Show I t J 1 Jeffries Seems the Only an Who Can Defeat Johnson Fighter Could e Fortune by e g the Negro 1 NOUGH people to form an anI I ENOUGH army arm have been pestering the life out of oC James JamesJ Jamesf f J Jeffries since the night the i q news flashed from Australia that Jack r Johnson Johnso had defeated Tommy Tomm Burns BurnsS S for the worlds heavyweight fighting r championship The Tho great treat unrest has a attacked Jeff Jef b because the champion champlon championship championship I ship title rests In the hands of oC a negro I and Jeff is apparently apparent the only white whiteman whiteman I Iman man that can regain IL But Jeff says hos hes sorry that tha he can I not oblige the tho public by b taking on Jack Johnson and so regaining the title he long defended Its not my m fault that a negro holds it he lie philo philosophically reiterates In Los Loa Angeles Perhaps its a case of or My wife wont let lel me Who ho knows But whatever tho cause of or Jeffs stated Indisposition ho he should in jus justice justice tice to the American sporting public reenter the tilt ring and meet elect Johnson This public has always loyally loyall sup supported supported supported ported Jeff It recognized In him the greatest fist fighter ishler that lint any country countr f J i irr I vJ flu jh r vv f I If vA f n S Si i i tr K v J J v E Esus M sus tr tri I i l t i n of 1 r r tr r h h q ti f fi i L LAt t At t rn y p pf f be I M f Ili 4 v M S 7 n ii t J a ahe T he t 1 G f SJ y r I i I j FRANK GOTCH ABOUT TO THROW OPPONENT WITH HAM HAMMER I AM ory G I MER LOCK AND CROTCH HOLD has ever eer produced Though almost In his rugged rU ed build muscular power and endurance en urance he always avoided a meeting with Johnson In those past days d s Jeff had hada hads a s good right to refuse to meet John Johnson Johnson Johnson son on another ground than merely that of oC color Johnson had ha not beaten beaton a l really able fighter at tho time lime Jeff Jeffas was as In active service Therefore the tine champion could well say Sll Go get a reputation Today Toda however the situation Is la far different Johnson has made a reputation reputation tation He lie has boon been credited with a victory over the holder of oC the worlds championship title Jeff J fC can now meet him without sacrificing one jot I of oC his dignity or self respect I Jeffs claim t that tat he could not nol get set I Iback back Into his former condition con Is not sound He can do o that He has not been dissipating He Ho has not ad advanced advanced materially in ago He Ho has the same rugged physical foundation on which to build Jeff knows he can defeat Johnson Probably that thal is why wh he ho has been re refusing refusing refusing fusing to meet the line But time the public does oes not know knot this The Tho only way for Jeff to convince the public that he can whip Johnson Is to whip him Jeff on the other hand knows all an anthe the inside history of the Johnson Burns match In hm Australia Perhaps ho Ile Is disgusted with time the careless man mun manner munner manner ner in which Burns conducted himself in the tilt battle Burns continually swung with his right thus leaving himself open for 01 effective countering by tho the negro When the negro Indulged in ht swings Burns In splits spite of or his superior agility never neer seemed capable of countering coun countering or even blocking successfully Jeff possibly figures that ho he would rather rathel not nut have anything to do with either cither party part to the Australian match The Tho hard hitting hilling Burns of or tho the past was seen to lo bo be a tip a fiddler fid fiddler fiddler a brazen staller Naturally such an exhibition would tend lend to dis disgust gust a man of o Jeffs sterling qualities That Jeff could get well veil over by h meeting Johnson Is a certainty certainly Moro Moio than one promoter would give to get ct him In the Ule ring Patriotic Patri Patriotic Patriotic otic American A sportsmen would con contribute contribute contribute tribute a total of or or ad additional u for the tho sake sal e of oC seeing Jeff In Inaction Inaction action against tin till negro Whether Jeff will continue to refuse the profits that t would be bo his for such sucha a bout hout Is open to doubt Ho He is under years of or age Ho has no organic disease se He lie could mako make practically practically his own terms Hugh HuSh McIntosh tho the fight promoter promo lor who conducted tho match offers Jeff a n purse of oC to get back baele Into the gamo game the light fight to talco tairo place In Australia If Ir tho the purse bo be increased to td and a suitable allowance made mato for expenses who can cantell cantell cantell tell what whal tho the great Californian will do Jeff Is the time only man apparently that can cnn defeat Johnson and his hl admirers have n a right to see seo tho the Issue brought to a determination Thus hus far a I Dill Bill Squires the Australian heavyweight who thrice has been handily han lly trimmed by Burns Is the only man who has issued a den dell to Johnson and tho the big Texan has signified his hiM willingness to meet met Squires for 01 10 a side believing that a fight with the Australian would be like finding so much money mone It Is unlikely how however however however ever In iii lots of tho the Impression John Johnson Johnson son has hns made as a aa fighter that Squires will be able to find a n backer Johnson Is In perfect condition and shows no marks of or the tho battle buttle with Burns While his end of or the purse for defeating the champion was small In comparison with the amount received re ro received by 1 Burns Johnson is now en enabled enabled enabled to pick up a n considerable sum of or easy money mone on the tho vaudeville stage sta e eHe He ire has been engaged encased by b a Sydney music hall for lor a term terns of oC live five weeks for fOl an act consisting of bag punching and the tho methods employed by him In training For this tills work ho he will ro cehe 1750 per week weel In February Johnson will sail for London where he expects to tight fight Sam Langford tho the American colored heavyweight on Derby day before the National Sport Sporting Sporting ing IllS club No Americas Americ Cup Races Racca This Year That Sir Thomas Lipton Is through with America cup racing and md will never nover send another challenging yacht to this country to try tr to lift that mug Is now tho the firm finn belief beller of or yachts yachtsmen I Imen men I IOno Ono One clause In the deed of gift that I Ihas has been heen lived lied up to since George L Schuylor lor as aM sole solo surviving owner of the tho trophy troph won von by b the schooner yacht acht America turned It over to tIle the Now New NewYork York Yacht club in Is that no norace norace norace race shall shah be sailed In n the days intervening In Intervening between Nov 1 and May lla 1 and that ten months notice of a chal challenge lenge lengo In n writing shall be lie given Another stipulation Is that thal unless the terms of oC a match are uie mutually agreed upon three races shall be bo sailed and ono week day da shall inter intervene veno vene between the conclusion of or ono one raco race and the starting of the time next This allows Oct OeL 28 8 as os tho ho latest dato date for or the first fust contest and Dec 28 S as the tho latest dote date for a notice of a challenge chal challenge challenge lenge to be given tho time New York Yacht club In writing No don deft was received before that date dale from Crom Sir Thomas or any nn other source Sweden came forward last year ear with plans piano lo to construct a challenger chall by b national subscription and the tho Idea Idoll has not boon been given up Emperor William Wil William 11 liam har has also been spoken of as do siring lo to till fill the mug with Gorman German beer boom Ills chances seem Bee remote as thorn thoro Is no designer r In tho limo fatherland 1 who could coul bo be called upon to build a t J t j r L t L y t f fa L a r c ct t k 4 L w v V S 1 iJ j f til r v Is I r e yC j 4 l r s t t rJ y 1 y rf aAi rL art S it ld vs BILLIARD CHAMPION WILLIE HOPPE WHO CHALLENGES THE WORLD ninety footer with a n reasonable chance of success Others Other who have hae been reported to tobo bo ho considering up time the task Britons have havo ha vo tried unsuccessfully to accomplish for years aro arc Sir Ernest Cecil Cochrane Bart Dart a II millionaire mineral minerai water manufacturer of or Dub Dublin Dublin Dublin lin and Belfast tho the Earl of Caledon and Robert M DI 1 Houston member of oC parliament for Liverpool But not notI much dependence Is to be placed inthe in inthe Inthe I the various arlous rumors Intimating a n desire by hy various vailous yachtsmen to upend spend 1000 cup hunting The Tho mug mu will not be bo moved moed for two years at least and may ma remain In iii Its J present resting place us lIS has been predicted until both Skipper Charley Charle Barr and Builder Bull or are arc no longer lonser mortals Texas Racing R cing Threatened Judge Joseph Jo eJ h A Murphy Murph of or Dallas a well known racing In a fi care caro carefully carefully fully rull prepared paper warns preachers pr of o Texas against tho time crusade started to have tho legislature 1 I outlaw the racetrack race racetrack track belling Judge Murphy Murph de Clares Glares that If betting Is outlawed at atthe atthe atthe the tracks those who bet on tho the ponies pontes 1 will resort to other methods and that t 2 the Texas cities titles will all become vast gambling centers beside which bet betting betting ting rings at the tho tracks would appear morally respectable Murphy cites conditions in Now York Chicago o St Louis and other I cities to sustain his position but it j looks as If Ir racing Is doomed In let Texas HARRY GRANT GRAN |