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Show NEGRO IS A FAKE, SAYS JIM CORBETT Holds the Spotlight Because Opponents Oppo-nents Are Unworthy. (By II. W. Lankan.)' Hot Springs, Ark.. Dec. 22. Tex Rlckard and Jack Gleason. promoters of tho Fourth of July battle between Jack Johnson and Jim Jeffries, and Jim Corbett, one of the fid big cards la tho pugilistic deck, spent Tuesday together in this happy townlet Rlckard Rlck-ard and Gleason have been doing the Springs since the winter season set In. "Pompadour Jim" camo calling with Honey Boy Evans' minstrels. The trio enjoyed the spotlight at the Arlington. Corbett Is back in good trim. He 6tatcs that he Is heavier than he ever was in his life, and Is easily forty pounds bulkier than when on duty at Mr. Jeffries' camp In Reno Then h was going down the hill fast. Now ho Is big and healthy and sassy. Jim Is evidently sincere in his Intention Inten-tion to pick up a youthful SanJow and prepare him for a battle with Johnson. John-son. Corbett Has Eye on Frenchman. Corbett Is keeping in close touch with a big pile of young giants. The one he fancies most, to hear him tell it, Is Mike Morris the name listens good a native of Oklahoma City. The Dvans funfest plays that town shortly. So Jim will get a personal peep at his man. The fighting market, to .ar as the big fellows are concerned, has developed de-veloped into exactly the same state as the baseball market. That is, so far as the tailenders aro concerned. Rlckard Rlck-ard and Gleason declare that I-.il' Ar- tha's next opponent has not et hove Into view. Corbett chirps along like lines. Al Kaufman, Bill Lnng, Sam Lang-ford, Lang-ford, Jim Flynn and those fellows are pooh-poohed hy the big trinity." Exactly Ex-actly as the owner of a second division baseball team must scout the minora to line up fitting talent for his outfit, bo must the pugilistic Impresarios burst into the bushes and dig up some youthful, rip snorting gladiator. IIo must bo plucked in the raw and molded mold-ed Into a fitting foe for Johnson Until Un-til that happens, so state Rickard, Gleason and Corbett, the heavyweight crown will remain in the Mg black'R possession. Furthermore, nothing like the great Reno "gate" will be equaled. Johnson Only So So, Says Jim, Corbett docs not hold a very high opinion of Johnson. He toll's it all when he states that any second rate heavyweight could have whipped Jeffries Jef-fries on the Fourth Rlckard and Tex was the third man In tho ring It) also anything but a warm admirer of LU Artha. Like Corbett, Rickard believes be-lieves thnt when the right youngster is discovered and groomed Into fin even fair ringman the heavywelgnt title will return to the keeping of the white race. Johnson Is nearing his thirty-third birthday. He Is also credited w ith going go-ing over all tho Jumps, and with no Ijlaney or Brady to guide him he Is bound to go tottering down hill. Corbett Cor-bett wants to nominate the next entry against Johnson. Incidentally, Jim would rather have his man ready July 4, 1912. Instead of July I, 1911. Rlckard Rlck-ard and Gleason will string with Jim in the event that he bobs up with the right young Yankee product A battleground, bat-tleground, though, Is bound to be hard to select The lid went on gambling in Nevada October 1. Rlckard also fears that the next legislature will make prize lighting a felony. So, though the masslvo Reno arena remains re-mains in place, it Is doubtful If it will ever be utilized again. |