El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-25

Milwaukee, Wis, June 25--''There IS 7
only one man in this country who could
GET lack johnson 10 lay down IN MS
fi,b+ with Jim Flynn at Las vegas
n N. July I. and that man IS John u
Rockefeller" remarked John Slaugn-
for one of the best known negroes IN
the United states, for John Slaughter
is. known as a prosperous business man
as well as prominent sporting man.
having owned several stables OF
and doubt whether Mr.. RockefeI-
1ar couId buv Johnson with all his MIL
lions" continued Mr. slaughter LYL
the negro champion would rather SIT
in his automobile and be pointed 10 aS
the champion OF the world than 70 pc
president of the United states 1 say
this because honestly beIleEe JOl I-s.
cO11Id not be bought. despite the stories
going about to the contrary dOu
know Johnson could have maze nan .
million dollars to lay down TO JeLLIleS'
but he didn't, and ii will be the same
With Flynn Personally, 1 don't nave
a0v dealings with Jack Johnson Dul
lust the same I admire MIN as SEeae
fighter and if he were white lnsIeau %
black he would be as popular as JONil
l. Sullivan was
chance with Johnson unless the ldtLer
has gone back WOefully, and JhaI 90
nor believe Johnson is as wise as any
of them and when ii comes 10 uslnS
his noodle he will be there with the
best of them on marx my VIZ" ''l-,-
that if Johnson finds out that MS con-
dition is not just what IT should pc
and there might BE a chance OF MN MN
going wrong physically why you may
look for the finish quick, as he VIII
never take r chance of loGt1ng along
and giving the other man the edge on
him In that event he viii go IN with
all his strength and science ana MI
r~r-- e-~sr nd no .
does why he will be a better man
than we have ever given him credlI OF
being I cannot figure the fight gong
over - to Is rounds at most and L
certainly pick Jack johnson as the
winner It would cost the negro peO-
pie a lot of money TO have him lose
for they will bet their last dollar on
him to whip Flynn. Johnson may have
lived good. but take my word, he has
not diSSipated. He is too wise Tor tnat,
and don't ever think that he IS not
training hard They can spring such
reports all they want to- but know
that Johnson Will be in shape unless it
is a physical impOSSibility, and that IS
not to be considered just now, Tor
know better No, sir, Jack likes the
limeliSht too well to lay down, and
he loves his title too much to take
chances with even Jim Flynn
Funny how time Will right thingsi a
few months ago there was a big howl
in New York city about the boxing
game being overrun with a lot of
mushroom clubs and the danger there
was of killing the sport entirely as a
result However. the public, which
supports all forms of athletic sports,
especially baseball and boxing. has &C
complished what the promoters could
not do After the law was passed in
New York state legalizing boxing the
clubs began to spring up so fast that
the boxing commission had to work
overtime to keep tab on all of them
n.-.z inc
staged, complaints were heard on all
sides and many of the small clubs re-
ceived black eyes from which they
have never recovered. The public sim
ply eliminated all the small clubs by
refusing to attend the shows. and now
it has simmered down to two or three