The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-04-16
CAAlJACK JOHNSON
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ranean passage.
The main cause Of the discussions
in progress as to Johnsons probable
fitness in the fight with Jeff is what is
being whispered around in regard to
his drinking habits. Letters received
here from Chicago say that Johnson
has taken up the white mans burden
in the matter Of wine bibbling, and
that for months he has been draining
the cup of pleasure to the dregs.
As rule stories of this kind when
told about public characters are exag-
gerated, but there is scarcely doubt
hut that Johnson has been following
his bent lately.
This much can be said of Johnson:
Like Battling Nelson, he has always
. aimed that an extended season of
training does him more harm than
good Johnson is believer in a three
weeks spell of preparation. but he can
hard calm that after the Whirl of
high life" he has enjoyed for a good
half year, three weeks in camp would
fit him for a championship engage
taient Old c0nditioners like Billy De-
laney contend that a preparatory sys
tenn of training should precede the
training proper and Johnson certainly
Tlaeds something of this kind. On ac-
count of the way he has been talked
about in this connection it goes with
out saying that his actions win be
Glossy watched.
An idea exists in some quarters that
there may be method i'll Jacks null
ishness, and that his aim is to caus
doubts to form as to his physical con
ditior ca as to influence the bettir
He sprung something of this kind
while training for Tommy Burns in
Australia, and as a consequence those
who were in Jacks secret cleaned up
handsome from the hackers of Burns
What Johnson did was TO indulge in
his daily road work very early in the
inorning. He kept up this practice all
through his training spell, and very
few knew about it. When visitors
came to his camp, day after day, and
saw no preparations for road work
they imagined that Johnson was
sighting b. +~nfnir-~ and the whisper
went around that Johnson would land
in the ring in poor condition.
When it became known later that
johnson had done his road work at
dawn every day, he explained, Il did
that to avoid the summer heat
'sBut it won a ship,oad of money for
those who knew about it," said some
one to Jack.
That may be-" murmured Jack
with knowing grin
and experts camped on Jacks trail
this trip, however for him to be I'M
or. cover at any time during his
training.
Ben Lomond is divided against it
self, statement which requires ex-
PLANTATION. Rowardennan, where jeff
ries is training. is situated in Ben Lo-
mond, but is trying to make it appear
that it is located in different part of
+IAo thof
is what the Ben Lomond folks claim,
and local pride is in highly inflamed
condition I'm consequence
Ben lomond Wants Advertising.
Several protests at the way Row
ardennan is being exploited at the ex-
pense of Ben Lomond have reached the
writer. Here is one:
Feeling that you would not know
ingly mis,ead anyone, 1 write to in
the Santa Cruz mountains or on the
county or railway map as Rowarden-
nan. The jawbreaking word is simp-
" the name of a little bungalow hote
in the pretty little town of Ben Lo-
mond. which is nine miles northerly
from Santa Cruz. The railway sta
ton is called Ben Lomond. the post
Office is Ben Lomond and as there is
40 way to get to Rowardennan by raj
except via Ben Lomon it is very mis-
leading to those who wish to visit Mr.
Jeffries' training quarters. The people
of Ben Lomond resent the idea of any,
one trying to wipe their town off the
map or to have it called either Row
ardennan or Swanton."
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