Show CL 1 r I II I fl TI TIOne One For White Fighters and An Another Another other for or the Black 1 j Men MenIS MenIS IS SOME RACIAL PREJUDICE May Maj bp That Each Will Some Day Have Their Own Champions and Fight Am ug Themselves to tho views of oC nn ardent fight fan of Salt Lake It will not bo many years ears there thero Is III another shakeup In pug dom and changes aside from proposed at nt tho recent meeting at De Detroit Detroit troit will be indue mn e It Is a matter that thatIs Is receiving consideration on nt tho hands of oC prominent devotees devot s of ot tho game oil all allover over the tho country The Tho result of ot the tho division now talked of ot U It U It takes place will 11 bo two sets of ot champion for tor white men men another for Cor Ethiopians For a long time tho colored boxer has been considered a factor In tha tho game of ot fisticuffs despite tho th fact rn t that there thero Is strong prejudice n them The negro fighter no matter how clover Is generally regarded as liB being tho pos possessor possessor sessor of ot a 11 big yellow ellow streak and If It glen considerable punishment would 1 quit But Dut this Idea Is gradually dying out for Cor the reason the theory Is not true history for tor the tho past few tew years ears has hn demonstrated that there arc many black lighters fighters who arc aro cap capable able of taking n 1 great grent amount of ot pun punishment and In this respect they the com compare compare pare favorably with the white pugs Among the colored fighters who have nolo great names for tor In the ring could be mentioned George God Godfrey trey frey Joe Hutler Peter Jackson George Gcorge DIxon Joe Joo dans and Joo Walcott Jackson and Dixon were tho best liked among oil all the negro lighters fighters bt they the were regarded as RII square honest fellows and were vero never known to take a hand In any nil crooked fights Hut there Is a B deep rooted prejudice the colored fighter It always please the fan to see Beo a n white man whip n 11 black fighter but little praise does doel tho latter get t when he turns lurns the theW tables W I The opposition to the matching match In of ot negro n gro and white while boxers originated In Inthe Inthe the south New Orleans Orl nl being the first t place pIa co to take the Down there when n 11 white man mall wal pounding a n ablack black boxer up pretty badly adly It was I thought to be great sport snort and tho fol tal followers I lowers of ot pugilism always wanted to I havo hao a n front seat Cat When however the tho tables would be turned and the black boxer was making a 11 punching bag out of ot the tho white fellow tell ow It censed to be sport there was n 1 loud call for tor a reform of ot ring ethics This of or spread slowly but gradually It will In time cover cOer the whole country countr Other cities Mich HUch ns nil Louisville Lexington toll foil In line atter New Or Orleans leans lealiA Then It reached Baltimore and the tact fact Jon Joe dons GanA a I colored man had the easiest t kind of ot a time batter balter batterIng Ing In up white boxen caused so w much op Of opposition I position that for tor a while boxing was put under the ban r In that city and It was opened up liP again with the understanding that the two races raceR should l bo kept separate In boxing con contests tests testa followed suit and tho boxing clubs and promoters of tho Windy City havo hao announced that In future they will wll only match colored boxers men mell of ot their own race In Philadelphia tho subject has been heen discussed 1 more once by sporting men and tho bolter botter class are Inclined to favor the match matchIng Ing only of oC white boxers against men of ot their own complexion and It will w No only bo a 8 matter of oC time when the plan of ot tho Baltimore and ami Chicago clubs club will 11 bo followed In this city At first glance gin nee this might seem to bo boa bi bin a n hardship on tho colored boxers ns as there th re are men who the theory that there should be no color lino IIno In any uny form torm of oC human endeavor and th t n 1 man should be a n man In the ring without regard to his hili color just an all ann alln n man should be recognized ns a man manIn In the line of ot or black blacksmithing without regard to the tho shade of ot his ht complexion This theory sounds Bounds very and there thero Is II no doubt that logically It Is correct but bul sometimes facts nd theories differ very ery greatly this Is one OliO of ot the cases CM whore they are widely separated Whatever hard shin It may be to colored boxers It will only be temporary t for Cor the tho black blackmen blackmen men to take to the sport like a duck takes to water such n II largo I crop of ot colored boxers Is corning coming along that there thero will soon be plenty of or men of oC their own color for tor even oon the best bell of ot them to be kept busy bus Even Cn nt tho pres present present ent time In any class but the heavy heavyweight weight thero enough black fighters to keep n champion busy bus all the tho year car round |