The Washington times., 1922-05-28
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Tut" jackson Has Knocked
35 Opponents Cold and Is
Looking for Harry Wills.
BY JAMES ]. CORBETT.

A ROUND the southern part Of
~ Ohio they acclaim one
James Johnson Jackson
otherwise "Tut" Jackson-the
greatest fighter that ever drew
on pair Of gloves.
Whether he is. or isn't remains
to be seen. But meanwhile it
cannot be denied that Tut Is one
OF the most colorful Of ring
characters.
The ganglng. powerful negro
giant, who is only twenty years
old, is perhaps the most supersti.
tious Of all fighters. He always
carries a dozen or more handker.
chiefs around with him. II an
ordinary cat crosses his pathway.
Tut" promptly tears n pair OF
II it's a black cat, he finds 1t neces.
cary to shred half dozen handker-
chiefs before the jinx is successfully
chased.
On several occasions Tut has
been unfortunate enough TO break
mirror. Each time ne did 1t. ke
carefully picked up every piece.
wrapped the wreckage carefully In
handkerchief and then walked near.
ly two miles so as 10 deposit the
"remains' OF the mirror into. .
creek. Tut" will tell you that un-
less you want to be mos powahfly
unlucky foh seben yeahs Hou'n
have TO do Just as he does-dump
the wrapped up glass into the sans
spot in the same creek-and then
tear up three handkerChiefs after
ward.
Huge Pair Of Dogs"
Jackson wears size 1915 shoes.
When he was still in knickerbock-
ers ne outgrew the ordinary shoe
shop shoes. Since then harness
maker has made his dog" cover.
ings. The gloves which he uses IN
the prize ring likewise have 10 be
made by a harness maker because
| no athletic goods store has vet been
discovered which handles gloves big
enough to 1T his huge mauios.
| Jackson, who is 6 feat 2 incnes
tall and weighs el5 or "a. was
brought to the fore by Willie y.
Jackson, OF Washington Court
| House. Ohio. which Is '"rut's" home
town. nut" was handy man
| ~ luI HlluTp StOIe WnPl III
mer, formerly n professional bin.
tam. and now proprietor OF a gym.
! discovered him lifting around 300
pound stoves like an ordinary per.
son shifts an inkwell.
IT thought he had the makings OF
a fighter in him." relates Palmer.
within a week he convinced me.
I've never seen a man in all my
life who can hit with the power of
Jackson. This Sam T.angfcrI w3s
a great hitter In his dav-T've seen
him flatten dozen man. Dempsey
Is terrific smasher. But Denp.
Fey usually has to land fcv
punches before he can bring Iown
his man. Jackson. IN the other
hand, simply paralyzes them when he
hits.
Game to the Core.
Despite his big feet, he IL .x.
ceptionally fast. He cal hit with
either hand. He has left-hand
uppercut that's faster and more
powerful than Jack Johnson's was
when Jack was in his prime. And,
best OF all, he's game to the core"
Tut" wasn't sure at first that he
wanted to be a fighter He had 70
talk things over with the Irastor OF
his church. When the reverend
gentleman assured Tut" that fight.
ing wouldn't disqualify him ns a
member OF the Negro Baptist Church,
Tut" quit stove lifting at 81 day
and too; up ring work
In year he has had thirty. eight
fights and won every one. He has
scored thirty.five knockouts and
won the other three battles on fouls.
No foe really has laid a glove on
him. The minute that Tut" landed
a solid smash was the very minute
when the fight ended. lie hit one
fighter with left,hand uppercut:
lifted him of HIS feet, and landed
him on his head
Buys Home for Parents.
Tut" has used most OF his ring
earnings 10 buy home for his
parents. Some OF the rest of II he
has devoted to 'doling up" his
younger sister. She's as tiny no
Tut" Is huge. Yet she is "Tut's"
boss. Tut" won't take anv order,
from anyone which his hid sister
tells him not 70 take And TUT"
never will leave WASHINGTON Court
House. Ohio. unless his littlo sister
Is along 10 "chaperone" him.
But ahll leave home ami 70 anv
whar in de wohld oil alone nv NAV
self II ah has to get one crack at dat
Harry Wills. vas. sak. vas, ssh. corn.
mentS Tut" who lives now with the
single idea OF beating up the r1nn
acclaimed by many as DenDsry's
most formidable rival.