Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-16
JOHNSON SHOWS HIS
WIND IN GOOD SHAPE
Boxes Eight Full Three Minute
Rounds Before Crowd of
1000 Persons

| SAN FRANCISCO. May 15.-Jack
Johnson did his first real gymnasium
training this afternoon, and If there
were any of the critics who had their
suspicious as to the form of the col
ored heavyweight they were entirely
dispelled by the manner in which he
went through his work.
Before crowd of something like 1000
persons, who jammed their way into
the big dance hall pavilion that he uses,
Johnson went through the ordinary and
routine exercises and wound up by
boxing eight full three minute rounds.
When the last bout was over Johnson
was not even drawing a long breath,
the best proof in the world that his
wind is in good shape. That he could
get ready for the coming fight in three
weeks was the general consensus of
opinion.
The negro was highly pleased him
self and remarked to friends in his
dressing room that he was better than
he imagined. Veteran followers of
the game had their eyes opened at the
way Johnson tackled the work ahead
of him.
1t is customary for boxer in COM
mencing his training to go from three
to four short rounds, but Johnson
doubled that to eight rounds, in which
there was no cutting down the time,
and went at the boxing pellmell.
In every department of the boxing
game, though particularly, of course,
on the defensive. he showed himself
wonderful man with the gloves. His
first three rounds were with George
Cotton, a negro boxer he brought from
Chicago. Cotton weighs about 1856
pounds, and Johnson found in him
willing worker. For all his weight,
Cotton couldn't get inside the cham
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dusky opponent much as he would
sack of wheat. He scored blood with
wicked uppercut in the second round.
Marty Cutler also a member of the
sparring staff, brought here from Chi
cago, was the second on the list and
as he was ready with the gloves, john
son boxed him with only the usual one
minute rest that is allowed in a real
fight Cutler is a smaller man than
Cotton, but has boxed so much with
Johnson that the pair put up a classy
three rounds, in which Johnson's de-
fensive work was more noticeable than
ever Johnson almost dropped Cutler
in the second round, and the latter
passed the word to go easy in their
tired man when it was over.
Denver Jack Geyer, a heavyweight
from Los Angeles, who has had a
couple of fights with Joe Willis, wound
up the closing two rounds. and it was
well for Geyer that he was in splendid
shape,' as otherwise he could not have
taken the punishment that was admin
istered about the body.
Because of the fact that he was to
work in the gym, johnson did little
work on the road in the morning, but
will be back at the fourteen-mile grind
tomorrow His next boxing will be
done Wednesday afternoon. when he
will give Dave Mills a chance to put
on the gloves. Manager Little also has
a couple of other local heavyweights
who are to be tried out.
It was announced this afternoon by
Rickard that the second conference
looking toward the selection of a ref
cree will be held tomorrow afternoon
at Johnson's training quarters. Johnson
sists on that program because he does
not want to break training to come to
the city. AS yet there is no settlement
of the question in sight. Charley
Eyton, the Los Angeles referee, was
visitor at the Johnson camp on SUIT
urday