Far Rockaway High School - Dolphin Yearbook (Far Rockaway, NY)

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sl, 2 k : ' 222 ji: 564 J Knockout King An Interview with Jack Johnson -Ric Shane In this corner, l'd like to present Jack Johnson, the man who held the heavyweight boxing championship longer than any other fighter, from December, 1908 to April, 1915. Jack, now sixty-eight years old, is in tip-top shape, stocky and muscular. Pugilism will always remember him as one of those who reached the top through his own persevering endurance. Jack Johnson was born in Galveston, Texas, in 1878. As a farm boy, he rode the famous Texas jumping horses. He started boxing just because he liked it. All he knows about boxing he learned by himself, without teacher or trainer. He started by defeating boys much older and heavier than himself. In his early years, he started practising the uppercut, and today is the only man in the world who has perfected this technique. He is very proud, too, of his blocking system, and his stance and timing of punches are excellent. His advice to young boxers is, Get that stance per- fected. Be able to move, brother, because of you can only stay in one place just so long. Like a true philosopher, Jack feints for a reason, and this cause usually produces a knockout of an effect. 'You never see boxers feint today, declares Johnson. 'Teinting is a great asset infboxing, and the fighter who lacks this ability is incomplete. A fighter must also learn to block right. Blocking is another important thing in the game, the man who blocks won't get all hit and cut up, and as a result, can fight many years longer than the fellow who just slugs. And when he retires, he doesn't have those ugly caulifiower ears, and strained and abused head nerves. Jack Johnson's start in professional boxing came in a bout with a fellow name of George Turner. His quickest iight was the one with Charley Cutler, who was knocked out in seventeen seconds. Jack won the title from Tommy Burns, to whom it had been presented in 1906 by the retired champion, Jim Jeffries. Jack fought his last fight, a knockout, in Czechoslovakia, as a lad of fiftq-four. I asked the ex-champ, Did you know 'the great John L.?' Did you ever spar with him? His face beamed. Sure, I knew John! We used to live together and watch the fights. Spar? No, I never did spar with him. He was a great man, Ol' John! As for the Louis-Conn fight, J ack says he'd have to see the boys in training. That's Jack Johnson!

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M. LEE ALBIN Bryant Club, Pres.: G. 0. Rep.: Var- sity R Club: Red Cross Certificate: Radio Code Honor Certificateg Civics Honor Certificate: Baseball and Bas- ketball Major Lettersg Basketball Team Manager, '45, '46g Varsity Base- ballg '44, '45, '46: Intramural Baseball. After Graduation: U. C. L. A. ,,.f0fWL we .lug Y all .L LLV5-fo, r C HARRY KRAEMER Vice-president of Senior Class: Foot- ball Team. After Graduation: Navy. j. MARIE CORRADO Arista g Service League: House of Reps.g Girls' Athletic Club: Leader's Club: F. R. Letters in Basketball, Volleyball, and Baseball: War Bond and Victory Bond Salesg Tutoring: First Aid Cer- tificate. After Graduation: University of Mich- f 1 . 2 '::'- ' ' igan. r if x ,,..::-f X T E' l' , , '- 7-237 ': JC up A -it RITA GREGORACE S 1.1: - A 5 3' 1 Arista: Service League: Honors in Ge- 531117 ? oaraphy and Stenographyg Bazaar , ,W'! Work: War Bond Work: 60 and 80 ' Arr V, f 1 Word Certificate. 91 1 , f After Graduation: Business. I, l ' f I QQ, I H V, ' F' I f , t ,f Sams gl, 1, 1 ,x X I I