Show JOHN IJOHN l TALKS ON COLOR LINE Tells of Jackson and Godfrey Incidents Fake Tele Telegrams Telegrams Telegrams grams to Blame John L I Sullivan gives out the follow Collow following folloWing ing interview regarding matches with Peter Jackson and Godfrey Theres been a good deal of talk about the color line Just now especially about Yours truly trul and the stand I took re regarding regarding i garding colored men It is true that 1 was matched to box boz George Godfrey Godfre here very ery early In my career and that was th the only time I ever eer gave colored colore pugilists any consideration from Crom a professional standpoint although there were many whom I regarded highly In a I personal sense It has been ben reported time and I again that I once signed to fight Peter Jackson That is not true tre Jackson was willing enough to meet me but I had drawn draw the line and kept the line lne drawn I made no bones about abut it The public krew krew my position on this question Par Parson son Eon Davis manager of Jackson once one Ion claimed to have a telegram from me tell eli telling tel ing him to go g ahead with the details detail of a fight with Jackson Jacksn There Ther were ere never any such articles drawn or even suggest suggested ed that I would have signed The near nearest nearest est eat I 1 came to fighting Jackson Jackon was wa once oc when the question was as put pitt to me square squarely squar ly by I said that If they got U I would wol cover It and would go Into a room roo with Jackson and have havo it out b bu i that I 1 would never agree to meet him m the ring In I public agee That ended the attempts attempt to get got me to fight Jackson If J either Jeffries or Corbett finally de determine de ermine termine to meet Jack Johnson they the will wi not permit him to dictate terms If I either of oC them gets a match with Johnson there thre will wi be a lot of money hung up and they thy will wi want a good slice of it I before bore they sign sig too Johnson will wi have h ve to agree to It Jeff appears appear to me to be the man mn 1 I cannot see sec se how hoa Corbett can get ge right night enough Jeff Jef may ma be able abl to get into shape but that is a question which only oly he can decide deide |