El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-11


Johnson. the pre-Havana heavy
IN weight champion Of the world IS
planning a return to the United States
according to a gent who is just back
from a trip to Europe. and who met
John Arthur in Scotland
This informant SAYS the black boxer
yearns for his home land with such a
terrible yearDing that he is
working up a determination to come
back and let the law handle him as II
will. John Arthur still is a fugitive
from Chicago justice. but he told our
informant that he viii do his little
stretch If necessary to secure the
subsequent freedom IL would insure
John Arthur is doing fairly well IN
vaudeville, says the man VINO saw him,
but he wants 10 see that dear America
America is not exactly honing TO see
lack. of course. out few would deny
him the privilege of returning TO &C
cupy space in an old-fash1oned
"sneezer." II ne so desires
There is. and always has been, an
understanding Of opinion that the best
Jack got was a shade the worst Of II
from certain quarters when he fell
afoul OF the law, but the world OF sport
did not repine when II happened
Neither was there any great repinlng
when Jack fled. II is said he got over
into Canda with a negro baseball team.
It is said also by some that his escape
cost aim quite 3 chunk OF money, one
way and another. though others who
claim to have Jacks confidence declare
It did not cost him a cent
But He Departed.
IN any event Jack departed and
Havana was his nearest approach to
America ince. There never has Deen
= minute of his exile, however, IhaL ne
did not long to return Maybe the Iact
that he couldn't return made the long
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able questions Of the Americans who
saw him in Cuba about old scenes ana
old acouafntances. and he displayed an
amazing familiarity with current sport
ing history in America, showing that
he keeps in close touch through the
newspapers.
~Johnson's financial condition has al
ways been a matter OF some specuia-
ton. our friend who saw him IN Scot
land SAYS he seems to have plenty OF
money. He says Jack was apparently
living at his old gait, and Johnsons
regular gait. after ne acquired the
means. was fairly rapid He is not so
much given to dissipation as is gen
orally supposed. but he loves expensive
clothes and jewels and motor cars
Fol- some years past, his living must
have cost him easily $4,000 q year, II
not more, and while his vaudeville
work has been a fairly steady producer
for him. il is doubtful if his income
kept pace with his expenditures he
got something over $4,000 out OF the
Havana fight, and is supposed 10 re-
ain an interest in the pictures, but
inst how profitable this interest has
been is not known
some OF his close friends expressed
the opinion at Havana that JACK was
about broke. but Jack himself declared
he had plenty of money Certainly
economv was no part of his routine
then any more than IL was after Reno.
when he had money TO rn-an
burned it.
wants to Fight Again
The man who told US about seeing
Jack, and who requested that his name
be omitted, says that Lii Artha mem
toned something about trying 10 get
back into the fighting game in America
among the big men Of his own race
after he got through with the law now
Il lust 50 happens that several individ-
mails connected with the fist-fight in
this land have been thinking of Jack
lately. n debating his possibilities as
a drawing card. so we have a case OF
coincidence on hand
These individuals have been arguing
that feeling against Jack has died out
10 a great extent since he lost the
championship. and hat with Sam Nc
Vey. or Harry Wills, OF sam Langford
as Mrs opponents. he ought TO bring IN
some money They forget that the law
might first snatch a year put Of Jacks
life before he could turn a wheel, and
right now ack cannO spare very many
years.
He admitted that he was around Al
years old when he was in Havana His
record tabs him at about 80 but Jack
said before and after the fight that he
had been cheating a little on his age
He cOuld not get in condition then, 50
II is not likely that he could get in
condition after he puts on a couple Of
years more.
When he first got TO Hayan Jack
worked hard and was apparently max
ing a desperate effort 10 get himself