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Show THINKS NEW YORK SHOULD mi BOUT (By W. W. Naughton.) San Francisco, July 31. In a letter from a man in New York, who is well in touch with all t.hnt happens In pugilistic circles, the Information is conveyed that Jack Johnson is almost al-most sure to fight his next battle in the city named. It Is intimated that ono of the boxing commissioners who was violently opposed to the introduction intro-duction of the champion into New York fisticuffs has decided to withdraw with-draw his objections. In consequence several of the promotes stand ready to talk business with Johnson. There aro two opponents In sight for the champion. One is Joe Jeanette and tho other Al Palzor, and It remains re-mains to be seen who of them will secure the match. According to some of the eastern fight handlers Jeanette is the man better entitled to face Johnson, whllo the others think Pataer. the white hope, would be a more popular choice with fight fans generally. Th bout, if it takes place, will bo a ten-round affair, and such being the case the champion probably will cut loose in a more determincd'man-ne,r determincd'man-ne,r than ho did at Las Vegas. fn the affair with 'Flynn, Johnson figured, no doubt, on tre possibility of having to go a long route and being be-ing leary of tho effects the altitude might rtfoijuce was ultra-cautions. In New York ho would know that just forty minutes of boxing and resting would be required. cen if tho match went the limit, and could rate himself him-self accordingly. It docs not follow, therefore, by any means, that because the champion fought laigely on tho defensive in Now Mexico he will do tho same in New York. Must Break Clean. Another thing, the New York boxing rules call for clean breads. This moans that Johnson will be ablo to employ all his knowledge of stand-away stand-away boxing and feel assured that no roughing at close quarters will be countenanced. Altogether the prospect pros-pect is none too rosy for Johnson's New York opponent, no matter who it mav be. Rvertlng vto Johnson's unsatisfactory unsatisfac-tory showing at Laa Vegas, a man who is very close tor the champion had tho following to say: "It's tho same old story. While working up to tho championship j Johnson was a iery faithful trainer ', and never underestimated an ad- ' versary. When he whipped Jeffries ' and became tbo king of the ring he ; acquired too big an opinion of himself him-self altogether. So many sycophants told him there never was anybody ' like him In the history of pugilism that he believed it. As for Flynn, ' why. Johnson hold him so cheaply that ho would not have trained at all, probablv, If it had not been for the sako of appearances. You'd be astonished as-tonished If you knew of all the bets lohnson made as to the number of Limes he would knock Flynn down. Ho backed himself to knock the Pueblan down In the first round and then again the second and In tho third and fourth, and, sad to relate ho never staggered Flynn, lot alone knocked him down. Just Resting Himself. "Now. I do not "agree with those who think that Johnson was In serious seri-ous dangor of petering out when ho began to hold Flynn so tightly in the sixth round. That he was tired I admit, but ho was simply taking a means of resting himself if Flynn had not retaliated b' butting thns causing the figbt to be stopped I think Johnson would hnvo cut loose in spots and eventually scored a knockout punoh. I'll bet Johnson will train more faithfully for the next man, no matter who it is. He will not drink so much beer and ho will go to bed early the night before tho battle instead of attending a scrub fight as ho did at Xas Vevas and drawing attention to himself by blow- Ing a fish horn." As for Flynn, ho has disgusted tho most of his well-wishers by his In- ' fornally bad ring manners. Those ' who had monev up on him are par- I ticularly wrathful, as they feel that j the fireman loat tho battle through ' criminally foul tactics. It is prophe- ' Bled, In fact that Pueblo Jim will always al-ways be hold back by bis rough house temperament He seems to ontcrtaln th Idea that two wrongs constitute a right and that when Johnson violated tho rules of fair ' play by constant holding It was per- i fectlv legitimate to offset tho champion's cham-pion's questionable tactics by using the head In catapultic fashion. It was I astonl&blng th number of woll-mean- i ing sporting men who moved over to J Firm's corner between rounds and I besought him to keep his temper. Thoy told him ho owuld surely win if ho Tcfralned from butting, as Johnson John-son was tired, perceptibly, but it was like trying to reason with a crazy person. In Flynn's case the championship and all that wont with It was lost sight of for the time being. With him It was simply a fight a gnidgo fight and he was bent on coming out on top by hook or crook. Johnsonr evidently thinks vory poorly poor-ly of Al Palzer. "He's not ripo yet," said tho champion when Palzcr's name was mentioned, the inference being that ho considers a couple of years will have to elapse before Palzer Pal-zer can bo considered a championship candidate. "The Palzor-Bombardler Wells match went Just as I expected," said Johnson. "I was particularly unlucky in missing the match with Wells in England. I felt that thorc wero mld-dlowoights mld-dlowoights In this country who oould lick the Bombardier As for Palzer, I only gave him a chance because I know Wells was a poor flgutoi Langford. McVey or Jeanette could whip Palzer and I think Jeanette is the best man of them all." |