The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-14
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Jack Johnson will probably stay
champion for some time yet unless
remarkably clever boxer is developed
in record time from material as yet
untried. There are two good reasons
why the negro has lasted so well and
why he should last for some time
longer.
One is that Jack has a disposition
which is proof against worry. The
other is that there Is little danger Of
him having to take any particular
amount of punishment in the ring
when he does decide to get busy again
in a lighting way. All of the criticism
directed at Johnson slides right of and
impending battles and other engage
ments fail to worry him. So one of
the things which has had much to 10
with putting other fighters out OF the
business, nervous strain. is not going
to seriously affect the big black. He
enjoys everything he gets and when
anything fails to amuse him any longer
drops II and picks up something else.
This applies to designations as well
as other things. Jack will not wreck
himself In this way with half the speed
Of some Of his white predecessors.
When ii comes to fighting Johnson
is much too clever a. boxer for any Of
the present day fighters to damage him
to any extent. In fact, he has shown
too much cleverness for some years to
take any great amount Of punishment.
In his battles with Burns. Ketchel
and Jeffries, Johnson took but little
punishment and the beatings he did
get came earlier in his career when he
was young and they did not have such
a serious effect.
So for the present it is pretty GER
tain Jack will not go back from the
punishment he gets in fights. His
greatest danger lies in an entirely diff
ferent direction. 1t is in remaining
idle too long and slowing up through
lack of work.
Johnson says he is willing to give
Corbett $1,000 to box him four rounds.
Jack will have 20 discover some place
where there is no law against murder
to pull off stunt like that
Cherokee" Tom Jones has finally
become reconciled to the idea of allow
ing his protege. Lightweight Champion
AID Wolgast, to fight on or before July
f.,
II can't keep Wolgast out of the
game much longer said Jones at San
Francisco, where AID is filing a the
atrical engagement. He has recov-
cred rapidly from the effects OF his OPP
Grafton for appendicitis and is salts
fed that he can jump into hard train
ing inside the next few weeks
"Ad wants to fight couple of short
bouts in the east and then jump. back
to Los Angeles and grab off the rich
holiday date on July A. with some
high-clas opponent, Joe Rivers pre-
ferrcd.
"As we are going back into the bust
ness we will consider all of the 133-
FOUNDERS. We would be only too glad
to coax Knockout" Brown to the coast
for a twenty round go. Joe Mandot is
at the top of our list. 1t will be
happy hour for me. when | see VOL
CAST slug through his first fight and
know that he ID still the same old
champ.
GIANT CUBS PLAY TENNIS.
Manager Mccsraw, of the Giants. has
put new one over on his recruits.
All those that are overweight are
forced to play several rounds of tennis
each day and this game is a great
weight reducer. This is the first time
that this game has been introduced in
the training camps and other man
ayers are interested as to how the
scheme works out.