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Show ' ' tickets and not until Johnson, backed up by a squad of city police, appear- '. cd, did Lltrle take his de.part.ure. ! According to Johnson, tho 'quarrer arose, because! Little became Jealous of Slg Hart. ; ; Jlart Is one or my friends." said JohnsoD. "I have taken him out au-tomoblllng au-tomoblllng with mo and Little did not like U. Then he threatened to whip Hart and I tnld him that was the end. I don't want any more to do with him. He has not any sontract that he can hold me to." This Is the statement Issued by Little: "I have a contract with JnhnBon that binds him to give me 2o per cent of his profits and r am authorized to make all contracts for boxing matches, theatrical shows or anything of the like. The f 10,000 that we put up Is my money, I will manage Johnson or" there will be no light and If 1 withdraw with-draw they can take that forfait." This trouble delayed the boxing lu the afternoon, but Johnson went through an unusually hard program that Included four round with Cooton and Cutler and two with Dave Mills. At the conclusion of his work Johnson John-son weighed for the newspaper men, tipping the scales at 212 pounds, the lowest he has weighed since his traln: mg started He will do no boxing until Wednesday, but will be In the gymnasium every afternoon. SAN FRANCrSCO. June 1 Following Follow-ing the discharge of tieorgp Little of Chicago as his manager. Jock Johnson John-son announced tonight that Billy Nolan would handles his affairs hereafter. here-after. Nolan confirmed this statement. JOHNSON FIRES HiSJMWGER SAN FRANCISCO, June 3 An open wnrtfaro between Champion Jack Johnson and George Little, his manager, which started Saturday night and wound up this afternoon when Johnson told Little .that he wus discharged, was the main topic of conversation at the beuch today. Little, who claims that ho has an iron chid contract with Johnson that is to run until May, 1911, threatens trouble and says that unless the dlf-ferencoa dlf-ferencoa aro settled up, he will stop tho bin fight. It is not believed that he can accomplish anything of the sort, but If his contract Is good it Is possible that he can force the negro to an accounting. In spito of the fact that he was presumably discharged. Little insisted upon remalnlug at the door to take |