The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-03-30
hsuring Johnson's Arm for
$500, 900 Proves He Is Big.
spest Asset in Washington.

mas nau waiter JOhnSOnS right
4 - arm insured for 100000. This
oogDests the value Of Johnson to the
club. The only thing Johnson can
break without costing the Washing
ton club whole lot Of money 10 the
water pitcher In the hotel. Any per.
o0nal fracture OF Mr.. Johnson's is
Ineiy 10 make Washington u tail
eoder this season. Tail-enders don't
Sefn enough money to pay present
gay baseball salaries. The great
Dtcher has been made 20 promise
teat ne won't crank anybody's ear.
"HE hysterical shrek that either
Sam i-angford or Jim johnson
f could whip my white heavy
weight In one II the Jokes Of the
SEASON. In the first place. Mr.. Lang.
toro was recently whipped. in Boston.
m home town. by Gunboat Smith. Az
tno end Of the fight Sam stood IN mis-
cemer and wept real tears, which A.
pretty good indication Of what he
0Soght VI II.
~ course the physical appearance
such great piece Of beef a. Jim
sclnSon. or Sam Langford. u impress
49, % ~ tne appearance Of q truck
-AA~ N~SA uoIbe can't win
LANDLORD has been one OF tho grant
- ugnters we'vc had in AmerIcs.
~ poen ts the correct term. To"
0cX no 10 formidable In APPEARANCE
Vim Dis tremendous shoulderr ana
- tn,ck neck and scowling face. But
lent half the fighter he WAS fo,,r
g i've years ago. He IL very fat. His
ss.sS1., a0 y last as ever. but his
?oy iootwork has COMO entirely.
- - TOO heavy and fat to get around
Ukyey no used to. And. althonah
Apabt be can hit as hard to-day
- SveS u no can set himself for the
Sncn. ne can't hit AZ hard when ho
70 move around to got his OPEN
Iog. . lam isn't gone, but he's roinS
~. No fat fighter ever AMOUNTED
= anything among good mon, and
gyeee ~ San was opce. fat In EettinT
Acey With him. He has come to the
saec now where hs can't take Il Oh
TIN JOHNSON carries about thirty
pounds too much weight. He II
q enormously broad shouldersd. too.
- very powerful man oven among
04shsavtly nuscled members OF his
9We vace. He haA natural speed. but
] " tpeed that No can use only In
eeo.t spurtS because of his great,
sSSek waist and the fat layers that
Sver nim from belt TO eyes. He can
ceold easily avoid his lumberinx At
eecR and wHAr him down. A bob FITS.
eommons wouldn't have much trouble
BEATING either the fat Langford or
- mt johnson ~ they arc to-day.
49, vhere ono Fitxsimmons has ex-
4e94 another In likely TO develop any
duao. 0unboat Smith. with only
9oeerate amount Of experience. seems
xkeay 70 become a great heavyweight.
&And buy any flowers for OunbOat
q ! hoard that he was matched with
IA Johnson or Sam Langford. Look
~ - huge and formidable a. an
e0peAnt and being In first class fight
~ thin are entirely different things
- Soe comparing the pair that fought
AeoAy night with Jim Jeffries when
vas In his prime, that U . real
MneA: Je6ries. thin waisted and NOT
Sof!ying an ounce Of superf1uoua
04eh. weighed from 40 to SIS pounds
GoBipped. He was q man among mon
~ . champion among champions
re6areiess Of color. Moreover, Jefiries
new how to fight.
VHALE rowing squads ars gsttins
down 70 hard work. Tho can.
~ Adidates for the varsity crow
V1u b worked harder this sprinK thar
svef~before sinoo Yale began to row
Tale n getting tired Of being beaten
~ Harvard every year.
Tue Blue's chance Of SUCCESS will
~ much better In q couple OF years
eAAn- v u now. The present crew
80 lave been coached In two OF
t1Foo different styles of rowing. Ever
t1eoeA they arc now taught the mots
l0peovDd American stroke they vii
~ - able to perfect II 10 they car
~ II enoctively In hard race.
Y91e's hopes must lie In the fresh
> - who are being coached by Clan,
~ fhe famous coach who formerl,
h6ddlcd the N. Y. A. c. crews witt
- Ollcoeas. II 0iannini IN allowed
- WORK Without interference he'll
tsgn out crews that Yale can b,
.prooA Of. and In time tho Engiisl
etSoAs viii b forgotten at Yale.
SYlHAT I'VE thousand milo motor
boat race. from New York L
" San Francisco through tn
Pinama Canal " a sporting propo
s1tlDn. II will require good seaman
s&1D a. we'll an courage. Tho Pacifi
C100t Unit Nike the Atlantic. Flo
hoa1reds Of miles the rock cliffs ris
UttalGht out of the ocean, without
h1Sbor. beach or landing place. I'm
uaodlAtely offshore the water liz 4
dem that there's no anchorage. FroI
Zen Pedro. the southern Californi
pert. near Los Angeles, to San Fran
ctpco, half way up the Pacific Coas
f6efe are only IA couple OF place
where q boat can run In. Scores {
steamers and sailing vessels ha,
hen driven on that rockbound shor
! rMnember seeing the great steam'
Colombia ashore In Half Moon Ba
foySy miles below san Francisco. IN
issfhe only indentation along thi
coAgt. and " full Of sharp rocks tn
soenA up under water like chure
Gp1ras. The Colombia ran into Il
hay N . heavy fog. and when Y
reached her was crunching on Il
yeD)le that were driven UP throul
- lsttam psstss. tn bs hard r.