Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1909-10-19 | Page 4 | Better Leave Him Alone

BETTER LEAVE HIM ALONE The thanks of the world are ar due to Johnson the prizefighter He is making it daily dally clearer clear r that the highest honors and the richest rewards of the prize ring are not for white men And the friendly advice of all to Jeffries should be beto beto beto to leave the black man alone That interview with Ketchel on Saturday makes It clear that Johnson immensely overtops any possible white competitor There was never a moment when he could not have crushed Ketchel And Ketchel Is very very much the best man that has gone against him Compared with Tommy Burns he is clearly in a class by himself S Whatever Jeffries may have been when at his best bestIs Is matter of pure speculation What he is now is fairly well known And In the light of that twelfth round on Saturday the best that can ean be hoped for tor In Jeffries case is that he ho may ma see the wisdom of keep keeping keeping keepIng ing away from Johnson The negro is a fighting ma machine machine machine chine Hostility of crowds makes no impression on him Blows received find him only more aggressive He Ho is far too strong far fai too clever far too wicked in conflict to permit the hope that any white man living can take his championship away from him himl Let l t him keep It