Show EXPERT OPINION ON TWO HERS Former Manager of Johnson Says Jim Jeffries Can Whip Negro JOHNSON HAS lAS NO PUNCH Many People However Say the Discharged Manager Manager Manager Mana- Mana ger gers Is s Knocking BY W. W W. W NAUGHTON San Sami Francisco March 15 Sam Sam FItzpatrick who piloted Jack Jaek Johnson John- John SOn tO son tc tt Hie 1 championship and afterwards came to the parting of tho the ways with tho now famous colored colored col cal ored heavyweight hea is resting for tor a few v days das in San Francisco before proceeding proceeding proceeding proceed proceed- ing East Fitzpatrick has very little littleto to say Sly upon tho subject of or his Se severed relations with Johnson Ho lie tells teUs briefly that the negro was er very hard to manage after aCter lie he reached tho the top of ot tho the heap and that the tho up break was inevitable ine Naturally American sporting men are arc anxious to know how Jeffries arId and Johnson In Ir if opinion ini When h a. asked ked th tho question ti pointedly smiled I t am In a peculiar position h ha lie said inasmuch as having broken with Johnson anything I 1 might say Sly that was not riot n n. boo boost t for tor Johnson t lighting qualities might bo ho considered n a knock For this timis reason I have havo been CI cry mory cautious but now I am going goIne- to speak right out and tell what I 1 think I always ahro's thought that Jim In n his best development lc was tho the greatest t heavyweight bea tho the ring ha has known cnown Ho He was wag great eat in every way and particularly great grent for tho the reason that hat no one ono could hurt him h When n a lL aman anan man nan like Fitzsimmons could hit Jet Jet- tries fries a dozen dazen times anon unon tho the Jaw ian and I n not ot C az him there is Js small chanco n ot of f an any of or the men who came after nIter FItzsimmons putting Jeffries out of or commissIon Now as to Jeffries' Jeffries chances with Johnson I think that if Sf training will make mako Jeffries half halt as good as ns ho he was when he ho quit the game he ho will defeat de- de feat eat Johnson to a Do certainty I almost fancy I can hear someone saying Oh this is because of ot Sams Sam's with Johnson but those who know me better better better bet bet- ter will give gh mo credit for or speaking honestly If It Jeffries feels he can stand training ho should not hesitate an nn instant in In- stant about lighting Johnson I ml might ht add that tho the John Johnson Burns Burns on-Burns fight tIght In Sydney helped to lead me to those th o conclusions conclusions- H Johnson Not ot a u Puncher Johnson is not a n puncher lI lIha He lie ha had no difficulty in reaching Burns r but ho lie could not beat him down I notice some of the American critics said that I 1 as Johnsons Johnson's manager did not have much to say about Jeffries after the Johnson Burns fight Open confession conCession is good and the reason I kept silent upon tho the Jeffries subject is that I felt after seeing Johnson Inaction In Inaction Inaction action n against Burns Burn that Jack would C not riot stand an any yen very great chance of ot defeating de do Jeffries 1 If I had continued as ns Johnsons Johnson's manager part of ot my m p policy would woul have o been to steer him clear lr of ot I I dont don't know whether Jeffries has Imas hasan an any intention of ot fighting Johnson but this I do know or at least think I know If Jeffries wants to match ho he had better grab Tab Johnson right away anti and make the negro sign sig-n before belore ho goes gocs to England Englan If It Johnson John on once oneo reaches London It will bo be all aU ort oft Ho He will wIH then sa say I 1 gave Jeffries a n. chanco chance a and ho he overlooked it I will wIH not bother both both- er cr with him bini an any more It If If upon tho time I Iother other hand Jeffries forces orcas Johnson Into an agreement before Johnson goes goos to England the English sports will wIH turn on Johnson if It ho fails falls to keep his contract London haa has great attractions for Cor Johnson and I think he ime wants to live 11 1 there He lie has the entree to swell restaurants which Is la denied him him in iii New York And ho he Is treated generally generally gener Jener ally In a way that allows him to forget forget for tor- get jt ho is 19 a colored man It If ho gets ets to England without being tied up I In someway somo some way I doubt whether ho lie will return hero |