The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-28
= "TUT" JACKSON,
 DUSKY SCRAPPER,
 BELIEVES OMENS
Ohio BattIer Wards Off Evil With Dozens of Pocket
 Handkerchiefs
ny JAMES J. cornErr

Around the southern part of Ohio they acclaim one James Johnson Jackson-otherwise Tut" Jackson the greatest fighter that ever drew on a pair of gloves.
 Whether he is, or isn't. remains to be seen. But meanwhile 1t cannot be denied that Tut is one of the most colorful of ring characters.
 The gangling, powerful negro giant, who is only 20 years old. is perhaps the most superstitions of all fighters. He always carries a dozen or more handkerchiefs around with him. If an ordinary cat crosses his pathway, Tut" promptly tears a pair of handkerchiefs into ribbons But if it's a black cat, he finds it necessary to shred a half dozen hand kerchiefs before the jinx is success fully Chased.
 Breaking Mirrors
 On several occasions Tut" has been unfortunate enough to break a mir TOT. Each time he did it, carefully picked up every piece, wrapped the wreckage carefully in handkerchi4fs and then walked nearly two miles so as to deposit the 'remains" oi the mirror into creek. Tut" will tell you that unless you want to be mos powahfiy unlucky foh seber yeahs" you'll have to do just as he does-dump the wrapped up elas' into the same . spot in the same lcreek-and then tear up three hand kerchiefs afterward.
 Jackson wears size 1Sia shoes When he was still In knickerbockers he outgrew the ordinary shoe shor shoes. Since then a harness make had made his dog" coverings. The gloves which he uses in the prize !, ring likewise have to be made by g | harness maker because no athleti, good store has yet been discovered which handles gloves big enough tt fit his huge maulies.
 "Found" ny Jackson Jackson, who is six feet two inche. tall and weighs 215 or so. wal brought to the fore by Willie E. Jack son of Washington Court House. O. which is "Tuts" home town. Tut was a handy man around a furniture store when Palmer. formerly pro fessional bantam. and now proprie tor of a gym, discovered him liftinl around 200 pound stoves like thu ordinary persons shifts .inkwells.
 "I though he had the makings oi fighter in him. relates Palmer within a week he convinced me. Ivt never seen man in all my life wht can hit with the power of Jackson This Sam Langford was a great hit ter in his day---I've seen him flater dozen men. Dempsey Is terrifi smasher. But Dempsey usually has tt land q few punches before he cal bring down his man. Jackson. on th | other hand. simply paralyzes then when he hits.
 Is Fast On Feet
 i Despite his big feet. he is ex | ceptionally fast He can hit witt either hand. He has left hand up percut that's faster and more power full than Jack Johnson's was whei Jack was in his prime. And, best O all he's game to the core
 Tut" wasn't sure at first that h. wanted to be a fighter. He had |, talk things over with the pastor 0 his church. When the reverend gen tleman assured Tut" that fightini wouldn't disqualify him as a membe of the Negro Baptist church. Tut quit stove lifting at $l a day an' took up ring work.
 In year he had 3S fights and vol every one. He has scored S5 knock outs and won the other three battle on fouls. No foe really has laid glove on him. The minute that "Tut landed solid smash was the yer. minute when the fight ended. He hI one fighter with left hand upper cut. lifted him off his feet. an Handed him on hts head.
 Has Bought . Home
 Tut" has used most of his rin earnines to buy home for his par ents. Some of the rest of it he hA devoted to 'dolliug up" his youngu sister. shes as tiny As Tut" is hu {