The evening world., 1912-06-01

IN Case He Loses to Jim
Flynn.
u Jack johnson preparing an "aiibi"
fer use after q frame-up with Jim Flynn
IN New Mexicof II looks very much thst
way when one reads an article printed
In the Chicago Evening Post YESTERDAY
Afternoon. The article says:
"Jack johnson left chicago .
siek naaw The writer OF the ar.
sAeis stssss that he has confirmed
Ne truth Of the tale, and goes ont
"JoAnson's illness, carefully kept
. peeest Daring the last two weeks
e. his stay In 0hioaSo, was the
xoal reason for his failure to ap.
peaS 81 00onnsll's Gymnasium ana
~. u develops nat % the time
WAsa johnson was ssypossd TO b
lslng tsn or Twelve miles On NE
seaA ,svsyy aay The big blash wss
ysoDDe1 ~ n ~, ASAtn8 - ~
SsSk Of aslxalgia q the stomach
go aStsalsA ~ his wife, VITO wss
oouaaauaily On the vesvs q hys-
tsg1so through worry over h1s eoa-
1Duea.
sYl.Ally Dr.. Henry :. ouAnaAss
eaalsl three ether doctors iA>e oen-
OatsAtleu, ana u was through fol-
leW1ng ne Anss Of tTsatmsat laid
ooWu ~ then that Jaok OSow
sessag sasash - nahs ~ trip 70
1eW 11ezaee. HoW that the aaaly
vuDests ere eo.aiag into ohAeags
.aAouesAeW ylsassA JoAnsoa u w1tA
~ ssw 0uasssss sAA how hs plans
4 - starr weSk lAzas1istsly, there
- soel fer spseulstaoA - TO
vAsSAsr SAls 'Wegsr vAaeA ~ ~
\ yssasAss - act me same ma o.
apooA vssr ~ tslA Dilly o'oeaAaiI
eSsus svse ~ SslspAs.s those
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Na6H.~ -
= low ~ Johnson loses TO Flynn It
~. may BE- very handy thing to be
: able 10 claim that he was very.
verx. very sick man. johnson 10 quite
,caevsr enough 70 adopt this Chinese
method OF saving his face" no
weujAn't deliberately lie down to Flynn
un1eus there was some way to excuse
Il without saying that he was perma'
0oatly out OF the game.
There 10 every reason for suspectins
mat johnson isn't slated ~ winner
q the coming hsht. johnson faxed
often IN the old days-Although he never
actually laid down." He lost to Marvin
Hart on points. when he could have
whipped Hart easily. That was . frame
N. He faxed with Sailor Burke In
'Hr4dxsport. He faxed often In his nights
With opponents. white or black. and az.
eussd II aftsrward by saying mat before
~ Vscams champion he had to lake to
ut work In the ring.
To-day there arc few places IN the
world, where Johnson can hght any.
oeay. Unfortunately. he 10 barred nearly
Sverywhers because tho promoters arr
afraid TO use him. Except for this
Flynn .'nght" he's inding II hard to gel
. Job. His theatrical work has run Out
ana he can't get much money on the
STAGE anywhere.
What u more natural. then. than thai
.se ODER Of 100000. say. to take . punch
n the stomach from jim Flynn and Tx
do~n carefully during ten-secont
count. should be very tempting TO John
soa? This neuralgia OF the stomach
4 right In line With the suspicious tina
have bean going around since the mattel
vas arranged. and especially since tn,
sprssding Of . strong tip that Flynn d
sure winner.
OF course. there may be nothing .
4 an In the frsms-up theory. johnson
my be simply playing his old trick
protendint to be out Of condition, let
ting people think that he's going L
lose. He did that when he boxed Jac
OBrIen In PhilAdelphia-.went throug
sentes Of escapades Immediately be
fore tho date OF the bout and entere
tbs ring hog fat He helped along tn
Suppression that he woudn'lt be right
( fog Jeffries. until q month before tn
hght, when ne suddenly took great Dc
uSht In showing every one what re
markabIy good condition he really wa
L.
Another theory that will bear inspet
ton 70 that johnson In being sick" wit
the hope Of creating an impression ths
Tlyan has . chance to win. thus he'll
Ing out what promises TO be q very sill
Gste. With johnson known to be
nrst-class shape. and Flynn at his hes
IL public knows that Flynn might la
ieog enough to make the moving p
lures Good-<f johnson wasn't In
hurry. But II the tip 10 out that JONI
"a 10 In Tor . trimming. many Peep
nay 90 10 New Mexico just to see n
anish.
Ali sorts OF rumors are In the air. v
won't have q real line on the future "a
III Q few days before the Fourth. al
even then Il will be hard to tell ju
what 10 coming OF ~ Las Vegas.
= NOTICE that the story from Chlcai
Gays johnson grew strong enoul
to make the trip to New Mexico
4 knmediateiy after q consultation
thsss doctors. Wonder II Johnson sa
ths bill ana fled In sheer degperaio
xnuysru have made serious inroa
upon me johnson fortune. With do
eors on his trsal a. well. his chance
simulate Rockefeller In the collecting
: hlilion dollars II miahty slim.
"II|f Dnia n.auuA. ~ n..,