| Show COAST DECLINES TO fiE EXCITED Sports There Do Not Believe Ketchel Will Fight Johnson THEY THINK IT JT A SCHEME Sports Say It Is Yarn to to- Boos the OBrien O'Brien O Ketchel Brien Match M t l x UY ill W W- W W. Yo NAUGHTON San J FrancIsco March 20 It O.-It If son some somo ot of t the tho big cities that aro azo palpitatinG With is fh excitement at al tho prospect of ot a n Johnson Ketchel on match could hear what San an thinks of ot tho r proposition something something- would Burel surely be said arient sour grapes rapeL Thorn There Is no rio denying that tho tha thing is 19 regarded at this end as a a. hugo bus Joko joke who aro are discussing it say that It U relieves es San SaTI Francisco from rota the tho suspicion of ot being the Ute original Jay town Others think that It doesn't go quite that far fai Co 1 but that it serves to show that being a a. Jay town ton townS is isa Isa a a. movable mo distinction and attaches to ta whichever city eft certain bright lights of tho the pugilistic belt happen to ta be in Of Or course it remains to bo be soon con L A. S or not a n Johnson Ketchel-Johnson light would be a Joke Jake Johnson has boa faced smaller small or men than Ketchel and has Ims not outstripped them to any an ox- ox ex tent In this particular Instance how how- over o the tha sports ports P of ot the tho Pacific hold that there thero isn't th the slightest Intention or ot sending Bonding Q Jn and that tho th the iU C business Is la a a scheme schema for boosting the OBrIon fight right which is to take place In either Now New York or Philadelphia In tho the near future I Pour Cold Water at r. r One circumstance which has hns helped to mold public opinion In this connection connection connection tion is 18 the opinion of or James Coffroth tho the coasts coast's premier promoter Coffroth Coff Cott- Coffroth roth can scent a n. real match as quickly as a a. setter can ron nose a quail on a cloudy cloud morning and he absolutely nb refuses reu es to enthuse over the Ketchel Johnson outlook To say that he Is IB indifferent wouldn't half halt express it reasonable to toI It is only Of OC course Johnson should find suppose I that while hands to do something something- for tor his he IH Is waiting for bl big Jm Ilin Jeffries to tomake tomake tomake make nn tm official declaration But San are asking whether someone some could suitable than Ketchel letchel ono one not bo be more moro found to enter the lists with of Tommy Tomm Burns Durn tho tha How conqueror about Sam Langford Lan tord for tor In Instance Instance In- In must This fellow tellow Woodman stance easy going wight or lust jUt bo ho a a. sleepy about this time ho ha would be bo yelling something an nH follows Johnson has refused to fight Langford Langford Lang Lang- because thero there Is no London ford In Langford stands ready read money monc to fight S In him mill I fm It in in S. S this LUIS 15 country s. j and s l tb s ro IO LI LV b occasion on to remind Johnson that Is no 1 Is thought of ot Jeffries Langford outside suitable by tho the public to bo be the most for Johnson opponent wherein where whore There have o been cases before first pooh public have at the in of or pugilists and have boor boon the pairing to tho the match It ron may be warmed up match Johnson thus In tho the noteworthy fact tact that now no It is ia n a prospects of ot a when whon tho the match for tho the championship Johnson word do not hear a we brightening are nrc offers otters that made of If the tho fabulous divided the two men whon when tho the seas the chances aro are tha that What Is more from offered all aU tho the wa way those who will nevor never bo be heard beard to from a again aln reasonably stand Bland It Is As 5 matters mutters whon when Jeffries be begins lus to certain that talk tho the Pacific coas const coast fight In indulge the probable battleground battleground battleground battle battle- will loom up as championship ground for the tho worlds world's oven even event t. t of or hope In tho the is 19 a a. glimmer lImmer There Nelson Dick H land 11 Battling received recel word that tha has tion Coffroth forwarded to Nelson tho the articles returned ho he to him signed havo 0 been in some o otho ot of with slight modifications tho the clauses Coffroth's credit It is to Promoter squelched Jack Johnson Johnon John John- that he promptly tho now worlds world's time son on tho first his mouth in con champion opened As Coffroth Hon with a guarantee g at this end 1 it promoter r senior Benlor Is the matchmakers matchmaker other l IB to be hoped tho the With a return lead lea S will follow fonow his boxing for a 1 winninG win win- to the tho old rule of will be Ie less les end thero ere losing and fling ninG contest danger dantrer dan er of or unsatisfactory |
