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Johann is Tliira on the Road Work - ■ ■ get Fratxuciw, May 11- JackJoimmm. today did his first trainingfor fcla coming fight with James J. JeflrieB. Altho there was no gym-naaham work or boxing scheduled,a large crowd of spectators was attracted- to the beach.The heavyweight champion was out or the road bright and early ■with George Cotton, Barney Furey and Marty -Cutler, and the pace ho set tfcem- for the 12-mile trip was eo wMX -that Cutler dropped out long before they had gone half the distance. Johnson admitted when he returned that he would be oh the road iate in the afternoon and that ho wouid keep up this program -the reet ©C this week*iftw tfuncheon in accordance with his promise he stripped down to fightkig togs to give the newspaper photographer a chance at him. A battery of eight camera men was hard work - and Jack talked good oaturedly to them as they made picture* of him in every conceivable poee. Ho stood Just where they told him to stand and posed as directed for more than half an hour. When they wore satisfied Johnson returned to hie .room and, entertaining a few friends, he announced that ho ’would take an auto ride before theafternoon walk.AltAo Johnson was not weighed srnoe he reached San Francisco he efraed as his opinion today that he woold tip the scales at 2 2(1. Menwho watched -him, however, whilepiotMres were taken, were of the opMton that he won Id strip considerable under his own estimate.The boring will begin Sunday afternoon, end thereafter for at least two weeks, be will rbox Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Later he w'Wl increase the boxing to four days a week, but says that right up to the day of the fight he would switch from eparrlng at. least three days out of the seven.“Personally, I would be glad not to commence boxing for a couple of I weeto,” he said, “for I ought to know beet my condition, but the pmblfe demands it and I will show the people just what is my condl-t*ML
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Elyria Evening Telegram
Elyria, Ohio, US
Wed, May 11, 1910
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