A. C. banner and what the southern club misses in first places it will pick up a large score in other places.
 To all intent and purposes Babe" Ruth's margin of home runs over this time last season practically is wiped out and he may be reckoned as running at the moment on an even basis. Hence, in order to get anywhere near the 75 mark, which is the figure Ruth set for himself be- fore the season started, we venture he will have to go like blue blazes.
 The news that Charlies White, the Chicago lightweight boxer, is to