Show OLD MAN TIME V HAS CLUTCHES ON BLACK CHAMPION Johnson Will Be Easy for Jeannette Is Opinion of bf V VV V Jim Corbett Gorbett J JEFF F THOMPSON DIFFERS V BY JEFF THO THOMPSON IPSON I 1512 3 b try Publishers New Ne York Feb Fob 1 The I.-The The subject of ot Jack Johnson h 1 Is an unsavory one at best but the big black ha has an uncommon mon Inon faculty for tor br breaking into the news newe In R R. way which cannot be Ignored Barred from tho the fight tight game In this country countr b by an outraged fI pense nse of pUblic pUblic pub- pub lic decency he Is flirting with Paris Pari and there seems to be no doubt that ho bo soon will fight In the French capital capi capt- t tal l If and It-and and it 1 IB Is a a. pretty largo large sized sired If It-ho It ho can cot et himself clear of ot thu charges of ot violating the white slave law and Uncle Sam will lot him Joe Jeannetto Is the opponent S se selected se ct d for Johnson Johnon and In ft It twenty- twenty round fund bout he should be easy casy meat ment for hl his his' fellow African A. A again aln th the If John John- Johnon ion on IB Is In hi a n. position to 10 meet the en on- on I 1 notice that Jim Flynn who ho recently recent recent- I ly IVY fought both men says Luther Lauther McCarthy McCarthy Mc Mc- 1 Carthy can beat Johnson and Im I'm In Inclined Inclined In- In dined to believe Flynn Is right but I sincerely trust that the question will never ne he be put to the test An Any white whiteman nan man TV who ho would go In the ring with the tho bJ Wg black deserves deserve to have his head knocked oft off Tho The f fact t Is III however hove that Johnson has hl passed tho ago alto when ever every tl fighter no matter how good nor how ho clean ln 11 living h he ma may be he Is bound to go back Father Time In Is an opponent who cannot be denied and If sr ho hel has hns John Barleycorn In his corner his victory victory vic vic- tory como omD all the sooner John Johnson on Is Ia not within 60 50 per cent of good as all ho he was at Reno and he is getting no better fast Differ DUren With AVIth Uh J. J J. J James J. J Corbett predicts the defeat of ot Jack Jcck Johnson b by Joe Jeannette In Incase incase case the two gigantic KI negroes me meet t In Inthe the ring Sa Says s James Tf U Johnson boxed under the rules of the thc New l York state tote athletic commission Jeannette would outpoint him for Jack would be becom beom corn com lied to break clean and couldn't hold Johnson Isn't Int a l hard hitter He I confines his punishing to the breakaway breakaways break brenk- away and is III strictly a defensive fighter tighter He Isn't a clever er boxer when It tL comes comes' to feinting feinting- and footwork Jeannetto Jannette is I think In t the best beat long dis dis- Is on tance Lunce er P. P Hi me Ile r um anu whip Johnson Johnon In a finish contest I r never did think much of Corbett as asa a a. ring prophet t. t and this prediction ap ap- foals to me no more than thon similar predictions predictions pre pre- dictions of Gentleman Jim have ht Jeannette IR Is about as 08 old at the game g-amo AM n. Johnson and ond has has' been bern much worse battered G Governor vernor O Oddle of Nevada evada IK Is quoted AS stating that prize fl is brutal and must must not be permitted In the fu future fu- fu ture thre In a message c to the state stat le Is aure auro he recommends the repeal of the present law which allows finish fights I upon payment of a license fee feo of 1000 i and recommends 1 an am fixing twenty round with a a. reduced feo fee DS os a substitute The Tho fights it mado Nevada famous fanous as U a Q haven havon terminated din In 10 less 1 than twenty five rounds knocked out Jim at Carson CarRon City on March 17 1896 In fourteen rounds and Johnson JohnRon stoPP stopped d Jeffries at atRo Re Reno Ro o on July 4 1910 in fifteen rounds Joss Jou Willard seems to hn hI troubled with rather frs fragile ne knuckles a misfortune mis- mis fortune that will wIH prove f a 0 set cm handi hand 1 cap In hl his hili last two bout bouti he ha re reported To- To ported Porter an r I 1 hand after deliverIng delivering deliver deliver- ing Int the knockout punch When his right crashed d a against the thc chin of or Soldier Sol Sol- dier one of th the bones bone In In WIl Wil- hands was driven out of If place at least east so 80 he said when an excuse to h. sidetrack an unwelcome match was W de do- do sired L Later ter Willard polished off ort an unknown named Bowers Bower In five fire roun rounds s end and a aln complained 1 that his hand crumpled up from rom the force of ot tho blow blon that en ended d tho battle I |