Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-02-20
MORE ABOUT JACK JOHNSON
THE COLORED CHAMPION.

and-tumbse- battle. in which Jeanette
was declared the winner on a foul
i'm the second round. After beating
Young Peter Jackson on points I'm a
12-round bout in Baltimore, Johnson
returned to Philadelphia, where he
boxed Jeanette again six rounds, TO
what looked like a good draw. That
was Johnson's last battle in 1905.
Jeanette was Big Big Jacks first
opponent in 1906. as they boxed six
rounds in this city with no decision.
Another match was the result, and
this time johnson was declared the
winner. after a 15-round mix-up in
Baltimore, in which Jeanette, how
ever, rslade an excellent showing.
After knocking out Black Bill In
seven rounds, at Wilkes-Barre.
johnson met Sam Langford, with
whom he is now matched TO fight
twenty rounds at the National Sport
ing Club OF London on May "a. This
battle took place at Chelsea on April
&c. 1906. Johnson weighed 100
pounds, and Langford only 1873. In
the second round Langford caught
the big fellow with a tremendous
right on the Jaw and knocked him
70 the floor. The referee apparently
did not care TO see the fight end so
abruptly, so he INDUCED in "slow
count" Probably fifteen seconds
actual time had elapsed when he
counted TEN" and Johnson stag
gered to his feet But for this intelli-
gence on the part of the referee.
Johnson would probably have been
put to sleep. AS IL was, Jack stalled
oil oil hn T. 49,
round. and after that he fought
LangfOrd at long range. johnson
was so much more scientific than his
small antagonist that the latter lost.
the battle on points.
In May OF the same year johnson
stopped Charley Haghey, at Glouces-
ter, Mass, In a few punches, and
then took on Jeanette once more
for six-round battle. which was to
all intents and purposes a draw. After
beating Jeffords in six rounds. John
son battled with Jeanette again. the
decision being a draw at the end Of
ten rounds.
Made Clean Sweep.
Johnson's prowess prompted Alec
MeIsain, Boston boxing promoter.
TO take him to Australia in 1907.
a
sweep. He knocked out Peter Fee
Xix In one round at Sydney. and later
sent Frank Lang TO dreamland in
the seventh round. the fight taking
place at Melbourne. Bill Squires. the
Australian heavyweight champion,
evidently knew what he was about
when he lodged the big negro's
challenge and hurriedly sailed for
A to ,.1~
my Burns. Johnson followed Squires
here, but could not get a match. so
In July, 1907. he made a match with
Bob Fitzsimmons. the aged Cornish
man, for six rounds, IN PHILADELPHIA.
Fitz said before the mill that he had
an injured hand, but he declined TO
disappoint the crowd at the ringside
AS soon as he toed the scratch IL
was seen that Robert was up against
II, FOR johnson. with his shifty cley-
erness, went around him like a
cooper around barrel, throwing In
labs upper-cuts. and swings until
rltz was In serious trouble. In the
second round Fitz was knocked down.
and was in such a helpless state that
the referee interfered.
BY defeating Fitzsimmons so easily
Johnson jumped into the limelight
Tor fair, and all OF the other big men
steered clear OF him. John L. SuIli-
van thought he could beat him,
however, with Kid Cutler. his young
STARRING partner. so Johnson took
him on. The mill to@k place 10
rearing, Pa, and Cutler wasn't in
IT, for Big Jack smothered him with
punches and Knocked him cold in the
/ hrst round. Soon after that John
son met Sailor Burke, at Bridgeport
In six-round bout. and Burxe did
the Tug Wilson act. dropping 10 the
floor repeatedly in order to escape a
knockout.