The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-04
JOHNSON EXHIBITS
A CASE OF NERVES
Maybe a Little Early, but COL
lapSeS Come Very Fast
to Boxers.
is CHAMPION TO RETIRE?
II Such Happens to Whom Will Re
VIII His Worlds
Title.

.a '...'. l''.''f iff-N.s So fIt.I.M NN.|IIr
ron. conqueror or Jim Jeffrics AMI
proud possessor Of the championship
OF The world. has developed a case of
nerves.
Too bad. isn't itc BUT while we offer
our sympathy to the temporarily ratified
rims hero. Wo are wondering whether
10 is simply "a passing iar-s little pro-
. TEST from overtaNcd uarure-or the be-
ginning Of the end. go tar aa Johnson.
The Tighter. is concerned.
TO viii take little time. Co tell The
lives Of other onc-timo celebrities in
Johnson's line remind as that men OF
Drawn and boxing ability COLLAPSE vcr,
them TO go to pieces like "a cirolet of
beads when the string is broken. And
IN such cases an the kings horses and
at lHc King men couIu not put them
NFnE where they were before their
nerves gave ont.
This thing Of go.ug to- Che woods for
rest and recuperation-or going Co the
I funuNtal us-sounus very well and has
reassuring ring 60 some people. bus
as the young lady remarked when she
heard friend rfapsodizing over n sin
guzzlcr who had reformed. .-rhc fellow
proposition
johns breakdown. whether pass
lut. partial or complete. is choice
rnors@f Tor tHe g0ssiDs just now. &c
causes n number or questions 90 arise
and the first Of these u.s. what fe the
matter with johnson. anyhow lis H.
a. he says. too much work unmixcI
with relaxation since his triumph ut
. Na'.'N"s N..h pace NNwf kills.
claimed another victim
/ The pages Of puEilistic history mako
evident that the negro cuc muiDue cam
not assirnilate the rewards OF victory
I Hltl as little damage to- their systems
/ as 40 che white kings OF the ring. Tt
/ ls only necessary fO recall the cases
or If!er Jackson and George Dixon
t' MAKE this arEumcnt stick. To- say
] nothing OF poor Joe CAM. who Droba bis
eucr uWnrU 60 tire wear and tear af
I many training spells rather than 60
u CD ri aH#
/ hut WhatcFcr tnc cause. many duskv
] skinned lighters whose records are
Z st-i pm print have passed away while
] tNc men tIeT Fought with are gff1 on
/ deck ami likely 90 reach green ola
There is report that fondness OF
Ichampagnc is one OF She contributing
D causes fo Iohusou's attack Of nerves"
/ 10 not know if that is So. but r do
I know that Jack considered an occas-
I i"ndl SID OF the vintage beneficial At
least such was his claim when explain
iuG the presence % pint bottle 81 fro
imprisoned laughter on "a table bv
nis side one night ar his ocean Beach
l quarters while De was urpuarinp ro-
J'if And as other BOTTLES were noticed
| there on other niELts. Jack could claim
To- Pc consistent if not sincere
Z Vow u seems reasonable TO suppose
mat "a Fellow who considers the blood
or the grape beneficial as 81 traiuint-
beverage. would also pin his fafth fo K
NNnn battling with the discornforfe or
one riINt stands. fO say nothing Of the
difiiculiy in avoiding the seductive
siuff when being dined and supped and
par1ued as the hope Of the hiacl, race.
Here Isl another question. N johnson
becomes dubious about the condition OF
MS nerves. what Will Or mcau1 WIN
lc abstain from fighting entirely and
FRI addition 20 enjoying the distinction
ot bcing. thc FIRST nezro Co gain the
neoNy Weignt Championship 60 down in
history OF the first champion OF any
complcNion who went out of the game
uudcfcatedg
! There IS something On Johnson.s sf-
] IIuoe toward sam LauCfurd which
suggests That Jack is rot what might
Dc called reckless matClr1oker. and
suspicion exists that if he feels he
mas endured physical setback Dc will
. siay ont Of the ring and Dec the cham
ploushlD go by default NJ Boo follows
such course he viii De one man i'm n
thousand. however. THE champion who
Isn't imbued with the belief that Doe
appeared on earth SO Tar. sullivan.
Z Corbett. Fitzsimmous. Jcffrfes-not "a
ono ~ them was licked until after DE
had been slowed down by long service
and impaired nerve force. and Johnson.
: / IN the forging Or the chain Of dcstruc-
. ton ts Co 20 on. is cEneCtcd to test his
{ ability 90 come back along with the
n Johnson decides 60 retire. who viii
be designated as his successor
Tie can't designate anybody. SAYS ar
. Sficklcr. for prize ring ethics. but such
/ things have been done. Jim COrbett
/ willed the titled 20 Peter Mahcr. and
{ tunity presented itself. knocked Mahcr
down and took 90 away from him.
ft caused complications. OF course
, Tor when Fitzsimmons and COrbett mot
subsequently at Carson different Opin-
Z ions were held as to which-man was ate
! tackinE the championship and which
! defending &C..
Therefore. I ask again. no matter
Z whether johnson has right 90 toss his
Z laurel wreath 10 another fighter or not
= who would he be likely to name In such
( ] n connection
lie does not like sam Landlord well
p enough Co deck him out with any un-
4 earned peacock feathers. and n ra.'e
: pride was strong enough boz Johnson tc
I impcl him TO leave the title TO mar
Z Of hts own color. ne would probably DO
bcsct with the fears that Laugford
would treat The man Of his choice the
WAY Fitzsimmous treated Mahcr.
NJ may be FOR that matter that John
7 son would prove selfish enough TO wish
. to De remembered as the only negro
, that held the heavyweight champion
! | shin and that he would resign in favor
some pale face brother. Who can tell.