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Show ?;$E?QRTS I JOHNSON TAKES LIFE VERY EASY SAN FRANCISCO. June 3. In anticipation anti-cipation of a hard grind on the stage tonight when he will engage In six tbree-mlnute rounds with hi regular sparring partuers. Jack Johnson did little work at his training quarters today. to-day. With the exception of the usual twelve mile morning road work, Johnson John-son did nothing In the way of slren-nnuB slren-nnuB exercise. The minute his morning morn-ing run was over Johnson Jumped into his new automobile and started out to find new bills for It to cllnib. The enthusiasm which Johnson exhibits ex-hibits for bis new machine has put his trainers and bis manager constantly con-stantly on the anxious seat lest he should try the speed tent i.nce too often and fall a victim to wayside j misfortune. The presence in the city of Sam j Lnngford, the Boston "bone crusher," may have had some effect on John-1 son's decision not to challenge the house tonlrht ro produce a roan willing to don the gloves with him. Joe Woodman, Wood-man, Ijngford's manager, declared that If Johnson should Issue such a challenge, Langford would offer to box four rounds with the champion. In fact Lnngford may bo said to be achlnp for u chance to mix Uhlngs with Johnson. |