Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-02-25

their noses. and, dancing naked by
the light of the jungle moon, answer
the howl of the gorilla with their
yells.
Johnson is not very far removed
from the original Fuzzy Wuzxy whom
Kiplins. conceded to be a big, black,
boundin'. beggar; but frst.class
fighin' NAH.
Like Jeffries. however, the negro is
not instinctively a fighter. That Is to
say, he is not of the fighting type of
animal. He is instinctively a boxer.
.Jefries 10 bull; Johnson ia some
kind OF fastidious jungle cat.
Plainsmen say that one of the most
remarkable sights in the world is tc
see q cat fight snake. Pussy sits
placidlyy apparently paying not the
slightest attention to the snake as the
latter coils and gets ready to strike
but as the long, slnuous head darts
out to the attack, she stops him with O
biff In mid-air, digging ner claws in
behind the head; then she resumes
, her thoughtful attitude OF com
placency.
Adroltness.
That's very much the way Johnson
fights in, prize ring. His flashes OF
motion are most extraordinary spec
tacle. There Is no room to doubt that
he has never had superior as @
boxer.
| Not TO go into a description OF
punches and jabs, this remarkable
skill is interesting as Illustrating q
phase Of Johnson's character.
When you see him box IN his train
Ing quarters, or even In the ring. you
are impressed with two facts. that he
never seems to be really in earnes,
about 1t; and that he fights very much
after the manner of a parier fencer.
He has the easy fastidiousness Of
the foil fencer. His defense seems tc
be without the slightest effort. Dur
Ing his fight with the dangerous Tom
MY Burns, the-negro carried on 6
careless conversation with the ring
side spectators. While Burns was
making his most furious, II futile, Us
sault, Johnson asked the referee about
the climate OF Australia and chattet
about the size OF the audience, al
though Burns we're merely q little
child playing about his. knees.
His defense was 30 fine and adroi
that he seemed only to be gently push
Ing away the vicious, little fight
champion with his hands. Burns fu
tiley pounded the air, like an angry
baby.
Occasionally, as Burns started {
blow, johnson would shoot his brown
arm across and land like catapaul
on the white mans face before Burns
fist could reach him.
These fight details are related To-
the purpose Of laying foundation To-
this question:
| Where does this ridiculous negr,
get the brain power to direct this re
markable Dirt of fighting? With hin
1t Is an art.
This man is In the act OF striking
me with his right hand. can see hi
fist coming.
| will strike him with my left han,
and break the force Of his blow b.
hitting him before he hits me. Her
goes.
Almost all Johnson's blows ar
counter blows. He almost never leads
IT Is obvious that the negro has no
the brain to actually think with tn
rapidity and accuracy that this styl
OF fighting implies. What then?
4 Johnson is very large Texas negr
about the color Of well.worn pil
skin saddle. Like most mulattos, h
Is built heavily about tne arms an
shoulders, but with slender and nc
| IySrly ,etrmg legs. The recent eXper
| 'ncNfs IN The Yale gymnasium shove
that. with the exception or his arm,
he was not as strong rs the athlete