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Show onuhree weeks' notice." Vill you fight this year?" "I will Cght this year or nny other year." - This statement was made today by Jack Johnson in reply to questions by the Associated Press. The black champion went further. Ho said: 1 "I have read what. Jeffries had to say in Now York last night. When Jeffries and John Johnson get in the ring, you cau bet It will be a great event. People will come lioin everywhere," every-where," and his eyes glistened as If he was already counting the gale receipts. re-ceipts. Ho continued: "I wont let' a little thing like a 1 theatrical engagement interfere with I the match with Jeffries. I am ready I any time. It takes .wo to make a bargain. bar-gain. When ho says ho is willing, 1 will be there. If he said this arter-noon, arter-noon, that he would fight now, 1 will engage to fight him three weeks after I can get to the place where wo meet. I will fight bim one month from now, two months, three months any time at all. They can go ahead making 1 tho arrangements for this summer or this fall as fast a they like. The British theatrical engagement can wait." Johnson likes to picture himself as tho mayor of the city with all the aldermen al-dermen sitting around him as lesser I lights In the prize ring firmament. "The mayor is the leader, aint he'.'" j said Johnson. I "Well, it is up to bim to meet every-body. every-body. I am Just the same as the mayor." JOHNSON WILL MEET JEFFRIES AT ANY TIME Vancouver, B. C, March 11. Jack Johnson. In an Interview, 6ays: "I will fight Jim Jeffries any time |