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Show I WHY JOHNSON MAYJOT WIN If Negro Heavyweight Loses to Willard or McVey He Stands to Win the Picture Money. New York, Nov. 28. If Jack John-Bon John-Bon loses to either Joss Willard or Bam McVey he will probabh gain several sev-eral hundred thousand dollars This 1b the opinion expressed by well informed in-formed moving picture men. Pictures will be taken of both bouts, of course, "but if Johnson wins (he films will be worthless. The pictures of the negro heavyweight champion taking the count from the blows of a realized "White hope," however, would be worth in the six figures and Johnson would get the lion's share of this. It is computed that Johnson has earned close to $30,0,000 in the six years he has been champion. This includes money from the theatrical engagements and eleven fights. Although Johnson has been 'fighting 'fight-ing for thirteen years it was not until lie won the title from Tommy Burns that he was able to lay aside a surplus. sur-plus. Previous to that he bad led a hand-to-mouth existence, always in debt to his various managers, who succeeded each other in rapid succession. succes-sion. But with the title in his possession Johnson's fortunes underwent a great change. The $5000 he received for beating Burns, was the largest um he had earned up to that time. For a time Johnson was modest in hll demands. He was satisfied with $6000 for bouts with Victor McLaugh-len, McLaugh-len, Jack O'Brien, Tony Ross and Al Kaufman Then came the match with Stanley Ketchel. By that time Johnson John-son had gained considerable assurance assur-ance and he demanded and received $12,000 for his end. Jeffries Made Negro's Fortune. But it was the Jeffries match that made Johnson's fortune. In ah he was paid $120,000, which included hLs share of the purse, the moving pictures and advertising privileges. After that Johnson's idea of his worth took a bound. He announced that in the future he would require 130,000 every time he entered the Ting, no matter who his opponent might be. This was the sum he was supposed to have received for meeting meet-ing Jim Flynn, but it is fairly well known that he actually received not more than $10,000, aa the fight proved to be a frost For taking part in nn exhibition bout with Jim Johnson In Paris, Johnson received $5000. This was his share of the receipts, which did not come up to expectations owing to the fact that Langford and Jeannette were to appear in a real fight the following evening. Johnson's share of the receipts ot the bout with Frank Moran may amount to something like 35.000. So far, howover, he has not been able to collect, as the money is tied up by the French courts. |