Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-01-17 | Page 23 | Johnson May Find Waterloo Abroad

JOHNSON MAY FI FIND JD I WATERLOO ABROAD I I Sam Langford Joe Jeannette and McVey All Want a aj j Chance MURPHY AND MORAN NEXT Nevada Town Offers Big Sum for Jeffries and Johnson New Kew York Tork Jan Arthur Arthur Johnson JohnsonIs i Is likely to havo plenty of ot work for for for-a a I time timo oven if It Jeff cries doe doe doea not fight tight him It la t. understood that Johnson will come homo from tho Antipodes b by way of ot England Englant and Franco France lie TIe will HI find acol to present appearances appear appear- ances the they arc are crying for tor fight tight Sam Langford Lang Joo Joe and Sam Mc- Mc cYC c- c YC all aU husky gentlemen of oC color who now that the heavyweight hea color line hue has been boon relegated IJ by Mr Johnson to to the limbo of or things that were are arc all nil eager for l the e chance to snatch the tho- laurels from t the tho o dusky brow blow of or the theman theman man from Texas and to i br braSk i k In the glory and enjoyment I which goes with tho the title Before sailing away awny Joo Jeannetto declared that ho lie had never framed a I fight In his lite life I 1 have been accused of or It Jt with both Johnson and Langford but I never ne did and never I willi whit sald Joe But Dut Ill I'll tell you OU ono one I thing and that is Js this I can beat Jack Johnson There Thoro may bo be mon men who can beat me inc but 1 know that I 1 can beat Johnson I 1 can cnn tako take all that he can I give me but I 1 know that I can make him stop finally to about Joo Joe also had something sa say Langford I 1 can beat bent Sam am too ho It at the said sail Sam always alwa's has hns on mo mc beginning be lie llo usually floors me mc but butI I get bet up That discourages 06 him and andI nd I play for tor his wind and wear him Jo vui Maybe Maybo Johnson will either Sam Sain nr 11 r Joo a chance chanco at the bacon but I it tt It II would be Cunn funny to seo j him draw tho the color line Une In the tho meantime what of or Despite the tho repeated denials of oC the big follow fellow that thal ho lie can bo be lured back to tho the ring the offered purses are Lre steadIly steadily stead stead- II ily rising Ono One Nevada town aptly named Mazuma l has It Is said offered for tor a J. J Johnson Jefferies-Johnson go and that Is a 0 tempting pile of or monc money even o for tor Big nl Jim Ho Ito may como out of or his hole after all and If JC he docs does there will be Le things doing Frankle lo Ma Madden den l Is a n. good oo sturdy lightweight but he Is far tar from rota championship chain cham caliber This he showed when hen Tommy tho thu former Harlem Idol pointed out-pointed tho the Bowery Boy In Ina ina a ten round contest at the tho National Athletic club Not only did Murphy i outpoint his adversary but ut ho also him In iii almost every round Madden has much to learn He lie Is la tho the samo sauna boring style of or boxer as Is 18 Battling Battling Bat Bat- tUns Nelson tho the lightweight champion who by iy tho the wa way watched the contest from the tho ringside Before Defore the Ule battle tUe Nelson declared ho 1 was aS of ot tho opinion that Madden would be his hla next opponent for Cor tho the lightweight lightweight lightweight light light- weight championship lIe He no doubt thought U at tho tim conclusion of ot tho the After Atter returning to his Juts dressing room tho other night after being hammered to a a. pulp by y Jack Jacl Blackburn Mickey McDonough h heaved a l sigh of or relief and Is Js consolation consolation consola consola- mused Well VeIl there ionic flome tion thou In tho fact fuel that Kid Napoleon 1 didn't win all his 1 battles les Rose noso the shot-putter shot and wel weigh h t Is said to ha havo vo designs on Johnson Ono One IHOr story Is to 0 tho the effect ef of- that tho the giant slant athletic Is trainIng trainIng train train- In Ing hard with a challenge e for Cor tho heavyweight championship in view lew l If Rose Rose- can light fight he ought to be a dangerous opponent for any man He Heas has as weight wel-ht strength anti and reach enough It t Is to be demonstrated If Ie he has fighting craft heart without which the others are ro useless Tommy Murphy and Owen Moran oran areto aro are to o bo be matched for a a. ten len rt round und bout at atthe I tho the National Club on January 22 2