Show WHO WILL ILL CARE TO FIGHT JOHNSON Jeffries Jefries is s Favorite But Refuses Refuses Refuses Re Re- fuses in Strenuous Terms BURNS MAY TRY AGAIN Sharkey Fitzsimmons and acI aile Kaufman are Back Numbers BY y J JEFF FF THOMPSON Republican Special Service New Now York Jan 2 Will 1 Will Jeffries now fight Johnson If I ho does OOH not then tho the big negro Is likely to be heavyweight hea heavy y weight champion for tor time sonic some locore to lo corns corne core It I is true Sharkey and 1 lIz have havo challenged ed the now champion but bUl these theBe challenges challenge are arc notto not notto notto to b be taken too to Rl seriously In his Fitz or Sharkey probably could ha hae e a beaten Johnson but with tho the han handicap handi l- l cap Cal of ot ago ag nolt neither er ha has a show Kaufman haulman haul Kauf man ant and Barry while the they have ha e the tho youth I tear fear haven't th tho ability A year or so from rom now Stanley K hot hot- t- t If I he takes care cre of oC himself ought ought to bo be able ablo to lo do business with Johnson but unless Jeffries Jefries reconsiders his de determination determination de- de termination and comes back Into the lh ring we are aro 11 likely to seo see a negro champion for Cor some soro time to come Ti To Tomy Tor r my mind tho the man maim who would have tho time best chance against Johnson bar Jef Jet fries tries Is Sam Langford also black An honest bonest confession conCession Is good for tOl the souL soul I hereby y honestly con confess Cess that Iwas Iwas I t was mistaken In Johnson an and thought Burns would win sIn the recent battle batte In lit Australia I am am barred rom front member member- membership ship In iii the I told you so brigade so Su far as this fight Is concerned and am ammi 1 free Cee to confess that Johnson can light and arid will wUl tight can This has his been a a sad year ear for tor tc tic champions und and the tile list for tor January Januar J. J 1909 1009 is a n very cry different one from Crom that of ot January 1 I 1908 The champions cham cham- who heard the referee render ronder a a. verdict against them wore were Billy Honey who was knocked out put by Harris Haris Lewis Joe Gans Cans who wile lost his title tite to Battling Nelson Nelon Stun Stan ley hey who was beaten heaten by Billy and later turned the time tables on his opponent Abe Abc Attell tel who lost a it decision ti to Freddie Welsh and Tommy n Burns who vimo was put pUl awa away by Jack Jael Johnson Johnny Coulon oulon tho tIm bAntamweight bantamweight bantam bAntam- weight champion Dann managed ed to g gu J through tho the year ear without losing a a. deHero decision de- de Here Hero is tho ito list 1st of champions as It stands today lea Heavy weight t Jack Jac Johnson of ot Galveston Texas Texa light heavy heMy weight Tomm Tommy Burns of hanover han llan- over O S Cnn Can n middle weight Stanle Stnley Ketchell of ot Grand Rapids Mich Wolter Wol- Wol ter weights no real holder at present claimed clammed by bj Harry Lewis Jimmy Gardner Gardnor Gard Gard- ner nor anti and Mike Ike Twin Sullivan l light hL weight Battling Batting Nelson of or III II feather teather weight Abo of ot Sau Samm Francisco bantam wel weight ht teJ 10 pounds Johnny Coulon of or Chicago Chiago Tomi Tommy Burns still sUI ma may claim to be the tho champion mone money maker In the tho ranks of pugilism The coming coating French French- Canadian has won something Uk liko nn In the past tw twelve months anti and has bag hC most of ot It Jt stol stored ed awa away ho Tue llo how the sonIe om lights worked during durIng trio tho year JhA V es B. 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L Young loung 27 2 u o 1 2 21 J Mickey Gannon Cannon 23 10 0 1 13 12 I Jack Blackburn 20 o S 1 0 C 1 I 10 IG Leach cross 1 is 4 o 0 0 1 11 U I Willie Lewis 17 10 0 I 0 Q Jimmy 1 1 16 1 13 11 1 l 1 i 1 i Harry Lewis 16 S 8 0 0 S 5 Unk HUnk Russell HUsel 16 11 7 2 0 7 i Bert Koye Keyes 1 15 1 i 2 2 7 Harry Baker 1 16 0 2 0 Oil 1 11 L Ad Wolgast oJ a t 15 15 3 m 0 2 1 Joe Walcott 1 12 4 4 1 i Tommy Tomm Murphy Murph 12 I 12 3 0 o o 1 l x Abo Abe Attell 1 11 5 G 1 i 2 Sam Sammi Langford 11 7 0 1 15 Johnn Johnny Coulon 1 1 11 t fi 6 0 o 0 r. r Ad AtI Delmont n ii 3 1 i 5 2 1 Grover Groer Hayes Haes ll 11 1 i 1 i 0 Q 9 Billy BUI 10 1 10 G 5 S 2 I 1 2 Young Erne ii 10 10 tp 0 1 2 7 Freddie Welsh 10 10 c G 1 i 2 1 Johnn Johnny Murphy 9 4 2 3 5 n ii Packey McFarland S 4 0 o 1 t 1 Stanley Stnley Ketchel S 8 7 7 1 0 ti Battling Battling- Nelson 7 3 0 1 Tommy Burns 7 t o 1 I o l' ii Jimmy Gardner 5 3 i 1 l' l i 1 n 0 I Hugo JugO Iel Kelly 3 i 0 2 1 rt 0 f Stanley StanJe Ketchell Ketchen tho time weight middle champion has hus signed an nn agreement with Jim c the the- fi light ht of oC California to tight light Ight Hugo Kelly th the Italian pugilist of or Chicago for tOl twel- twel ty t rounds on Washington's birthday birth birth- do day afternoon at Colma nt Ca Cal for tor the weight middle championship title tte It I Is expected that the tIme new year will ill wi see the time boxing boxing gnome game once oneo more installed In In- In stalled nt at nt Milwaukee The light fight pro moter of ot that dU city havo o not shows any since the game was stopped some time n ago o and a as a n Consequence i time the authorities are aro saul said to Took hook Jook favor favorably favor favor- abl ably toward towar a n re resumption of the tho sport Young Otto OUo Is la Iser very er anxious to get gel ct a 3 1 match a with wih Packey McFarland In fact he ho is Is' Isso so anxious to o line lino Jno up the Windy Indy Cf City Jabber that he declare positively ho he will let Jet I ha barr the entire gate entre receipts win lose hose or draw If It he consents to meet him |