El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-22
Jack Johnson Reforms; Asks
To Box Before Kiwanis Club
Former Champion Pugilist viii Take Up Missionary
Work In South Sea Islands; To Head Crusade
Against Bulfighting; Expresses Surprise
At Jess Wizards Refusal

sun and no longer work right in the
[ game in which he has been cavorting,
/ he might as well desert the game
Z especially Il he can't get any more
bones out OF it-turn about and give
E il a good kicking At least that's my
way. The idea Is not original with
7 me- however.
After arriving IN Cuba and discov-
ering that there IS no great rage to
see me box any more. was more IN
clined than ever 90 reform 7 fully
decided 10 confess. You see there were
two good bets in the confession-I
might get another bout with Willard
[ In case he wasn't Just right IN his
I coco, or could use It as the fitting
[ prelude % my reformation.
am sorry to say that I had to use
I Il in the latter way. Not a copper
was 1 offered for a bout Ny manager
then offered Willard $4,000 for
bout-guaranteed him that amount.
win. lose or draw.
nearly gave up the ghost when
Willard refused. That a. the
first easy money I ever knew Jess
TO pass up I knew, then, that he
was not himself and concluded to
continue with my reformation.
RenouneeH Prize Fights
want the statement corrected that
I an on my way TO Mexico 10 enter
into five prize fights. That IS not
true. I never did say that I was on
my way TO enter into any such brutal
exhibitions Never. II you VIII read
carefully the wires sent out by my
manager, you viii find that they read
fights" and do not say what kind.
had IN mind bullflEhtH- Since
have reformed it has been q
great question with me which is
the more brutal Of the fFro-priEe
lights or bullfiEhts, have de-
cided TO wipe bullnEhts off the
map first.
wants Fl Paao'E Help.
Mr.. Editor, my plan Is this; To work
in conjunction with the society in Fl
Paso for prevention OF cruelty TO
animals and other things An under
taking ike anntnllatiuE 1ulIghting
takes money. II your society can only
furnish ne with a small donation, say
$4,000, I viii do the rest.
You see am thoroughly familiar
with the game. Back in the days when
In the United states, you VIII remem-
Der that I was held on charges IN
der the Mann white slave act Jumped
ny bond and went to Spain
Reforms the Bulls
Bullfghting was very popular be-
fore I took It up and being nimble OF
foot I concluded 20 enter the game
7 found that my experience in dodE-
ing the bulls" IN the United States
FOR several years stood me In good
stead and 7 had but little difficulty
IN evading the Spanish bulls. I found
the bulls used IN Spain at that time
a very ignorant breed and not edu-
Gated to the finer points OF the game
Often bull that was supposed 20 be
OF noble ancestry would chase way
down 10 one end OF the ring and fight
before the rabble Instead OF giving an
exhibition IN the center before the
nobility who had paid fancy prices for
seats Such carelessness IN bulls IS IN
pardonabIe-
did mueh to clviliEe the bulls.
introduced the hornIess bulls IN
Madrid. 7 an n great udmirer Of
hIue-blooded bulIs-uu hut the
horns. Horns make such a rough
game and often scratch mp the
horses until the nhraslous don't
heal by the next fight. have seen
some good horses almost ruined
by bulls.
The Death Of BuIIfiehtinE.
IT Is my intention TO 90 into Next
co and enter into five buufiEhts
When I have done who VIII want any
thing to do with bullnEhtinE there
after7 The game VIII be IN such
disrepute that nobody VIII have any
thing TO do with &c and viii die a hor-
ribie death. There Is every reason
TO believe that 7 viii succeed Did
not almost entirely ruin the boxing
game IN the United States after be-
coming WuEAA champion. DAl any
other ten scalawags combined ever
do a. much 20 kill boxing as I did
7 viii guarantee TO do the same thing
with the bullhEhtinE game IN Mexico E
I guarantee even more effective re-
suits You see I learned some tricks
In Spain before 7 reformed 7 viii
double-cross the bull or have the bull
to douhle-crcss me. 7 viii bet nv
money on myself or bet N on the bull F.
any way 70 win 7 win stall and F.
have an agreement with the bull 70 T
stall an only sorry that they don't I
use a referee IN q bullHEht as a
referee primed and cooked 10 90 off
at the right time IS a great helper /.
TO XIII any game However you may /
trust ne 20 DO the thing IN such +
manner that bullgEhtnE IN Mexico Z
VIII be only an unsavory memory /.
after am done appearing as a mata- {
dor.
But remember. Mr.. Editor. that this .
undertaking cannot he accomplished .
without money. DO you think you can /
raise the amount 7 have sugEested2 If /
so. send me a check.
BY intentions are 70 ultimately be- I
come a missionary IN the South Sea 4
Islands I think T would do better +
there. I have worked other fields for /
about all they are worth.
Yours with a penitent heart.
JACK JOHNSON
P. ST think there Is one more
good fight IN me besides che bull
lights without a doubt Fred Fulton !!