BOXING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 733, 4 February 1910, Page 7

BOXING.

JOHNSON V. JEFFRIES.

WHATf ''BOD" PITZSIMMONB THINKS 'f '; " 'ftW'f® v'Tßob" • Fitzsimmons ' was''; shown tho cable messagefyesterdny'- referring to :>.• .; T >- ■" arrest ; -for -an ossaujt w r negro in n Nov York bar, :y:-: ; v with the report' that . Johnson thought it aT.ploVarrangcd'ii'.ortlor'to stop his fiisht V'' ■ft "with. Jeffries, hi); smiled: the smilo of tUo 't'v-lCi; Hier.edwouS.". .. •••: -fi" ■: : j',thiskUthfre;is" ft' j>lotP : tt?W(l a; DpiJWJpji .reporter , ' i lfi, I don't," 6aid the nitahlo "Bob," Ythis'-Mh';'Johnsbn:iS 'always : gotting:.]>imA ; tho iring.-;?: 1 .v :r>."\Vbo». the; Burns-Johnson:'contest .wos mooted,l' Vas-w Lojidon/ and -tho 'Daily ■v.v llail'vgot-mo to writo. something about the:niatcli beforehand..', I.said then that it r.,:.-.: .-..•was- pitting a baby against a man—John- . ' son: being- tho niaiHflrid ,' iras - a ' cbntost. .should-n'qverbevallotfedito como oil. I:,sald'. that Jolmson ivould' wm as,- ho liked—and he did" -. What 1 do-you,think.of his chances with / Jeffrios,? .'.■i'v^y'^v.v^ , TKtf^s , :>a;;:UwsiS , V'--'of '.'quite','another. r?> "Whbri ■; Jim 1 /Jeff ries '■: retired; -as jchaMm'j'herftnade : y an /announcement - . thutif ever the championship of the world .'.^'as'^dn''by*arcolourod'nir.n, ho would .■' : ttS-fi< : cbniß;Qut!jrh§ jvas''able to; 'v,.;.;diti,6nV;;'Ha'"'has ; heeh' twelTb hibnthssget?: ting' into.;"condition, •' travelling -along -the : 3VV{roaS.''ipariiii g.rwith^anyonovvlio,.would.; ': ■ V' ' Btand;'up : agamst him;"andwqrking:linrd, : ' work,': I : promise. you.-NowliQ ... hair evidently got condition,und thb iight 't ;: . . . has l been' faod up-between thom—ttioy aro . going to run it tliomselTcs, . This is bound ■.' :■:■■■'■ .to" create:-a lot of . jealousyamongst-thoso i.-'•■: •wliO 'pere bidding-for-tho contest..-. .-There were" £ rwhole lot- Of ' knockfcrs'.- on .tho. job, ftlld its 10 to 1 they will pull tho \hive:?.tho'smeeting-;stopped. ■ .Tho polititiansovor th'eroa're a pretty hot i-y 3ot; and Vwould,' under certain '.' circum- ■ ;;-';£tanoe3,iPnt:an >Act through ih-twenty* 'l iv.r - jour, tours'prohibiting'the'cbntost.''.. ; .it 'does come off, you can bet itwill bis on the level. I think Jeffries will i; •win: ..- Johnson- has: never ■_ been up: against Man. likei'.Jiroi- and think . the negTo'- is : skeered'' of him. ' Ho' can't • . . ...iurV Jeffries. Johnson'was nover known -< --.'v.V: tLs' a /knocker-ouf;lie','isclever,' but he I^know' that Jeffries, lias. Even boxing Burns, aU' :wayr-, JoW"'| ')!"■ iron' ; did.'.not'KsSck"' ; hisSman^o contest was stopped by the police, f jth Burns pegging tliem ■to 'let it go-, on. I. 'like JefFerries's chances 1 " , ' , . re Referring to■ our interview o£-yestor,d.ay». •it was pointed oUt that ho (Fitzsinimons) had stated i : that.--ho—had. only been •• !t.- r'vvj' —by. Jeffries;.; ana yLaftgi, ■;ri^cbrds'v• : Jeffrie? ■. : two 4 . > f tories.over Fitzsirambiis^. ; Thc : lattai • u' ; stated -that 'hesaid--ho liad-. ouly been ''<?£&iHeaten'^iceV fairly.-,Therio, had won r.-thQ ' i: verdict; nad i r- Tifeeii given •against: him^hut: tKat ;was; i-v 7':^t>ng:story. --/In- the case of. his- first ; . ' '. .meeting „vrith Jeffries in 1899, ho had been; ; ; :: '': i:drugcea.:' "i "Someone", ; "said -; the "-'doped' the 'white rock'water-I drank-before-tho contest. I cbnldn't see - anything clearly,of t«r tho . nrst_. two • 'ibnnds. and twico I:thought I could see Jeliries'S head 95 big as one of those great ,you , seo in the, pantomime. VS.-H'&S/:-'hit'?;6ut^ wildlyrSbmetimes,:-; ho'i :; -was there, and at others ho was eight feet away, and when ho knocked me out I 4 : : going 'to sleep.'The' .effect. .of tho .- -,'" 1 ?' *dopo' was'- so -.'strong " that i lostv my \ memory'i' for r twov nioi\th6, - and; had. toj : wßajvay. to the .hot. springs an'd'lay feßp3Lgoti2B,ooo, dollata ;oi : that, encounter; :S f ;J§-:j^^we3^lßl^na,.J:and^^ :;12W)00 ; doDars in tho bouse."' ' '~L - ' < i_ ' BURNSLANG. >« r MATCHED TO BOX ON BASTEH . '' " , r MONDAY, 1 •. . -••. • Fitzsimpions states definitely.: that.Xang. (who rocently defeated Squlros and IhtzSimmons)' has :• been v • niatehed >--to.-,. box. Toratay r Burns (another ei-champion Heavyweight) ,at the' 1 Stadium,- Sydneyj ,on Easter, Monday (March; 28) In speakKv.:Kf^®?of'®^TJ^i®imnjons;>£ay^fttat'h& - a 'hefty -young' man - who : ls rapidly cdmmg oh. and it woula not surprise < the fle'ofet ;to i ; hdar'of, him:; beating v;''■&.? ;'i : :.lI^" i T aricP-)i% i'a ,: .' : foriafdablo,': declares.ideiinitelyUhat;he !

• goes backito. America; some. three mopths i v'^rfiepce^lie /intends td> settle': down: on;.his farm He has 50 acres, in New Jersoy ''/$ v 'State,'- 27y;±hiles' from> Newfork, and & tfijiiiteisiJfromßroadway; -!^heraeho. may an'.Acadeihy'of .Physical .• > :.f Culture; ./'the sort' of place;", says • Pitz•■^".'.^sSmmbiisVv'^hefe'' judges;'.;la«yeis, v ;:and ■■''?fiK;offl c^Pe oplOßmay 1 >renre!' ! to^ft)ra few >;aitd,'=got-:.bac"fc: tbeir "condition.!lt would have a hrst-class physical culm . would., teach-, the boys -tbt -manly-art-of . BSlfrfiefenco.V,; ••'...0.k" «^'Uaioty;spare s time, insteadvof-worrying ' .■■ i-abouKoipper-culs and half-arm jolts,:;I willbe;, ! ; ; worrying .^.Whether'Plymouth Rocks or Cook's Orpingtons lay tho eimpjo life"

"BILL" SQUIBES AS REFEREE, -■■ v"; ■ ■ - SEVERELY CRITICISED. ■> ohani--y: ■ pion of Australia,. nlado; his first appear- . oo? Ko' : his' list.' Jam-, :K r :v':ary;27)V:.sNot 'only idid he iappear- unwilling .t6 : .-.mako imen isays ■ , the "Herald!*),'but he passed over several actions on ■ Unhok's part which would • Kave,,' if; the contest had been in . the. : <'. ..hands ; plf;:a different, referee,:, brought: .about vhis.. jmjnediitedisqualification. To, , crown- all he gave his decision els a draw,' . ■.'.«■ ■ and .that: when Summers had, with the' .the first',three :'JOBnds,-"6nt-' :■' . ' . pointed his - opponent by at: least; three': to' ■■ 'Iv.i; .l>n"ght-:as';he';ahrays ''doeS. • .f idying-:on: his-great :staying .'powers 'and ■■■'fr -: Sv'/'caphcjtyjjto.ctalie punishment tov see vhim . ■ through. v Snmincrs, who appeared to, find . " ,'hi6 opponent at first,, :,>::r' ; /' y y.'wis''slightly .behindvbii: points -at ■ the-;o'nd; *%:idlithe?«iird -rounder From that out,, how-' i;.■ J, / ever,-the'.issue was..never,indoubt...He ■■■ ■■■ dutboxed; and outfought who, , driven to desperation by*tho punishment, v: ?' ; 'mbre than V.: . ; i/,'.',ohe 'occasion 'to 3056 the;contest on. a foul; down in thd last;rbjitid,:and.• took*six'second?; and'at. ; of - . the, contest.'.told ,-Suin'uiers that ho had met a better man. • - ' then electrified the audience -by ! V-' ■' pving;his : .decision:,in favour.' of ''a draw. ; 'i : the.'crowd howled:indipiantly, j' .Vty' aiid the,referee left'the.,ring:in the midst' ' . ' . ,of a howling-ipob. Summers ': appeared quite stunned at the decision,' but made' ■jnJ: remark;. When Summers:left-the ring : he' was accorded an "ovation.:':'' -.:. >