New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-07
FORTUNE Still
in SIGHT FOR
JACK JOHNSON
Ex-Champion Says He h,
Been Offered S2OO,OOo
for Picture Interest,
MAY TAKE A TRIP
TO FAR OFF CHIN,
Wants to Forget His Last B,r,
in Roped Ring Willard Quiz
on His Future Plans

Havana, April 6.-The eitv 4,
yana was fast resuming its cu.,..s
aspect to-day after the intrusin.
terday upon its normal life Of n. ~
element and enthusiasm ineider,,
the passing Of the worlds heayyT.'.
championship from Jack Johs.o.
Jess Willard.
Johnson came downtown a. noo, :
was dressed with his CUSTOMARY I.
fancy and tried 90 smile and i. 6
as was his wont before the sos.
was evident, however, that the Ia,
the title cut deeply, and he freoss.
lapsed into moody spells A biz s,,-
followed him about, condoling win I.
and praising him for the game Ell. /,
put up.
The former champion had vv.-
conferences with promoters who "a.
to buy his 30 per cent interest /, >
moving pictures Of the battle.
The negro says he has been os,,.,
100000. He insists his interest |
worth more than that, and he say, n
will not sell. There are Indicate,
however, that he will.
Johnson says he has no definite pl,.,
for the future. lie Ja.ks Of tarr,
long sea voyage, possibly 10 China q
says he wants 20 get away from ercss
and forget the result of this hgh. n
offers no excuses for his defeat \,
thought himself in good physical CO...
ton, but it was the old story Of a.
and he was not there.
He said Willard was a fine islo1 |
powerful hitter and game. lie Is =
big, Johnson declared, FOR the ayene.
sized heavyweight ever 20 defeat
Referring 20 the bout. johnson
he was a 10 time seriously hurt p
just burned out and was weak. A.
could neither hit nor resist puse
ment in the final rounds.
81 am going 90 follow a plan d.,
had in mind for some time" the o
CHAMPION said, referring 20 his fg,.s
~ shall settle on d farm in Fu,a
after the war and be a gentlsnu
farmer. | shall live the rest Of M q
easily. There will be no more agha G
attempts TO regain the title"
Willard was the guest at t,,e
and reception OF the citizens Of E.
vana this evening. The Cubsas ~
enthusiastic over the new changes
and seemingly cannot do enough e.
the former Kansas cowboy. Ever
where Willard went to-day eheerg
crowds followed him
The promoters finished counting a.
dividing the gate receipts o. the q
They announced ton GIT that the b;
tie drew $4,000 and taa. the at.G:
ance was $4,000.
The natives Of Cuba are still r..
mad. Groups OF them were Il "a
cafes and hotels and on stree; g.
ners to-day and tonight arguing AZ
yesterdays battle at Marianso o.
Illustrating awkward.y the ysn.2
punches delivered by Willard &
Johnson.
Photographers who took pictures &
the rinCside did a land-ofIice bushes
Enlarged snapshots Of the Gnoci..
sold for s. each. while s..ewa.k v,,
ors got rid Of Thousands Of pos.Fi'
sizes for 10 cents.
Spectators, tourists and the ~
promoters are leaving the city as az
as facilities offer; the principals as
are impatiently waiting TO be of' a.
the great fight is rapidly beeon-i
ancient history 20 the city whsn I
was hell.
The men most interested in ID. b.
tie took little part in the general e't
bration of il last night. Willard SCI
the carly Tart Of the evening ss,;
seeing with friends from Kansas, a.@
which he had dinner and went 70 =
. .rly The promoters were a. q
racetrack until long after n!dals
counting the gate receipts.
Tie mystery of Jack Johasons s..
den disappearance "a now exp'aii,'
lie Quietly slipped or, % the trs:A
see the gate money counted. a.,h'-.
he had no further interest N ne
ceipts, and at the same time 70 Iss
away from the visitors VINO s'o'I"
his quarters. M
Plans for the departure OF bon w
lard and Johnson became known =
day. Willard and his handlers
leave here on Wednesday for ~
West, on their way to New fork ~,
son. accompanied By his wife and 80
friends, expects 20 leave Hayana y
latter part % the week for the fle,.
island of Martinique, In the Ne' j
dies.
More than one thousand per:sn
fight spectators and o'au
row in Havana oTnect 20 make y,
way to Key West during the mex "
days. Boats and trains viii be ta,i
20 capacity. In fact, all travel ree1..
20 Cuba have been broken N 'ne
i've days by the incoming and o0g'"
crowds. .,.|
A record in the amount OF news
private cables moved out OF hayans
me dag also has been estaolsI
Sixty thousand words we're elesfes
he cable lines during the last t"'A'
our hours.