Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-05-01

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er. who went to Australia, for the pur'
pose of lighting Bill Squires, the Aus
tralian champion, came i'll TINS morn
ing on the Sonoma on his way to the
Coast. He makes the unqualified as"
sertion that Squires backed out OF d
fight with him and says that he IS lol"
| lowing the Australian to the Coast,
where he will endeavor to force him III"
to a battle in the squared circle.
Johnson looks to be in the finest
possible condition for man who Is
not in strict training and seems lO0
per cent better in that line than when
he was here on his way to the Col
onies His trip he states was a sue
cess financially and he wears diamonds
galore and also carries some very
handsome presents which were made
him by his admirers in Australia. Inc
finest of these is a gold match safe,
beautifully ornamented, which must
have cost a small fortune
He is travelling in company with
three Australians who are making a
tour of the world and spent the morn
ing with them taking an automobile
ride around the city. His companions,
Messrs. George Kettelwell, Leicester
Matson and Col. Clark, appear to be
sports of the true English type and
nothing would please them better II a
limited round match could be arranged
for Johnson this afternoon with some
local man. 1t is just possible that this
will be done the match to take place
in private and where there will be no
tn ~
match, if it is pulled off, will be with
young giant who came in on the
Korea the other day and who was one
of the first to meet Johnson when he
left the SonOma, wanting to arrange
some exhibition which he did not
know was prohibited. There will not
be more than a dozen present, besides
the press, if the match is held
When interviewed by Bulletin man
Johnson said:
MY trip to Australia was very suc-
cessful and | expect to go there again
At present | am following close on
Bill SGuires trail and he must do one
of two things, either fight me or show
the public that he is afraid of my
game He agreed to fight me in Aus
traia and then got cold feet, though
/ was wiling to 80 into the ring with
practically no training in order to ge
chance at him.
when ! first landed he appeared t
be very anxious to get a match witt
me and wanted it TO be pulled off four
teen days after had left the steamer
You know what poor sailor | am ant
you can imagine the condition that :
was in to be called on to fight at two
weeks notice. Well, then we talked
and talked and | agreed to meet hin
sixteen days after ! had landed. EV
erything was arranged and then he so
cold feet and backed out, saying tina
he was going away, though he did no
leave till long after.
ut Il fought the two best men whom
they had in Australia outside o
SQures and knocked them out withou
any trouble. | think that you will fine
that the Australian public, at leas
those that saw the fights, will agree
that did a pretty clean piece Of worI
on both LainS and Felix.
Il found that all man has to do il
Australia to nave the public behint
Z him is to make good in his fightin;
! and when | had done that there wa
nothing too good for me and | wa
-. treated like a prince. | am going bacl
Ill there again to get married to Mrs
Toy, an Australian lady whom | me
6. while there. But the first thing that
is want is crack at this chap Squires
Love is all right and | am pretty gooc
ri at that game too, but Squires has go
~ TO come through with the goods or
Nv will know the reason why.
Il will get to Los Angeles in tim
10 see the Brien and Burns fight ant
there | will make my challenge t.
Squires and he must take it up or los
all his power as drawing card.
went to Australia just for the purpos
Of meeting him and now am following
him back for the same reason and h
must fight or )e called afraid
IF | can get fight with SquireS m!
- three friends here will probably sta?
} with me till that is over and then vii
I start to complete their trip around tn
. world. They want me to go with then
and I may possibly do so, coming bacl
10 Australia around the other way.
Il suppose you heard of my trouble
with AL Mclean, who was my manage
Wien was Helc pcloIe. an al
through with him and we can neye
do business together any more He i
all right flor McLean), but that di
not mean that he was all right 70
johnson and let him so. The tronbl
started over the fact that he wanted t.
get half of every cent that made. and
. when | would not stand for it, he go
most decidedly nasty. He started il
to lick me and you can imagine hoy
far it went. No, didn't hurt him, Blu
Just threw him out of my way. A
- wishes now that he hadn't been quit
so greedy
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