.THE; OREGON , SUNDAY : ; JOURNAL? . PORTLAND, SUNDAY' MORNING, " DECEMBER "27. 1908,
FIGfllTER WHO DOES NOT FEAR NEGRO
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Corner Third and Morrison Streets
Naughton Sees Nice Jacket
: ing in Store for Big);
Jim Jeffries,
Johnson Says He , Can Beat
Burns Every Day in
the Week.
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MATCHED AGAIN
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. Baa Francisco, Pea. 26.-r-It Is a far
cry from Botany Bay to Babylon, but I
can't help thinking that: what happened
to Belshazzar, happened to Burna. Tom
my held the championship citadel for a
while and was looked upon as. more or
less of an Incompetent." -Then there was
the. writing on the wail, and Burns,
sure enough , vm weighed . in the bal
ance and found wanting.'- And how lew,
knowing what they knew,- profited by
the knowledge. All the world felt that
'Jack Johnson -was a greater fighter
'than Tommy Burn, yet Burns started
favorite in every land where sporting
men congregate and spotting blood tin
gles, . ),..'';,,"- 7 V
Burns grabbed the wolfs share of the
plunder, ergo. Burns . is tjte smarter
fellow, argued the men who follow the
fortunes of fighters. Sports an ocenn's
' breadth away pondered and pussled and
finally made up their minds that Tom
my Tjad swung all Australia in line to
serve his private ends. , -
Starting with the only bit of reliable
Information, -the fact that he had got
his $80,000, they felt - cocksure that
Burns had Johnson, the referee and the
powers that be under his thumb, and
'than fate. Incidentally the fact that
they were betting I to 1 one Burns at
the scene of action ' helped to create a
wrong impression away irora nere,
Tommy a Money Hog.
And now that It Is all over we know
that Tommy is not a tactician and he
cannot even invade strange countries
nd frame ud big jobs. Stripped of nil
mantle of mystery. Tommy is simply a
rattier Tine specimen or ine porcinus
maiumitls, the common or garden va
riety of money hog, and nothing more.
And a black man whom we knew all
along was the better man, Is champion
of the world, with the consoling reflec
tion that the only man In sight who is
likely to relieve him of the title Is an
other black man.
My, i what a Jacketing is In store for
big Jim Jeffries. He took time by the
roreiocK to tne extent or aeciaring
ahead of things that no earthly con
sideration could induce him to give bat
tle to Johnson, but if Jeff remains of
that way of thinking in the face of
the clamor that will arise and the pres
sure that will be brought to bear, he Is
more adamantine in his resources than
I have any suspicion of.
And even those who are not hounding
him to gtrd his loins and give the negro
battle are blaming him for existing
conditions.
' Why Bid Jeff Sefusef
"Why did Jeffries refuse to fight this
big fellow when Jeffries was at his
best?" they are saying. "If ho had
done so Johnson would have been put
aside for all time, and he would not be
fiotng around as he is now, saying 'I
icked Tommy Burns, and I can lick
Jeffries, too.'"
And meanwhile Johnson is the undls-
Futed world's champion and fully en
itled to the title, black skin or no
black skin. He is of the world all right.
If you prick him he will bleed, and if
you bit him hard enough he will tum
ble. And if there's any one can lick
Johnson, say the smart fellows. It is
Sam Langford, also colored.
Verily the negro .is a power In pugi
lism at present. And it might havfc been
worse. Had Johnson and Langford
happened along when Dixon, Gans and
Wofcott were on top championship row
would have looked like a spade flush.
Johnson's wm
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Jim Barry, the hard hitting prizefighter, who knocked out Jim
Stewart of New York and who is slated to box 45 rounds with Al
Kaufman, the giant white fighter at Los Angeles New Year's eve. "You
can't bring him on too fast for me 'after I whip Kaufman,"-said 3arry
yesterday. Teddy Murphy, speaking for Barry, has issued the follow
ing statement: "If we win from Kaufman we will bewilling to fight
Johnson for the championship. Barry haB fought Sam Langford six
times, as well as other colored men. There is no such thing as the color
line so far as Barry is concerned." '
MADE HIM FIGHTER
(Hearst News by Lonieat leased Wire.)
Galveston. Texas. Dec. 2. Mrs. Tin
ney Johnson, the widowed mother of
Jack Johnson, who won the heavyweight
championship over Tommy Burns, says
she made a fighter out of her boy. who
'Is one of three sons out of nine chil
dren, but she had no idea of making a
pugilist out of him.
"Jack was a slim built youngster till
he was about IS or 16 years or age. He
Is now 31." she said. "And he was a
regular baby and was alwaya getting
Into trouble at school and with his
filaymates and always got the worst of
t. His sister had to fight all his
battles and she wss growing tired of
this.
"One day when he was about 14
years old a small boy whipped him and
iip one home crying. I gave him an
other spanking and told him he would
have tn learn to fight his own battles
and that every time he got licked I
would give him another licking when he
came home. He was never whipped af
ter that and he licked every boy, big or
little, that tackled him.'
Johnson bought a home for his mother
in Galveston and owns other property
over the state and is investing his earn
inga f
Middies Defeat Tigers.
(Hearst News by Lonirest leased .Wire.)
Annapolis, Md.. Dec. 86. The Mid
shipmen parallelled the game of last
Saturday against Georgetown by win
ning at basketball against Princeton
this afternoon by one point, the score
being 39 t0 2g-
Much of Sweden's wealth lies In' her
wondatf ul deposits of iron, which en
able her to produce every form of iron
and finished steel. Insone section alone
she has more than .600,000,000 tons of
ore above ground.
COLORED SPORTS
Ifj CELEBRATION
Negroes in Chicago Resorts
Make Merry Over Jack
Johnson's Victory.
Chicago, Dec. 26. The victory of
Jack Johnson, the Afro-Amerliin pug
ilistic champion of the world, over
Tommy Burns, Canadian, former wear
er of the laurels, before an Australian
club, was celebrated tonight by thou
sands of Chicago negroes.
The most prominent places where ra
cial spirit found expression were at
"Pony Moore's resort where negroes
and whites gathered to discuss the
news and celebrate the victory, and at
Federal hall where the Manassee and
the Lincoln clubs observed the rise of
Johnson Into championship ranks by a
more exclusive! affair.
The Manassee ciuo !s composed of
wealthy negroes who own apartment
buildings and collect big rent rolls. No
negro Is eligible unless he Is married
to a white woman. The annual ball of
this club Is a "society" event In col
ored circles. The club members and
their white wives Indulge In a display
of rich gowns and jewels.
White waiters, white cab drivers,
white musicians and white flunkeys of
all kinds are employed by the club but
no one is admitted as a guest but a
negro man or his white wife. The Lin
coln rlub Is a political organization
that Includes many prominent colored
office holders. An assistant states at
torney and a county commissioner were
among -the celebrants tonight. A ban
quet was spread and dancing Indulged
in.
Edward Morris, the leading colored
lawyer, made the following comment
pertinent to the change In the cham
pionship: "Johnson's victory demonstrates the
Fhysloal superiority of the black over
he Caucasian. The basis of mental
superiority In most men is physical su
periority. If the negro can raise his
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Johannesburg. South ' Africa, Dec '. 26 R. Waller, .South , AfrK
can amateur sprinter, today clipped down two world's amateur" records
at the Wahderer'Ji sports, He brought Dan J."5 Kelly's Spokane record
of 9" 3-5 seconds for 100 yards down to 9 1-5 and se, .the record of
11 2-5 for the 120 yards. B. J. Wefers of Georgetown university held
the record for this sprint with 11 4-5 .until Walker showing today. ;
mental standard to his physical emi
nence some day he will be a leader
among men and Ethopia shall come
to her own.
"The United States in spite of the
opposition of the narrow minded. Is
coming to a condition where the races
will bear relations as they do in Cuba.
He has won in political equality. He
will win In economic and social equal
ity." A song on the victory of Johnson was
sung.
FAMOUSlOCKEY'S
WIFE GROWS FRIGID
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New York. Dec. 26. Under her stage
name of Miss Julia Sanderson, Mrs.
"Tod" Sloan arrived home today on. the
Lucania. She left England a short time
before the arrival of her husband there
and it was said In ccbl dispatches that
he was greatly disappointed at not hav
ing an opportunity to see her. Miss
Sanderson displayed no feeling of regret
that her husband was not on hand to
meet her.
Whea, some one who was not aware
that he was still abroad asked her If
he would be at the dock to meet her,
she promptly answered, "I hope not.
She preferred not to discuss her mar
ital affairs further.
The Lucania was the first to arrive
of the big traasatlantlr steamers whose
Eassengers spent their ChrlRtmas at sea.
he brought about 3 persons of a the
atrical company which la to produce the
musical comedy "Kitty Gray." a recon
struction of the dramatic comedy of the
same nsme. The production will' open In
Buffalo with Miss Sanderson. Miss
Gladys Desmond, O. P. Huntley. Miss
lilorla pearce ana miss vain vain in
the cast. The Lucania encountered
much rough weather,
LUCAS BBSY TO
MAKE HIS SCHEDULE
In all nrobahllitv the schedule nf
both the Pacific Const and the North
western leagues will be made up very
shortly. The coasters are only wait
ing for the further development of tho
trouble between the outlaws and organ
ised ball to announce their schedule,
and as soon as this Is given out Presi
dent Lucas of the Northwestern league
will call a meeting of the schedule com
mittee to ba held here, at which the
schedule for that league will be an
nounced. The Melcholr-McArdle deal with the
San Francisco club is still up in the
air and but little can be based on It
now. Judge McCredle is handling the
Portland end of the deal and, al
though the 'Frisco magnates have prom
ised to give him the players, he Is going
slow for fear that they may ask for
too much money when they really come
to release the players.
These two players would round out
the Portland Northwestern league team
beautifully, for. both are finished play
ers. Melcholr is the cleanup hitter
whom the club needs most of all, while
McArdle, although he is a rather weak
ticker, is a good third baseman.
All uiiKiiryouTH
VIIIS BIG MARATHOH
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New York. Dec. 16. Michael Maloney,
an unknown youth, barely out of the
novice class, today competed In the Mar
athon race from Rye, N. Y to Colum
bus circuit and lowered the world's rec
ord for the distance, clipping- 18 min
utes S2 1-S seconds off the record made
by Johnny Hayes at the Olympic games.
J. P. Crowley of the Irish-American
Athletic club wit run off his feet by
tha fleet Trinity club boy and finished
almost 19 minutes behind him, J. Clark
a 1. V m. ..I , ,hU(j AlliK mrt tklHl
place. J:tX IA" irasr wars, In the !
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CI ...4 n XT ta w ' 1tm. e a ' i..uiiA
is Just beginning to recover from the..
snocK. j ecu jonnson is toe nero or ine
hour. ' The first negro heavyweight
champion of the world la the idol of
the antipodes. -
Burna has lest little of hi splendor
as a result of the fatal battle. His
great courage retrieved his .'damaged
prowess. Many still believe that the
former title holder is capable of re
versing the decision. There is almost
a universal demand that the men be re-
matched. Johnson seems willing.
Burns has not definitely decided
whether -.to, retire permanently from the
ring.
Easiest Jack Ever Met.
"I can lick Burns every day in the
week and twice on Sunday," said tho
big negro today with a broad grin. "Of
all the men I have ever' met he is the
easiest. I eould have knocked him out
much sooner had I wished. I wanted
to take a good revenge and had my sat
isfaction. Fight hliu again? Well,
count me in.
"Now . that the shoe Is on the other
foot. I Just want to hear that white
man come around whining for another
chance. I'll give him a real live taste
of my matchmaking genius. See how
he will relish the chances of a beating
for bare expenses. Hal ha!"
. "I have no excuses" Burns declared
today. "Johnson beat me and beat me
fairly, I will-acknowledge. I did not
think he had such a punch or things
might have been different. I made up
my mind to rush him from the start
and waa somewhat careless. . :'
rirst Funoh Won.
"That first punch won the battle for
him. I was not myself at any time
after that. Indeed, t have little recol
lection of what' followed. Though he
beat me badly, I still believe I am his
master.
"If Johnson la not too arbitrary I
might meet him again. I do not have
to fight, but I feel the ting of defeat
doubly, because of the fact that my
fall allowed a colored man to usurp
the title for the first time in ring his
tory. If I am Johnson's master, as I
believe, I feel it my duty to retrieve
my one unfortunate mistake."
Johnson was around bright and early
today with never a mark of the fray
Burns did not appear until nearly noon.
H. Iran tn his hotel, as he did not relish
a public appeararfce on account of his
damaged features. His eyes are still
swollen almost shut and his mouth is
puffed to the size of a toy balloon.
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been a Joke for several years.
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The managers of Jem Drlscoll will not
take their meal ticket to California.
Managers are too plentiful and willing
out there.
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The Boston Red Sox will start for the
sunny south on February 24. No wonder
the Sox tired before the close of the
baseball season.
Jack and Mike (Twin) Sullivan have
added a song to their vaudeville act. It
runs something like "K-E-T-C-H-E-L
Spells Ketchel."
Give Pat powers a few more six day
bicycle races and Marathon merry-go-rounds
and he will have all the money in
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"Cvclone" Thompson and Jerry Mur-
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other petition to President Johnson ot
the American league. Ban has about
used up the last one shaving.
Hnmr Rresnnhnn sava he Is perfectly
happy now that he Is to be manager of
the St. Louis Cardinals. It doesn't take
much to make some people nappy.
....
Johnnv Evers of the Chicago Cubs
declares he Is through with the game
forever and will ask owner Murpny ror
so much money for next season that
'Chubby Charles will oamsn mm.
T.noks as though a marathon will be
run in Chicago's Coliseum next month,
that Is If Alderman "Bathhouse" John
will nermlt it or tr some one aoesn t
blow up the First Ward ballroom In the
meantime. v -:
The Kansas City board of alderman
are considering a proposition to reduce
the trout 01 brewery agents licenses ana
at the same time raising the monthly
fee for George Tebeau s ball parK rrom
$50 to $200. Happy New Year, George.
A triumphal arch for the coming New
York automobile show. Fine! What's
the matter with two heroic figures In
whiskers and sine stars as a part of
that "trlum (ana soaKem). entitled
"Constables." And the pathetic inscrip
tion. "We kotch yu that time. Eighty
seven miles an hour, which we reckon at
$34 and costs.'
LESS THAN $500 BET
BY PORTLAND SPORTS
JACK JOHNSON IN ACTION
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Characteristic fighting pose of the new negro champion ot the
world la the heavyweight division. Johnson is said to be the cleverest
boxer since the days of Jim Cor bet t.. He Is big, strong, has a long reach
and Is shifty on his feet. He has been charged' with having a yellow
streak, but, the way he floored TommyBurns with the, first real punch
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in ins iirst rouna la oyany oaturuay weuea ius eiaieuicui.
Less than $500 was wagered among
the local colored sporting population on
the Johnson-Burns fight In 'Australia,
according to Ben Chandler, one of the
king pins of the colony. The fact that
the fight was so far away and dope
on form so scarce Is attributed as the
cause for the lack of speculation. While
the colored sports were happy over
Johnson's victory, there was not the
wild enthusiasm displayed as when Joe
Clans won from Battling Nelson at Gold
fields Labor day. 1907.
"We all consider Johnson as a good
fellow," said Chandler last night, "but
we do not regard him generally so high
ly as Oans. That may be one of the
reasons why so mucn money was not
wagered on the Oalvoston fighter. When
Gans started against Nelson at Gold
field and again at San Francisco, be
carried a ton or tne colored mens
money. He loaded our pockets In Ne
vada, but emptied nem in ealiiornia.
We were not sorry that we lost on
Oans, for be Is one or xri gam est rel
lows In the world, and square, too."
"Oans was of the gentleman class
and that made him Immensely popular
Dotn among tne wntte ana coiorea popu
lation. Johnson is more of a ragtime
fellow, and consequently doesn't make
the great number of friends that Gens
docs. But everybody must give him
credit for being a great fighter and we
laud him as the rirst colored champion
of champions."
WILL CLAMOR FORCE
JEFFRIES INTO RING?
Tc Face Good Brldg-Work
United Press Laaaad Wire.)
Now that Johnson has proven himself
Burns master It is a matter or opinion
whether the Montana lad will face the
big black. Ketchel Is rapidly putting on
riesh. is growing bigger and stronger
all the time, and soon will be unable to
fight at the middleweight limit He
will likely fight in the heavyweight
class within a few months and by many
he Is looked upon as the coming man
to fight the negro. Ketchel in condi
tion would be a hard man to beat. This
was proven when he came back and rr-
falned his title from Billy Papke. after
he latter had beaten him decisively.
Ketchel and Johnaon would be a good
match, is the opinion of fight follow
ers and there are many who would bet
on the former's chances. .
New Tork, Dec. 2S. The all-absorb
ing topic in sporting circles tonight is.
who will be tne man to wrest the
championship from Jack Johnson?" The
consensus or opinion is that Jim Jef
fries Is the only one to take Johnson's
measure. The big Call torn ian refuses
to come out of his retirement, but It Is
hoped that the clamor of the public will
force htm to again reenter the ring.
No one concedes Johnson a chance with
the retired champion.
Tom Sharkey has Issued a defi to John
son, but "the sailor" Is not taken se
riously. "Philadelphia Jack" O'Brien
has also cabled a challenge to the black
champion, but .as O'Brien was defeated
bv Burns., the Phlladelphlan is not con
sidered by the sporting element.
Lanky Bob Fltsslmmons bas chal
lenged the winner from London, but
"the grand old man" Is too far advanced
In years to be considered, and then
again Johnson knocked out the lanky
one In two rounds at Philadelphia
some tim ago. .
Many think that I'BIg Al" Kaufman.
should he be successful against Jim
Barry in their coming bout on the const.
would be an even chance with the negro.
mere is one pugilist wno looms-np tn
the limelight of possibility. This Is
Stanley Ketchel. the middleweight
champion. Before the Burns-Johnson
go it waa Ketchel s ambition to fight
Burns, should the latter prove the victor.
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It was certainly remarkable that a
drive through the fog should place a
ball where the most earnest effort of
two to 20 strokes may fail la. broad
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