Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-01

him will take the title away from the
negro. I follow with his communication:
Something is wrong with Jack John
ION; l mean both mentally and phys
cally. saw him the other day, when
be signed to box Frank Moran. the
american, next June. and was greatly
urprised at his appearance. Do not let
ny one tell you Johnson is so fat that
be will have a hard job training down
% fighting weight. He doesn't look any
90 heavy right now. On the contrary
pc looks as though he needed some sort
y work to build him up. If ever man
lad the appearance of an 'all-in' fighter
Crimson is the man. He is drawn and
peaked in the face and looks as if a
luSky would have an easy time with him.
Johnson seems to be suffering from an
excess of some type of dissipation that
more injurious to the system than the
ind of booze they deal to the folks back
home.
Evidently the champion has been go
ms a very stin pace over here. While
hever could claim intimate association
With the black. ] have often come in
contact with him in the states, but this
vas the first time l saw him since he
has been i'll France. However, | have
ecn enough Of him in the past TO know
hat his condition at present is not flat
erinS 10 him.
johnson acted the other day as if his
nerves were all on strike. While he at
tempted to disguise his feelings with a
orced jo!iity il was apparent to those
present that the champion was in bad
Phape- He appeared to have a very bad
Ease OF nerves. One familiar with the
infect absinthc has on fellow would say
mat the champion was just recovering
rom an extended dehauch. Mind you,
am not saving that this was the real
cause of Jack 5 highly nervous state, but
ii was not then there is something
else that has him going.
He resemples anything but the robust
pdivtduai of lew years back. Ny
Dp!nion is he would be an easy victim
Tor any guy with punch. Sam Lang
FORD probably would stop him in a few
POUNDS il they were TO meet within the
next few months, but then / think Jack
must realize il and is too foxy to give
Langford the chance 1t will take him a
year or more 10 get into shape TO put
up a real battIe-if he ever can get back
n condition to fight at all.
Il never saw Moran fight but il he
amounts to anything l advise YOU to get
bet on him II the tight takes place in
Pune Moran ought TO beat him. Or any
btier fighter Of account can do the same.
al-k will need mere than five months to
rain If lie Is going to lick anybody
worthy the mime Of tighter. It viii not
| axe any Lausford 10 beat johnson.
johnson is not ther. any moro, o. else
X 1Oil hl-OW d liA4ilt7 1DcQl Il 1ttt4lt coll
|1ition'
| The letter is interesting III That it hands
Is some new dope on the champion $
present condition From most of the
ftuff that has been written and cabled
bver here In the past year we have
pictured Johnson as a regular fat guy
bne so big and gross that it would take
many months to work the surplus weight
n But my correspondent writes that
Hack is not over-fat. as We have been
| Cd to believe. and that whatever dissipa-
hons he has INDUCED fu have had an
opposite effect.
AS for Frank Moran's chances of
beating Johnson-if the match ever
should take place well the I'ittsbur-
CHER Is simply taking q chance. lie
has nothing to lose III the matter Of
Reputation and a whole lot to gain,
Danny Mex ettrick. his manager.
knows this and If johnson really is not
there any more then Moran or any