The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-06
NO WHITE HOPES
johnson Says None of Them
Deserves Consideration.
Langford and Jeanette Fighters
With SENear'' Chance.
MIA wRHR Tm mHEmTRMEHM
NO TRIP TO AUSTRALIA
If He Hopes for Fight Langford
Must Come Home.
Johnson Spent Twenty Min
utes in Topeka.

Jack johnson, the heavyweight cham
pion pugiIfst, contends that there are
no white hopes in the heavyweight
class and says that the best bets. other
than himself, are Sam Langford and
Joe Jeanette. And if either of this
pair wants to try their chances with
him, they must do 80 on or before
Labor Day. as on this occasion, he an
nounces that he will retire and that
nothing can induce him to enter the
prize ring again.
The black champion passed through
Topeka on Santa Fe train No. 2 Fri
day. The train stopped here about
thirty minutes for supper and a crowd
OF more than 800 people crowded the
platform in an effort to see him. Some
succeeded in shaking the big right paw
which dazed Jim Flynn so many times
at Las Vegas Thursday.
The champion was accompanied by
his wife, trainers, sparring partners,
seconds and a number of others, there
being a party of twenty. mark On
the left side Of his upper lip was the
only thing on his face which would en-
able one to think that he had been in
a nine round contest only about
twenty-seven hours before arriving in
Topeka
He and his party, together with a
number of ring followers who witnessed
the contest were on the train and made
the train stopped. The anxious crowd
recognized Johnson as soon as he STEP
ped out OF the sleeper and started for
the Harvey house dining room. 1t
surged after him and he reached the
dining room door with cousi1era b1a diF
flculty. All the members of his partv.
excepting his wife. went to the dining
room. Mrs. johnson remained in her
state room in the sleeping car and a
maid took her dinner to her
Aarvey house to keep the crowd back but
they were swept off their feet when the
crowd made the rush. However. they re-
gained their position and controlled the
crowd after a time. Johnson was in a
happy frame of mind when interviewed
BY state Journal reporter. During the
interview and between mouthfyls he ex-
planned that, in addition to the guarantees
OF $1,000 he won 5000 the fight on q
two to one bet and his wife won IS 600
which she wagered at three to one Each
of them wanted to wager more money
than this but could not find takers
In speaking of the heavyweight class.
he said that Sam Langford and Joe
Jeanette were the best bets at present
and there vas not white hope in the
Palzer. he asserted that he would retire
On Labor Day and would like to get
some more easy money. by closing his ca
reer with Palzer on this occasion.
Johnson asserted that he would not &C.
cept the offer to fight Sam Langford IN
Australia on Labor Day but would fight
arranged. He doesn't care to make the
trip to the antipodes and thinks that
Langford will return to the states il he
is anxious to fight.
Johnson asserted that Flynn didn't even
give him a good workout. He asserted
that the Pueblo fireman realized from the
beginning that he could not win or ever,
make good showing. For this reason he
adopted foul tactics at the beginning
1.-THE fireman began his foul work early
1n the fight but I guess 1 took some of
that out of him. said the champion.
One passenger on the train asserted that
on one occasion when the fireman made
a rush, the champion held him with the
heel of his left hand and showered at least
ten hInvus TO the face and stomach.