Norwich bulletin., 1910-06-08
CONNECTICUT LEAGUE s1Amplne.
JOHNSON NEVER LICKED
 A TOP NOTCH HEAVYWEIGHT
Hart Got Decision and choynski
 Knocked Him Out.

Jack Johnson never licked a man | in Jim Jeffries' class. Look over the 1 black fighters record and see if am
 not right" said a keen judge of the fstic game. "The negro beat Tommy Burns, a mfddleweight. for the heavy weight championship. and cIinched tho
 title by whipping poor. old. decrcpif Bot EitZsimmons when Lanl<v Bob was a fit. candidates for the old Folks home Ad Woigast says Jedries is liable to put the big smoke to sleeo in one round, and darn my buttons is don't think Ad is about right"
 The blackest mark in Johnson's rec ord was his defeat by Marvin Hart, a cheap. second rate heavyweight from Louisville. Hart gained decision over the negro in tewnty rounds back in 1905. Alex Greggains, an old fight CT. rendered the decision. Hart never beat a good man before or after he met Johnson. After gaining decision over Johnson, Hart was beaten oy a soon sank into oblivion.
 Nineteen hundred and five was n real lad year for Johnson. AloI ey was mighty scarce article with the bread ard butter. Jack was willing t1 Ga anything in those days to make 2 piece of coin at least that appears to be the most logical explana fiOn of his CrGWs with Young Peter Jslckson and 5oa Jeanette, two cheap negro fighters.
 The Lsnsford Bout.
 Johnson's boosters will say. throw them out they don't count" Perha ps not, but the fifteen-round affair with Sam Langford in Boston neejs eXpla- nation. This event took place in 1906 Johnson lowered over the black mid, dleweight ard had fully thirty pounds the best of him in weight. Jack fig ured Sammy an easy ,mark and thought he could win whenever he got d fIzr Ip44f f q. the big black change his tune in the second round. Johnson was taking things easy when Langford got past his guard and drove a left upperclrt against Johnson's jaw with the force of a triphammer. The big black cloud went down for the count of nine Some say it took about nineteen seconds to bring him around Jack got up and cIinched with Langford as the gong sounded the er& of the round It was a mighty close Shave for the Galveston tar baby.
 Langford all but "copped" him. And don't overlook the fact that Johnson has consistently declined to have any thing to do with LangfoT'd since When Sam Fitzpatrick took Johnson to Eng land to arrange a fight with Tommy Burns the French Canadian gave them the slip and hiked to Australia.
 About this time the National Sport ing club offered Johnson a match with Langfcrd who was also in England. FltZpatrlck made the match Tor JOhn- son. then picked up some easy money with Johnson in the London music halls and set sail for Australia with Johnson. where they cornered Burns and forced him to fight.
 Like Langford and Ketchel Burns never went much over the middle weight limit. He fought Johnson at 175 pounds Johnson weighed 2l0.
 Choynski Knocked Jack Out.
 Joe Choynskf is the only fighter that ever knocked Johnson out. Joe is now in Jeffries' training camp. choynski and sam Berger. Jer1ries' manager. are iI-I law. Choynski always was a terrific puncher and met Johnson down in Texas about len years ago. Knocking him stiff in the sixth round. But Johnson was practically a novice then and match Tor the clever He brew boxer. choynski at that time was some lighter. Joe comes from s ood family in Sap Francisco. He fought a twenty y-seven- n-rouud battle with Jim Corbett in 1889 and lost a couple of hsrd-luck fights to Joe God dar1 in Australia
 Berger and Jenries figure that