Deseret Evening News | 1909-02-06 | Page 25 | John L. Sullivan on the Color Line

JOHN L SULLIVAN ON THE COLOR LINE John L give Iv out Ih the fol towing interview regarding tebe with Peter Peler Jackson and nd Godfrey Therea been II a pod good deal of oC talk about the color line just Juat now especially chest Yours Your trul truly arid and tb the stand lanel I took about colo colored mn men It is true that I was wa matched to box George Godfrey hure bere vel very early la in my career and that was wa the only time I ever Ivr gave colored pugilist any ny consideration from a pro standpoint the there were many whom I 1 highly bly In ina a personal aen sense It has baa been beon reported p time and again that I once unc to light ht Pete ieter Jackson That I Is true trill Jackson was enough to meet inset m but I hat bad drawn dran the lin line and Ad kept tb the line Uno drawn t I made no 0 boo house about It The public knew my position on this question Parson Dav Davis teen man maner amer er ut of once oncil claimed to have hav hava havea a Crom rum ins telling bIte to go ahead with the of titi be with Jackson Their we were never nver any artIcles drawn or even suggested that I 1 would have bave signed The Th nearest I tm tu hi q WY warn once when the wu wee put to m ma squarely J I said that it If they got ot too I would cover It antS and would pu IU Into a room with Jackson Jun and have It II out but that tbt I would woul never agree to meet t taIm him aIm In thu th rt rIng In public That 1144 the attempts to get t me ma to fight ht Jack bit If either rIe or Corbett finally aulty determine to Steel t Jack Jelk Johnson they will not permit hIm to tones it If either lIhr 0 of them p gets a match with there be a lot of III y hung uP anel 04 the they will went a good sue of 01 It before 10 M r r I will hate hae to agree to It too Jrr Jg app appears to ste to be the teas man J I see how can aan get getright right enough J left may be able to t shipS but that is i a question which only be b can n