Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-27
JOHNSON TO TRAIN HARD
Big Black Has Been Silent, but Not
at All Careless.
WILL GO TO WORK IN EARNEST
Galveston WhirIwind Appears te
Realise He Has a Tough Contract
on Hand, but Does Not
Lack Condolences.

NEW YORK. March 26-FoIlowing the
selection Of Emeryville as the scene OF the
worlds heavyweight championship battle
Of July 4 and the announcement Of Jeffres'
training plans, comes the statement
relative to the conditioning campaign which
Jack johnson viii inaugurate newt month.
During the recent activity Of Messrs.
Gleason, Rickard, Jeffr1es and others In
terested in the big contest set for hide
pendence Day, Johnson has been strangely
silent. The word strangely is used ad-
visedly, since It Is not keeping with the
big negro's role TO hide his light under
bushel. Johnson. who has been touring on
the vaudeville circuit In the middle west,
escaped notoriety until recently, when his
automobile came out second best In q con-
nict with q snow bank. The sudden inn
mersion into the cold snow Of a Wisconsin
roadside appears to have awakened John
sons lethargy, and now he is planning TO
enter upon a vigorous training campaign
within a short time.
According to friends Of Johnson's In this
city who are In close touch with the
champion. the latter is about ready to
forego his touring OF the country ana
settle down to strict regime of training
such as he has not undertaken since his
fight with Tommy Burns in Australia some
eighteen months ago. Johnson is said to
fully realize the task that is before him in
facing Jeffries, and will not adopt a half
way policy in preparing for the battle
which viii make him the supreme pugilist
Of the world 81 he wins. AZ one OF his fol-
lowers put II the other day;
johnson DOesn't Leaf
johnson is not the easy-going negro
when It comes down to important busi-
ness that many believe and win imme-
diateiy settle down to a gruelling training,
which viii be equal to that planned BY
Jeffries. Il win be the hardest work that
he has undertaken since the beginning OF
his ring career, and It should bring him 20
the ringside in perfect condition for a
battle such as only Jeffries may be ex-
pected TO put forth
It Is understood that the preliminary
training of the Galveston pugilist win be
done at his home on Wabash avenue,
Chicago. johnson. sometime ago, placed q
contract for the building OF compiete
gymnasium on his property with every re
quirement IN the way Of apparatus, rims
and shower baths. There Is some doubt
as 10 Just how much time johnson Will
spend training In Chicago. He viii do con-
siderable road work and gymnasium work
while there. and at a date to be decided
upon later, will. with his training retinue
move on 10 Frisco for the finishins
touches. He has q tentative contract with
the proprletors Of Seal Rock pavilion and
win in ali probability complete his condi-
tioning on the shores Of the Pacific ocean
When he leaves Chicago he win take with
him not only his training partners, but q
cook and two rubbers as we'll In Frisco
this staff viii be augmented as the 0cca'
sion demands.
johnson has recently intimafed TO aeyera
OF his close followers that there was nc
occasion for alarm IN the fact that th'
opening betting quotations IN frisco mads
Jeffries a 10 to favorite. He has said
that he win prepare for hard fight and
expects Jeffries viii give him one, bu
he believes thai he Will be the victor and
viii be a good betting proposition, espe
cially II the odds so 10 10 / on Jeffries
as haE been predicted.
Negro Ia Confident.
H.. ra,.,tt,y l.futaa ffet "a rnnafae.rfro, IN.