Show OBRIEN O'BRIEN AND JACK JOHNSON AR ARE READY ADY fOR TAP Of GONG CONC Negro Says He lie Will End It Before the Sixth Round O OBrien O'Brien rien Confident I I I PHILADELPHIA May 19 Jack Jack I Johnson and Jack OBrien O'Brien who are matched to fight six rounds at the National National Na Na- club here tonight are are ready for the gong Neither Keither holds the theother theother theother other cheaply and both are arc in fine physical phy physical phy- phy condition Johnson T says he will end the fight before the sixth round while 0 OBrien O'Brien is confident he will outpoint outpoint outpoint out out- point the big negro and hopes to be able to give gh-e him a beating While hile a great number of sporting men look for the worlds world's champion to get g-et the better of the bout there are many who express the belief that J Johnson will have to fight hard to defeat the white man The colored man has the advantage of weight height and reach over o-er the Ihla d delphian but he has not been in he hering Title ring since he defeated Burns last December De Do- cen cember ber and there are those who believe beHee he is not fast enough to too avoid the ja jabs s of 0 OBrien Brien Johnsons Johnson's strong point is isun an m his fighting and if 0 OBrien O'Brien makes a long fight his friends believe Johnson will not be able to inflict severe punish punish- ment 0 OBrien O'Brien is one of the cleverest and fastest big men inca in the world In his months month's a training he lie has constantly practiced for more speed and reports from his training camp say he is faster than ever Both Roth fighters with their retinue of assistants will come to the city some sometime sometime sometime time during the da day Johnson has been training at George Coles Cole's quarters at Merchantville N. N J. J With the exception of a few 20 O seats scats the house has been sold old out and the largest crowd that ever er saw a six- six round tight light in this city will be on hand Sporting men from a distance began arriving arriving ar ar- ar- ar riving living early today some of ot them being from Pittsburg Pi where Ketchel etchel fought last night Ketchel will be at the tho ring ring- side A big crowd is expected from New York Jack McGuigan one o of the mana managers ers of the National Athletic club will referee the fight There will ill be no decision as the tho Pennsylvania law forbids forbids for for- bids prize fights but permits boxing bouts where no decision is given Johnsons Johnson's present visit isit to Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadel Philadel- phia is quite different from that of two years ago i With one exception none of the local fi fight ht clubs cared to put him himon himon on their pro program ram on the ground that he was not a drawing card I |