| Show SOME soME LIVE SPORTING GOSSIP 1 BLACK LA K CHAMPION L i HITS HIIS BROADWAY I Johnson Accorded Accorded- Accorded Great Reception Ref Re- Re 1 f by Colored Population Population lation of New York WANTS A JEFFRIES MATCH Johnson Declares He Will fill Shake Jeffries' Jeffries Hand if Latter Whips Him In C. C 13 JJ VAX VAN LOX P. P Xe New York lork March 29 9 Mis tali Jac Jack T Johnson announced announce on big yellow enoW s Dills bills W as u tho ho undefeated champion cham cham- i. i pion of the world camo to town toda today today to- to da day arid and Wa was ras accorded tho the noisiest the thu thui i biggest and anti tho the blackest cst reception corf ever cor f given to a a. returning gladiator It Il was wasa wasi i a great da day for tl the tue e colored race c At In t the tho o morning the street In front of or tho Central d pot was with people for Cor that Is s the kind lelnd of ot people they were Tho The colored brother has hns fo EO o fow chances chancos to stop step Into the limelight that when whon ono one does doos arise ho hg Is thero with all the tho trimmings Gall Gaily decorated automobiles coughed couched and ami panted In a long line lino at the curb and amt from tho the of automobiles automobiles auto auto- mobiles colored men in sik hats frock coats coate and purple spats looked down upon the common people All tho the rubber rub ber her neck wagons In the city were ll dolor present and anu ny groaning brilliant ar under tinder tn sartorial t avalanches r lan effects lr c t of The Tho foreground was WIlS full of glistening g hor Ivory bright new noW yellow ellow gloves and American merl flags s. Policemen sought fought their wa way vay through the jam and at last managed to open it I narrow passage from tho the station door to the str street tOh t. t Ob Oh you rou Jack Johnson The Tho crowd crowl closed ed In wit ha rush that ont tho tim policemen spinning The champion took off ott his derby hat hilt and and held beld U tl at ot lun over his head his hi teeth showing allowing from ear car to ear Gel panted tho undefeated cham champion I un I I thank you for die dis l Yip yip hooray yelled tho the crowd As 8 1 I was about to say Ear I thank you Tow 10 y yow 0 v for tor champion champion cham charn- pion plon lna Jilts It- It After Alter a prolonged battle Johnson was hauled to his automobile and with tho bands playing tho the fla flags s flying and ond tho the common puffing behind the tho procession descended on Broadway It lt I Iwas was a long parade after which JohnlSon Johnson Johnson John- John Johnj JohnI I j son lSon held a rough and tumble reception and many gentlemen of or color backed way away a gazing respectfully at tho the hand which hud had jolted Burns Into the pugilistic pus discard While preparing for his first metropolitan metropolitan metropolitan metro metro- politan vaudeville apI appearance arance Johnson spoke of or his plans for tor the future You rou allmay have Ve read a 11 lot of stuff in the thel papers bout mo me that aint so liO lie ho said h y wa way of or preamble You Tou ou all an ma may havo o read bout me say sayin In things I I said at all Why h in Australia tile they had hall mo me reported as a drunkard Ta Ya Ta-ens an that Now V O bout Jeffries Of ot course I want ant to fight him I want to tl lIght fight ht him be because bo- bo cause I 1 horo think I can lick him unil nd therell there'll boa J lot lt t of 0 money mOpo In fn J IGht 7 T at T au man In th the worM world I out uL t the o one I mos mostly h want h Is Jeffries s because therell there'll be a a. lot of aC money mone In tn that fight You Tou all understand I aint mean metin or ugly about this Jeffries thing T I want to fight him as a I. I business mattel mat mat- tel ter Otherwise I I well well you Ou all al know I 1 kind of ot like him hini Hes He's a tine big tel fel fel- fel low ow My mone money is posted for a wide Hide bet and its it's up Ul to him I tell you on tho square t if I dont don't hoar from him this week 1 might let the thc whole thing thins slide lI f An Anyway Ill I'll tell you rou one ono thing more mol 1 If I tight fight him and he whips me Jack Johnson is going to 10 bethO be bo bothe the thO first than man to shako his hand hene ar Id I'd know lenow then that he ho was s. s Letter bUer man than me mc Id I'd havo have lone done tho Hio same sanio thing with Tommy Burns mean menn us ho lie treated me mc M My gracious there is in one mean man He lie usel language to me mo I wouldn't re re- re I pont peat An I was WM fighting lighting him him as nice nicean nicean an rin careful as I could Never er evar let go o with a punch that should be bc called a foul toul Ills best friend was understand and I li J Questioned i Corbett getting too old and isn't I rather man mall for or you ou wore rero questions fired at the champion Thero There aint anybody too small mall or too old oM or too big that wants to cover than I 1 wont won't meet was Johnson's Johnsons Johnsons Johnson's John- John sons son's reply I l 1 weigh 2 rounds pounds s and feel feol as fine duo as silk Johnson yelled tho the Johnson Johnson John son soil 3 After fter a n brief brier Introduction b by his manager punctuated b by hl hisses and c calls which were welO smothered by cheerIng cheerIng cheer- cheer Ing tug from froni tho the negroes rocs In tho the gallery Johnson strolled out on the tho stage I chewing gum bobbed his round head hend I and leisure leisurely attacked the tho punching I bug lie He hit lilt It five times and then it flew out Into tho the audience a Kill ICId Cutler was present presented ll Tho The kid kidIs kidis is 18 C n a reformed wrestler with a great rent deal of excess baggage above the waist line lIue Tho The men boxed three short rounds Johnson tilting Cutlers Cutler's head hoad with left jabs Jaba and CuLl Cutler r replying with swings which missed tho the bullet head hend h by several Inches The Tho crowd beG begged ed Cutler Culler to knock him out nut and a added other and more Impertinent su suggestions lions lion Jack showed his gold teeth nn and called Cutlers Cutler's attention to his pile idle at which Cutler said driver rl right Woof roof Showing some seine disappointment John John- 01 on was summon summoned ell to the footlights a again ln after tho manager had Vain vainly trl tried d to make mako another speech Tho The hissing began begaii when Johnson st stepped upon tho the stage There w were ro yells ells of oC How about I Ladles said Johnson an and he paused slightly and there was a punch In the next words and or and or on That was all nU but It cau caught ht the I bout house The Tho noise c ceased and thc they gave the bl big follow attention Just throe three minutes of or your cr your er valuable valuable val val- I time said Maid Johnson easily I 1 came camo to New York to soot got a a match I e posted as us a n side bet of 10 cOO to Jeffries or any man In Inthe Inthe the world Lot Let us hope that tho battie battle bat bat- tie lie will como come off ott and that the tho best bestman bestman bestman man ma may win For that tho they cheered him and Johnson Johnson John John- son Jon backed a away wa Into tho the wings still dill chewing gum sum |
