FRIDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 26, 1924
STRIBLING FIGHTS IN i
RALEIGH SATURDAY
Meets Vic McLaughlin, Said to
Be Light Heavyweight of
Canada—Hanlon Referee
RALEIGH, N. C„ Sept. 26. (By
The Associated Press.) —It is ex
pected that a large number of fistic
fans will witness the ten round bout
to be staged here on Saturday night
between >W. L. “Young’’ Stribling,
sensational Georgia flash, and Vie
McLaughlin, who has been adver
tised as the light heavyweight cham
pion of Canada. Local promoters
have all arrangements perfected, it
is stated. The promoter asserted
that the bout will be one of the most
important staged in this state since
boxing was legalized in a number of
North Carolina cities.
Stribling and McLaughlin fought
to a draw in Columbus last year,
and is making great headway, ac
cording to fans, for the light heavy
weight champion of the world. Both
of the boys have put on the gloves
with Mike McTigue, present holder
of the light heavyweight champion
crown of the world. In the event
McLaughlin should score a win over
Stribling, he will be in line for an
engagement with McTigue for the
world’s championship belt. Under
the North Carolina law, no decision
can be rendered by the referee. Ed
die Hanlon, professional referee of
Atlanta, will officiate in the ring.
McLaughlin reached this city
early this week and began his train
ing, while “Pa,” “Ma,” and “Buddy’
Stribling are expeted to arrive here
Friday morning. The Georgia
youngster is said to be in the pink
of condition for his fight, having
recently engaged in bouts in Ohio,
Pennsylvania and New York, includ
ing his match with Paul Berlenbach.
Several preliminaries win oe staged
on the card, and the bout will be
staged in the City Auditorium.
HUGE COTTON SHIPMENT
LEAVES WARE COUNTY
WAYCROSS, Sept. 26.—The lar
gest shipment of cotton ever to go
tout from Ware county has been sent
out by J. R. and T. Bunn, of Fair
fax. The cotton aggregated more
than 52,000 pounds and consisted
of 115 bales averaging 460 pounds.
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Jack Johnson Quits Ring for
Pulpit “lo fight the Devil”
Former Negro Heavyweight
Champion to Preach Gospel
of Brotherly Love
By NEA Service
CHICAGO, Sept. 26.—Jack John
son is ready for another fight—a
little “go” against the de.vil.
The former neavyweight champ
ion is out to slain religion into an
un-religious world.
Into the highways and the by
ways, he will carry a gospel of bro
therly love.
Jack Johnson, saloon porter, bar
keeper, cabaret entertainer, prize
fighter, ex-convict, general all-round
sport and idol of Chicago’s “black
belt!”
Alas, he is no more! Today it
is the Rev. Jack Johnson, if you
please!
For the big, hard-hitting dusky
conqueror of Jim Jefferies has got
religion now. And he intends pass
ing a little of it on to others, who
like himself, have waited rather late
in life to try it out.
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NO BILLY SUNDAY STUFF
FOR HIM
But there’ll be none of the old
camp meeting type of exhorting for
Rev. Johnson. He isn’t going to
pattern after Billy Sunday with an
appeal for a return to the old-time
Christianity. He thinks there are
good ideas in the teachings of Bud
dha and Confucious, too.
“What I believe is, ‘do to others
what you want them to do to you ”
says Evangelist Johnson. “And I
believe in trying to do your best in
whatever line you’re in.
“If it’s selling shoes, be the best
salesman. If it’s fighting, be the
champion.
“I don’t think much of Samp
son, even if he was the strong man
of the Bible.” Jack declares, be
cause he let a woman get him in
wong. A lot of men pile up debt
which they have to pay off to so
ciety because of women.
“I thing old Job was one of the
best men in the Bible, the way be
took his troubles. And I like the
story of Jacob and Esau.
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HE S WILLING TO FIGHT, TOO
“I’ve had experience and been
around. I think I can tell people
things that will do them some good.
That’s why I’m taking this up.”
Jack has the indisputable gift of a
.commanding personality. His an-
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diences in churches of his race no
doubt will give him the respect
that fluent eloquence provokes. Be
side that, he lists among his evange
listic qualifications a knowledge of
ithe Bible, “forwards and back
wards.”
Johnson plans to start his preach
ing career in a negro church in
Hamilton, O. Right now, though
there’s quite a division in the con
gregation as to whether he shall lie
accorded the privilege of its pul
pit.
The pastor’s wife, leading the
oppostion, insists only the “sporty
element wants him. But there are
several of the deacons and the el
ders, who deny they might be class
ed in that category, clamoring for
him to conduct a revival in their
ynidst.
Evangelism, however, will not he
his exclusive vocation. He is train
ing daily at the Arcade gymnasium
here, keeping in trim for possible
ring encounters. And occasionally
on a Sunday, he takes his big auto
mobile out and enters it in a race.
It was a mean trick making those
’round-the-world flyers go to ban
quets after the other hadships were
over.
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NEGRO FIREMAN RESCUES
BABY ON R. R. TRACKS
SAVANNAH, Sept. 26.—A thrill
ing rescue, the saving of a tiny
white tot by a husky negro railroad
employee is reported here from
Reidsville, where John Griffin, fire
man on a freight of the Reidsvidc
and Collins railroad, saved the life
of two-year-old baby of Mr. and Mrs
J. R. Cox, of Reidsville, by climbing
out of the cab over the engine and
leaping to the track in time to pre
vent his train from crushing the
babe.
Engineer Clarance Youmans saw
her but too late to stop the train. He
applied brakes and Griffin seeing
the child’s danger, climbed over the
engine and outran the train to her
rescue.
The train with locked wheels rum
bled gratingly over the spot where
the baby had stood as the negro
tumbled in a heap by the side of
the passing cars.
GEORGIA WILL OFFER
INDUSTRY FREE TAXES
ATLANTA, Sept. 26.—The' peo
ple of Georgia will be allowed the
privilege of voting on an amend
ment to the Constitution exempting
manufacturies and new industries
from taxation for a period of five
years in the November election, it
was pointed out here today by busi
ness men who are behind an indus
trial movement for Georgia.
It has been stated that one rea
son for so many manufacturing
plants locating in other states is
that they have been influenced in u
great measure on account of taxa
tion. At-the last session of the Leg
islature, a measure was passed pro
viding for an expression of the peo
ple on this important question. If
the amendment is ratified, then all
manufacturing plants locating in
this state may be exempted from
state and county taxes for a period
of not less than five years.
The amendment should be nassod
and every encouragement possible’
should he shown to manufacturers
in order tc induce the n to locate in
Georgia, according to Atlanta busi
ness men. Manufacturing indus
tries, it was asserted, are the back
bone of the state and bring thou
sands of new citizens and increase
business in all lines of commercial
pursuits.
It is believed here that the voters
will ratify the amendment by i n
overwhelming majority which w.ll
place Georgia in the front ranks of
southern states as a manufacturing
and industrial state. s
Everywhere you hear arguments
over parking limits while you find
just parking at all is the limit.
The swimming pool is mightier
than the Kelly pool.
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