El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-11-28
MAY GET RICH
THROUGH DEFEAT
If Johnson Is Beaten, the
Moving Pictures Will
Be Worth Fortune.

New York. Nov. 2S.-If Jack johnson
loses to either Jess Willard or Sam
McVey he Will probably gain several
hundred thousand dollars This IS the
opinion expressed by well informed
moving picture men. Pictures viii be
taken of both bouts, of course, but II
Johnson wins the films viii be worth
less. The pictures of the negro heaVy-
weight champion taking the count from
the blows of a realized white hope,
however, would be worth well up to SIX
figures and Johnson would get the
lions share Of this.
L. 5. After johnson.
Discussing the possibility OF Ine
Johnson Wi lizard fight at Juarez Joe
Woodmau, manager of Sam Langtord,
is quoted interestingly:
THE United States federal authorl-
ties are sure to attempt to land john
son back on American sail where his
arrest can be made said Joe. Il spent
several weeks in Chicago and am IA
III isn't Johnson that the authorities
want so much as it is the man who IS
accused of taking big bride money TO
make JOhnson's escape to France pos
4 know positively that Jack was
promised immunity if he would give
the name of this man, but Johnson re
fused to squeaL Just as sure as JOhn-
son canes close to the American boun-
Diary line he is going TO find himself IN
trouble"
And this is another nice little prob
lem for the promoters of the Johnson
willard affair.
johnson Has Earned Much.
Tr is computed that Johnson has
earned close to $780, 900 in the six years
he has been champion This lncIudes
money from the theatrical engagements
and IL fights.
Although johnson has been fighting
for Is years it was not until ne won
the title from Tommy Burns that ne
was able to lay aside a surplus Fre-
vious to that he had led hand 10
rnoutb existence. always in debt to his
various managers, who succeeded edcA
other in rapid succession
Then Fortunes Changed.
But with the title in his possession
JohnsOn's fortune underwent great
change The $4,000 he received Tor
beating Burns, was the largest sum ne
had earned up to that time. or lIIle
Johnson was modest in his demands
He was satisfied with 5000 1or DoulS
with Victor Mclaughlin, JACK OBrleh
Tonv Ross and Al kaufman. Inen
came the match with Stanley AsIclle .
BY that time Johnson had gained con-
siderable assurance and he deinaIiueo
and received $4,000 for his end
Rut it was the Jeffries match that
made Johnson's fortune. In an ne was
paid 100000, which included ms sn l-L .
of the purse, the moving pictures anu
advertising privileges
Then Held Out Tor PJOsOuV' IL;
After that JOhnsOns idea OF ms
worth took a bound. He annouhC.eu
that in the future he Wouia IeqGI l =
100000 every time he entered the rms
no matter who his opponent might, De,
This was the sum he was suppose seq u
have received for meeting jim ~ ln'
but it is fairly well known mat ne 6 dS
finally received not more than $lO,OOU'
as the fight proved to be, a frost
For taking part in an exhlbluoh Dou'
with Jim Johnson in Paris Johnson ~
! ceived $4,000 This was his snare OF lne
receipts. which did not come up TO ex-
pectations, owing to the fact lha'
1 Langford and Jeanette We're 10 ap-
pear in a real fight the following eve
ming JohusOn's share of the receIpts
l of the bout with Frank Moran may
| have amounted to something ike SSo,-
/ 600. So far, however, he has not 9e ~.
! able to collect, as the money Is lieu W
/ by the French courts.