San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-07
JOHNSON RENNAN co
FRIDAY BIG FISTIC
EVENT OF THE WEEK
That and Inspection of VIII
lard Will Put Life in
"Heapy' Situation.
By SPARROW NIGANN.

Copyright, 1923. by The San Antonio Light.
New York, Jan. 6.-The heavyweight
situation win begin to assume import
ance by next week, suehsas it has not
known since Dempsey and Carpenter
met,
Bill Brennan, the veteran, and Floyd
johnson, the young Iowa giant, will
meet in a twelve-round bout in the
Madison Square Garden Friday night,
1t is promised by Tex Richard that the
winner will be pitted again Luis Firpo,
the Argentine wOp, some time next
month and that the man who energies
from this bout, will face Jack Dempsey
for the heavyweight title before any
one IN here has begun to think of pick
ing out his straw hat and his light
weight clothes.
In the meantime, Jess Willard will
have arrived here, submitting himself
to the inspection of newspaper critics
and experts in physical form to the end
that he may receive public support in
his campaign to land in the ring with
Dempsey and flatten him-maybe--for
old times sake.
What is Immediately before US, how
ever is the Brenn0n-JohnsOn bout.
Brennan has the experimental ex-
perience counts q lot when the posses
SCR thereof has not gone TO seed. And
Brennan certainly has not, according to
the opinion of the writer, who has
watched both men in training. He
may not be as able as he was two
years ago. But those who figure that
he will be q ghost Of his former self
are likely to be fooled.
As for johnson, he has that wonder.
full asset, youth. He is just % years
old, a hard hitter and possessed of q
quick stabbing left. Some of the critics
say that his fOotwOrk is all that could
be desired of a big man and that Eren.
nan will throw away his gloves trying
to land his best punches upon a per.
son so shifty. This may prove to bt
the case, but the writer is not so Ger,
tain that Floyd is as fast as all that
He may prove to be when under tn,
spur Of real action. We shall see.
| But there can be no diverging opin
ion as 10 the personality Of this smiling
young blonde giant. As was the cas-
with Brennan, he was an iron worker
and he abandoned the mill for mill
ing. He was born in Des Moines, Iowa
and his father was born there befor,
him. His mother is of old Missouri
stock.
He stands six feet in his stocking
and fights at 1876 pounds. 1t was a
an amateur that he broke into the gam,
hot three years ago. Since turnini
professional, he has won all his bouts
43 in all Thirty-six were decided b.
knOckOuts. His opponents for the mos
part have been third-raters, but the cas-
with which he has bowled them over be
speaks real ability as a battler.
His best fights were against Will
Meehan, who once beat Dempsey
frankie Farmer and Bob Martin Of tn
4. r. +. The latter fight establishe
johnson in New York and put him !
, line as heavyweight contender. JAG
. Dempsey has shown interest in III
lowan and went 30 far as to give hi
pointers when he was preparing Il
Martin. Jack thinks the youngster
. real conner.
. Whether il will be found that he hi
j been hurried too fast into this Brel
nan battle is debatable point. The
| are some who maintain that Johnso
was tricked into the match. Well, FIR
day night We shall learn just who W.
. fooled.