BOXING.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13790, 30 December 1908, Page 5

BOXING.

CHAMPION* CONTEST

LATEST I'KESS COMMENT

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Johnsons mother is a respectable ~1.1 woman who lives at Galveston. Texas. She states that when a buy .Johnson was a rank coward. On one occasion she was unahle to be bothered with the settlement of a children's light, and gave .Johnson a thrashing for being beaten Jiy another W. -Afterwards he developed confidence, ami ln-came the cliampion of tin- village. The old lady is very nroiid of her son's SIICCCNN. LONDON. Dec L'S. The •• Daily Mad " says that the light was pot heroic, and adds that probably Bums obtained the championship in a period <if decadence. The • Daily Telegraph's "• New York , orrcspoiident says that Americans dislike .Johnson's victory, but the negroes are greatly delighted. .I.■lines was s.uinded. but declines to iu.nl .Johnson or anyone i-l-'-.. Ouin/ to Morns- lack ol popularity m Mu-I.uk!. sportsmen -en,-rally are ...j.-.d at the result o; the ,-..m.st. •• C.-.tiis." writnu: in the -Sportsman." mvn that m bile la- recoe.ni-.e-. Hums' pluck b- s.d-is .1..h1.5,.1l Mlj pera.r at every point. iust!l\ing the j Leliet (liat Untie, bad i.o t.eht to be , h,s,<d uttb the b,-vi ..! p..,! champions. (', -HI ■ ' e\ttei t.-d Mill ll'. to make i. 1.-lt.r li-ht. and c.,.i5,d.-rs that the brains, crat'tv b..\.-r !•. t l-i- head :,ud -. n.-r.dslui-.

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