Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-01
Jack johnson Says
He Wants NeIU Trial;
Signed for Battles
Coming Back to Meet Best
HcaUies-CIaints Dempsey
Isn't Tough.
lLSO PANS GEORGES
BY BOYD GATEWOOD,
International News Service STAFF Cor
regpOudent.

International News SeFVlce ctdH NOA-
respondent
MEXICALI, Mexico, April Jack
Johnson, former heavyweight champion
of the world has started beating back.
Il am under contract with big
American fight syndicate today which
calls for three fights, the final one for
the championship" Johnson declared to-
day.
Il am going to come back, not only in
the hght world, but with the government
of the United States. After my first fight,
which will be with Fred Fulton, ! am
going To return to Chicago, give myself
up, and fight for proof of my innocence
In the new trial that was granted me
when | acted foolish and ran away
That pretty we'll epitomizes the black
mans plans today as he walked ann
lessly around this little Mexican town
within the shadow of Old Glory ana
it's courts of law from which he lied
nearly half dozen years ago.
Jack refused TO name the men form
ing the syndicate which has him signed,
but 1t has gold and plenty of 1t to
further rs plans. he says.
WILL TRAIN
AT TIA JUANA.
johnson is en- route with his white
wife and two servants to Tia Juana.
across from San Diego. IT is IN thaL
Mexican town where his first hght OF
Importance will he staged since his
Waterloo at Havana. If his plans do not
II was asked to come to Tia Juana
by syndicate" Johnson advised
"Its plans are already pretty we'll
along, and / believe negotiations already
have been opened with Fulton to hght
me al Tia Juana at an early date
Il sens main TO San Francisco and
Los Angeles today to gather mp spar
ring partner and training stan
II will 20 to Tia Juana sunday or
Monday to begin training
mo man on earth can heat me when
want 70 ag5t' be added ed oover i.
fighter He was just a big jolly fell
| low. why, I had a dickens Of time
Hopping In that fight a..
ii was supposed 10 go in the tenth, but
I couldn't And chance.
when I did aop on that hot canvas II
burned me so bad | could hardly stay
down long enough TO take the count.
Carpenter: I've worked with the
French boy lots Of times. The hrst
American lighter that meets him will
TITS foolish. it seems. to tout him as
a contender for the championship. To tote
over here from France TO meet the
why, every American fighter that ever
went TO France whipped Carpenter as
soon as they met.
IF the Freuchmau ever meets anybody
before he does Dempsey he'll never meet
that fellow. because Carpenter won
he a drawing card amy more.
JUST LITTLE
BIT CLEVER.
"He'e fairly clever yes. just fsir,
He can hit a little and then you've
said It all.
i've seen him 6ght in Parts several
times and worked with him myself. II
would be pie for me and ] hope 70 meet
him after get & crack at Fulton
There's the best mao in the states
todRy-Fred Fulton.
They say look at Dempsey.
I'D ike to look az him iu the ring
and | expect Ia some day after Two met
Fulton aud Carpenter. and IN sure meet
them II money will talk because my syn
dictate has the jack.
johnson lntimaed that the syndicate
! includes Baron Long, wealthy hotes own.
/ or and sportsman If san Diego. lie said
| that James " Coflroth Is not connected
with the plan
| Johnson carries passports from the
| American ambassador in spain ana from
| the charge d'affaires ad interim az Mex
/ leo city showing his objective is tue
I return to the United states.
Johnson looks remarkably NJ, Men on
/ the ground here who saw btm at Reno
| aud the fatal day at Havana declare ne
/ appears In better condition comparatively
+ than he did then. He weighs Is he
+ SAYS. lie explains that he has heen tu
almost continuous training, doing
i strong man acts in Mexico. wrestLu 2
/ bulls. Juggling against team OF horses
1 and lifting heavy weights.