FAIR PLAY FOR JOHNSON.
APPEAL BY A MARQUIS. ' ■ 'f., '-"J London, August : 27. ; ; ; ] In a statement made by him to the Daily Express, the Marquis of Queensberry appeals for fair play for Jack Johnson. The marquis argues that it ought to be lan j " | unwritten law that whites and blacks should'not meet in the boxing ring, and 111 that marriages between the two races . ¥ should be forbidden, but in tbe absence of tany such restrictions he thiuks that it is C '"] useless to blame Johnson. The negro/ adds '"" the marquis, is entitled to all the honours"' If I attached to the championship of which he ' is the holder, and should not be 'made a .Cj scapegoat. ->/"•,, \
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New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15398, 5 September 1913, Page 8
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116FAIR PLAY FOR JOHNSON. New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15398, 5 September 1913, Page 8
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