The evening world., 1911-03-27
johnson's Love for Auto Speed
ing Finally Lands the Erratic
Heavyweight Champion in
California Jail.
oo.yrishr. 1911. by The rro- PuhiShins %
The New York World.

CosyrisAt. 1911. BY The Pros Puhiishins %
The New York World,
vVT ELL, VOL. he's IN again!
w Champion JACK Johnson Just
w can't make his machine behave
And this time he's in Jail for twenty
I'VE days for speeding in the Golden
Cate Park OF san Francisco. Judge
Treadweii. wearying OF seeing Jack peel
of hundred dollar bills TO pay nnes.
finally gave him time 10 think It over.
JACKIE lawyers are trying TO appeal ths
case. Notice! Every time Jacks name
10 mentioned there's a lawyer some
whore In the background or the fore
ground-eometimes n whole Arm OF law
ysrs. And yet people ond II John
son will ever a v to night again!
Johnson has two troubles. The nrut
- that he Jest loves TO shove 'er w1de
open and let 'er rip. And the other IL
hat policemen have developed n fond
mess for arresting him. II makes a cop
fssl hne and ches,y 10 lay hands on the
man Jen couldn't lick and drag him
.isnominiously TO jail. Jack mournfully
remarked TO me once that New York
spolics would arrest him for speeding II
,he was backing Up.
But there's no doubt that johnson
Idoss like to cut loose. lie Is n careful
sdriver and never takes chances when
there Is anything in sight along the
road. IL there's nothing In sight-ex-
..cept possibly a copper-bing! open goes
the throttle and the spark Ia advanced
TO tho limit l tool a little spin through
Golden Gate Park with Johnson myself
when he was training for the Jefrries
AFFAIR. Just wanted TO see what he did
when he went out with hat car. His
manager was so worried for fear he
would DO killed. Jack %grinningly ad.
k1sed that l watch tho spcedomcter.
tAnd then. Just as We came to a fine.
pmooth bit OF road. sloping down hill a
little. and with no one In sight, ne set
sdsd down behind his steering wheel and
Nurnsd on the power. In "A moment the
Indicator travelled up until the needle
indicated a speed of seventy miles an
nour. Travelling some! Jack slowed
down a. he neared the park entrance
put by he sea beach.
"A FUNNY thing about, the dari
champ "a his positive enjoyment
when paying a fne. Filming John
Non isn't a punishment. 1t gives him the
S.n.,,.h, ,or momon, a, n. mil. on,
S~-r =, 80, -
u'Es nose apo peeis .he necessary nun
trsd from the outside. He slips that
eunored over with . p~atrohlzihg glance
p the 1udge' VINO may Dc puIlihs down
the munifcent salary OF 5000 a year,
and grins with a grin n foot wide. Then
x runs MS ms, oveI .ne us Va ..e
Al. rocL., IA Iu,a 70 know NOW many
ssne. John.on has naid for auto speeJ.
inn IN this country and Canada. Ird be
interesting
- mus, be n pretty goot
,u,.. TO-. ~. -, .a,
' 49,
"e''' """ u ao'''"s "0N''e"" ""'
NE mas oeen truhdIihg a car AROUND th'
country ever since he beat rpmmI
Burns ANA got his first slice OF iea
money. lie ;ein;;s that auto drlv'aS /
the best kind OF training for his pcrulia
style o, boxing and blocking. uandliaa
the big steering wheel develops mi
arms, and johnson fights with his arm.
more thar any other fighter in the ring
Others use legs and body much NOR,
than Johnson. The champion depend
upon the great strength OF his arms
which are tremendously thick and heay,
IN proportion to his torso.
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I'm SAVAGE. who nut Moran out n
the white hone class ana wb
hox.s M,xso, ,o-rtsh, y, ,ha o,,u
a.. - "
pr, " ue Ne'e'vs' "'uNS "e'snt !
elsnt just now ne mas perfected
style that he originally picked up whit
training Bob Fltzsimmons years ag,
Funny lots OF men learned the best Pal