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stopped Charley Haghey al Gloucester,
Mass, In few punched and then took on
Jeannette once more for a ak round
| battle which was to all intents and pur-
poses a draw. After beating Jeffords in
six rounds johnson battled with Jeanette
again, the decision being a draw at the
end OF ten rounds.
Johnson's prowess prompted Alec Nc
Lain. Boston boxing promoter, 70 take
him to Australia In 1907 where Texas Jack
made clean sweep. He knocked out
Peter Felix in one round at Sydney and
later sent Frank Lang to dreamlnnd In
the seventh round, the fight taking place
at Melbourne. Bill Squires. the Aus
tralian heavyweight champion, evidently
knew what he was about when he lodged
the big negro's challenge and hurriedly
J sailed for America to make match with
Tommy Burns. johnson follow ed Suuires
here but could not get match. 80 in July,
1907, he made a match with Bob Fitz-
rounds in Philadelphia, Fitz said before
the mill that he had an injured hand, hut
he declined TO diasppoint the crowd at
the ringslde. As soon as he toed the
scratch IL was seen that Robert was up
against it. for johnson with his shifty
cleverness went around him like cooper
around barrel, throwing in jabs. upper
trouble. In the second round Fitz was
Knocked down and was in such a helpless
hstate that the referee interfered.
by defeating Fitzsimmons 50 easily
johnson jumped into the iimelght for
fair and all Of the other big men steered
clear OF him John l.. Sullivan thought
he could beat him. however, with hid
Cutler, his young sparring partner. so
johnson took him on. The mill took
place in Reading. Pa, and Cutler wasn't
in it. for Big Jack smothered him with
punches and knocked him cold in the
FIRST round. Soon after that Johnson
met Sailor Burke az Bridgeport in a six
act, dropping TO the floor repeatedly
in order to escape knockout
johnson then went back TO Frisco
and finished tho year 1907 by stopping
Jim Flynn in the eleventh round. By
that time Sam Fitzpatrick was sure that
Johnson could bSat BUNS but the l1tt"-
ignored all challenges and went to Eng
land. For just one year johnson and
Fitzpatrick kept on Burns's trail until
the latter was corncred in Australia and
beaten in fourteen rounds
Looking over his record il does not
appear to good ring judges that Johnson
barring old Fitzsimmons. ever beat a
really first class man. The fact that such
second raters as Sam MCNey. Ferguson
aud Marvin Hart were able TO say twenty
rounds with him, while he was unable 10
knock out Youns Peter jackson. Joe
Jeannette and Sam lIangford, would sc em
to Indicate tina; Big Jack is not in the
class with Jelir ries, Iorbett, Shlrkey and
FiHsimmons. when thosa men were a.
their best His victory over Barns id
NOT mean much. fo- tie lItter was purely
counterfeit and EeYer whipped a genuine
heavy yweight of class. not excepting
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien. Yet it can
not be denied that johnson is a remark
able boxer, one OF the hos, tina; ever
stepped into the ing. IT, ugh there is a
general behef thGs he lacks a champions
knockout pusch. speaking of Johnson
Joe Choynski. the only one OF the former
heavyweight bunch barring Fuz WHO
e'er fought him, says
1T Is not generally known that in Aus /
ira IL aud England the boxers wear two I
ounce gloves. In America they wear five |
and even seven ounce gloves. The small /
gloves made the johnson Burns contest I
look so much like slugging match. The .
use of small g,oves gives = clever .it.c /
fellow 4 hunch over big man who do I
ends on his strength rather than science /
b, 10 get down to my contest with John- /
son Galveston. | cav e"r.y in the frs: /
round thrt he had surprise party for ne /
| welded into him only TO find thct he WIS
up to snuff and exchanged bow for bow .
Ike finished ring gonor5' If ] hrd boxed /
with him il my usCn fashion iho contest .
would surrey have gone the imiu ,
Quickly made uD my mind that 1t was my |
place TO give him q hard one and take q ,
chance Of getting stif Punch in roturn.
got in mine all right, but Jack as usual /
worl; cd in one in return but my blow was
the harder and that sett.ed l.. We were
arres, ed. charged with tH'ing part in "a
/ rizofght and both got g Jail sentence.
After fighting me Johnson went to the .
Pacific Coast and whipped nearly al the 4
good men. He did not fight Jof. bat did
go up against the retired namp ions /
brother Jack, whom he beat by the knock /
out route in five rounds. His weight ct I
the time was 1872 Pounds, the same figure
that wGs given out whom he fought Tommy
Burns in Austrai 10 The stories rub ,
lished that Johnson is shiitlcss fellow ,
ere entirely wrong He takes excellent !
care Of himself end loves TO box 1t vii
be a long time before he is defeated, unless .
the feet that we have e coiored chamT ion !
rcts % IN incentive for some white man .
to come forth and take the champ ionship I
awav from tho beck one
Johrson wcs anxious TO fight JeTIics +
three wears ago, but tho boilermaker not
only s.id that he he'd retired but also drew ,
the color line IL JeffTies ever meets !
johnson cnd is in his old trim experts !
believe thct Texas Jack will not lest more /
than ten rounds. the limit OF jim Cor ,
belts last mill with the bury Ca itorninn
nearly five years ego. But cen Jetfres .
come backl
.Jef and Johnson by the wsy, have been !
bitter enemies for years. Jef he's no use ,
for johnson and told him go in few .
words, il the tales thai wee common ,
gossip several years ego, when johnson 7
WIS on the Goa st seeking fight with the .
chamr ion, are true. Jcf is reported TO /
have anid TO Johnson
I'm never n ght YOU in pub'ic, | om the /
champ ion and would rather die than LEI |
a negro beat ma IL YOU want 10 fight I'll /
fight YOU in a cellar. with the doors locked /
And" continucd jim, flashing a big bunch .
Of greonbacks. I'm bet you all have that !
YOU will he the first one to knock on the |
door 10 ask for fresh al