El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-24
JOHNSON MAY become BI35NlN;
GJRLEY SAYS PLANTS FEASIBLE
Possibilities of Aeroplane Ri de Over Carranza Territory
Starting From Deck of Vessel Off Mexican Coast
Are Discussed; Promot er to Confer With Avia-
tor Brookins, Who Is Now in the City
BY sBECKV
JACK JOHNsoNs progress from

TACK JOHNSON's progress from the
Gulf of Mexico to Juarez is liable
- to be rather perilous. With rep
resentatives Of the Chicago police
anxious to take him back to the windy
city to answer white slave law charges
and Gen. Carranza being quoted as
opposed to letting the negro through
his lines into those of Gen. villa, there
seems to be only one safe way to bring
the champion to the scene Of his battle
for the title.
The roads are not altogether suitable
for Jack to do an autO-raclng stunt
across Mexico, though that would likely
add materially to the value Of the NOV
ing pictures. Jack once had an idea
that he could beat Barney Oidfield at
the speed game and it wasn't until Bar
ney gave him a demonstration at
Sheepshead bay that Jack subsidized.
It was something in the nature of
lOshing that caused a reporter to re-
mark to Jack Curley, that he had over
looked a bet when he failed to have
Jack coming in by aeroplane.
It's Been Considered.
Now. that's just where you are
wrong" was Curley's serious but sur
prising answer. I'VE have seriously
gone into that matter. The European
war has demonstrated that passengers
may be carried for several hundred
miles in biplanes and mOnoplanes with
out landing for supplies.
Some time ago Fellow named Carl
Berger who manufactures aeropianes'
came to me with proposition to take
Johnson off the deck Of a ship near
the Mexican coast line and land him
in Juarez. We didn't anticipate much
trouble in getting the big fellow here
about that time and didn't go into it
very carefully"
Curley then began to dig through a.
big sheaf of kilograms. He found the
one he wanted and then said that Ber-
en.r d hfrf
he has evidently not overlooked the
proposition to give Jack a ride in the
air for he is keeping the promoters
posted of his movements every day.
One Of the latest wires from Berger
states that he has several experienced
bird-men and if CuTley really wants to
have Johnson brought in by the sky
route. he will send an experienced man
here to go into details
BrOOICins Interests Curley.
Curley was then told that Brookins,
one Of the best known Of American
aviatOrs, was at the PasO Del Norte.
The promoter reached for his telephone,
declaring that he was the very man
needed. But BrOOkins did not Happen
to be fin the hotel at the time.
Seriously, we have given the avia-
ton stunt lot Of consideration. SAID
Curley. 1T is not half as foolish an
idea as some people might imagine.
Atwood went from St Louis to New
York by biplane a few years ago and
people thought 1T was wonderful But
aviatOrs from the contesting armies in
Europe have flown hundreds Of miles
over hostile territory, dropping bombs
and making war-maps If we can have
an aviator meet JOhnsou's boat off
the northeast coast Of Mexico. he would
have to carry him only a couple Of hun
bred miles or so before it would be
safe to let him take the trains or an
auto to Juarez.
You can say for me that we are not
overlooking any modern inventions and
if we have to bring Johnson here by
aeroplane, it will be done"
johnson Needs Training.
Jack Johnson is going to need some
training when he arrives in Juarez, if
we are to believe the reports that have
come from Cuba and from South
America One report from Montevideo,
Uruguay says that Johnson started to
do some training on the ship which
brought him from Europe, but lurch
Of the vessel threw him against the
cabins one afternoon, injuring his arm
and causing the negro to swear off on
any sort Of boxing or wrestling until 1
he was on firm ground
Johnson, according to that same re-
port, is fat and Will have to work off 4
a lot Of superfluous weight.
Another report comes from the Off |
GERS Of the freighter Highland Harris, /
on which Johnson travelled, with his I
party, from MOntevideo to the Barba-