The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-12-17
'KNOCKDOWN'
Not Of Prize Ring, Was Engineered at
Race by Fighter johnson, and
Made Chalmers and Upton
Good Friends.

was 0AAA vi LAE LA5LNAN
GERS of the Dayton Cash Register
Company, drawing from its treasury
in salary and commissions more than
$4,000 annually, which he gave up
and left the Gem City to become a
resident of Detroit, was at the Wal
dorf-Astoria a few days ago.
Mr.. Chalmers is now one OF the
great automobile manufacturers of
the country. The making of auto
mobiles, enormous though it is, he
thinks is but in its infancy. A year
from now he looks to see the best car
cost not more than $4,000. His com
pany wi clean up more than $1,000
600 in profits, and could have made
more had they the working room.
The company could not take any more
orCers. What is tue OF this Detroit
company, Mr.. Chalmers says, is
equally true OF most all other manu-
facLurers of automobiles.
Mt. Chalmers was in New York at
the recent Vanderbilt cup race. On
the great Vanderbilt course on Long
Island he was introduced to Sir Thorn
as Upton under peculiar clrcumstan-
ces and with rather a laughable eX-
perience. A car carrying Mr.. Chal-
mers and his party occupied a van
tage point at the side of the course,
Mr.. Chalmers was out Of the car
stretching his limbs when up stepped
Jack Johnson, the Negro prize fighter.
Johnson had driven out to the races
in his touring car. He had met Mr..
Chalmers in Detroit when seeking to
buy a car. Their meeting on that
occasion was of short duration.
Brief though it was, Johnson remem
bered Mir. Chalmers we'll and came
forward to greet him. Mr.. Chalmers,
of course, knew who Johnson was and
shook the hand of the burly prize
fighter when it was extended. They
had chatted but a moment or so when
along came Sir Thomas Upton and
his party.
Johnson had met Sir Thomas, who
is a genuine sport, at the time that
Sam Fitzpatric, then manager of the
Negro prize fighter, took him to Eng
land to polish off the fighter Tommy
Burns in the. squared circle" Man
ager Fitzpatrick and Sir Thomas had
long known each other, and Sam saw
to it that a meeting between the
yatch builder and chaser after the
Americas Cup and his black ring
protege was brought about. Sir
Thomas knew the prize fighter as
soon as he set eyes upon him at the
Vanderbilt course. Johnson also
readily recognized the nobleman.
They advanced and shook hands.
The warmth of Sir Thomas's greet
ing surprised some of those about
this group. Then the black prize
fighter turned about to Mr.. Chalmers
"Sir Thomas said Johnson, Nee
my friend, Mr.. Chalmers, of Detroit
The introduction was acknowl
edged, as becomes gentlemen, and al
went on their way. The following
night, while dining with an English
friend at Delmonico's, Sir Thomas
came along as n of a party from
the New York Yatch Club. He
paused to shake hands with the En-
glishman at Mr.. Chalmers side. Mr.
Chalmers was introduced. Sir Thorn
as looked at him closely and thel
said:
MIR. Chalmers, l believe you and
have met before"
'Yes, Sir Thomas" said Mr.. Chal
mers, with a broad smile, "at the aut'
race yesterday"
The introduction at the Vanderbilt
course was explained to the others il
the party. 1t was noticed that 81
Thomas had no explanation to make
well, Mr.. Chalmers said ST
Thomas, finally, 81 am certainly will
ing to stand for that introduction /
ycu are. / am always glad to az
knowledge the acquaintanceship o
any man who gets ahead in thi
world. And l don't care much wha
business or line ambition to achiev
~"5cess has led him to battle in. ]
takes the same thing (grey matter) I
get to the top, accompanied by clos
a%pplication and come luck, / will az
NIT That is the reason / welcom
the aeouaintanceship of this hghtin
man Johnson. He is the champio
If the world in his chosen field, eve
Thought he is a black a 1t took 0
his mart to be successful not brain
alone. but also great Drawn ana III
muscle and superior tact. Then OF
must stop to think that on account
his color Johnson vas handicapped
the very start. Now, Mr.. Chalmer
hat is the way / view things in Tn
ha4tIo of ufeD-Cincinnati inquirer.