JACK JOHNSON BEATEN.

Maoriland Worker, Volume 2, Issue 32, 13 October 1911, Page 14

JACK JOHNSON BEATEN.

HAD TO PLAY SECOND FIDDLE

L They are telling a story on Jack 'jTolinson iv America, when Jack, oelefxrated as he is for his gift of repartee, jfoad to play second fiddle to*. little Abe [Attell. Johnson and Attell, the American, featherweight champion, had some .words on Broadway just before the big negro left New York. They had not run across each other since last jjuly twelvemonth iv Reno. Attell was one of Jeffries' seconds and also helpto train the boilermaker. Johnson jspied Attell first and shouted: \' "Oh, Mister Abe! How do you do? Haven't seen you since Reno! Say, jdujl you bet on Mister Jeff?" -"Sure I bet on him," snapped the |little boxer. "I bet 500 dollars on him, ijbut I laid it off at the last moment, Mnd made a little money into the bargain." f'You finally changed your mind when you saw how good I was, eh?" said the jhegro with a grin, as he looked at the iprOwd gathering round Uis automobile. >"You didn't have to be great to beat old Jeff!" retorted Attell. "Why, anybody could have licked him." • "Well, the public doesn't seem to jfehlnk that way," draw-led Johnson, | grinning. "Look at the way tlie |*eople follow mc and crowd around |ne. Boy, that's because I'm popular jknd tho champion of the world." i" "You're wrong, Arthur," snapped (Attell. "It's because you're a freak! i (You ought to be travelling with a cir.pus in the side show tent along with , |ne bearded lady and the human pinJ cushion." T /'ls that so?" growled tlie big negro as a scowl appeared. "Well, do you know anybody who ever whipped mc?" certainly! A man of my |&cc did the trick once. Joe Choynskf, 6, Hebrew, knocked tlie stuffing out of 1 'foil in two rounds in Texas." And with thi.? palling shot At tell walked away, while Johnson joined in tlie laughter which followed. 1 ' ''He's a mighty cute little chap," said Johnson. "And. f.av. can't'"'ho fight! Iv Late to 'be ''a l/'ailier.tvoight!"

A Yankee racing man, having temporarily lost tho services of h:4 regular jockey, pub up a nigger boy who fas,d little experience of raring of any 'Kind. He rode the race very much after tho manner of a monkey or a performing dog, right at the horse's neck knd with his knees horizontal. To the Owner's great surprise he was first past Mxc post. About a fortnight later tho jugular jockey rode the same horse M the same weights, and was beaten Jti ilio same company, but on the negro toeing given the mount a second time |a# #«gain won his race. This gave the |>"{yner food for thought, and ho was intelligent enough to hit on th«> true for the man's success, which Sfjuj &ooav emulated by most of the