Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-28

Johnson Kaufman fight Tho men
were IN a clinch at the time. but with.
out an instant's hesitation, Johnson
shouted back, "Why should | tight2
I'VE got your ten dollars already
And this cold-headedness under fire
~ another of the negroes qualities
upon which his hackers count. believ-
Ing il impossible TO rattle him by any
known ring tactics. That his good
nature does not indicate a low order
OF intelligence, however, has been
clearly shown by his clever business
methods and his rather well done
ringside speeches, Men Who have
watched him say he simply has no
nerves, using the word IN the accented
sense.
Johnson feels that he has been we'll
trained for this fight. He regards his
present staff that has whipped him
into shape In his wind-swept camp on
the beach as the best he even had, and
SAYS no tighter was ever given more
|loNal and efficient service than he has
received. An of his training partners
those who do the real work with
him-are young men.
Tom Flanagan. the man who as
sumed George Little's office and the
nominal title of manager, is a we'll
known Canadian athlete and sports
man who has developed a number Of
prominent long-distance runners.
among them Longboat, the Indian.
Walter Burns. In charge OF the rub
bing ana massage squad. IL q negro
who has been with Johnson contin-
uously for the last eight years. lie is
regarded as an expert In his line,
Barney Furey, "A negro, who had
nlta .a. ~ tl. tA..InrArb A.f,u 30 ~ aRt
before Flanagan came out, has also
been with johnson for the last eight
years. and. according to the cham
pion, the camp is never complete
without him.
The %sparring partners, Marty Cut-
Ter (Whitel and George Cotton and
Davie Mills toolored), are strapping
young heavyweights. who. In their
capacity of human punching bags.
have given the champion admirable
service.
IN addition to these men, Al Kanf-
man. the giant young heavyweight
who has been training at the Johnson
camp prior to his fight with sam
Langford, frequently donned the
gloves With the champion, and these
Tits never failed % furnish tho real
excitement at the camp,
Johnson's business affairs are
looked after by sig Hart, who has
been connected with the champion
only since last October, but whose
acquaintance with him dates back
twelve years. Hart Is one of John
sons favorites, and It Is thought to
have been mainly on his ccoun that
George Little. who was hostile 20
Hart, was deposed. Hart is u veteran
at the ring game, having been bantam
weight champion eleven years ago.
Frank Sutton, a Pittsburg negro
who was formerly the trainer and a
sparrlng partner Of Bobby Dobbs, the
coiored lightweight champion, Joined
Johnson's camp some time & To
look after the big fellows cuisine. He
has cfficiated as Johnson's cook be-
fore end the champion Is never cn-
tirely happy while training unless
Sutton Is in the kitchen,
The last, but not the least import
am OF the big Negroes training staff,
Is his huge 90-horsepower automo-
bile "A hattlcship gray, torpedo bodied
affair that johnson handles with clev-
crness and skill. This motor ear has
given Johnson more fun and his staff
mo worry than any ono thing In his
weeks of training. He loves the big
and, driving II himself, tore over
the roads at n terrific pace until Pro-
Tex Richard felt constrained
TO interfere. Tex aid not relish the
thought Of a mishap to the fighter,
ana ecine three weeks prior to the
fight persuaded johnson to put his
machine into the repair and paint
shop. thus keeping the negro out Of
way until tho important event
was over. Johnson Is a chronic speed
fiend. and while the ear was at hand
never whirled ava from camp
but that his trainers expected a mes :
telling OF disaster.