London, July 12 – Mr. Winston Churchill, the Home Secretary, has been questioned in the House of Commons as to the exhibition of cinematograph pictures of the Jeffries-Johnson fight
London, July 13 – The cinematograph pictures of the Jeffries-Johnson fight are not to be shown in London. After a long discussion, the London County Council has decided that it would be inexpedient to exhibit the pictures.
London, July 20 – Bombay has followed the lead of London in the matter of the Jeffries-Johnson fight. The Council decided to prohibit the exhibition of cinematograph pictures of the encounter.
The moving picture operators were very busy photographing the biggest crowd ever gathered to see a fight in the history of the prize-ring.
A sporting editor in the States wrote that Johnson prolonged the contest for the benefit of the moving pictures. He always held Jeffries safe, but did not knock him out until the fight had gone far enough to make a good show for the public.
James J. Corbett, the ex-champion heavy-weight pugilist, explained that probably the reader would be able to see Jeffries' legs shaking in the moving pictures.
London, Aug. 22 – The cinematograph pictures of the Johnson-Jeffries fight have been exhibited for the first time in Dublin and attracted much attention.
Cinematograph pictures of the Johnson-Jeffries fight were shown at a private gathering at the National Sporting Club in London last month, and the general verdict of the critical audience was that the pictures revealed one of the worst contests ever seen.
The film of the Jeffries-Johnson fight at Reno is being shown in the town.
Via Durban, Sept. 22 – The nonconformist Minister, Rev. F. B. Meyer, having failed in his efforts to induce the promoter to abandon the Johnson-Wells fight or the reproduction of the fight by cinematograph films, owing to the promoter's demands for indemnification, has sent a memorial to Mr…
Via Durban, Jan. 7 – A wire from Reuter's correspondent at Chicago says that a fight to a finish has been arranged between Johnson and Jim Flynn. Johnson has been guaranteed $31,000 and a third of the receipts of the cinematogragh films.
English sportsmen think Johnson is a lucky man to get such an offer to box Jim Flynn. A matter £6200 for appearance and a third of the moving picture profits would tempt anyone.
At the Victoria Theatre on Thursday night, Billy Eldid and troupe made their first appearance in Hongkong before a very good house. The great boxing burlesque, 'Jim Flynn v. Jack Johnson,' was truly a masterpiece in the fistic art. Messrs. Ramos and Ramos are showing some splendid…
Both Mr. Billy Eldid & Co. and Jack Johnson will perform at the Victoria Theatre tomorrow night. The cinematograph films are exceptionally good; notably the one entitled 'The Golden Belt.'
Roars of laughter greeted the appearance on Saturday night at the Victoria Theatre of Billy Eldid and his troupe. The mirth-making burlesque of the Johnson-Flynn fight delighted the audience. Miss Addie Leigh is also billed for this week.
A really good programme of boxing events is now arranged for the City Hall on Saturday week. Today's Big Fight: Last month in Chicago, Jack Johnson signed articles to fight Joe Jeanette. It guaranteed Johnson $25,000, with a privilege of 50 percent of the first $50,000 of the receipts and…
Living pictures of some of the strangest people in the world will be shown shortly at a West End cinema theatre. These pictures are made by Mr. Jack London and Mr. Martin Johnson, who had bought back 26,000 feet of film after his travel to the South Sea Islands. The cinema machine has secured…
The Cinema squint' is the latest affliction of the ophthalmic nerve and it is attributed by experts to the picture palace habit. According to an expert who discussed the matter with the 'Daily Sketch' serious eye trouble is prevalent as a consequence of the craze for cinematograph…
Screening of a boxing film: 'Jack Johnson vs Jim Flynn'; Coming film: 'The Three Musketeers' (10 parts, 12,000 ft), founded on the novel by Alexandre Dumas
The Victoria Theatre is showing a championship boxing bout, Jack Johnson versus Jim Flynn, and other interesting programmes. Also, a picture in 10 parts depicting the loves and labours of the three heroes in Alexander Dumas' famous work 'The Three Musketeers.'