The evening world., 1911-12-22
lack Johnson at Home and
Ready to Fight Any One for
$4,000: Champion Is Not
Broke.

JA~k johnson. worlds heavyweight
champion. Is home again. Jack landed
In Hobokcn at midnight last r'gh' from
the Kromprinzcrsln ceciic. with ~
were his wife. an English valet. three
trainers. Thirteen trunks. three gold
headed canes. n silk umbrella ana n
small handbag that looked 40 n II might
hole . few qiarts OF ewclry.
The champ cah,e down the gang
plank wearing a long English ovcrcoat,
. osnky little Nat felt hat that sat on
. HE head like = postage stamp IN y
watermelon. n q smile hat started
Somewhere near the hatband. circicd
efOuDd his from, elevation and disap.
osafsd In the shadows under the hn,
o. the other side.
Hello. e~x-champ." s,'d D.
"uuhf' said Johnson. whats that
why. they cabied that YOU had re-
0feo from the game for all Tune"
Retired nothing" snorted Jack. "Re.
etroof Huh! ] retired. "Iil nght
eAySody anywhere. amy time. any dis
eoooot u ! get my price. That's Ss0. W."
Dat they csbisd that you weighed
~ Dssn1s."
ACTUAL WEIGHT 23a POUNDS
70 OUNCES.
SShAson grinnsd. pulled on his over.
eee&. unbuttoned his coat. pulled up his
va Z foot or 20 and suggested that
w 70 stick my Anger into his midri1
"toes1 % . board" said Jack. Lets
Aunt ~ ssms scales ana nnd out what I
eSogA."
~ accommodating customs man e.
eorse1 10 10 an elevator. down . night.
segouSh . mess Of cabs and . sathsrins
GeoWa Asd into . small odaos. Jack
o1oooo On the scales there and Was ON.
eenSle weighed. lie left his overcoat of.
Joe Nat brown suit hung loosely over
. 0hops that looked % muscular and
oooWt - ever. And the scales told the
0eoey-ssactiy ss pounds and 10 ouncss.
'11uhr" exclaimed Jack. ''tust twelve
oous1e ttss than { weighed when
oooste0 training TO night Jsnriss."
TIES cont look ~ II you had cut
49, nuch In Paris." suggested.
- not . fool" replied Jack. Il On.
~ 4 90 some more fighting and any.
NV pho thinks there's Q chance 10
soeeA - Opt 81 shape has another guess
eeuea0L an ] want 10 my price, ana
10 0suttsd TO that. 10 che mpion
Over Europe they kept pesterins me
" ~ ~ Bttis purses. ana got sore
~ ~ penn there YES nothing doing,
- tspbess thAt's how they started
~ s@rv that was through"
WN6Q tte'LL FioHr DEPENDS
ON rHe MONEY.
''Ds o expsct 10 asht soonY.
'Tsss eli depends on the money
~ Seaason. Il sot tina idea from
JeoNy Burns. he wouldn't fight m.
~ lees than too.0oo. and he set IN,
oeSeo Ter q champion. ] fought Ketche
80 Kaufman for lees than that. he.
1900 they we're Willing TO fish, On,
oooese ] heat Burns. but I've don.
o0es things than n other champion
go I'm sstitied 10 my price"
ssssA yos nsht Lsssford or Jean
sessr'
Tn . minute-for my price" ins,ste,
~ champion. Not . dollar less.
Wes cessd On offer of ~ go to nsh
Loooford and there VAS nothing doing
~ 0.0w ia nshi him In a minute
8s1eseeh sss 20 nave me Asht sam /,
Australia. bat he never csms thfougI
oteh Ne money"
"Weut1 you hos IN New yors- yo
eesi1 hardly expect t,.co for q ten
Sesa1 bout"
"eese. but ~ho could they set ;
Uve me . GOOD soY ~ talk busine.
v1tb esq promoter who pais sy %,
esls- Sssf nov I'm going hons 10 ch
eoes fss tbnsuBas- mare ~hsi I can
. fss"
''rbss you sren't busted
Ssst Gfthaes from saf a. ssf
MAS NEW cAR rNAv CAN MAX
80 NILES A. HOUR
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