Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-08
WELCOMED HOME
Five Thousand Chioagoans, Not All
Colore6, at Railroad Station
to Meet Fighter.
RUSHES OFF IN MOTOR CAR
Black Pugilist Visits His Mother for
Short Time.
THEN GOES FOR JOY RIDE
Policeman Lenient to Excessive
Speeding.
FUTURE PLANS ARE VAGUE
Vaudeville for Awhile, Then Europe
Tells LanRfOrd 10 Put Up
100000 ~ He Wants
Fight with Him.
Black Pugilist Visits His Mother for
Short Time.
FUTURE PLANS ARE VAGUE


CHICAGO. July E-~JacI johnson, champ
ion prizefighter OF all champions is once
more at home with his mammy-snd his
automobile.
In Rome a returning victor was let into
his native city with his spoiis through a
breach in the wali. and aduiating compa-
triots rent the air with acclaim. Today
John Arthur johnson. best Of modern glsdi-
tors with the modern cestus, came into the
city with his following through solid
wall of people. and ethical Chicago lined
miles of sidewalks with solid ranks 10
catch glimpse of the man no one has been
found who could whip.
1t was so much after his own heart-th.s
coming into his own-that the champion
announced all tentative plans for the fu-
ture were off.
Tells Langford to Put Up.
sam Langford?" ne asked. 'YOu make
me laugh. j am not running around now
looking for fights. Let Langford put np
his $4,000 first then he can talk. Just now
l going to rest
Il am going TO New York Sunday again
to begin the vaudeville tour. If It looks like
good thing. may accept offers to so
TO Europe
told anyone 1 would quit. but Il looks as
though I'd have to- doesn't itg'
Five thousand members of his race and
big sprinkling Of white persons made the
| living wall at the Chicago & Northwestern
| railway station when johnson arrived at
2 .. m. Police were swept away like chaft
when the immense fighter, looming above
the crowd, and with grim look. fought
his way through handclssps and good
natured pats on the back 10 a waiting au-
tomobile. A line OF garishly decorated
automobiles containing newspaper workers
| (amply cared for at Iohnsons personal re-
quesO followed his machine until suddenly
I II was lost.
Dashes Home 10 Parent.
| Five minutes later. with a rush and
roar, he shot out of somewhere in his new
100 miles an-hour ear and dashed madly
home, where his mother, Mrs Tihey JOAN
son, and members of his family, waited IN
the midst of another crowd Of thousands
for his homecoming.
Flags waved and an ornately attired
drum major of colored regiment of state
militia swayed to the rythm of America"
and Mister Johnsin. Turn Me Loose and
other similarly patriotic airs. In the
midst of mighty roar OF "oh, you, Jack
! Johnson" the champion alighted at his
own Intel.
He pushed his way into the house amid
deafening roar and with real tears stream
ing down his face embraced his mother
Behind him a compatrlot struggled through
the crowd. bearing aloft a smoked bacon
side, symbolic Of Johnsons own message
home: I'm coming with the bacon"
"Doan' Need No bacon"
You doan' need no bacon chile" the
aged Mrs. johnson crien. .'Ah want to tell
YOU Use got a mighty fine chicken cookin'
out hea' in the kitchen and you knows
how you likes matahmelon? Wen have got
some dandes, Jack"
The champion appeared on the balcony
OF his home pauslng suddenly. as he caught
camera pointed his way. lest the picture
? be spoiled. He was about to speak when
: he glanced at his racing car, surrounded by
5 streetful OF dark-sknned home folks .
! He didn't talk. "A few minutes later a
, figure appeared at the door and came
struggling through tn ecrowds. 1t was not
the gladiator. the triumphant victor with
I his laurels at his chariot
'.Joy Riding'' IL PardOned.
: 1t was Jack Johnson joy rider. and the
battle Of a century" was a eomolete mem
ory.
His new automobile can "go some" too.
IT went seventy-one mites an hour for a
while till II was slowed down by a park
policeman. Here goes the profits" laughed
Jack, but the policeman clasped the cham.
pioR's hand and clouted him on the back.
Leaning over he whispered:
: Don't tell anyone, you old warhorse,
but won $50 on YOU"
Good" answere Johnson, and another
whizz and a cloud of dust isteg revealed
him at certain corner up south" where
one may acquire liquir refreshment after
7" dusty ride.
J, Now Jack" he was asked. What are
p you going to do? What amout Sam Lang.
ford your mothers saying you were tc
!, quis your trip to Europe-also other
- things?"
Glad you asked me all at once" h,
replied. Cause ] can say / don't know y
n all. / have even money to last me till mex
e week, and l am going TO find out whati
y doing before l do anything. Sam Langfor,
z or anyone else better get their money u
y first. and then proceed TO whip me after
ward
Pictures Not His Worry.
Il have a good chance TO go to Europe
but l thiak the thirty weeks in vaudeville
win suit me better. Guess ! will have [,
quit though. whether / want 70 or no,
wont r."
! Did you hear about the picture mem
troubles?' he was asked
YES" he answered, but II doesn'
= bother me. They all told me 1 was a foo
70 sell for $1,000 but they thought
e couldn't whip Jeffries. too"
n After Illustrating tke manner in which
5. he turned the trick" with a reporte
o representing Jeffries tmuch to the dis
o comfiture Of the reporter). he said:
Il The fights over; let's forget II a while
Il 1 haven't had a chance to drive a car II
e two weeks and, goliy, want 10 get al tha
there machine again"
Is Tridoy night he will attend a banquet
e He says he IL too busy having a good tim,
). 10 be bothered by a replevin suit flied to
y day by George w Little. his former man