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Show FRISCO WILL ALLOW I BIG 1X1 WEST I TuthilL Prominent Trainer, H Picks Johnson to Whip James J. Jeffries. ' BYW.B. (" BAT ' ') MASTERSON. By Leased Wire to The Tribune. IH NJOW YORK, Jan. lfi. Ah I suggested in this column the other day, the only thing the supervisors of San Francisco had to do in order to hold 45-round bouts within the city limit was to repeal tho ordinance which limits boxing contests to twenty rounds. Johnny Hcrget. known in' pugilistic cirulcM some years ago as "Young Mitch-ell. Mitch-ell. who is now chairman of the poltco committee, has started a movement hav- tM Ing for Its purpose the Issuing of a per-mit per-mit for the Jeffries-Johnson flght in the event the contest goes to California. San Francisco would be foolish to per-mil per-mil one of the suburbs to get the ltghr when It Is such an easy matter to havo It pulled off In tho city. Supervisor Her-get Her-get will no doubt succeed In his efforts. as he knows the people of 'Frisco, knows what they want and knows how to go ll about obtaining it for them. I don't quite endorse BUly Brady's statement, which he Is credited with hav-Ing hav-Ing recently given out in St. Louis, to the effect that Jack Johnson is a better lighter than Peter Jackson was in his day. I doubt If tho prize ring ever saw a better fighter than Peter Jackson was with the possible exception ,of Jim Jeff- Old Peter was a great two-handed performer, thoroughly game, and a splcn-did splcn-did ring general. Harry Tuthill, one of tho most capable trainers of athletes in this country, seems to favor Johnson in his light with Jeff-rles. Jeff-rles. Harry Tuthill has trained a num-her num-her pi fighters In his day and never failed to send his man into the ring in the best of condition. IH "1 think Johnson will win." ho said. Il A few years ago Jeffries doubtless could have defeated Johnson, but since .Toff- iB rles retired from the ring he has gone back some and Johnson has improved. Johnson Is the strongest man In the ring NH today and a hard man to defeat." NH |