The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-11-18
SPORTING NEWS.

has been Toasted by admirers so much
! that this sort of treatment bores him
to the quick Time was when the
champion gloated over this sort of
attention. but. like everything else,
Jack is fast firing Of it. He is begin
ming to think seriously of the effect
that all of this high living will have
upon him when he enters the ring
again.
AT present the champion is under
contract to appear for thirty weeks in
theatrical engagements at a weekly
salary Of $4,000, but he still has five
weeks to run before he fuIfills the
agreement. Most of his work calls
for one night stands, and when he is
not appearing before the footlights
ne Is either travelling by rail or in
one Of his big touring cars. This trav-
cling also is having its effect on him,
and instead Of getting the rest which
he should the champion some days
has but few hours rest before he
either takes his turn on the stage or
hits the road for another appearance
in some other town
His defeat by Barney Oldfip!d at
Sheepshead Bay in straight heats has
taken the racing bug cut of his head
and he realizes that he cannot become
a success as race driver. In fact,
ne has given up all ideas Of racing his
car at any fairs or meetings, and says
he viii drive about the different cities
with the speed Of all Iaw-abiding citi-
zens.
Jack has no excuses to offer for his
defeat at the hands of the king of
speed drivers, and hereafter 1t will be
Jack Johnson, the prize fighter and
not the automobile race driver. In
fact, Jack asserted upon his return to
Chicago that he does not intend to
take any more chances in his big
car, but will forsake the speedway for
tile smooth boulevard with its speed
limits.
The champion, although he does
some physical exercise on the stage,
is in poor condition and it will take
months Of training for him to get into
shane for a long and grueling fight.
Constant wining and dining has made
him at least thirty pounds overweight,
and when he fights again he will tip
the scales around 220 pounds. Jack
likes high living, and az long as he
has the money there will be nothing
too good for him
When the champion talks seriously
he realizes his weakness in allowing
himself to take on so much weight,
and he breads the time when he will
have to hit the road to reduce and i'm
prove his wind and muscles. At the
same time he has the greatest conf
dence in his ability to get into the
share he was when he entered the ring
at Reno. In fact, the champion places
too much confidence in his constitution
and he will not realize that some day
his strength and staying qualities will
90 back on him and he will be left
at the mercy of young fighter who
the ability to hit and take punishment.
The big champion has the greatest
respect for any person who ever helped
him when he was up against it, aud
he has often said that Mcintosh was
responsible for forcing Burns to fight
him when he (JonnsonJ was the only
suitable opponent left for the Cana
dian.
The champion has a great desire to
tour Europe, not for theatrical work
put to depend upon all his expenses
being made from the money he re-
ceives from meeting all corners. He
has an idea that there are several
fighters on the Other side who would
give him stiff arguments long enough
to keep the battle from being Jokes.
He believes he can get enough guaran-
ices from European promoters to pay
all his bills and clean up neat little
sum On the side. As the champion
is doing all his own managing he has
not written to any or the promoters
in England or Australia but he has
wired to Mcintosh asking this promo
ter what he thought of the scheme
and the chances of making money.