| Show All Au the Latest News in SALT LAKES LAKE'S L LEADING ADING I I SPORTING PAGE Edited Edt d by Walter D. D Br JOHNSON HAS AS f RETIRED AND MEANS ll II T tHas Has Lots of Honey Money and Declares De De- De dares clares Hell He'll Never Fi Fight ht in Ring Again By International News Service BY B W. W W. W NAUGHTON 0 SAN FRANCISCO July July- 30 JaCk Jach Johnson has retired and an tho the effect upon up Upon upon up Up- on the white hope m movement scorns to tont tob tobe b nt be Veen cen en When tho the clock struck the hour bour of midnight in Chicago last night champion announced that he laid down his gloves without a regret Ho said aid ho was through with the ring and its vanities forever and nd that no earthly PoWer power could lure luro him back to o the sport that gave him fame and fortune As M the principal reason for his withdrawal with with- from the game came Joh Johnson on stated he ho was dis disgusted with the tho stand against him by the tho ho New Newt York boxing b ing commission He Ho was as debarred from 1 a white man in the bi big city and nd it seemed to him bim that his chances for money making wore were 80 so much curtailed curtailed cur cur- tailed that it wasn't worth while to continuo continue The of his retirement was m made in such sueh a a. way that it looks very much as if Johnson Johns n is is in in earn earnest st st. If he e. e should over oyer find himself wavering I in his resolve he will probably re remember remember remember re- re member Jim Jeffries' Jeffries case ease and decide retired 1 to stay Althou Although h Johnson does not 53 say so Itis it itis itis is very likely tho recent affair at at Las Vegas put ut the tho idea idea of rc retirement iu in hiB MB head Johnson is is 18 a shrewd f fellow fellow fel fel- l- l I low and it must havo have dawned on him bun last Fourth of July that ha the thc th fighting I part of him had ted w woefully since he defeated J Jet Jeff ere in Reno Keno B Before fore tho match with ith Flynn lynn Johnson Johnson John John- fion son talked of going to Australia to bor boX L Langford t dord and McVea After the tho Fourth he had nothing to say about an Australian Iian trip When asked to meet Joe in inN inNe in N Ne w York Johnson expressed a a. prefer preference prof rence r- r ence ence- for Al AI who according to critics who saw him fight Bombardier er Wells is a n. shambling shamblin awkward workman workman workman work work- man with no pretensions to style or cleverness Johnson felt no doubt that would be easy to handle He lie was dubious about Jeannette Jeannetto and he hel asked l a e. prohibitive price to meet the boxer last named C Now Jack has decided to haul down dow his flag ng and quit the ring ring- They wont won't let me fight a. a white man In New York and there's theres too much red tape connected with th the tho shorter bouts the champion gave a the reason for tor his sudden decision Ive got all that I I can get set out of ot the game now Lot Let the others others oth oth- ers o fight It out among themselves J No o theres there's no chance for tor me mo to come back Im I'm through and that means that there can enn be no Inducement offered which will bo be suf sufficiently strong to get I me ins to don my fighting clothes again Asked If he ho Intended to retire In favor of or any fighter as Jeffries s did In the case of or Marvin Hart HaTt Johnson said No let Jeannette Longford and SIc SIc- McVey MeVey Vey fight It out I think McVey MaVey will ivill thrash tin any of ot them but that Is their trouble not mine No white fighter tighter can give either of ot these men a a. good battle Johnson has saved his money He said safe today that he was worth the greater part of ot which is well wen Invested Johnson further said that not even an ano o offer r of would bring him back 1 I may do some exhibition work but as 88 far a as 88 a real bout Is concerned there Is nothing doing said tho the champion I stated before my light with Flynn that I Iwas Iwas Iwas was through Labor day but as the promoters promoters pro pro- dont don't 8 Se see lIt fit to give O me what I want nt It ls Is goodbye to the arena I feel that tat I have llave given every fighter fishter In the world who was worthy of a chance a a about bout and before I 1 annexed the title I was willing to fight for not much more than a a. square meal Now when I 1 have the championship championship cham cham- the promoters still sUlI think I 1 ought to do the tho same Some of at my enemies may say that I Iam Iam am arn leaving the ring to avoid a match with Joe or Sam Langford but this Is IB not true The New York promoters ers as well wen aall others who have asked t me 1110 to fight have ha received my my terms These they dley refused to grant me me so that 1 Is b aU all You can put this down for tor good good good- Jack Johnson will never enter the ring 8 again aln In a real bout |
