The San Francisco call., 1909-03-17
BLACK JACK WILL
MEET JEFF In 4
NEW YORK
Johnson Wants to Talk BuSi-
ness With Boiler Maker
"Face to Face"

CHICAGO, March 16.-Champion Jack
Johnson changed his mind again late
tonight on the subject of his plans for
the immediate future. He will remain
in Chicago for week, having signed a
contract with a local theater today
This disposes of his New York and Cal
weston trips for the present.
CHICAGO. March 16.-Johnson plans
shifted with great rapidity today. Al
noon he was undecided as to his trip tc
his old home. At 1 o'clock he con-
cluded to make the trip and so tele-
graphed his mother. At 2:30 he re-
ceived a telegram from New York. the
contents of which he did not divulge
but which seemed to please him. His
plans promptly changed again.
Il have got chance to meet Jeffres
in New York. and I'm on my way" he
said. I've just sent second telegram
to my mother telling her | can't visit
her for two weeks or more. 1 want to
see Jeffries face to face. If he is in the
boxing game we will talk business. We
can accomplish more face to face on a
business proposition than can be done
with hundred letters and kilograms
I've received word that now is the
time to catch him and I'm not going tc
overlook the chance. In addition
have some arrangements to make with
regard to my theatrical engagement
which, am Informed, can not wait.
Will leave here on the Pennsylvania to-
morrow at 2:45 and will be in New
York the next morning. Then III look
up Jeffries.
Il am surely going to visit Galveston
but | may have to wait two or three
weeks"
frankie Smith the hard hitting local
lightweight. who was forced TO sal
away to Honolulu in order to get q
match, returned from the islands OF
on Charley Reilly, also of this city, II
what was to have been 20 round mill
Reilly had 1t all his own way on clev-
erness till the thirteenth. when Smith
Reilly took the count.
The referee thought that the blow
was q foul and after Il brief delay he
gave the decision to Reilly. Most OF
the spectators and the sporting writers
claim that Smith was robbed. He evi-
IDENTITY. made great hit in the kanaka
city, for the papers were full of his
praises the next day.
Smith is very anxious to get on in his
native city and will challenge the win
ner of the coming Powell Savers go
He is one of the very few lightweights
with punch that this city has turned
out in many day. He learned the
gains and he never knew what an ad-
verse decision was till he hit Honolulu
the last time.
John l.. Sullivan will be on the jot
next Sunday afternoon. when he opens
UP at the Empire theater in a boxing
skit with his old pal. Jake Kilrain
John promises to get right in the game
and greet all his old friends. He has
not been here since his alleged champ
Jack Mccormick. tossed bloomer al
Colma AGAINST Gus Rubin four years
ago. The fans have forgiven John by
this time and the chances are that he
will be ioyously received. Johns stunt
made a great hit all over the country
and he promises to entertain the San
Francisco fans in a fitting manner. It's
TOO bad he is not 90 years younger sc
that we could put him on with Johnson
San Francisco will have its first peek
at the Burns-Johnson moving pictures
at the Novelty theater on Sunday after
noon. The rights to show the films
here have been purchased by Gottlob
Marx & Co.. owners of the Van Ness
theater. According to them. the fans
of this cit will see the pictures as soor
as the New Workers, arrangements
having been made whereby they will
be displayed simultaneously in each
city.