Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-28
Big JACK HAS GREAT HEAD
Jsh1son's Mental vsgaries Puzzle
the Wise Guys.
ONE JUMBIE OF CONTRADICTIONS
r.fx Emsnstins from the Champion
show. Marvellous Capacity for
Telling Different stories
and Confusing Things.
ny w. W. NAUGHToS.

johnson Is a queer fighter" remarked
snort who keeps close tab on the dsvei-
cpment Of the pugilistic belt He says
he won't tackle Sam McVea or jim
Flynn until he gets ssa0oo. eold. but do
ciares he is willing TO trade punches
with jim Corbeit Just for the fun o.
the thing"
We'll what's the difference? What
JACK johnson says matters little. i "a
what he does that counts. And the Tnal
who can predict. with any degree OF eeE-
} tninty, the nature OF Jacks activities
during the next few months must be
gifted with second-sight in an exiraoE-
binary degree.
Here are a couple Of guesses. II john
son boxes either MeYea or Flynn, the
remuneration will be considerably less
than ss0om. II johnson and corbeit meet
face TO face. thsre Will be no blood she'd
Jncx,s wild Talk.
Johnson's speeches and actions for
many months past have been jumbo
of contradictions He has muddled things
20 such an extent that az times II seems
as though he Is laughing IN his sleeves
ut all creation. He went TO England
ana denounced America. He came back
here and nouted England.
While across the pond no entered into
Ia contract TO box MeVea In Australia
He changed his mind and gave out that
lhe had retired. He was so persistent
In falling that he was through with the
ivanities OF the ring that experts the
world round began arguing as to who
was best entitled TO grab his lanrels-
When appealed to for an opinion. John
sou ssud TINT he did not care a rap
| VINO Claimed the champiayship or who
fought for n. He was out OF II and
took no further interest In It.
L When Jack came back, he said, with
never a suspicion of q snifk or a smile.
that he couldn't for the life or him
Imagine how that retirement rumor got
around. He had not retired. No. indeed.
He was stin In the game with both feet
ana both hands and all he wanted was
a price Let some one flaunt check
FOR 5000 In his face and he would sign
articles quickly enough TO make the
check gfvers head swim
x GLAD 20 See Him Back.
II n no fallacy 10 state that there was
runeral satisfaction In sporting circles
when johnson made known he was stu
In the game. II may be that the public
resented the idea Of johnson breaking
away from the ring unlocked. or Il may
b that the myriads who are interested
IN boxing felt that. with the master
heavyweight Withdrawn from the game.
the bottom would fall out Of tho top
notch division.
Anyhow Iohnson's announcement that
IL was ready to take up the cudgsh again
renewed interest in the heavyweights and
there was much speculation as 70 where
the first challenger would come from
Mcintosh. the Australian promoter, 70
p>ated his offer OF a match with Movea
and johnson accepted.
Il am to box Sam Mcvea In sydney on
Easter Monday" said Jack.
A little later the news was forthcom-
ing that the match would take place IN
Paris but that was one shift for which
johnson was not responsible The Wow
SCR element" as the opponents OF boxing
are called In Australia. had begun 70
agitate against MaIntosh's all black
&UrEntUJIIy Al9nAtAVaa 811 w" -
seeing promoter thought a change OF
venue advisable. June 2. the evening OF
the day on which the Grand Prfx was
run, was fixed on as the date.
Then Jack criey. as active and
brainy an arranger OF arenio spectacles
as ever traversed publicity avenue
thought up q grand assault At arms bs-
tween Jack Goteh johnson and Jim
Hackenschmidt Flynn and the champion
swallowed the lure hook. line and
Einker.
Must Have Calculated.
Did he stop TO figure. think you. that
ntue Flynn might prove less formid-
able proposition than Gorilla Mcvea. or
was II that he knew he could reach
Nevada without crossing the equator or
becoming seasick7 Anyhow the Flynn
match appealed to Jack.
-'T viii get Mcintosh TO postpone the
nIcvea fight. There arc more people In
Paris IN the FALL was what the champion
xouchsafed by way Of explanation In
eIdently not a word had been heard o:
the Mcvea affair since. Perhaps Mcintosh
has grown weary OF chasing chimeras.
The Flynn articles were signed. but
there was no end 10 Jacks game Of
cross purposes He urged. nay, insisted.
that Flynn cancel his bout with Al Pal
ser. II looked as though no was AFRAID
OF Palzer. that he might spoil the Nevada
outlook. But after hulldozlng Flynn into
cutting loose from Paixer. the champion
announced he was negotiating for q match
with Paixer on hts own account.
In between q couple OF these contra
dlctions, OF Inconsistencies. johnson
harmed he was barred from New York
Naturally he ives greatly worked up over
tiIia Quick as c fash, he framed
plan for getting ever. New York had
barred him and he would erase from the
iist Of tho possible opponents the name
Of any heavyweight who boxed In New
.rork. Jim Flynn and others please take
heed.
New York safe.
m was q fearful threat. but Il was
merely anothsr OF Jacks passing whims.
B~fore thirty-six hours had passed. he
declared that he had changed his mind.
Instead Of avoiding New York and de-
x1anding that his opponents avoid New
York, be would take tho big city b.
storm and defy Boxing Commissioner
OEell The FraEiey law. he argued. WAS
xxzznsd for blacks and whites alike and
10 would stane upon his right a. an
Amsrican citizen. He would box or know
the reason why.
And that's the way It goes. Jack Is as
phifry IN his conversation as he Is in his
r1ngxorx. But scarcely as good = general