The evening world. Newspaper, March 31, 1909, Page 14

THE EVENING WORLD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 1909, ’ UP TO DATE AND NEWSY Vn ennnonnnnnensnnnnneeetetnint lie JOHNSON DODGES KETCHEL FOR BOUT WITH KAUFMAN Pugilistic loan elak Mieco Is in a Sadly Complicated Position Owing to Champion’s Action. HE heavyweight situation has ° suddenly become complicated e Q “ Night before last Jack Johnson publicly announced that he'd post $5,000 for a fight with Jeffries, and that if Jeffries failed to cover it the money would go to bind a match with the first'man whoaccepted the chal- lenge and put up his coin, Johnson posted his money, ) o'clock in the morning Wil- lie Britt, who manages Ketchel, jumped in and covered Johnson's for- feit. Willie had only $4,300 in his pocket at that time in the morning, but his friend, Tim Hurst, dug into his jeans for the balance of $700. Later in the day Billy Delaney appeared with backing for Al Kaut- man. Johnson apparently is very anxious to sidestep Ketchel, for he, fa- vors the Kaufman challenge. Probably he got a look at Jack OENE) atter the Ketchel fight and a MBERT ast effect of the middleweig handiwork Johnson may make a ma Kaufman and stall without fighting. be agreeable to both fe weeks ago office ie wanted negro. "Bob, around the mateh my man ag. because T think Join A year from ne man against him from now Kautn more and will now "Who fs the undefeated heavyweight champion of to day Jeffries ts the only man Dill, He ts retired heavyy who fills this Sheridan defeated Al, and he isn't 1 $ at the ina year,” aney has had a g¢ of heart. nxious to me n te he isn't a ulm: he was e seen Jolinson's!! stage work, and have taken a few new {deas from that. | s the only |} heavyweight in the g mat Johnson in size, Ph is the} 1 jnegro's equal. He 4 which Johnson isn't jhalf as good a be h )Delaney said himself, “has learn.” Ketchel ts the Just now tf Jeffr determinat shown any yquacious as jmentions fighting. a lot to} to fight Johnson at Little Rock Impresses | «« | Managers | such a left- few minutes Johnson was givi NE evidence of Ketchel's terrific the matct 5 of Jack O'Brien's gar nd ’ to take p gloves wer big cut o landed a loosening fe intshn ey of the St has got to- had cut throu. tough leath aw them ding, ax w binckntapel are play- knuckles. 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