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Show O'BRIEN HAS NO FEAR 0EJ01S0N Philadelphia, May 18. Supreme confidence in the outcome of tomorrow's tomor-row's fistic encounter In this city between be-tween Jack O'Brien and Jack Johnson John-son was expressed by each of the principals tonight O'Brien expressed unallayed de light at the opportunity of meeting the negro fighter. "I have no fear of the outcome ot tomorrow night's battle." he said. "J had an opportunity yesterday of viewing view-ing the pictures of the recent Johnson-Burns fight in Australia, and, believe be-lieve me, If Johnson adopts the same tactics against me that he did in the Australian battle there will be a different dif-ferent story to tell. I am heavier and much faster than Burns, and yet it took Johnson four rounds to beat the Canadian. In my twenty-round fight Mth Burns in California the latter lat-ter could not defeat me, and yet I failed to train properly. For this fight with Johnson I have trained more conscientiously than I ever did in my life and I have taken on weight instead in-stead of reducing." Whllo Johnson's course of training has not been so severe as that of O'Brien, his manager claims he is fit to make O'Brien go six fast rounds. Tho negro Is not in such perfect condition con-dition as O'Brien, but tho immense difference in weights will be used by Johnson to great advantage fn the clinches. Johnson will enter the ring close to 200 pounds, while O'Brien will tip tho scales at 170. Johnson said tonight that the bout would not go tho limit and that he would be returned tho victor. vic-tor. The largest crowd that ever witnessed wit-nessed a fight in this city will be at the ringside when the refereo calls the men to the center. |