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FIGHTERS DRAW COLOR LINE
I Sometimes from Prejudice and Often
for Conrenience.
I JEFF, CORBETT AND FITZ DIDTT
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Johnson' recent victory over
T mmy Burns, which, for the first time
I In the history of pugilism, earned tha tills
jof heavyweight champion of tha world for
ia negro, has revived talk by several ring
stars of "drawing tha color line." While
aom pugilists havw never permitted them
selves to fight a colored man, notably John
I Sulltvsn. Tom BharVey, Stanley Ketchet,
Tacky MeFarland, Kid MeCcy and Bill
rafke, others hav used the "color line"
simply as a matter of convenience snd
rot. as a result of race prejudice.
Many fighters with louej ring records
have met negroes on ona or two occasions
ond only then when bouts with them were
necessary to help them advance in point
of fame and fortunn. The fact that
Oeorge Dixon, Joe Gans and Joe Walcott
held the featherweight, lightweight and
welterweight championships of the world
respectively for long periods made It Im
perative on numerous Occasions for white
bf xers to cross arms with them.
Jeff Met Several Ileges.
Jeffries says he will not fight the negro
! Johnson because he has retired perma
nently from the boxing game. Jeff also
.declares that Burns never should have al
lowed a colored man to fight for the
heavyweight title and that when he (Jeff
was a champion he firmly drew the line.
But the records show that even Jeffries
foinht negro boxers on three occasions
Peter Jackson, Hank Griffin and Bob
JArmstrong. Jackson was all In, a physl-
U-al wreck, so to speak, when Jeff, then
,'an aspirant for championship honors.
knocked him out In three rounds.
It was Billy Delaney, who now says that
ihs man Al Kaufman never can meet a
negro, especlallly Jtohnson, who brought
(Jeffries to New Tork for the first time.
1 and when Tom O'Rourke's Jjenox Athletic
club hung up a purse for Jeff to atop two
i men, Bob Armstrong and eteve O'Donnell,
i In ten-round bouts In the same ring, there
I was no such prejudiced wall from Do
llaney. Jeffries weighed all of 245 pounds
then and never had been seen In the east
'before. Armstrong was a big black fel-
low who had been used by O'Rourke as a
i rial norse ror Tom enaricey.
Jeffries couldn't atop Armstrong In the
required limit, and when It came time for
(him to put O'Donnell to the. test the boiler
ymakar said that his thumb had been
'sprained or broken and that he could not
I proceed with the Australian. Jeffries'
(pleasant experience with Armstrong prob
ably made him sore on the negro race,
particularly because the crowd guyed him
unmercifully, and It's also Just a chance
that when Jack Johnson knocked the day
lights out of Jeffs brother Jack, the big
x-champlon saw the handwriting on the
,wall.
Corbet t and Color Line.
Jim Corbett also drew the color line
fwhen he held the championship, but there
I wasn't a colored heavyweight (in those
jdays who could figh( a little bit. Joe
Walcott. the Giant Killer, was ready to
(f ight Corbett at the drop of the hat, but
1 Corbett said:
"No, I cannot fight a colored man! It
twould not be proper while I am the cham
jplon!" But before Jim was champion he
fought Feter Jackson sixty-one rounds to
-draw.
Bob Kltuslmmons steered clear of negro
.pugilists, although he defeated the Black
'Tearl In 1891 and two years ago he per
tmlttod Johnson to Jolt him out of his senses
I for a few moments In two rounds. Fits
(always said, however, that a white man
Awhile holding a ring title should never al
'luw.a negro to meet him In the ring.
John 1 Sullivan never really fought a
i negro, but he was willing to tacle Peter
IJackaon for a time at least. In fact ar
ticles were signed for a mill, but at the
last moment 8ulltvan drew the color line.
Sullivan's example was pronounced a good
ione by persona who do not like the negro
rare and also set a precedent, although the
i records show that a negro never met a
white man for the title until Johnson made
Jlurns look like an ice wagon.
s JokiMS aad the Whites.
Johnson has met some notable white
fighters who were not ready to draw the
line at a moment'a notice. Among them
were George Gardner of Liowell, who was
beaten by Johnson on a decision at the
end of twenty rounds; Marvin Hart, who
,srot a verdict over Johnson at the finish of
a. similar bout; Jack Munroe, the Butte
miner, who had a few minutes In which
to Imagine that he was a real pugilist; Jim
Flynn, who was knocked cold in eleven
rounds, and Fltsstmmons, who was put
away In two rounds.
Joe Walcott met more white men than
any other negro boxer on record. He was
under the management of Tom O'Rourke,
av master mind In the handling of pugilists,
when he met such fighters as Tommy
West, Tom Tracey, Mike Harris. Dick
'O'Brien, Austin Gibbons, Kid Lvlgne,
Mysterious Billy Smith, George Green, Kid
McPartland, Australian Jim Ryan, Dan
, Creadon, Charley Johnson, Dick Moore,
i Joe Choynski, Bill Han r aha n, George Gard
ner, Kid Carter, Philadelphia Jock O'Brien,
'Billy Mellody, Jimmy Gardner, Mike Dono
van and others.
Joe Gaua, former lightweight champion
of the world, alao faced numerous whito
pugilists .of note. Including Young Griffo
ilal Hawkins. Mike Leonard, Stanton
Abbott. Kid McParland, Jack Daly, Polder
Kelly, George McFadden, Billy Ernst, Spike
Sullivan. Frank Krno, Terry McGovern,
Martin Flaherty, Willie Fitzgerald, James
Biltt. Mike (Twin) Sullivan, Willie Lewis,
Harry Lewis, Spike Robson, Rudolph Vn- j
liols and Battling Nelson.
Many Meet Bat Oae.
Abe Attcll, the American featherweight
champion has met but one negro Dixon.
They fought two draw battles, one of ten
rounds and another of twenty, while in
a third encounter Attell won on a decision
In fifteen rounds.
Phlladelpha Jack O'Brien has tackled
many colored boxers. Including Bobby
Dubbs, Young Peter Jackson, Frank Craig,
the Harlem Coffee Cooler, Wolcott. George
Byera, Joe Butler. Dixie Kid, Black Hill,
,arry Temple, Morris Harris and Jack
Blackburn.
Gans la the only dusky fighter that Brltt
and Nelson have ever met. while McGov
ern a sole colored opponent was Dixon, from
whom Terry wrested the featherweight
title. Young Corbett, who won the honors
from McGovern, alao confined Ills bouts
with negroes to Dixon, who was also the
vnly colored maa that Owen Moran ever
tackled.
Jem Drlscoll, the English featherweight
champion, met Dixon, but has drawn the
line against Other colored ring stars. Hugo
Kelley who fought a draw with Bill Papke
recently, has fought only one negro, Harry
Peppers, and that was several years ago.
Among the white boxers who have mixed It
up with Sam Lang ford K are Young Qrlffo.
Charley Johnson, Tiger Smith. Jeff Thome
and Jim Barry.
Laugford has bad the color Uue drawu on
him repeatedly, probably because of Ms
boasted prewneea. While Jack (Twin)
Sullivan has barred ooenred men, his brother
Mike has not been eo exokattre, for he has
squared off against Bellfleld WaJoott, Jack
Blackburn and Joe Oans. Or1ff Jack
O'Brien, Billy Smith and Tommy West are
among the comparatively small number of
white men who have been Inside the ropes
with young Feter Jackson.
Sons Fimoii Black Fighters.
Though Jack Jackson Is the first negro to
In the heavyweight championship of the
world, colored pugilists have won fame In
the ring for many year Feter Jackson,
In his prime, was believed by many to be
the greatest fighter In the world, but he
never got the chance to fight Sullivan for
the heavyweight title. Johnson and Jack
son can be put down aa the best colored
heavies" that ever drew on a glove. Bam
Langford, the Boston negro. Is a wonderful
middleweight, the equal If not the superior
of Ketchel, Papke and Kelly, the best
White men In that class.
For many years Joe Walcott, who was
as black as Ink, was the recognised welter
weight champion, while Joe Gana, until
Battling Nelson lowered his colors, was
the best lightweight In the world. Probably
ring followers will never see a greater
featherweight than the late George Dixon,
"Little Chocolate," who was not only a
wonderful pugilist, but a sportsman. Jack
Blackburn, with Oans In retirement Is the
best colored lightweight In the ring, ire
also can put In a Just claim for the welter
weight title.
HEWS- OF THE BUSYl
XTTZPATRICK SIZES UP JOHNSON
How Champion's Manager Expressed
Himself Before llreest Mill.
"The Burns-Johnson match has been
talked of a great deal by the pugilists
themselves," said Bam Fltxpatrlck, the new
champion's manager, a few days before
the mill In Sydney took place. "It started
In 'Frisco and, though at one time things
looked within very little of being clinched,
the Fates or something else ordained other
wise. I've known Johnson more or less
during the last ten years, but I have been
more closely associated with him for two
years now.
"You want to know about this fight with
"Sailor Burke In America? Well, that's
easily told. Burke fought as Tug Wilson
did with John I Sullivan In New York
years ago. He was more often down than
up fell at every opportunity when hit. He
wanted to laat thoae six rounds somehow.
I suppose Burke hit the boards twenty
three or twenty-four times.
"When Johnson fought Fltsslmmons Bob
let a few weighty punches go, and had
anyone of them landed Jack would have
been hurt, I tell you, but he was too clever.
Fits tried the same shift with Johnson
that brought Corbett down, but It didn't
work. No. none considered Fits a dead
one; all thought he had a chance. But
Johnson put him out easily.
"Then there was Jim Flynn. They
boomed him as a sure trip up for John
son's reputation. He was going to do
everything to Jack, and the sports put
their money on him freely. They said
Jack had a yellow streak, and all that sort
of thing. But Flynn was not only a punch
ing bag, but he never put a glove on John
son. Jack has no yellow In him. He's
dead game, aa you'll see when he begins
his fight with Burns.
"Kid Cutler was a big husky lad. John
I Sullivan's sparring partner, and they
said he was a wonder. He stood as Ull i
as Peter Felix, but was broader nnd
heavier. You know how Johnson settled
that contract In a round.
Punches? Johnson has a whole heap of
them, a beautifully variety, and they are
all handy, like a good workman's tools
when opportunity offers. Jack's a general
in tha ring, too. It all, of course, depends
on circumstances, but he Isn't anxious to
go in blind-eyed and begin to wallop di
rectly any referee calls time.
"Like a good tactician he gets an Idea
of the enemy's methods and power first
and then he acts accordingly. In this re
spect he is very much like good old Peter
Jackson used to be. He works for weeks
ahead. Besides he Is as quick aa a light
weight and has everything- that goes to
make a fighter.
."I want to tell you before I forget it
that Johnson did something In London that
no other boxer ever had done before. He
worked the halls right through the summer
and broke records In some of the houses.
Yea, he went to Paris and completely
burned up the town with exhibitions. We
scooped a big sum during Dublin Horse
show week.
"That story about Jack being extended
by a Queensland amateur heavyweight on
the trip here from Europe is all poppycock.
Someone has been bulling the reporters.
Jack sparred with anybody who would take
him on and treated them all gently. There
was no extending and no knockout, nor
anything within a long distance of It.
"Is Johnson as good as Jackson? Now
you're asking a question that Is not easy
to answer. It is very . hard, indeed, to
Judge between the man of today and the
man of years ago, but I feet sure there
isn't much difference one way orHhe other.
Johnson stoops a bit, while Peter stood
well up to get full advantage of his height,
Jackson would have nothing but straight
punching, while Johnson has all sorts of
effective hooks and uppercuts.
"I think 1 can say with truth that while
to a certain extent Jackson went about
attaining a particular object one way,
Johnson gets there Just as surely through
slightly different tactics. Like Jackson,
jonnaon takes no risks. He is a safe
fighter. You know Jackson's left wanted
a lot of getting over. Well, I think John
son's Is as good. ,
-will jack knock Burns out? Well, I
can't say that for sure, but Burns will
have all he wants after twelve rounds,
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NO CHALLENGE FROM UPTON
America Yachtsmen Disappointed by
Sir Thomas.
NEW YORK, Jan. 8. Many yachtsmen
are disappointed because no challenge baa
been received for a race for the America's
cup In 19(4). According to the deed of gift
governing the conditions under which
race for this old-time trophy may be held
ten months' notice in writing Is necessary
to bind the bargain for a race. The time
limit in which a challenge could have been
sent expired on December 30. The chal
lenglng club and the New York Yacht club
may take advantage, however, of the clause
In the deed of gift which reads that they
"may, by mutual consent, make any ar
rangement satisfactory to both as to the
dates, courses, number of trials, rules and
sailing regulations, and any and all other
conditlona of the match, in which case also
the ten months' notice may be waived."
This clause waa brought Into play before
when Sir Thomas I.ipton gave shorter no
tii a by con bum. and it may be used again
if ha or some other challenger meane busi
ness. It was hoped by eome that after the
recent ratification by the New York Yacht
club of the change in the racing rules re
lating to measurement, as adopted by the
Atlantic coast conference. Sir Thomas would
send another challenge, but his friends here
say that his doubt about how the New
York Yacht club would receive It has caused
him to retire for the present from further
efforts to "lift" the cup.
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TIMELY REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
Good Business Done, Although Week
Generally Second Poorest.
HARBISON DELVES INTO PAST
Discovers that December, 1'ebrssry
or January Always Shows Low
est Total Transfer of Any
Twelve Months.
There was no change ofiered the last
week for the pessimistic as to Omaha Real
estate conditions if there are any such to
gain ground for worrying. The volume of
transfers was fair for any week in the
year and decidedly good for a week when It
Is almost Impossible to get most business
men to think anything other than taking In
ventory. In fact, there is only one worse
week in the year and that is the seven days
Intervening between Christmas and. -New
Years.
la addition the cold weather had an un
doubted influence In a negative way. The
cold snap did, of course, profit coal men
and retailers of heavy wearing apparel, but
It did not tend to make men leave com
fortable offices to cunfer with realty agents.
These antagonistic factors taken Into con
sideration, the week may fairly be said to
have been extremely good.
There was a time, however, for Interested
men to discuss the question of advertising
concentration and a decision on this point
will probably be reached at next Wednes
day's meeting of the Real Estate exchange.
Sentiment on' the question seems to be
favorable to concentration on the part of
those who do the must advertising and who
would effect the greatest saving thereby.
of such a problem Is the building of many
additional small residences and flats.
The advertising proposition is only
equalled In interest with the question of
rents and to the statements that there Is
lack of a sufficient number of houses or
apartments for people of rather moderate
means, few have spoken In the negative.
Of feasible remedies not many are sug-.
gested besides the reducing of rentals on
buildings now renting. Thst there will be
any concentrated action along this line Is
most likely and the more probable solution
The growth of flat and apartment life in
Omaha as elsewhere can be traced to one
great cause operative everywhere and grow
ing rather than diminishing. It Is the pain
fully familiar servant problem. There are
other factors In the equation, but tills Is
the chief reason why so many couples have
abandoned housekeeping.
For eight years either January, February
or lecember have shown the low
est total transfers of Omaha real
estate during the year. In . 1900,
September for unknown reason was
the farthest from being the banner month
of the year, but with this exception, the
last month and tho first two months of
each year have been the lean tine for real
estate agents. Figures collated by C. F.
Harrison of Morton & Harrison going back
to 1900 show this to be a fact. His findings
along this line are as follows:
Year. Lowest Month. Transfers
v.hh January '.. 1.197 an
W7 ....December 4il.l4
I! February fcig.:M)
'Mb January 412, On;
1M December 271.41.
10 January 261.042
IWC Iecemher 321). 4:13
IK" 'I January 324.387
it September SU.Vnl
figures for the highest month for the
same years are as follows:
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Year. Highest Month.
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ll'7 June
I!"" May
1!6 April
lfl"4 November .
1!tt July
V"! March
1!'t March
1 August
Figures for the total transfer for the last
nine years show. that 19r fell slightly be.
hind the two year Immediately preceding.
An analysis of 908 by months shows, how
ever, that this was due to the panic and the
loss Is largely In the first part of the year,
The totals sre as follows:
Year. Total Transfers
t ,42S.31S
' 11.S74.4SO
- 10,381. LU
I3" 7.144.337
Is" 7.321.W4
IWfl 70"4,07
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1)0 6.779.1SO
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pared with those of the corresponding
month In the preceding year. This. was to
have been expected, since December, 1!W7,
followed hard on the commencement of the
money panic, but the increase is larger
and more general than waa antlclpilcd.
Only three cities report a loss and this, In
the case of Chicago, is less than 1 per
cent The loss . In nttsburg waa 49 per
cent and In Syracuse CI per cent. The ag
gregate value of the permits issued last
month Is nearly double of that In Decem
ber, 1907. This showing la remarkable and
Indicates that 1909 will prove a record
breaker from a building standpoint. The
following figures show the percentage of
gain In leading cities: Baltimore. 266; Bcr
mlngham, S37; Cleveland, 7; Cincinnati,
60; Dallas, 43: Denver, 401; Detroit. 114;
Duluth, 440; Grand Kaplds. 18; Hartford.
166; Indianapolis, M9: Kansas City, 310;
Ijoulsvllle. 128; ls Angeles. 65; Milwaukee,
206, Minneapolis, 79; Memphis, 11; Nash
ville, 1.700; New Haven, 567; New Orleans,
17; New Tork, 144; Omaha, S6; Philadelphia,
127; Portland, Ore., 193: ltochester, 110; St.
Paul, 70; St. Iula. 245: Seattle, 25; Spo
kane. 401; South Bend, 'J6; Toledo, 94; Ta
ooma, 4"; Waahlngton, S3; Worcester, 300.
December, December,
190R,
cost.
8.M.246
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6.7.-iO
l4.S.7
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1J3 HfiO
W.ti5
r70.u67
676.O70
VJi).44it
fnl.f,.'9
fi11.777
7 il. 170
74.612
31.K73
614,1 16
KUti.lvtft
.72,373
City.
Baltimore
Birmingham ..
Brlilgniort ....
Chlcajro
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Dallis
Dejwer
lH-trolt
Dulutll
Orand Rapids.
Hartford
Indianapolis ..
Kansaa City...
Louisville
Ixis Angeles...
Milwaukee ....
MinneaioUS
Memphis
Mobile
Nashville ....
New Haven...
New Orleans..
1907. Percent
cost. gain. loss.
25.270
3117
36u
33.261
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t..9i0
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2I8.2-I7
K4.S42
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61.670
l'H.M:
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79. M
164.5.-IO
fi6.6l
3.HK7
271.7IS
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an. mo
SS.&2 1.700
VH.TA 667
31.4.K) 17
297
60
43
4o
114
4W
18
16o
2.S9
310
128
65
Jli
79
11
64
Brooklyn 3.7.590 l.X4.3?4 88 ..
Hronx ? 795.&IO 12l.51 i:
Manhattan ... 7.A2.U3& 1.621. &3 1'j3
New York U.m.m i.W.M"-144
Omaha 378.636 I79.775 36
Philadelphia ... i.(f1.W 04S 1:7
Patereon 97.810 M.K'4 88
Pittsburg 6'.6ii7 1.1K9.165 ... 49
Portland. Ore.. !W8.17i R19.24S 13
Rochester 310.6(0 14314n 110
t, Paul 87.r4 (1)9.476 70
Ht IIHS 1 3.54 SW648 24f,
an Antonio.... fW.IM 4. 45
Scranton 1,904 0,907 US ..
Seattle l.tftM) l.lttt.TM ' 2f
HKkane 616.4!. 105.69k 402
South Bend.... W4.87 36,5.10 tug
Syracuse -57. .'JO AJ,WO ... ni
Toledo 1H5,.H6I 86.100 94
Til re Haute... 31.&70 19.966 28
Tacoma S39.7.S3 Ii,8i 4
Washington ... 726.876 396.034 83
Worcester 219.110 71.U6& 200
Totals ...... 145,643,813 $23,70.892 .92
Nashville, one permit, I600.0O9. :
ENGLISH JULER 13 COMING OVER
WUsson, l.oag rHt k f asaflmi.
Will Locate la New TefV.
NEW YORK. Jan. 9. -If. W. Wilson. Hr
great English one-mile runner, who,holr
the world's record of S minutes 59S secon)
for the l.&OO-meter run, will probably eiii
grate to America In tha near future and re
side here permanently. Wilson has been
offered a good opening In a business y
in New York, and has about decided In
leave his native land to make a try for
fame and fortune in America.
When Wilson arrives there will no loubt
be a great scramble among the local clubs
for his services on the cinder, path. The
club that gets the flying Britisher -sill br
almost certain to land the one and three
mllo championship events, for at thne dis
tances Wilson looks better than snytkjng
we have here In America. It Waa only by
a superhuman effort that Mel Bheppsrd
beat Wilson In the 1, 500-meter rao at 'Lon
don. Sheppard has since declared that the
effort he made In that race t likely ti
cut three years off his life. ,
In England Wilson Is rated a a sure 4 .0
man In the mile run and correspondingly a
fast up to and including thne miles. H'
made the 1.600 meter worWs record of
JX9H In the Kngllsh tryiuts" held ai
Sheppard's Bush in June. Just whst Wil
son's standing will be In tils couatry is a
problem.
DRISCOLL IS TO KEET MURPHY
EsjglUh Feather Have tie with
e w l ark Maa.
M,V YORK. Jan. .-Jem Driscoll, the
featherweight i ham; Ion of England, who
has not lost a ba'tle since he has been
In this country. has been ' practically
matched to meet Tommy Murphy, the local
lightweight, for twelve rounds at the
Armory AAhletlc association of Boston on
the night of January 19. Charley Ilarrey.
manager ef rrlsooll, and Johnny Oliver,
managnr . of Murphy, have sunsgiesi th
terms offered by Matchmaker Murray.
