The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-19
TROUBLE HUNTS
SCHA|NP JOHNSON
Courage Denied by Hope of
White Race" Who Says He
Can Whip Him.
british BAILIFF WAITING
TO COLLECT AN OLD DEBT
Vreuchman Defes "Lil Arthur
to Try Racing Auto Against
Foreign Car.

T igIll Arthur" as Champion Jack John
!, 4 sometimes called by those who
,,s.es- a great affection for him, i:
.c.uslly being hunted by trouble. 4
,h,ee.njv strain OF misfortune seems
,ho,, 10 wind its snaky folds about him
N. a, last accounts Champion Jack was
not worrying. His meal ticket holds oui
~su his big auto does not break down
rore often than usual and San francisco
4 English enough not 10 draw the color
line "a light that 1t hurts. Fate's worst
iluKs at Jack are:
All Kaufman. who proclaims himself
tbe Hope OF the White Race, Is calling
Johnson a rank quitter." This from
a British baiiff is waiting to collect
Al old debt. while Promoter Hugh Mcln-
to<h is dangling with big purse and
beciouing Jack TO come over. This from
London
A Frenchman in San Francisco chal-
hinges Johnson to race Emil Brouard.
Brodards friend wants the race In Paris
and says he will show Jack just how
dow his beloved big car is Then he
plhds up his def by saying that he ''un-
deniands Johnson is in San Francisco.
TIE challenger himself is in San Fran
tisco and his intima;ion that Jack is
4 n9t make enough noise 10 cause all San
Francisco 10 be sure OF his presence in
4 iDBn Is the cruelest blow of all.
Kaufman Describes Battle.
Below is Kaufrnan's comment on his
4 18iile with Johnson preceding the JEFF
flfs-Iohnson Reno fight:
The battle with the champion does
nof show my worth" said Kaufman. for
] did not know his STYLE and had TO feel
Nm out for the rirSt five rounds. john
pa has one OF the most battling styles
ust ever saw. but after one gets ac-
4tainted with IL /, is easy to fathom.
In The negro champions camp. where
acted as sparring partner, / soon
tund this out. and todav ] can hit him
easlly as anyone. In the last DAYS OF
rsinlaE for the johnson -Jeffries affair
y did some real fighting, and during
[1zt line Knocked several OF his teeth
i'cs., contributing 10 the golden smile
no don't think much OF Sam Lang
1910. ssid the Californian. for I've got
losriss evfdopce that he is cold footed.
F@ tNce matched 10 meet him; once
Hs pattle was stopped By the authori-
VIZ a week before the Reno fight. and
opce langford backed out OF his match
n Philadelphia.
esueye that every negro has vel
~ strssk. and Johnson is not an eX-
. t,,pllon, onoiild anyone get right after
~ sap IN the opening rounds he would
~ g easily as jeff did before him"
nanimen mas received two offers. one
spm gm sack Gleason. the promoter OF the
,e-nP ernP nssco. and the other from Ncln-
~ ~ VINO wants IN stage an affair be-
ln ,o'.,n the black champion and the Cali
,4,s sr'sn N either Australia or London.
It. insIe " no chance OF me going across
~ ~ xdier Kaufman declared. "at least
10Y wr time. 7 expect 10 train all
'>'"usr on the cast coast"
says Jack Ran Away.
s1 hsrris. on behalf Of Emil Rrouard
81 Ta snl 70 The sporting editor OF
jcsr.rs,.a r,anolsco newspaper q challenge 10
'.'Ssrssyn. '.'sss-ygn. harris says:
1ohnsSSns y that Champion Jack
8aIIsDnn, 8IIDn V IN San Francisco, wish Ia
rurs.D MN 10 race Emil Brouard in
p.o,,.. Several rich countrynen Of
,ssis are anxious 10 back him for
Io.l,ss,,P 2 Paris and Johnson will 'un-
d he - oe aole 10 make tho side bets
n, Hsss - ne wants them. Several weeks
- whop op,oposltion was put up TO John
-.r,.s.a.s s promised Ia meet Brouard's
.,,.,,,,.stly .ntstlyes at a newspaper office ard
Z 5siisssiQ siQr a race. but for some reason
-rbo3l,4a ,43l.a 10 put In an appearance a, tbo
n me- b,,.une une; Any distance from one
<cd Mn iitipnoreh Es 81 miles OH either track or
1rigs ,rsss rss oe y. X. with us. both men 20
vyoasss Of equal power, of course.
-=s--.e leapccuuliy. CAL HARRIS"