The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-14
JACK SEES FIGHT PICTURES
MS M MING CONVENT on THE
REPRODUCED BATTLE.

Now Ysu Matehr' He said ~ the second
Hound Began 1T Vas fer the BioN
That Cloaed JeHrlesI Eye-Some-
thing Thai Made Him Laugh AlOVd.
As in a glass darkly Jack johnson cav
himself whip Jim Jenries yesterday. IL
was like taking possession OF an astral
, body FOR the momsnt and seeing how he
looked hammering his fists into another
mans face and also being hammered
but without pain And this without 20
much az bothering To unscrew the da zzler
IN his shirt front or lace up a glove.
| That's what the moving picture men
have done for Mr.. Johnson. late Of Reno.
and later Of Seventh avenue and Forty
second street, Manhattan They gave
him a private view Of the films yesterday
over az the Flatbush building Of the
Nitagraph company No one was sup
posed to be m on the exhibition except
the moving picture men and those desig-
mated by the long index finger Of the black
boxer. But by the time the high power
car which he prefers to surface lines
and elevateds had Chugged up to the fac
tory on Elm avenue there was a flying
wedge OF picture fans that was not to be
denied
Under the terms Of their contract the
moving picture people couldn't make il
a public show. so a lot Of wedding was
done just as soon ne Jack. with his white
wife. ploughed a way through the doors
and into the basement where the screen
was stretched 4 lot 81 people Jaw the
pictures just the same. Those who didn't
may have 4 chance next Monday n the
Mayor decent bar them
Jack shook on his coat and rolled up
his sleeves as soon as they were seated
near. but not too near. the big white
sheet II was apparent that this game
OF sitting still and getting transported TO
Reno while the calendar was clicked hack
a week and a day was the ighter's idea
Of a reasonably good time. Mrs John
son was all Of a hutter
An atpreciative All eecaped the
champion az he leaned hack in his chair
az his ease. crossed his legs and non
chalently watched himself going through
the preliminAries n his training camp.
There was little more interest IN the
way he viewed a similar lot Of pictures
taken IN the Jefries camp Then fol-
lowed the rinGside films with the crowds.
the introductions Of many notables. and
finally the arrival Of the two fighters
The dusky one wasn't particularly in
,srestad in the first round hut when { he
clicking machine IN the hack Of the base
mont hegan 20 reel ~ the second he
was right out on the edge ~ The chair
IN very mrIyA m fsarested N thus second
round remarked Mrs Johnson with some
en'husI1 ~. -rha' va when Jack rlu-.l
Mr. Je"~Iss ~"
y Ffh o. IN 80 a a
fighter A. M" Two shadows dan c"i close
t.E, .N,.r #s'f" rlD-e lbs " hen ~
rir.' away IL d'iut 'nrS Ike su''h
,ararulr ntHV hU' 'nrnson signed a f""p
c1gf,.SsI.u q satisfaction ant declared
at was the on" 'ha' stared the closing
m. r,lnd, flashed hy and johnson
AT there. With a running ins ~ Co. mtnsni
fpr those usi him When The picture,
-!1wsi HIN .-anIng IN tho Npilarnllker
arms and grtnning a. the corner wher,.
Jim Cnrtst' stood. th. negro laughed
aloud Md Nrs johnson tucked IN "A
stray Of h"r tl0nd hair and - owed h"r
..if mon. than ~" dii u non - -. thing,
were dr'4a'lv HAPPENING bno- Vhsn
Isfr,e. banded tam . ~Euag. one SOM
f,Gy -ati Olri' hp~ dI rrat feel.
49, Ne displayed n- sIr-Ir- -u.I.
and rtrr" back WITH. n" didn I hurt ne
much rua' time
Snmeiima, though whom the shadow
u'u~ didn Iu"L very impressive the
ns-,rsr -,-..Iusd 20 recall -,ru.thIng nm
pleasant end b" could "Nr,aIui. I felt
that "" aid that Everything about
'h. s,rap cams. ark - him a he watched
,h. rIn. Aud Mn johnson had a whol..
ln, NOR. fun han she iid IN Reno l--caiIs..
thl> time she anew how o. wa> going to
end
Tho .ud came pretty soon yhNrr was
.Is~ rice m a heap with IN" black man watch
ing hum ana IN a mutnen; tue white fghteI
s..I-c,v N his feet, ~a- getting tho~e
tWI final blows all over again couple
uf sat,sii' q sNCAuaiIons cam" from
Johnsun - he watched his own arms de-
liver thuse two.
Just before johnson got M 20 20 tho
picture ,-aope showed him another series
e that Last round. they were enlarge
n-nts and tho pohhng hg res were
almost - high ~ the screen itself John
: II hid have thus ~ run throu 81 slowly
80 that h. could watch u IN drtail
They ~ the test pictures l ever saw.
was Jacks comment. a. no bhnEsd IN
the -udd My lighted room ard moved
toward the door The only thing that
was laCking was the preSsn noe 81 hl-a same
pictures N his vaudeville" act The idea
almost ov~rcams him Talk about your
EnoCEouts. hs exclaimed AZ the thought.
-WhsW'-
. once away from the shadows. however.
Jack hogan - think about thoee y~r-
fornlancFs az which he was due and which
are beginning 10 cloy with him.
. It's an awaful strain. he didn't mind
saying. seeing about thousand people
a day and answering their questions
when YOU don't want 10 10 Crouch
and the having two acts 10 go through.
/ But I want Jack 90 get all that money
/ put m a friend
! -whais the ,Ise Of the money. said
Mrs johnson. IL YOU can't enjoy il
/ But u would b. just az bad anywhere
you go suggested "a dusky woman Of
the johnson party. -,
NO. they wouldn't know me ~ we'll
on in the country, said Jack. I'D like
to take my car and get away for a while.
I'm tired out.
I PRISONER TlLkED roo wren.