The evening world., 1911-09-25
Jack Johnson Thinks He Can
Win as Easily as He Likes
From Bombardier Wells, So Is
Doing Little Training for the
Bout.


Copyright, 1911, by The Press Publishing TO.
~. The New York World.
TACK JOHNSON has just returned to
England after spending a few
weeks training In Paris for the
night with Bombardier Wells. That Jack
doesn't take Wells very seriously II
shown by his waist measure. Gable
advices from London give us to under
0And that Jack weighs nearly a ton
and that hs circumference Is truly
alarming. The English sportsmen won
der o II Is hat a man will risk a
SDrid's championship title without get
ing into better shape. Jack Is appar-
entity, going into this discussion with
Wells much as he did into the little ar
gument with lack O'Brien over In Phila-
dalpAia- He knew that he could beat
oiArien easily II he cared to try. but
~ admit care. He trained In a hap
hszlrd way over in Jersey. doing a lot
% night riding with his automobile. and
spent the night be- Z the fight visiting
Philadelphia resorts untIl 4 o'clock In
h morning. The result was that VIXEN
h3tntered the ring with O'Brlen he was
fat n his eyes showed evidences Of
dissipation. being as red as the tail
lamp Of his own automobile. lilo wasn't
very fast that night. and he let O'Bricn
he,es fancy as he pleased without max
INF n very strenuous effort to get"
HIN. But later. VIXEN he went into a
couple OF real fights. he was trained to
I've lean and muscular condl Ion OF a
back panther.
It's the same with this Wells affair.
Wells is champion Of England. appointed
70 the ONCE by AHSh Mclntosh. hut 1t
deesA't take much class to hold that
tr4s. 30 johnson thinks lie can win
~ SAs!ly Is he likes-and why waste a
lot Of good time training and sleeping
when he might as well enjoy life?
~ would be amusing II Jack made Q
mistAke-but It isn't likely that he will.
Fat or thin. he can isht well enough to
Trim n ordinary heavyweight.
r NOTE that there Is much talk OF
Interference. that many people In
England are interested In having
the fight stopped. They don't want
to see an Engiishman beaten by a black
man. Funny how public opinion
changes. A few years ago the English
people would have almost wrlggled with
pleasure over such q spectacle. 1t would
have given them such a good chance to
diDee upon British fair play" and
the equality OF man. regardless OF color.
They could have pointed with pride 10
tn superior craftsmanship Of England
WIN. compared with America, where
thtvssls some race prejudice.
aufYra peftas ura n,.lInu ,na.s
oQDN English conservatism. and nov
JohR. Bull is developing a color line. :
Esn'a''
yesterday fifteen thousan,
people went TO Nassau B~oulevar,
DSt 20 see the aeroplane races. /
" An enthusiastic crowd. out to EMO!
49, heaithful day OF rest after 81!
d. Of hard work in shops and offices
king In the most interesting O
m31ern sports.
a bishop and u canon objected
aha sheriff was sent to tell the man
aU\rs OF the meet that the races 70
pNfoes must not 20 On. The iiftee
thVpsand people saw a few exhibltio
evn&s. The real races can be held dur
IN fhe week days when a great ma
jo1(kS Of the fifteen thousand are har
AN york earning a living.
put In Kansas CITY a Judge fined
nd4q 500 for kissing his wife viii,
wphng through "a public park and fine
~ wife 500 for being kissed. The ma
"a wife were poor. Both were worl
1And trying to save enough none
t4art Housekeeping. and their on
A&r sn TnaAt ufaa for a .NYANn l.. a.
p4fk after working hours.
odheumes I'm inclined TO think IN.
dlilileo was one OF the most mend.
cbW men OF his time. At least
bNgtn 10 doubt the truth OF his mo
f9onous saying. Is 1t really a fact ia,
world does move after all?'
HOE FITzsIMMoNs wants
come back too. After donnli
the gloves. of-hand, with X
AoDQpy at Browns the other night ~
became ambitious. OF course, being
mere youth OF forty-eight. there is
r6S4n why Ftzsimmons shouldl
'lbube back II any one else can,
can lick these white 'op,
apXow." say Fitz.
$kfter looking the lot over. I dol
dnt that F1tz could lick a lot
tn m-prooably more than could II
~ But he has been out OF traini
aStle too long TO go after-well. Lar
fdDs for instance.
tzsimmons's fight with BIZ La
~ than TWO years ago was a recc
GDer. II was for the champIonsl
on australia ] doubt that any otl
ner has fought for a champions.
she the days Of the Queensbel
~ at the age of forty-s!x. III
SIMMONS was born May %. 1868.
t13sdate from his birth certificate
SU&eerset House. London. SO IT'S rig
e4GAf Bob does think II Is June
- Gle Is nearly a year younger n
he thinks. Vince! When Bob he
hat he'll challenge NQmehody. surei