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Show Isms joe forced jack w retire New York, Aug 10 "Joe Jean-nette Jean-nette is tho heavyweight champion of tho world!" Ta-ia Zum! Zum! Now, if you don't believe this, ask Dan McKetrick, who has cultivated Jcannette since tho first day the eminent em-inent cullud gcntl'man slipped on a padded mitt. Dan has been threatening to claim tho title for Joseph for many days, thinking that the awful warning would scaro "Little Artha' " Into a mutch. Artha dldn t scare worth a jiney ro In an open letter to the world Daniel clamps his mitts on tho title, and in tho future will proclaim Jeanette heaiy weight champion of the world In fact he has ordered new letterheads with that slight fact mentioned thereon where even a blind man could seo it. McKetrick bases his claim on the fact that Jcannette really forced Johncon Into retirement. On those grounds Daniel sas he's following the preccdonts of the ring and is entitled en-titled to his contention. "There is no doubt that Jeannetto forced Johnson into retirement," writes McKetrick "for when Broor guaranteed Johnson, $30,000 (when (lie latter said he would fight anybody for that amount) Johnson came oub with the announcement of quitting the game. Gibson, when In Chicago, offered Johnson $20,000 to box Jean-nette Jean-nette ten rounds in the Garden, Be-foro Be-foro the promoter reached New York Johnson sent out another retirement notice, fearing that Gibson would accept ac-cept tho Jatter's terms. Jcannette now stands ready to defend the title, and if Tommy Burns is sincere in his desire to return to tho ring he can fight Jeannctte for the heavyweight title." |