Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "John Thomas "Topeka Jack" Johnson (1883-1940) was a Negro Leagues infielder and manager for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League. He was also a professional boxer and trainer, and his nickname may have resulted from the need to distinguish him from the heavyweight champion Jack Johnson.Johnson played for the Chicago Union Giants from 1903 to 1905 and again in 1907, his teammates including George Hopkins, Albert Toney, and Joe Green."@en }
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- Jack_Johnson_(baseball) comment "John Thomas "Topeka Jack" Johnson (1883-1940) was a Negro Leagues infielder and manager for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League. He was also a professional boxer and trainer, and his nickname may have resulted from the need to distinguish him from the heavyweight champion Jack Johnson.Johnson played for the Chicago Union Giants from 1903 to 1905 and again in 1907, his teammates including George Hopkins, Albert Toney, and Joe Green.".