Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-26
WILL FIGHT FEB. 2
Johnson Names Date of His
Next Battle.
CALLS FLYNN 'JES' A CHILE
Fireman Not a Contender for Title,
According to Heavy
weight Boss.
CALLS FLYNN 'JES' A CHILE

Special Dispatch to The Star
CHICAGO, December 26.-Jack Johnson,
heavyweight champion. said today that he
would be willing and ready to step into a
ring by February %, but smiled broadly
when told promoters were after him to
meet Jim Flynn on that date. Jack in
timated that Flynn was not to be taken
seriously. why. Jim is jes a chile. -
was the way the champion catalogued the
Pueblo fireman
Hopes of all kinds were mentioned
as possible opponent for Jack. but the
big fellow did away with each Carl
Morris. according to- Johnson, is not
matured yet. Al Kaufman was placed in
the Flynn class. Kid Mccoy, AL Kennedy
and AL Palzer were jokes The mention of
Sam Langford brought little interest
in the questioning
Would Box Langford.
I'll fight Sam" said johnson. but
Boston boy 1 have a lot of respect for
Langford. He certainly has waded through
some good men. He would give me hard
battle, but | can get him inside of fifteen
rounds And the golden smile was turn
ed on again. There don't seem to be
any boxers in the game who would make
me CO. added Jack with the utmost con-
fidence.
Paris and London are stopping off places
for Chicago. is JOhnson's description OF
the foreign cities. He declares the people
over there are all right long one is
spending. He said he had good time
ran around with the mobility and other
thing as Chicago was the way he sum-
med up his pleasures abroad.
Jealousy Stops Battle.
Johnson says the English promoters
fought SO hard among themselves for his
services that the beans were spilled.
He asserts that the calling off of the
BOmba rider Wells battle was caused by
jealousy. He objected to statements that
were sent out that he was responsible fol-
the court actions against the game ir
England. He said that avaricious pro.
motors caused the whole furry and that
he was made the goat
m through with England, said John
son. The houses in that blUOmin' cO,ln
try are as old as the hills. and they have
| never been. painted but once. and thai
was when they We're built. The people
are just as old fashioned. And they
haven't got fighter in the land.
''Broke?" questioned Jack, with another
display of the gold teeth. Sure. In
broke. All nave Is enough 10 keep mt
| in good circumstances for the rest of IN,
| life. will have three new cars in my
! garage Thursday afternoon, and l an
paying cash for the outfit. Tuesday
will draw about $4,000 my persona
check and pay up some back bills. Doe!
! that sound like / am broke? Don't yo,
worry about Jack Johnson.
''Broke'' But Wise.
When the broke story left England
was responsible for it, but the circum
! stances were such that you will see tina
| 1 am wise. When they matched me an(
| Wells. / smelled rat, / told the pro
mOters that / was a high-class fighter
and got 81 800 for training expenses. TIVE
other times I got $500. That mad'
! 81 500 all told. Just as ! was going Il
| make sure and ask for 81, 800 more thu
| fight was called Off Sure I'm broke. bu
1 have cut my baby teeth.
Jack intends to sit quiet for couple o
weeks and see what the promoters hav'
| in store for him. II none comes through
with the $4,000. Jack will take up som'
| back theatrical contracts that he ha
| standing. He says that the theaters will
! have to wait if the hopes" can produce
the purse. Jack also declares that it will
| not take him more than month to ge
| into fighting trim.
Jack displayed thin watch. especial!
made in Switzerland for the champion
| price $1,000. The watch is coOped int
| a case which measures less than al
| eighth of an inch in thickness. Jack say
| it is the thinnest timepiece in the world
| and that the reason he bought it wa
that there is a man in New York wh'
| has a thin watch and was boasting abou
| it, and Jack thought he would put on
! over.