Show I II I JACK OBRIEN O'BRIEN IS 13 QUITE QUTE CONFIDENT Intends to Use Black Champion as Stepping Stone to Higher Things HE SEEMS VERY CHESTY Cannot Decide Whether to Summer at Newport or Go Abroad BY DY EDWARD W TV S SMITH Chicago May a 6 Youve You've Youve You've heard about smart fights havo hav not you WelL ell slant your our eye ee over tho the letter Jetter printed below bolow from Jack OBrien O'Brien and Judge for tor yourself whether or not the tho wily wHy chap is entitled to be classed In that category Jack l Is training trainInG hard now for tor his Johnson Jack scrap Johnson Johno of six rounds and It Ma 10 May t may mav 19 mako make with ono one tho the thoth bubble over with Ith laughter to learn from the tho thereof said Bald Joe Joo ODrien OBrien content that Intends to use uso the tho dusky hulk bulk ot of saId Johnson as af n. n stopping stopping stop stop- ping stone to future ring Fast FaIt according to OBrien O'Brien greatness of at course It will make mako vj J. J Johnson laugh and th then and ma may be hell he'll et can gamble hel md But vim ou you that n is 18 confident if I nothing more Note Nota that OBrien O'Brien does docs not figure on spending any time in tho hospital after atter Johnson gets through wih with him him Indeed at tho the ret tall tail end ot of his Interesting letter he ho says he cannot make up his mind between spending the summer at Newport or going abroad That may make tho the 01 other fighters mad too Yes Jack Is a 0 smart chap Just lets let's hand you ou his leter letter or the best beat parts of or It part It since It has T si been sometime he ho says I have hn a dropped you ou a t line lino and and I now embrace this tills opportunity to In In in- form torm you about my Important event wih with Jack Johnson for tor six rounds I believe my opponent has hf been playing at t one of at tho the theaters in Chicago whore where you no doubt have havo witnessed hIm ilm in action acton and compared our rel rel- abilities I might say Edward that hat this Is Isone one of at the affairs ot of my career and should do much to place me rae on the pedestal I 1 formerly occupied You might laugh at me if It I 1 said I was going goinG to win HO no I shall not make such an egotistical prognostication What hat do you think of that last sentence emanating from torn Philadelphia Jacks Jack's training quarters quarter I thing it Is 3 tho the food tood they thoy servo us with thinG or tho the Inspiring country surroundings that permits us to use uso this airy aln persiflage r or possibly it is l the tho King of of Prussia Inn Ian at which George Wa Washington hington spent many hours in hIs hla halcyon days and in which I 1 am now r residing that inspires this airy chatter to which you aro are so accustomed from Individual tWel Well Edward leaving th the aside I am training faithfully for tOl tho the contest and will wil stop Into the tho ring rinK weighing about pounds I will put put forth my y best efforts and hope that you may may receive good news tor for your issue on May My 20 which will wil give Kivo great credit to yours truly As Al 1 1 ro- ro national notice in Chicago at ne your hands I shall make mao several appearances ap up- thoro before I retire permanently per per- manenty from rom tho the gamo game and hope Iper- Iper 1010 thoro will wIl soon eoon bo ho a to box thoro O In Good Condition ron Tho Tue rest of at more than 16 months performed wonder for tor my hands and anI condition It I has ha increased rather than rc reduced my vitality and m my hands which troubled mo me considerably a 0 t few W oars ago aro am now na as I strong us as when first started to box box Of Ot course it I is isH all 01 H duo to great attention and good goal systematic living I think this will ivill willbo be bo sufficient news tor for you and amid your readers for this time Ume at least And tim the best part part of at the whole bu business bus busi lne l- l ne ness flees S Is that Jack Is 18 his own and does not have to hire hiro anybody to write bin hlo letters lotters for tor him Just an another another another an- an other matter mattor mater that may make maka some other othor fighters mad |