JACK JOHNSON TALKS.

NZ Truth, Issue 151, 9 May 1908, Page 4

JACK JOHNSON TALKS.

An American paper again : —

"For quaint ' language put into the mouth of an athlete by a sporting report-! er, commend us to this from a Yankee paper re Jack Johnson, who is supposed to be prowling the wharfs at New Ta'rk, anxiously awaiting the arrival fr«m __fc*gland of his mortal enemy, T«m_ay -Saras, of Canada. 'Little Ahtha,' as Jalmed* is known by the talent, is made t« «dv :•»- --" 'Now, if you boys really wait *Bfc «• Tommy again, ah guess it will fc» »ii t» Ahtha to get a yacht, sail 'cr»&s itet pond, and sho' him home. Diin'U Ah &•: that with Squires ? He was «town $&<&_« on dat lonely island, and king +1 «H W ran- into. Ah jwest, that Ah* l»»t Burns to the killin' so Ah sneaks t« Aistralia myself. The minute Ah landed Squires broke like a colt for that steamship office and hires a stateroom, beund fo' dis mos' beautiful land.

" 'There' was yo' poor Lil Ahtha, let'standing high and dry on da beach watchin' dat kangaroo squash sailin' int« T«nvmy Burns open ahms. Ah was that angry that Ah turned around and ktu_t£* up the men that Squires had floggei, find Ah busted up each one of them so bahd on the joab that. Squires lost his reputation right dere m his home town. Ah guess it's fo' me to slip into London an' 'so boss' that fellow homeward. In the meantime, Ah'm goin' on the road again with a theatrical company to keep ma mind off dat squat lil' cha' who i» laughin' himsel' to death wit' the idea that he is the daddy longlegs of all tha glove tossers. • Well, he isn't. Just keep yo' critical eye on Ahtha. Ah'll mak» him come home, and come with a hop, skip, an' a jump. Dere's one man dat LiP Ahtha is sho' of. Why Ah saw Burn* flght that fellow Flynn that Ah plunked, and let me tell you that Burns hasn't got a straight punch m his hul rep'twah. Dats a lubly -word, but yest the same, he hasn't got a straight punch. All swings, and a mile wide. Please be at de ringside and see da firewuks. Dats all Ah ask you.' "