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Show Johnson's Former Manager Picks Jeffries to Win camo after Fitzsimmons putting Jet-fries Jet-fries out of commission. "Now as to Jeffries' chances with Johnson. I think that, if training will make Jeffries half as good as he wa? when he quit the game, he will defeat Johnson to a certainty. I almost fancy fan-cy I can hear someone saying, 'Oh, this Is becauso of Sam's split up wltii Johnson,' but those who know me better bet-ter will give me credit for "speaking honestly. If Jeffries feels he can 6tana training, he should not hesitate an iiiutant about fighting Johncon. 1 might add that the Johnson-Hurnj light in Sydney helped to lead to thes'i conclusions. Johnson is not a puncher. punch-er. He had no difficulty in reaching Uurns.but he could not beat him down, I notice some of the American critics crit-ics and that I, as Johnson's manager dirl not have much to say about Jet-fries Jet-fries after the Burns-Johnson flgnc ! Open confession Is good, and the reason rea-son I kept silent upon the Jeffries subject is that I felt, after seeing John-sen John-sen in action against Burns, that Jack vould not sland any ery great chance of defeating Jeffries. If I had continued con-tinued as Johnson's manager, part or my policy would have been to ste?r bin- clear of Jeffries. "I don't know whether Jeffries has any Intention of fighting Johnson, but this I do know, or at least think I know, if Jeffries wants the match he Lad better grab Johnson right avay i'nd make tho negro sign betore Jw goes to England. If Johnson oneo reaches London It will be all off. He will then say, I gave Jeffries a chance end he overlooked It. I will not bother both-er with him any more.' ir, upon tho other hand, Jeffries forces Johnson into in-to an agreement before Johnson goes 10 England the English sports will turn on Johnson If he fails to Keep hts contract. London has great attractions attrac-tions for Johnson, and I think ho wants , to live there. Ho has the entree :o Ntjwell restaurant which is denied Mm in New York. And he is treated generally in a way that allows him lo lorget he is a colored man. If ho gets to England without being tied up m omo way, I doubt whether he will re- ; turn here." (By W. W. Naughton.) I San Francisco, March 20. Sam Fit-.- j liatrlck, who piloted Jack Johnson to the heavyweight championship and at-1 terward came to the parting or tho ways with the now famous colore .1 heavyweight. Is resting for a few days In San Francisco before proceedin j cost, Fitzpatrick has very little to tay upon the. subject of his severei relations with Johnson. He tells brlet ly that the negro was very hard to uanage after he reached the top it the heap and that the breakup was Inevitable. In-evitable. Naturally, American sporting men are anxious to know how Jeffries ami Johnson compare in Fltzpatrick's opinion. opin-ion. When asked the question polut blank. Fitzpatrick smiled. He spoke as follows: "I am In a peculiar position; inasmuch inas-much as having broken with Johnson anything I might say that was not a boost for Johnson's fighting qualities rn;ght bo considered a knock- For this reason I have been very cautious, but row I am going to speak right out an-1 tell what I think. I always thought that Jim Jeffries in his best development develop-ment was the greatest heavyweight the ring has known. He was great in every way, and particularly great for the reason that no one could hurt him- When a man like 1-ltzsimmonn could hit Jeffries a dozen times upon the jaw and not feaze him, there Is small chance for any of the men who |
