Show DAY OF OFFBEAT GREAT RING BATTLES BA TILES IS PAST SAYS BLACK TRAINER IT WAS UNFORTUNATE THAT JACK JOHNSON WON HEAVY WEIGHT HIS ACTIONS CHAMPIONSHIP DECLARES BOB ARMSTRONG J HAVE HURT ALL COLORED BOXERS HE SAYS SAN FRANCISCO CO Oct 29 Peter Jackson could have ha whipped Jack Johnson Johnson John John- son the black hea heavy weight champion saw declares the beet best flay day da ho he ever er saW sair Bob Armstrong negro trainer trainor noted rioted for his ready wit and droll philosophy Armstrong trained Johnson and saw sa Peter Jackson at his best CIt It t was unfortunate for us colored folks t that at Jack Johnson won tho the heavy heavyweight hea heavyweight Wei weight ht championship Jackson was a n gentleman Johnson is not De Because of his actions all colored must suffer If Jackson had won instead of Johnson On there would havo have been no more prejudice than whoa when Too Joe GOBS Gans or Geor George Dixon won I Im in not saying that Johnson la Is not nota a great fighter Ho He is one of the best heavy weights of all times But Dut It Js s shi shie hi his hie defense that makes him wonderful He is a past put master at that that perhaps perhaps the best But Peter Jackson W was S not only a a. wonderful defensive fi fighter but also a powerful forcer He lie was waa great groat in nil all departments department of tho game me Then Thon Peter was larger er than John John- eon Ion Ja Jack k in condition that that is b before he hebe be began n dallying with autos auto and booze booze- weighed about pounds Peter e er fou fought hl hlat at The Th bout between Jackson and ana Frank Prank P. P Slavin Situ in London is still referred referred re rc re- re to aa as the tho greatest glove love contest in England There Thore wont won't be any more fighters Jil like liko o tho old timers until conditions change Present day champs know nothing not of tho the game Thy They go in and exchange o wallops and tho the first one to get tret a n. punch on the jaw takes lakes the count 1 I only wish they could have hn scon such Ruch men as Peter Jackson Jim lim Corbett Frank Frnnk Slavin Tommy Tomm Ryan nyan and a dozen other old timers that they thoy might realize how bow much they havo haye to learn |