Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-09
JOHNSON GOOD
FOR 6 ROUNDS
WITH ANY MAN

Enthusiasm is being aroused among
the boxing fans of this vicinity in
the coming bout at Nogales on May
between Jack Johnson, negro, ex-
heavyweight champion of the world,
and Pat. Lester, an Arizona pugilist
of note and ability, Tickets for the
Is round battle between the two
Fighters will go on sale early next
week and everything points to a
great crowd.
A fine preliminary fight card is be-
ing arranged for May 2, also with
'Freddie" Hart Cello of Douglas,
matched against either Wright,
hard-hitter from the 25th infantry
ranks at Fort stephen d. Little, or
against ."Al' Campbell Of Phoenix,
conner in boxing circles. This bout
will bring the contenders in the ring
at about 147 pounds.
Joey Roche of Los Angeles, who
is now in Douglas visiting Cello, will
be slated to meet kid" Lopez 1T
Nogales on the same date and these
two will match up at 12S pounds
each. Following the Nogales bouts,
Cello and Roche are planning to
tour Texas and, Colorado to stage q
series Of bouts.
others who will probably be on
the preliminary card May 2 will in
clude Jack" Lynch and Spleight.
Frank P. Sullivan, veteran boxer
who is now with the Arizona state
highway department, in Phoenix, has
the following to say regarding john
SON.:
Jack johnson can toy with any
heavyweight in the world, bar none,
for six rounds. After that, / don't
know how good he is, but two years
ago he looked better than ever be-
fore"
Sullivan, now So years old, was
veteran boxer when he took his first
knockout at the hands of Aurelio
Herrera away back in 1905. His
record of more than 400 fights in
cludes victories over Oscar Gardner,
Kid Herman and Billy Cole. He
Travelled with the ''Moulin Rouge"
threatical company, starring Johnson,
in 1911, ana knows the ex-champion
we'll.
Sullivan has discarded the Tommy
now. He is Frank p, if you please, of
the Arizona state highway depart
ment. His interest in fights and
fighters has been waning for 10, these
many years, and the former light
weight is engrossed in the care of
his growing family.
But two years ago he attended the
races with johnson in New York,
IN hn
company. The big black
worked out religiously and Sullivan
watching his old friend, became i'm
pressed by the fact that never in
his career had Johnson appeared more
skillful or in better wind
Jack Dempsey would be a play
thing in Johns hands for six
rounds" says Sullivan. II don't
know whether he would blow up
after the sixth, but in six he is very
fast-very, very fast.
1.-TWO years ago he stepped on the
scales for me- He weigher' 212 pounds.
I remembered that at the Krrg theatre
in Omaha. in 1911 he weighed 241
against Jim Flynn. I seconded him
that night.
edge of boxing than any other man
I have ever seen, not excepting Joe
Cans. While Young Griffo of Aus
stralia and Jim Drfscoll of England
were wonderfully clever they did
not have the head that Johnson has"
"Jem Mace?" Sullivan laughed.
"You wouldn't think I was old enough
to answer you, would you? Well,
am knew Jem Mace personally.
He was over 70 and I was kid
almost 18, so of course never saw
him go. I've heard my dad talk of
him and 1 know ne had wonder
full knowledge for his day. But if
he were here today, Harry Greb
could beat Jem Mace-Owen Phelps
could give him a iterrible scrip.
Mace, you know, was only middle
weight.
n AS To Pat Lester
"T know nothing about Pat Lester
except that his manager, Spider Kelly
is a past master of boxing and great
second. I've always attributed to
Kelly the fact that I could only get
a draw with Toby Irwin. Toby beat
me once with Kelly in his corner
but you young fellows aren't
interested in that
.I'll say this:
.If Spider Kelly has a boy he actu-
ally believes will beat Jack Johnson
he has a fortune and a championship
in his hands.
'sAnd matching such a boy with
Johnson is the very best thing he
could do to advance his cause, be-
cause the wiseacres know down IN
their hearts that Johnson is the most
feared heavyweight alive today"
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