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VETERAN FANS FORESEE END OF PUGILISM WITH APPROACHING BATTLE
WILL BE LAST BIG
PRIZE RING BOUT
Wherever Sports Gather This
Is Invariably the Greeting
They Exchange
Rii>fO, June 27 "Well, this is the
inst. Pugilism as it has flourished
many -decades will be a lost art in the
United States, and that means in the
\u25a0xvorld, when the Jeffries-Johnson figrht
Such is the prediction of the whole
liphfing world, apparently. It is
voiced by fighter?, trainers and sport
ing .writers as they loiter about the
hotels of the city or the quarters of the
principals, patiently awaiting the corn
in? of ne\t Monday and the decision
that is to be handed down In the arena
on that day. Whenever two old
friends, comrades at many ringsides,
meet,, ofton for the firs* time in yoars.
that is almost invarianly the greeting.
A touch of rr^ret for exciting days
and battles <>f the past which they be
lieve are gone forever creeps into
rver.y conversation. A feeling almost
of .Kadness underlies the laughter and
witty banter of the gratliering hosts
<>f fiprhT followers. Al! seem certain
that this is the end; > hat when the
"tumult and the shouting" at the ring
sMde lias died and the time of parting
in* conic. there will be yothinsr to say
Mit '"goodby." It will not be "until we
i»*>«>t aeain.*^ ; :..
'It will be a great fight. And it will
!•*» tlio last great fißht," said one gray
haired ringside veteran today. "The
.fram** lias r*>nohed the end. I have fol
lowed it since I know cnouprh to follow
anything:. 1 have learned to know all
•these ffllowp around here by meetinp:
iliem at the figrtitinjr centers, whether
at New Orlt-ans. .la«'ksonville. San
T'Tanci! 1!!.1 ''!!. Goldfield or Reno. We have
\u25a0fi-.linw<»d the frame together, and we
have followed it to tlie end. I am only
jrlnd that it has not just dwindled away,
!>.i)t will g:n out in a Ida/.* 1 of glory".''
rriisß m«»m:y th a'xsfioii
Once relieved of his worries over the
jsrpna which marred the beginning of
liis day. Promoter and Referee Rlok
.ar<J had time to answer many telegrams
and discuss many details of his prep
arations with Ills subordinates. JVIoFt
important of these was the arrange
ment for transferring' to Reno from
San. Francisco $00. 000 of the purse
money now on deposit in the coast city.
Rickard was asked by Tim Sullivan of
New York, stake holder, to attend to
'I,h'is at once, and the funds probably
\u25a0n'.ill be. in a Reno bank tomorrow. Sul-
Mvaii himself, according to his tele
gram today, expects to arrive July 1.
.. The disturbance over the arena was
\u25a0caused by the loss for a time of the
'\u25a0plans. When the blue prints had been
found the carpenters went at their
\u25a0Vyork with a will and the frame work
:|iad I>een partially clothed with the
hloacher planks before ttie night fell.
Wjien the negro, clad in his usual
:iing costume of 'black and blue,
siopp^fl into the ring in the late after
noon the roped square was flanked by
:<;l.ig gathering of visitors. Al Kauf
ilian'was called on after a few minutes
<>.f medicine ball work, but the four
avbiinds which followed were devoid of
siirrJnK moments. Kaufman puffed
like a -broken down racehorse. He was
forced to do all the leading. Johnson
merely biockrng his blows and sending
back "no exchanges. The altitude is
Kotherins Kaufman considerable and
;I<iiinso.n's easy breathing and perfect
condition are sharply noticeable beside
•his sparring: partner's gasping work.
STARTS CLARKT FLOW I.\C;
..- Monahan came next and Johnson
:\vent after him with playful force in
the first of their four ror;*ds. Blood
dripped from Monalian's none and lips
In loss than a minute. Johnson shot in
two straight lofts with flashing speed
and with precision. From then on he
was content with an occasional display
«>f ?peed and joked \vith llondhan and
the crowd about the ring as they tus
sled and pulled each other about in the
clinches. Two rounds with Dave Mills
followed and this concluded the days
\u25a0work.
Tn all the boxing Johnson did not ex-
Vrt himself once. His broath was un
hurried when it was over and the per
spiratWm was gathering on his whole
'body in. a natural way. The actual
coxing was apparently more of a con
cession to the curiosity of the crowd
than anything else. It was just play
ing for Jack and he showed that he
was perfectly satisfied »vith his skill
in this department of the game by
every move he made.
Jeffries* encounters with Coi-bett,
JJerger. Choynski and Bob Armstrong
today were his first boxing bouts
*ince coming to Reno. He was out of
Lei before T o'clock and had given his
'f-{>arring partners orders to prepare for
\u25a0~ihe workout. Choynski, Berger and
Armstrong faced him for three rounds
«-ach -and Corbett took a turn- for two
\u25a0 sessions. " •\u25a0'
The bouf with Berger was an inter
rstJng one. Jeffries slashed at his
inanaK>T with an assortment of smash-
Ing blows and in tho second round
placed a right hook that bent the San
Franciscan and robbed him of his wind.
.Teffries asked Berger if he had had
*riough after the second and laughed
when the busine."?!? agent came back for
Armstrong was dropped to his knees
<iuring one onslaught when he was
<lancing before the master. The big
sparring partner was just breaking
from % clinch when a right body punch
190k the fight out of him and^ended
hostilities for several Feconds. 'Arm-
Mrong had h hard time taking care of
himself for tho remainder of. the round.
When the two round? with Burns
were over Jeffries was rubbed and then
went to breakfast. He spent the re
•niaindor of the day. loitering about the
pround* of his cottage and early in the
afternoon left camp for a fishing trip,
sccompanied by Jim May/.
MOTHER OF NEVADA
JUDGE DIES IN BERKELEY
Mrs. Mary Cox Succumbs at
Age of 73
BERKELEY, June 27. — Mrs. Mary
Cox, 73 years old, and a native t>f New
York, died today at her home. .1909 .Uni
versity avenue. Berkeley, from general
debility.-
She was the wife of Abraham Cox.
Roth came to thj^? city 15 years agro.
Mrs. Ox is survived by two sons—
Judjje Charles E. Macks and O. H.
Macks, both prominent men of Reno,\
Key. The funeral will be held from the
home in University, avenue Wednesday
morning at 11 o'clock.
Dave Bcrkrr'K
Oafe and srrill will open June 29, i>K.
corner Eddy and 'Taylor. Spanish
dishes. •
"WIFE CHANGES NEGLECT— Mr*. - Gt-rtrude
Ja'tman, 1205 Washington -strift. obtained a
warrant from Police Judffp iVnlan yesterday
for the aiTPSt of Harry Stanley for abandon
ing hi* wife, Mrs. L. 'Stanley. *'
J-APPAS FKEED'ON BAlL— Pet^c P« M p» K . who
.vrap recently arrCKtni. by tUi» federal - autobri
ilff> on a «'li»rge «>f fr«ij<l in t=eoiirin2. natural
iznti«m papers. i\»<= rel«a«Ptl <»i. £!.iiOQ.baU
• .vesterdaj t» L'uiicd . Slate* CuuunUeivncr <E.
11. Heacock.-- ... -, <:
NELSON AN ADDED STARTER
TO REPORT FIGHT FOR CALL
; Among the most prominent of the
remarkable staff of literary and
pugilistic experts who will report
the Jeffries-John-
son .battle at Reno
t for The Call- will
t be Battling Nffl
4 son, former light.
f weight cnampioh,
4 snd .in most re
\u2666 Epects the most
remarkable hold-
I er of that title in
T the history of the
I sport. 'Nelson ar
\u2666 rived in San Fran
t cisco yesterday, di
\u2666 rect from his ranch
\u2666 at Obar, N. M.,
t having stopped off
« there on his way
\u2666 out from Chicago.
t*; to report the big
\u2666 light for The Call.
\u2666 The advantage
\u2666 of having Nelson
« on the staff of
\u2666 chroniclers of the
great fistic event
« is twofold. Not
\u2666 only is he an ex-
pert of unusual
\u2666 ability in respect
\u2666 to the fine^points
4 of the game, and a
\u2666 splendid judge of
\u2666 physical condition
and ring detail,
\u2666 but also he knows
\u2666 how to express his
» thoughts on paper
BATTLING NELSON,
Former Lightweight Champion, Who Wil
Report the Jeffries-Johnson Fight at Reno fo
. .-. THE CALL. -
I \u2666 in a graphic man
j * ner.and with no mean literary skill.
I «. Unlike most lighters Nelson can
I \u2666 write, and what' is quite as essential
! In good reporting, he knows the sort
1 4 of matter that the reading public
I \u2666 wants. If lie had been less success
\u25a0 * ful as a fighter the newspaper world
\u2666 might 'have been the gainer in an
\u2666 added star. Readers of The Call
will remember his book, "Life, Bat
\u2666 ties and Career of Battling Nel
\u2666 son," which was entirely tlie product
4 of his own pen, and what even is
\u2666 more to the point, his excellent de
\u2666 scriptions of the world's baseball
+ championship series which he re
\u2666 ported by wire for this paper.
J* -Nelson is an admirable observer
\u2666 and his stories not only of the light
\u2666 .itself but also of the men and their
condition and the events of the days
NEW WORRY FOR
PROMOTE RICKARD
Chicago, Johnson Stronghold,
Hears That Battle Is About
to Be Called Off
RENO, New, Juno 27. — Promoter
Rickard" was greatly worried tonight
by the receipt here of a telegram from
a Chicago newspaperman stating that
it was .rumored there that the fight
would positively be called off. "Get
busy," concluded the message, and
Tlickard inferred that the rumor had
been taken seriously and would be pub
lished broadcast. .^ V. ;
"There is absolutely no truth in this
new rumor of state interference,"
Rickard stated to the Associated Press.
"I have the personal assurance of Gov
ernor Dickerson that he will* not Inter
fere. I can't imagine how such a re
port could have reached Chicago. ' I
know it is not true, but I am afraid
that the constant repetition :of such
rumors will prevent many visitors
from, coming out."
Rickard promptly communicated the
Chicago message to many of the news
paper correspondents here and was as- 1
sured by them that the news of the
revival of the interference .rumor was
as great a surprise to them as it was
to him. •-^• ; :.'C^
Governor Dickerson is expected' here
from Ely tomorrow. '^»r\
TAFT'S SON IN AUTO
RUNS OVER WORKMAN
Laborer Seriously Hurt; Taft
Greatly Distressed
BEVERLY; Mass., June 27. — One of
President Taft's automobiles, driven by
his son, Robert A. Taft, ran over and
seriously injured a street' laborer today.
At the hospital it was said there. were
indications that the workman's skull
was fractured and that his condition
was 'serious.
Robert Taft, with. two college friends,
Lendal King of Minneapolis and George
Harrison of Washington, started out
from the summer White House this
morning for a spin along the Massa
chusetts north shore. Robert was at
the steering-wheel.
At Prides crossing,, about, two. miles
from home, the streets were being oiled.
The automobile was slowed down, j The
horn sounded, and most" of the. men
stepped aside.. One of them, however,
was not quick enough and. the" machine
struck him, tossing. him into the gut
ter. \u25a0 He was unconscious when picked
up by Robert Taft and his friends.
All those who saw the affair said that
it was purely an accident and that the
automobile was going slowly. \.
Taft Much Distressed
\u25a0 WASHINGTON, June 27.— President
Taft was informed of the automobile
accident today at Beverly in which his
son Robert figured. was much dis
tressed and at once sent a telegram to
his son todo everything he could for the
injured man. He also wired an old col
lege mate in Boston to engage the serv
ices of the best surgeon available' there
and send hinvposthaste to Beverly.
BUFORD WILL CARRY.
INFANTRY, TO ALASKA
Transport' Under Orders' to
Bring Troops Here
SEATTLE, June 27. — Twenty-seven,
officers and 546- men, of ; the Sixteenth'
United States infantry arrived from
Fort" Crook/ Neb., today, and will em
bark on .the transport Bu ford,* which
sails for Alaska Wednesday. -
M Three, more companies of the' Six
teenth -will arrive* tonight: After -the
men are, disembarked, on Alaska soil
the Twenty-second infantry • will be
taken aboardi^S! '. \u25a0 .*• ;• " '."'"' ' •-\u25a0• "
From Alaska the Buford/will sail
direct itfl 'San Francisco, .whence \u25a0 the
Twenty-second in f aritryV will' proceed to
San Antonio, Tex. \ .-.", - %,
THE. SAX PRA^TCISCO CAJjL; TUESDAY; JlJa'K 28, 1910
preceding the fight will be. valuable
additions -to the literature ;, of the
event and'- well -worth reading. He
has a style of his
• "- . own, terse, direct
and graphic, and
with his keen in
sight ' regarding
the game itself
and his thorough
acquaintance With,
the principals and
the men in their
camps, his articles
will be looked for
with eagerness. He
will write for no
other newspaper in
this "vicinity.
Nelson is- firmly
of the belief that
the 'lightweight,
championship is
his property and
that the title has
been only loaned
to Wolgast, the
sturdy young man
who lowered his
colors at Richmond
on last Wash
ington's birthday.
While. at Reno lie
will endeavor to
secure a return
: match with the
title holder. After
the fight he will
return to his ranch
arid from there he
will go to Yellow-
stone park after
game," and later expects to take a
trip .to China. iHe wants a. good
long rest from ring and business
matters before his attempt to , win
back the championship, and as he
has taken good care of the proceeds
of his fighting career he is well
able to do this.
On his way out from Chicago to
New Mexico lie was accompanied
by his faithful trainer, Abdul Mali
gan, the Turk, whom he; intended to
take with him to Reno. But Abdul
found the allurements of Obar so
great that he will remain at the
ranch until. the Battler's return
Nelson, with other members of
The Call staff of experts, including I
Bechdolt and Murphy, left for Reno T
last night. • }
JOHNSON TO QUIT
BOXING SATURDAY
\u25a0xf7--r- ..-•\u25a0. .- .-. • .; .. .\u25a0
Report That Colored Champion
Is to Cease His Training
Tomorrow Denied
. RENO, Nev., June 27. — Reports were
in circulation tonight that Johnson
proposed to do' an unusual amount of
boxing tomorrow and close his train
ing.' This was denied by everybody at
the camp. Johnson works from day to
day as a rule, seldom planning ahead,
and he is said to be as indefinite/ as to
the end of his training as he is about
other matters.
According to statements previously
made by the black Champion, he will
close his work; on Saturday. : "
Announcement was made by Tom
Flanagan^ today that- a representative
of. a Canadian syndicate had arrived In
Reno and Avas prepared -to make an
offer of $150,000 for the Canadian rights
to the fight pictures. Jack Gleason
is expected to return to Reno Wednes
day, and further developments in nego
tiations for his share of the picture
profits are anticipated.
SONOMA TO HOLD
HOLIDAY RACING
Driving Club Events One of the
Features of 'Fourth -of July
. ProgramWSm
[Special Dispatch to The Call]
SONOMA, June 27.— The fourth; of
July celebratton in the historic old
town 'of Sonoma promises to.be, the;
greatest since -the; early days.' 'The
celebration will continue over from
the .Second ,\ to fourth inclusive, , 'and
will include a number of v veryiinter
esting events. A carnival of ; nations,
raising of the old J3ear flag.and racing,
with dances, fireworks,, etc., will fur
nish entertainment. • . \u25a0 .
Secretary" Josf F. Ryn of the Sonoma
valley driving, club .has sent^ out the
following program of racing:'
First race, free for all. 1 trot or pace. -mile
h»-ats. two in three.. purse $100 — First prize, ?7.">;
s(>c«>ir<l, $25; cntranrf. fee, $0.~ •• - ' -.. - \u25a0
Second • rare. U:2i) class, trot or pace., "mile
licat.t. best 'two in -three, purse $"."> — First prize,
f.V>: Beconrt price, $23: entrance fee,. $4. .:•'\u25a0'--
Third rnce. 2:.'!U class, trot or pace, mile
lie:itp. l>est two -in Hliree, purse $.">(•— First prize,
$+<•: second prize. $10: entrance fee, $2.r»0.' - :
Fourth rate, free for all, mtiiihiß, half mile
dash, purse $50— Ktr»»t prize," -S4O; Kecond ; prize.'
$10: entrance fee. $2.."0.- • \u25a0••\u25a0-: ..•.•\u25a0.
Fifth race. fre«« for. all. ninniiiß,,<|uartpr mile.
Tuirse ;$2.V T -Wr?t I prize, $20; t second j prize, $5;
entrance fee,.sl. :• - . . '.. " ' \u25a0' " ;
: ' Sixth -race, raquero runnine rare ' and ; turn,
eighth mile, purse $10 — KnJrnnce.fee. $1; -
.Seventh rnce., road .race, mile, lieats, best' two
in" Jlirw.ipurVe $10— Entrance .'fw." $1. ; .
. ' Hules: The "committee, reserves the- rlsht'- fo
reject any entry or.io bar any horse that has not
the j-igUt to enter the" race; or will, he detrimental
to the success of any race. , : ~.\ -\u25a0 . ;
First race to be called promptly at 1:30?; : :
Kntiies will he ' received' hy the secretary in
Sonoma on any day iip -to July 4. ' . \u25a0 \u0084 •
FBAXK; CIIASCE ; SUSPEXDED
June. 27.— FrankCharice,
manager and fist" baseman,' and Harry
Stelnfeldt/thirdbasemam of the 'Chi
cago 1 National -League club, 'and J, Larry
McLean,' catcherof. the'Cincinnati'club;
have drawn: -'a'-; three"! days, '[suspension
from President; Lynch -of: the**Natl6nal
legus as the result! of! troubles on i the
playing" field. .'.""."- *"./, '''."".
Ivl Dr S V 1. 11 IV A .V O V TPOIXTKD
ALBANY, X.Y.,^ June '27.— Frankie
Smith __of - : ; California*: h'ad '/a'ushadeV-the
better, Jo'f, Kid^Sullivapjof^Washington,
in* a ; fast- 10 round . b'oiit-liVrfiltnn* rri,*~r~
JOHNSON AND TEX
HOLD CONFERENCE
Jack Chugs Up to Headquarters
of Promoter, Then Goes to
Bank— a Touch?':
Continued From I*npe 10, Col*. 1 and 2
;\u25a0 . . -. >»»w». ..\u25a0\u25a0.\u25a0 - \u25a0 . . „\u25a0 ...
to 6, with Jeffries the favorite as usual
Poolrooms and commission stands are
springing up all along the line like the
mushrooms we read so much about. If
half of them get, by; somebody surely is
going to get the worst of it. -There is
not a question that most of the bet
ting money will have to come from San
Francisco.; The Ileno people have plenty
of gambling advantages of their own.
They were gambling long before they
ever heard of Jeffries and Johnson, and
they will be gambling for a long time
after, the fight is forgotten. •
BETTIXG GAME DWINDLES
The truth is that the battle is not
going to'be the gigantic betting propo
sition which the layers of odds looked
for several months ago. All those won
derful $10,000 bank rolls have faded
away to mere nothings, and the men
who were going to bet them have
ceased making speeches, perhaps Jto
save their money to buy fight tickets
and pay. living expenses.
Reports from New York and Chicago
say] that they are going strong^ back
there-' but we who are 4,000 miles away
do not know whether this is press agent
guff or the real straight from the shoul
der talk. At all events they are not
betting their money in Reno, and Reno
is the 'seat of action at the present
time and will be till Julys.
: .Commissioner Torn Corbett wired up
from S^m Francisco this morning that
he has.decided to change his stand to
Jim .Mays' gambling house, \u25a0 where all
his, business will be conducted on and
after hia arrival on Friday night. .They
are all looking to see what Corbett is
going to do and what he brings up
with 'him. It is believed that things
will begin to soup up a bit when Tom
puts in ah appearance.
Kid North has opened the "Johnson
club". right next to the fight headquar
ters. The kid is not such an ardent
rooter for the champion as he was for
other, great colored fighters of the past,
but he says^that he isrgoing to handle
all the big- commissions from'the col
ored delegation; from Chicago.
' Johnson was chugged into town this
morning in a big automobile and imme
diately he mixed up with Rlckard in
some sort of a very \u25a0 mysterious con
ference. ; Nobody in Reno seemed to be
able to get close to the line of business
that .was.: being transacted, though
everybody was looking for the low
down. Both the champion and the pro
moter saia that everything was lovely.
However, it-is believed that Jack is
figuring' on selling his pictures over
again and he wants to have another un
derstanding with Tex.
VAX, COURT CHIEF >ECOM>
Those who claim to be close to Jef
fries declare positively that De Witt
Van Court, the veteran Olympic club
trainer and instructor and one of the
very best, handlers of fighters in the
world, will be Jeffries' : chief second.
Jeff must i have ; brought, Van up. here'
with him, for something and he has not
pulled off his many private talks with
the veteran for nothing. Jeff has not
said' who will be , the boss second and
Van .Court . has not been stalking about
it either, 'though the theory looks rea
sonable. . ' , '
A "wild ""story* came over the wires
from New York 'this afternoon -telling
about' an offer of $150,000 for the Ca
nadian rights for the moving pictures.
This offer is supposed to come from one
J. W. Nash, representing: a New York
vaudeville syndicate, and was sent to
Tom Flanagan, Johnson's manager. .
' But the more conservative moving
picture men were not slow in declaring
that .Nash is looking to get a little
bit of notoriety for himself for the cost
of a night letter over the telegraph
wires. ; ?<?
But if Canada gives $150,000 for the
films, then there is no doubt that
Rickard and Jeffries have thrown their
interests away.- As for Johnson, he still
has a chanco, for he has sold his siiare
but twice already. It is expected that
he will sell it at least seven or eight
times before the final deal is completed
and the real owner is named.
Jim Coffroth managed to make his
getaway this evening, .but .he, had a
hard time tearing himself "loose at that.
Coffroth proved to be one of the great
est, Reno : boosters "who ever showed
here.; It was his first long stay in the
town, but he knew everybody here
before he was on the job more than
six hours. Coffroth: gave Rickard a
few lines on his arena, all of which
were thankfully accepted.. Coffroth
expressed the opinion that the arena
surely will be the greatest of its kind
ever erected in any city, in the world,
and he;. dors not even bar .his.- own
layout at' Colma.
CROWDS STILL COMIXR
The crowds are- coming Jn on every
train ana it is' expected that by Satur
day night there will be at least 10,000
people in Renoi Where they are going
to sleep nobody 4 knows, for , the hotels
are crowded to the suffocation point
already, and even the private homes
•with spare rooms are 'going, 'to bo
played the limit. It looks as though
there will-be manyVacboy carrying* the
banner for fa -few nights before -rand
after ,the'fight.
Judging; from 'the way-! they talk,
every woman in ; Reno .who r has s the
price: of a 'ticket will* be there at the
ringside. Rickard is encouraging the
f aiV sex. He says that he will welcome
every one of them save those .who" 'want
to getin" for nothing:.": It is understood
that' one 'prominent^ divorcee here; this
afternoon bordered; V half :' a dozen $50
seats. - .• •. • -_-, ; .
They say' that she: and; five of her
friends^wiH. occupy a .ringside Box and
root for, Jeffries.;, \ . . <"'
Beals fright Secures
Place in Finals
: : AVIAIBLKDON, 27.— Beals
CWright of Boston, today qualified for
the • final :, singles in ; the All-England
tennis championship" "tournament, de
feating A. H.':.Lewis;in the'semi finals,
6— 3,- 3— 6,' 6— 4. X6-rJ. " Wri&ht's*bp
porient'in-^ the flnal«,u-11l be.A::F.;Wild
ing, '\u25a0•;the- - ?New. . Zealarider, t who
member* of JtheiAustralian 'team;' which
successfully^defended,*,? the Davis trophy
a year ago."
IXJVOVATIOX I.v'aUTO. RACKS
fvNEW-YORIv, June, 27.— An innovation
at , the 24 hour^autorno.bile^ race ;; to •be
held- at the : Brightjoh\?bea;ch\raceHrack
onTJulyVls;and?;i6-;will-be-theVdiyisio.n'
of .- the competing > v cars: ; into ; three 4de
partments to pis ton'displace
ment. ' l j In each ; of Uhese i subdivisions a
special; prize%\vill^ be given,, sck there'
wUI ;'Jb"e;-: three .-: races ; in <one. V
'dition'toUho.rdiyision prizes, : there. will
be a. grand, prize' for the car that travels
theigrcatest : distance. ;--, .•-' . . J
JEFF SATISFIED WITH SELF
"CONDITION NEVER BETTER"
-\u0084R ENO, June 27.— 1f present intentions arc carried, out at the Jef- I
fries camp, Thursday will see the last of the former champion's training *
for the big fight. Whence pulls the 6 ounce gloves from his hands
on that day and has had his parting tussle with the shadows the "hope *
of the white race" will have completed a full year of training for his \u2666
encounter with Johnson. \u25a0 " *
1 At least to his own satisfaction Jeff has answered the question of \u2666
whether he could "come back." On the rubbing table, this morning, \u2666
after 11 hard, fast rounds of boxing and- two rounds of pulling and ]'
hauling with Farmer Burns, he said: "' \u2666
'-When my brother John arrived in camp a few minutes ago and <>
asked me. how I felt, I told him that I was never in better condition i!
toifight in my. life. I toldhim, the truth. I feel better now than ever J
oh the eve of a fight before my retirement, and 1 will-be prepared for \u2666
. "From now oil until Thursday, when, probably. I will wind up the
work, I will give any- attention to boxing, with just a bit of sprinting \u2666
in the evenings. After that it will be solid rest and the drying out \u2666
prdcess/' . £
COFFROTH BETTING
COIN ON' JOHNSON
Sunshine Club Promoter Says
Al other Nature Will Decide
in Negro's Favor
Continued From Pnsc'lo, Cols. 5 and 6
and saw a- beautiful rainbow composed
of fancy vests and socks rising "above
a horizon of dress shirts just before
Jeff assured the spectators'' that no as
sassination was about to be negotiated.
>OT A FIXAL, TEST
As big as Jeff's sparring partners are,
his work in the ring with them does
not give the public a chance to see
how' he will stack up in the ring. He
is as strong and rugged as ever, and
that is as far as any one can see. The
only real test for him .would be about
40 rounds of continuous boxing. But
this kind of work is impossible at this
time, and the sports will have to wait
for the fight itself before they can
solve the great enigma. f
The big fisherman is still unwilling
to step ory the scales. No one can find
out his particular reason for this. He
claims that he is somewhere around
220, but his big, solid muscles seem to
indicate, a figure closer to 230.
Jeff's trainers have advised him to
take no more baths before the fight.
He will take nothing but dry rubs from
now on. Roger Cornell says that the
"drying out" process* will rid the white
champion of any inner fat that he
might-be carrying around, now that the
outer layer of superfluous coating has
been completely disposed of.
Johnson's' appearance in town this
morning caused: quite a little -commo
tion around the Hotel Golden. .Rumors
spread to 'the effect that Rickard in
tended to r ¥educe the size of the purse
and that*, the black- contestant came
into town to protest. There proved to
be nothing in this, when it developed
that* Johnson came in merely for the
purpose of making a touch. As usual,
his finances are low, and Rickard is the
man to. advance the dough.
ONLY MAKING TOUCH
When Johnson appeared in the open
air ring this afternoon he did not show
any effects of the financial stringency.
He went through his work in his usual
good natured way before the largest
crowd that has yet assembled at his
camp at Rick de Bernardo's road house,
two and a half miles from town. About
100 automobiles and other conveyances
were lined up in front of the resort be
fore Johnson made his appearance.' :
"The black man went 10 founds" with
Al Kaufman, Walter Monohan and* Dave
Mills. It was the same old story. John
son toyed with his men, and the result
of his work-only, showed in the perspi
ration that oozed out of every pore In
his'body. lie went through his usual
antics for the benefit of those In the
audience who were looking for a lUtle
high' class comedy, i
Jack Root, who fought Marvin Hart
in : this town for the world's champion
ship five years ago, watched every move
of Johnson this afternoon. Jim Cof
froth, who "sat close by, remarked that
Johnson looked a little, heavy. "John
son is not packing too much weight,"
replied Root. "He will dry out during
the next week and get rid of any flesh
that he does not actually need. I think
he,is in excellent shape." \'--J^-'v:
Coffroth was. stronger for Johnson
this afternoon than ever' before.
COFFROTH FOR JOHNSON
. "He'll win .sure," .said tho Pan.Fran
cisco promoter, "Jeffries wil not be able
to lay a glove on him during the first
part of the fight. At the same •time
Jeff is such a big strong feilow that ; it
is hard to conceive of anybody actually
putting him out. The only way out of
it is to \u25a0 pass the buck to nature. I
think she will step in and give the de
ciding word. In one way, trying to
beat, Jeff is like standing In. front of
a. marble statue and attempting to de
stroy It with a wooden, club. • Then,
again, will; Jeff be able to touch- John
son before he (Jeff) tires out? Some
times I feel very undecided," but I am
going" to bet my coin on Johnson be
cause he figures like a winner after
everything lias been 'said and- done."
;Tim. McGrath, Jack McAuliffe, John
L. Sullivan and all the other old timers
of more, or less renown now , in. town
are unable ;to come to anydefinite con
clusions on the result. siSSi
Pirates "File Charges
Against Evers
; PITTSBURG, June 27.— The Pittsburg
National league club today preferred
charges against Second Baseman John
J. , Evers of the .Chicago- club. The
complaint, Which was sent to President
Lynch of the Nationals league, is that
Evers' L conduct ; in Saturday's game with
Pittsburg was unbecoming; a player. It
is cha-rged. that : Evers \u25a0 "made faces" at
spectators inthe grandstand when they
"rooted"- in ' ridicule to Chicago's play
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ARMSTRONG FALLS
FORM JEFF'S BLOW
Dusky Retainer and Manager
Sam Berger Both Come in
for Rough Handling
_RENO, Nev., June 2J.— The last week
of preparation for the fourth of July
struggle for supremacy between Jim
Jeffries and Jack Johnson opened In
Reno without any of the excitement
which marked its immediate predeces
sors. Such progress was made on the
arena yesterday and today that Its
completion In time for the fight is cer
tain; both fighters are in splendid trim
and showing no sign of their sudden
change from sea level to a high alti
tude, and everything connected with the
greatest sporting event of this or any
other age is moving along in a thor
oughly satisfactory way.
Swinging himself onto the boxing
platform at Moana springs shortly after
8 o'clock this morning, Jim Jeffries
plunged into 11 rounds of continuous
boxing, alternating with Choynski, Cor
bett, Armstrong and Berger, and fol
lowed up with two rounds of tugging
and hauling around the * ring with
Farmer Burns. It was fast, f uf ious
work from start to finish, and Jeff kept
increasing his pace until in the final
round with Berger it was very close to
a real fight. Jeff did not take a mo
ment's rest during the- melee, yet he
came out of it without a sign of fa
tigue.
Choynski was the first man to mix
it with the big fighter. Joe and Jeff
did not do any very lively work, Jeff
remarking that he was not fully. awake
as yet. Corbett came next for one
round and things began to speed up.
Berger mixed in for a round and then
Armstrong, and at each change Jeff
added to his speed. In the last or his
three rounds with Armstrong he sent
his dusky retainer to , the floor with a
powerful right. It was a clean knock
down and brought a round of laughter
and applause from the camp followers.
In all Jeff boxed three rounds with
Choynski. three with Berger. three with
Armstrong and two with Corbett. The
last round was with Berger, and this
one attracted most attention. Jeff, who
was dancing about the ring like a
schoolboy, 'insinuated that Sam was too
tired to go another round. Berger re
sented it and retorted. "I'll show you
whether I can go another or not."
!He dashed at Jeffries with a vigor
that carried the big man back a step or
two, and they went at it hard, rough
inf it around the ring Without a pause
until the gong tapped. The blows they
exchanged appeared not to be lacking
fn steam, and the training crew agreed
after it was over that it was the fastest
work Jeff has done since he began
getting into shape.
John Jeffries, brother of the former
champion, arrived from . San Francisco
this morning, accompanied by his wife.
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NEVADA POLICE A
PICTURESQUE CLAN
Will Wear Their Gun Holsters
Outsic4>~of Their Coats
Next Monday
Continued* From Page 1O» Column 4
placed a bunch of sagebrush gun fight
ers around the ring on that famous
17th of March,. 1897, when a gang of
thugs sent. out word to Referee George
Siler that he wouldn't live long enough
to get his boots off If ho decided against
Jlni Corbett. There was- no trouble in
Carson on-1 that -17th of March, by the
way. Trouble • and Captain, Cox don't
get along well in. the same neishbor
hood.
THEY DESTROY TROUBLE
The captain \u25a0 rode out*to camp "with
me. On the way w« had a talk about
the arrangements for policing: the fight.
The Nevada state police are something
like the Texas rangers-; They aren't •
police and they aren't militia. They are
simply a small body of fearless, clear
headed men who go wherever they are
needed, and when they arrive all signs
of trouble disappear.
"Why." said Captain Cox, indignant
ly,; "I've read articles that say there
may be trouble «if Johnson wins this
fight. I never saw such nonsensa. This
is the most ilaw abiding state In the
union! There is very little law break
ing In Nevada. We are a clean living,
level headed people, and we mind our /
own business. This is a sporting propo-'^C
sition, and Johnson stands on exactly
the same footing with us that Jeff does.
He'tf have the same square deal.
GUNS ON" THE OUTSIDE
"Some of the eastern people may
think- we look wolly when- they . see
my arrangements at the arena. Im go
insr to have my men on hand to pre
serve order in case anybody, either
from here or from the east, cares to
make trouble. My men will year their
egular woklng uniform, khakt, and
every man will have his 3S revolver
in his belt, on the outside In plain
view. That's the way we do things,
right out In the open. There won't
be any trouble at all. If anyone fn
the crowd shows any inclination to do
anything unfair,' to hiss or hoot at
either man, why we'll just chuck him
out. of the arena in about two seconds
and that'll be the end of his chance
to see the fight. This affair Is -going
to be orderly and I hope no stranger
comes here with any notion of making
trouble."
I met Jim Coffroth. "Say," said Jim,
"what do you think? I have a cable
from Jimmy 'Brltt in London and Jim
says, the bettin- gthere is 10 to 8 in
Johnson's favor. Can you beat It?
Won't the Britishers have the laugh on
us two to one Jeffries guys it Jack
puts it over?"
And then t£ere were the two Jacks,
Jack McAuliffe and John L. Sullivan,
doing the camps, arm In arm. There
were three American Jacks once, but
Jack Dempsey has been long under the
sod. I wonder if his shade isn't drift
ing around Reno somewhere. Surely
this battle must hold the attention o£
many old time champions, if they still
take an interest in earthly things.
In he same car that took me to John
son's yesterday afternoon was Jack
Root,_ who, fought Marvin-- «Hart here
years ago, Jeffries refereeing. Jack
is a magnate now, owner of two thea
ters. He has come out, a3 he says, "To
see the other fellows work."
PASTOR APPEALS TO CHOYNSKI
Joe Choynski walked down the road
witli- me. Joe was in a happy mood.
He showed me a long letter from a
minister, in which the writer asked
Choynski if. he wouldn't try to use hi.s
influence with Jeffries to persuade him
to draw out of the fight and give up the
game. "JeftT is a splendid man." said
the minister. "Isn't he wasting time
and talent in all this fighting?"
"Wasting his time." chuckled Joe.
"And a purse of $101, 000, besides the
picture money and the money Jeff can
make afterward if he wins. I see my
self begging Jeff to draw out of this
fight. He'd call the police."
11UBE2 WADDELL SIGNS PLEDGE
ST. LOUIS. June 27. — George Edward
(Rube) Waddell, suspended pitcher of
the St. Louis American league team,
was fined $150 in the police court today
on 9 charge of disturbing the peace.
The fine was stayed after Waddel!
signed a pledge to abstain from intoxi
cants for one year.