The evening world., 1913-02-24
Duhnson Might as Well Feel
Content In Chicago. for II
Doesn't Seem to Be His Fate
TO Do Much More Travelling
h Foreign Lands.

oswvlsAA. 1919. b. n. rr~a rubi,1h,ns o.
tTis Nev Yovh WORLD.
~ANADA having announced that
Mr.. John J. johnson Of Chicago.
formerly heavyweight champion.
10 OF the visiting list. said johnson
NOW f,nds himself in . peculiar position.
canada's immigration Department Will
refuse 10 allow him to cross the boun-
dairy line Of Canada, should he ever
attempt to DO no. No doubt England
Win support Canada, and bar him from
the shores OF the British isles. and
Australia and other British colonies will
fellow suit. Then the other countries.
not To BE- outdone by England. will put
- the bars. While all this 10 going on
tAs U. g. 10 impressinE II upon Mr..
johnson that his presence here in
America. right In Chicago. County Of
Cock. Illinois. In very much desired.
johnson 10 Tho Man with = coun-
Try" His prsdicament 10 the exact
eQpos4te OF the hero Of Haie's great
story 1.-THE Man without . Country"
johnson ought TO get that book and
read It. He might feel more content In
chicago. lie might ~ well feel con-
tsut, for II doesn't seem to be Artha's
fate to do much more travelling In for
sgn lands.
ters In CHICAGO that johnson IL 20
= fat that he has given up all hope
q ever getting into condition again.
weighs 500 pounds: that he has given
~ the idea Of boxing Paiaer In Paris.
anA that anyhow he has pneumonia.
An Of which can be taken for what Il
- worth. A couple OF weeks ago the
came source Of Information gave the
public to understand that J. J. never
was In better shape; that he had been
training lightly and wasn't fat: that as
0eon as those legal clouds roll by he'll
begin q grand world tour. boxing q
championship bout every fortnight or
-
- DOR X. OIL Those Of us who saw
some Of the r1Eht-handers Rivers
cut loose at Leach Cross had a
snsakinE notion that he could land
them on Brown. and that not even the
sturdy little Dutchman's Jaw could
stand the shock. Rivers has the goods
In the punching line.
Little X o. deserves q world Of
credit even though he has been
Knocked out at last He lost like q
man. not like . Wolgast He took his
bsatinE when II came. and didn't try
- foul or lose on . tschnicality. In
sessd Of that. noorsd three times, he
rose once again and pushed his chin
cut vaiiantly for the nnai wailop that
stretched him for . ten-second sieep.
Fortunately for X. O.. no was q wise
Astie Fellow. In one way. When the
money WAS coming In he gave Il to his
mother and let her put II away for
nam. He has q stake" now that viii
xssp him on the sunny eide of Ea,v
street for years to come, even ~ nj,
earning power does suffer sometbIny
- slump after this nrst reversal Of
bis nickname
'" oLGAsT, from all accounts OF
w The fight with Tommy Murphy
must be In pretty good shape.
murphy gave him a. hard q arh.
as he did Moran. Burns and the rest n,
snem' Woigast stuck II out. took nj.
hamnering and finished with a xrea,
rally that won lin q draw,
'ms Murphy-Wolgast nght xiyes us
. real line on Richie. Tint how mr.,
% pretty fair sort OF . champion.
UTHER McARrY. heavywe,rh,
champion Of Venice. Los Angeles
Cal, and holder OF the McCa-ev
Osit, n funny geek For q week or a
Luther skipped lightly about IN. Mndi.
West sidestepping offers for q bout WITH
BombaHier Wells. who had come hsro
from England especially To meet him.
The offers at last mounted to $4,000 20,
Accarty's end alone, with tho privilege
o. taking 30 per cent. od the xro,. ra a
receipts. and all for q ten round dec,.
sioniess bout. which wouldn't be likely
70 disturb the championship of Venice
L. A.. At all.
AZ last the promoters gave up In dis.
6uSt and matched Gunboat Smith with
Wsils Mccarty waited until Smith had
made hurried trip from California Il
New York. cancellins . bout on tn,
Coast. and then said he'd take Wells or
after all
II Luther thought the promoter,
would throw Smith overheard TO 40
commodate him-wsll. he's even NOR,
copcd;ed than they say ne 10. Blu
orobably that isn't II at all. What II
simpler than TO follow Luther's cours.
Of reasoning. He has lodged until an
other boxer has been engaged instead
NE other boxer has crossed the countr,
20 fuifll hi contract. To accept" tn,
Bout with Wells now u perfectly safe
secause the promoters couldn't, with
sny show Of decsncy At all. turn tn,
ether man down and sign up the d!la.
eory Mccariy.
\ Why. calling . DEAF man Nance Ism
~ eater than tAAA