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18 White Man's Hope Takes Count of Nine 3 Times CROWD MAKES SILENT PARADE FOR RAILROAD Horde of Spectators Forgets All About Fight in Ambition to -Get Home , Throng Leaving A rear. Unusu ally Peaceable and Police Have Little to Do ASHLEIGH B. SIMPSON Special Dispatch to The Call] REXO. July 4.— Draining slowly but steadily, like a great funnel emp tying 1 liquid. Reno began to lose its host of visitors im mediately after the battle uas over. From the arena thousands swarmed direct into the long li.ies of the South ern Pacific's ears, and * before there was a chance for congestion of traffic at the Reno depot two trains of 12 cars apiece were roll • ing; filled to capacity, toward San Francisco. On all the sidetracks at the depot were more cars rapidly filling: from the ever increasing procession leaving the ticket office. Automobiles, carriages and vehicles of every description con tinually emptied their loads in from the Golden hotel, but the great swarm of humanity in front of the hostelry seemed different from the usual mob that had blocked the sidewalk before the fiffht headquarters — it was moving. Baggage came out of the swinging doors without a halt, and barely stop ping to count noses, different parties made their way rapidly to the railroad station. I-OTIf TO LEAVK fc MBERTV There were quite a number of people loth to leave the lively city, and when they were finally landed at the depot surrounded by suitcases and handbags they stepped to one side just for a moment to place one more on the "red *" • \u25a0 Devoid of the disorder and trouble that might have occurred save for the adequate accommodations of the rail road, the multitude made Its way out of the mountain city. There were long faces and faces with smiles, but. as one traveler, remarked: "There is nothing left now but to go home. I've lost all my money, my watch and my rings, but, thank God! I've got my" ticket home safe in my . pocket." It was remarked by many people at 'the fighr tlia't 'there seemed to be a scarcity of colored people, despite the fact that a great" many had" come to town. Even if the negro spectators re mained hidden until after the fight there certainly was a gathering of them when the trains began to pull out to ward the west. They were a happy lot, and one woman of. dusky skin who at tended the battle took off her hat be fore she boarded a train for home. * When asked why she did so she re- PBOID OF HER COLOR "Cause ah wants everybody to know that ah's a niggah, das why, an' ah'm prahd of it." A great many laughed at the remark, but there were those who turned away with sullen mutterings. The hard work of the Nevada police •and the local department to keep order over the thousands was almost unneces sary* for there was no sign of diffi culty or commotion of any sort. The authorities were on the alert, but they were scarcely given a chance to make an arrest. It was a very peaceful crowd. If it hadn't been for the ques tion of going home, which really ranked next to the fight itself, there might have been trouble. The minute the white fighter fell there was but one thought uppermost — how to get home. All day the Southern Pacific brought trains to Reno. Many of the cars were sleepers and many of the people who looked sharp about ob taining accommodations rode westward with a berth.' Berths were just a mat ter of luxury and the majority of the people were <julte. satisfied with a chair. As the long ifnes of these day coaches drew slowly out of the station the passengers could be seen munching sandwiches, reading comfortably or smoking. The greatest battle of the age was over and what mattered the betting or the downfall of the favorite? The trip was novel; the company con genial. DELIGHT I!V MERE SEAT There were also quite a number of visitors who settled with delight into the plush seats, for they had come to Reno too late to secure rooms and wero truly worn out from walking the streets. There were" some -who still talked loudly and gesticulated with excitement, but It was because of the clean fairness of the fight and the unquestionable superiority of the vic tor. The faction that was most amusing of the home going ' throng was that which had come into, Reno underneath the cars. Tired, disheveled and dirty, they hung around the depot in groups, from the one legged negro who has been with the Johnson camp to the sturdy youth who walked most of the way from Chicago. .They made no move to board the cars. A seat in one of the day coaches would have meant heaven to them, but they had to wait until darkness and the coming of. ' the freight cars. Quietly the tremor of excitement, the electric feeling In the air died away. The great hordes ' that brought tense and exhilarating life to Reno passed and In the passing left; but a'stillness to mark* th« closing of-.one of the greatest' episodes of the age; „ i Bob Fitzsimmons responding to the enthusiastic calls of his admirers for. a speech. CHILD Of Si IN HIS ELEMENT Poor Old Jeff Chews Gum as Badge of Courage 'Gainst- Son of Jungle By EDWARD F. CAHILL bloody nose, but he was otherwise none the worse. He was Eimply dazed by Johnson's wicked uppercuts to "the jaw. The only mark visible on Johnson was one of some standing, and was pointed out by an acute observer in the gallery. "See the razor mark on the back of his shoulder!" he. shouted. Perhaps it was there, but I could not make it out. Jeff kept boring for the body, and landed — is that the word?— many times, but the negro only grinned and even, on occasion, patted the white man on the back In a patronizing way. You simply could not feaze the black man's homely good nature. Indeed, this -was not a fight in the ordinary sense. I accept fully the absurd word "contest." There was no bad blood between the men and it, was wholly a matter of business. , The negro got fair play and his full share of applause? There was not a word but one of any race feeling in the affair, and that was at once sup pressed by a strong outcry of disap proval from the crowd. "Cut that out!" they shouted, and it was. It was a fair play crowd, sure enough. There were women in the crowd, plenty of them. The promoters had erected a special box for their accom modation, but the occupants were, for the most part, not the women one meets in society, and. perhaps, not the women one ought to meet anywhere. YACHTSMEN HOLD SPLENDID CRUISE George Low elf s Sloop Amigo Wins Race of Fleet From , Vallejo The San Francisco yacht club held one of its most successful cruises of the season Saturday afternoon, when 11 yachts and several launches made the trip from the clubhouse to the Vo lante qua club, where the members spent an enjoyable evening. Sunday noon the boats, following the lead of Commodore Hanify on the Martha,, proceeded through Montezuma slough to Vallejo, where the yachtsmen of that city entertained the various 'visiting yachtsmen. The fleet raced home from Vallejo yesterday afternoon, nine of the yachts finishing. George , Lowell's sloop ! Amigo carrying off the honors in class A and the flagship Martha in B. The full result was as follows: :to v i - . ., . w i . j3 >. O r | a b§ b? yacht .; :•< 3. .? ?y • \u25a0 • ? I '\u25a0\u25a0 a' is IsJ GLASS A~~ "~ "~~ Amigo |12:31 1 5 :04:02!5cr.|4:33:02 4:33:02 FJeur-de-LdE|l2:3l | • (Scr.l- i ;*eT« 112:31:30 3:11:15|5cr.]4:59:45 4:38:45 Vixen .....[12:31:30 • qom-f Mary (12:31:30 5:14:33J10m]4:43:03 4:33:03 Surprise ...|I2:S2 • |12m| | *Dld not finish. « .. \u25a0*. CLASS R \u25a0:. - .-. .:-\ cr Cha11enger... 112:49:2014:15:10 Scr. 3:25:5013:25:50 Monsoon ...112:48:5514:20:33 Scr. 3:39:50|3:39:50 Caprice .:..J12:48:14|4:28:45 15m 3:42:31:3:27:31 Cntspa .....i 12:51:39:4 :49: 101 15 m]3:57:31 3:42:31 Martha ... ..]12:49:05i4:33:08120m 3:44:03 3:24:03 | Louisville Results \ | LATOXIA.. July 4.— Plnkola^ running In : the colors of Ed Alvejr and coupled in; the- betting with Friend Harry, won the Independence - Day handicap at Latonia today. • S-V'r>^ First race, fire furlongs. Belling— ETia. $18.70, won: -Minnie Wendle, $6.90 place, second; South ern Light, $3.40 * how, third. Time, -1:01 2-5. - ;: Second race, »euins. 6lx furlongs— Kther Day, $1.30, won: Barnsdale, $4.lo : place, second; Joe Moser. $4.70 show, third. - lime, 1:13 1-6. Third race, handicap, parse, sir furlonjrs-^Mer-' rick, $3.30. won; i Nettle Bereaad, • $2.50 . place, second; /Marbles, 52.30 show,* third. Time. 1:12 4-5. : -\u25a0 •:\u25a0 ' \u25a0.-- -: Fourth race, tbe Independence handicap, • purse $2,000. ml 3* and a sixteenth— Pinkola. , $41.20, won; Hanbridge, $3.10- place,. second;. Countless, $3.40 6b»w, third. Time." 1:44 2-5. .. ; - , Fifth 1 race, BelUnjr, purse, mile and'7o yards-— Sataarl, $10.10, won; Slnfran, $4 place, second; Camel. • $3.50 show, third. Time, 1 :43 4-5. ;; ->-- - Sixth race,- selling:, purse," mile .and ; three fnrlonffs— Mamie Algun, $3.7,0. won; i Rebuff, s3.9o place. \u25a0 second; Azo, $4, lo 'show,' third.' Time,' 2:1313. . " THE SAX F&ANCISCO GALL. TUESDAY, 3XTLY 5, 1910 FORMER CHAMPIONS ENTERTAINING THE: FIGHT FANS:WITHcFUGJ^TS f OFiOi^TOI^Y AT : RENO THE FIGHT BY ROUNDS EVERY BLOW DESCRIBED RENO, New, July 4.— Following is a detailed story \u25a0-*.- - — — \u2666 . The men refused to shake hands. Johnson smiled and Jeff calmly chewed gum. After a long opening session of' sparring Johnson* shot .. — _ -\u2666nig ii e ft to the fac« and they clinched. Johnson pushed Jeff back. Johnson swung his left to the jaw and as ; Jeff roughed it at close quarters the big black shot his left again to the face.. The men locked arms, and on the .break Jeff clouted his man twice with two short arm lefts to the .face and the crowd yelled. "Why don't you laugh?" shouted Corbett at Johnson, and the latter winked and smiled back at the former champion. The men continued in a locked' embrace, and as the gong terminated the round Johnson playfully tapped Jeff on the shoulder and Went to his corner smiling. Jeff then told his seconds to let him alone, that he would fight his battle. It was a tame round. — \u2666•. Johnson game up chatting like a magpie, but Jeff only smiled. "He wants to flght a little .bit, Jim," ' yelled Corbett. "You bet I do, Mls "\u2666\u25a0tah Corbett," retorted the cham pion. As Jeff held on, Johnson clouted him with a wicked right to the jaw. As the men. separated from a Clinch Jeff swung his right to the stomach, to which Johnson retaliated with two ripping left uppercuts to the jaw. The men closed together, Jeff leaning against the champion with the sheer weight of his shoulders. It was a case of strength against cleverness, with the v ..i-t__ i I_~ tne fetter of it. •" — \u2666Both came up slowly. "Come- in, Jim," shouted Johnson, saying which the champion hooked his left to the -. stomach with much force. Johnson — \u2666then" jabbed his twice;, to- the | face and as they .closed in breast to breast Johnson whipped a. left uppercut to the jaw and neatly blocked the boiler maker's onslaughts. As the \u25a0 men circled about the ring Johnson kept up a constant cross fire of conversation. 1 The men separated and Johnson Jabbed thrice with left to the face and whipped a short arm right to the face. A long clinch followed, during which the black missed a wicked right uppercut. Jeff rushed in, but Johnson blocked him neatly on a vicious right swing and again patted his antagonist on the shoulder as the round ended. Johnson, on points, had a good advantage, but there was not much power behind . his stings. V' Jeff missed a left swing, Johnson rushing: away, leaving a stab to the face. Johnson' taunted Jeffries;con stantly. "Don't rush, Jim; don't you •\u25a0hear what I'm telling you?" shouted Johnson, backing it up with a right uppercut "to the Jaw. Jeff got -in'; a good', right to the mouth and -the blood started flowing from the colored .man's lips. "First blood for Jeff," yelled the crowd. - Johnson shot a hard left to the mouth and almost wrestled his/ man against the ropes. The "golden smile" had not faded \ from Johnson's face at this stage. Jeff forced the champion against the ropes and a half dozen short arm body punches .found their mark in rapid succession In response, Johnson shot a right to the jaw and- the round ended. It was Jeff's round and the best one so far. -• \u25a0 \u25a0 :: — — -W Johnson, as usual, came up with .; a volley 'of words. Jeff paid r no at-v tention: to- this, but rushed in close and they -wrestled for a spell. -At \u25baclose quarters Jeff shot two rights to' the body, to which Johnson; responded with a left uppercut, cutting Jeff's, lips a bit. } Johnson a moment later drove his right to the jaw and then followed it with two left uppercuts -to the same* place." Johnson jarred" the white^ man with a' straight left to the; mouth and they eased up in ajclinch. Both men were bleeding from the mouth."-". Suddenly: Jeff sent the black man's/ head back a foot 'with a straight left 'to'jthe' mouth, and Johnson looked a bit serious as he .took his seat,; not, '• however, without giving. the boiler maker the customary round end love tap. No! serious damage' done to either. a ' : 'V. ?Tin going' tomlx wlthihlm now," \u25a0 said Jeff to his seconds. .Three. lefts radiated from the'ehampion's shoul- / der, v catching Jeff Jon the face in " .\u25a0^ry \u2666'each" instance.'.'and 'the blood seeped from Jeff's left "cheekbone. Both.menfought'cautiously. A' ringside ; fan asked, Johnson ; lf he would- like: a drink.'/ "Too much on hand: now," quickly rejoined; the cham pion, and he ripped in three left uppercuts to the whiter man's jaw. '"\u25a0 .-/\u25a0 Jeff waded ; In, 1 but" was ' met \ wi th ' a ; nasty -? left uppercut that closed his rlghteye'tight. Johnson/ followed! this with ; two "similar -punches and the blood - gpouted from the retired champion's riose.s ; — , -_\u2666 Jeff : cameVup j with a ferocious : frown : and' they :. closed in. A long { sparring bee without a : C ; blow being struck," Johnson mean \u25a0•"while carefully ', priming ; himself ;for~ " an opening.. Although J Jeff's eye > was badly -bruised, he . never lost* his poise. /Johnson laughed sarcastically as .\u25a0 ' Jeff essayed a; right swing, at close'quarters.? With ; the f ' men locked in ah embrace Johnson jolted his man three times over the ; damaged right eye and • followed this with a rlghtuppercut to'the Jaw. v Jeff stopped ' Johnson's . bickerings - with; a 'straight right _; to ; the ) jaw.', Johnson -) countered : with- left- arid \rl gh't \u25a0to •Jeff 's • sore face; '\u25a0'•, t ;\u25a0\u25a0 * Vi -^J Jeff /rushed'ln and the black drove a left to - the ' ; ;_ mouth^- ; and i: shortly <: after shot:; Iri'{; two lefts j[to^>* : th~e : face : that- "carried: considerable 0 . \u25a0\u25a0T'--' : " ..\u25a0 •'' .-•\u25a0; ;-\u25a0\u25a0 --...:.-'.-."T*° rc ® "behind-;^ them." • J"Hello^ Jinjmy/'I shouted the black,": "did 'you see : that one?? As : they closed in without ; damage - Jeff ; shouted; "Break away. Johnson." But .Johnson" did not "; break away, - and -laughed /as Jeff missed a .vicious l left : swing. .Earlier,' .Jeff .it /close : range, : had worked . In , two ; rights -to ' the ' » \u25a0 »-_j_, *t--*:. *~«'-<i-^to^fease;- thevriegrp/ .\u25a0 \u25a0 . / : . rr"*- '' Johnson ; kept v up; a constant . con-t; • versation in ; his corner" beforeVcbm lng^up toj the^ scratch ? in tliis 'rbund!^ He; hooked/ his • left .. to" Jeffs i : ;=face ''.'\u25a0 ~-*-with' : ; great force and continued /to hurl terselyjjframedfsentences 7 at r Jim^c6rbett. "-Johnson: o hooked t another 'left; to" the jaw/ that '.carried ;^withlitVa' ; ! world of .power. [_'\u25a0, After/ Jeff.j had gutted "wlth^ his* Viead? Johnson^ flung : his lef t;j to ? the /stomach and they /went ;' First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round Fifth Round Sixth -Round Sevenlh Round Eighth Round Tommy Burns, who came all the way from Australia, addressing the crowd. into a friendly clinch. Jeff crouched low and Johnson drove home a wicked left full > tilt in the stomach. A moment later he sent in two left jabs to the mouth and eye, but Jeff apparently paid little attention to these blows. This round ended in Johnson's favor, and with Jeff's face bleeding from several places. - — : \u2666- Not much life marked the coming to, the center of the ring. Johnson shot two lefts to the'head and fol lowed this wlt;h a short •arm right \u2666— —" — ; — "\u2666 to the ear. A long clinch mixed with wrestling followed. Jen" swung his ri-ght around the body. The men confined themselves mostly to in fighting and short streaks of wrestling, Johnson always on. the alert to land a punch. Johnson whipped two lefts to the jaw, and a right "tippercut to the jaw made Jeff yell "Oh!" audibly. " Johnson peppered away with his left and clearly outboxed hisburly opponent. It was Johnson's round. \ x , \u2666 A half minute wrestling bee with out, damage opened the round ! and Johnson smashed Jeff time and again with left and right to the \u2666jaw and the big boiler maker fought wildly. Johnson swung a terrific right, more of ah uppercut, to the jaw. and followed* this with a clean right uppercut. to, the Jaw, and Jeff almost weak ened. Johnson employed left and right uppercuts again and again to the jaw, and varied this with left and right .swings to the jaw, \u25ba and the blood spouted from Jeff's mouth in a stream. Jeff was a bad looking sight at'this stage, but he suddenly electrified the cro.wd by making a round end rally, landing his right to the jaw and a -hard left, to the body that brought the crowd to its feet. ' Johnson, however, had a: good advantage. .. *\u25a0' •\u25a0\u25a0'-\u25a0' •'-" *' /» The men clinched after the black had missed a hard left for the jaw, remaining :in this position half a - minute. As Jeff rushed in Johnson jfißtqffWßKl&&i ' "*'™ et hlm with a "straight left , and a right uppercut' on the jaw. With the men breast to breast the black swung hard with' left to the body and face, all the time keeping up a conversation with Corbett. Johnson cleverly blocked blows Intended for the body, and sent home a straight right to the sore mouth, starting the blood afresh. The negro shot- a straight left to the face and then sent his man's head back a foot with similar blows. Jeff went to his corner spitting blood and with the honors against him. * The men fought without damage ;o \u25a0 a clinch and wrestled about the :enter of the ring, Johnson *break ng It up with a volley of rights - .. ... \u0084, ,_ , ; - - and lefts to the face and mouth. He cleverly evaded Jeff's clumsy attempts to land on the body and, cutting: loose, landed left and right in quick succession on the jaw and body. Jeff weakened it ; this stage,; a right uppercut j almost lifting him j from the floor. He seemed all, at sea in locating the blade who waded in like a j merciless juggernaut, dealing' out severe punishment with every tap. The round ended with Corbett. advising Jeff to cover up and stay away. Jeff stared rather blankly* into the. middle of the ring and . appeared to be in bad" shape. k Jeff was met "with a straight left as he got up, and a moment later another spiteful jab went ~10 the mouth. Johnson placed his stomach -~ - -^within Jeff's reach and tauntingly ;ried: "Ain't that a nice belly, Jim?. Why don't you hit t?" Jim: did not. They closed in, Corbett importuning hJsman to beware of ;the, dangerous uppercut. Jeff's right eye was almost totally closed at this stage. John son sent in some rapid fire left jabs to the 'mouth and the big white shook his head. - "I'm as clever as you are, Jim," shouted? Johnson to Corbett. •' ' '; • 7«^«*™™^>r \u2666- When the men :faced each other it was plain .to all that Jeffries was in distress. \u25a0 His face was. puffed and bleeding - from the punishing ..lefts »• — -\u25a0 \u25a0 ...... """\u2666'and frights he had received, and his movements were languid, fHe shambled after the elusive negro, . sometimes 'crouching - low \u25a0. with ' his ; left hand •tuck out in front and sometimes standing erect. Stoop ing or. erect, he was a mark ? for Jbhnson's accurately driven blows. Johnson simply waited for the big white man to come in and' chopped^ his face to pieces.- They came "\u25a0- into a clinch after /a feeble attempt by Jeff to land 'a left hand 'blow on the body, and Tas. they, broke away Johnson^ shot\his left and right to the'; jaw in; a flash. Jeff ries 'staggered back against the ropes. His defensive /power? seemed to" "desert him' in 'an instant. Johnson : at* him ; like a tiger. v A-raln" of ; lefts and frights; delivered at;- close quarters " Eent Jeffries reelingr >> blindly. £jV- 'Another seriesr of ' short, snappy punches, and the big white giant went down for .the first time Jnhis.iring '; He; fell under \ the : top rope,* ; over the lower! one and onto -the overha'nging.pla form.''.;. Restirigion his haunches and right elbow, Jeffries looked aroundjin- a daize'd' way and got up at the count of 'nine. While "he r was down Johnson stood ; almost Dyer him \ until • Rlckard waved ; him -back. He stood' ready to^strike, and vwhehV Jeff; arose \ from his knees: he dashed' In again. : Jeff .reeled; about and tried to clinch, but Johnson eluded him; and as the old \ champion < swung irburid to.the i south' si'de of,^th'e ring" he jolted^him/twice 3n;the-jaw.'"v^^Jeff .lsank to;his^kriees, ! '*weakjand tired, ibut; sot <up ; again; at the count of nine. It- was then* that Jeffries' -.friends began* to - call; to Rlckard -to stop the aght. \u25a0 \u25a0/\u25a0\u25a0V; : :.', : v;:V . "Stop It!. Stop; it!" /they shouted from all sides. 'Don't ; letv hlni boVkriocked^outr' .Rlckard gave," no heed -to these ; appeals.'. Jeff , was lielpless now, "and as he 'staggered to a standing position ; the negro was ) waiting \ for : , him. ,v A V J lef t, . alright /and inbther.left, short, Tsnapp'y, powerful blows, ; found their inarksibn Jeffries' !chin\aridhe/went down; for the ; thlrd timers^^ Again ' : 'he sprawled .over; the r lower rope,: hanging Valff outside {the* ring. ;: The itlme , keeper* raised ,} arid lowered 'his arms. - telling [off the/seconds. He had reached J the 'count t " of ; seven -when some- of Jeffries*.; sec-. jnds \u25a0 put ? foot t lnside /the ropes and^Rickard walked 3etwe"en;thel fallen- man^and^the^negro champion. ; Plac ng* his hahd/onf Johivsbn's ' shoulder; ;he ; declared him ihelwirinerl 'f: WhileT Jeffries^ was;; not' counted rout, -this ; : tvas 'merely/ a t^hnicaT evasion; ;Itiwa's evitlent that he :ouldi never/have J got, upMnside. 10; seconds.'; ;: Tenth Round Eleventh Round Twelfth Round Thirteenth Round Fourteenth Round N Fifteenth Round SWEEP WINNER AT ODDS OF 1 TO 100 Keene's Racers Run First and Second in Lawrence Real!» zation Stake Event SHEEPSHEAD. BAY. July 4.— Before a big crowd J. R. Keene's Sweep today easily v/on the Lawrence Realization stakes, worth $9,255 to the winner^ The race was only a gallop for the son of Ben Brush. Keene started Sweep/and Suffragist and they were coupled as the entry at" the prohibitive price of 1 to 100, prob ably'the shortest price horses that ever faced a started in this country. \u25a0 Before the races today a sale of horses was held and The Turk, a stake winner this year, was sold. He brought $7,600,' with R. .F. Carman the buyer. Summary: - . . First race. . six \u25a0 and * half furlongs; main track — Restigouche. & to 5. won: Trlnce Gal. 13 to 5, second; Dreamer, 5 to 1, third. Time, 1:19 2-5. Second race, steeplechase, about two and a half miles, $1,000 add*d— The Welkin, 3 to 1, woo; Santius. 8 to 1, second ;.M lnto, 6 to 1, third. Time. 3:113 5. s • Third race, sir furlongs. 2 year olds, the double event, $4,000, futurity course — Footprint. 6 to 1, won: Meridian. 3 to 1, second; Xaushon, even, third. Time. 1:11. Fourth race.. one and DTe-eiphths miles, .the Lawrence realization. 3 jear olds. $10,000 added — Sweep. - 1 to 100. won: Suffragist. 1 to 100. second: Hlndo Star. CO to 1. 2 to 1. out. tulrd. Time. 2:53. Three starters. Fifth race, mile and a half, 3 year olds and upward, turf course — Hampton Court, 2 to 5. won; Cheek, 10 to 1, 5 to 2 and 4 to 5, second; ; Dandy Dixon, 4 to 1, 4 to 5 and 1 to 2, third. Time. 2:33 4-5. Sixth race, mile and a furlonj." handicap. fSOO added — Nimbus. 5 to 1, won; Cxar,.6 to 1. sec ond; Dorante, 15 to 1, third. Time, 1:52 4-3. Salt Lake Results SALT LAKE CITY. July 4.— Lomond, raclns to his best form, repeated bii performance of last Saturday by winning the Independence han dicap at one and an eighth miles. Ue was ci yen a splendid ride and won as he pleased. Helen Barbee finished first In the fifth race, but because of the tactics of her rider she was dis qualified and placed third. Results: FIRST RACE— Six furlonss. selling: Odds. Horse, Weight and Jockey. -Fin. 0-2— Figent, 117 (Gaugel) 1 2-I— Ybor, 119 (A. Williams) 2 3-I— Smiley Metzner. 12$ (Taylor) 3 Time, 1:16. Prometheus. Will Morris, Deneen. Reuben, Banlady. Phlllistlna. also ran. SECOND RACE— Seyen. furlongs, gelling: Odds. Horse. Weight and Jockey. Fin. 4-I— Fred Mulholland. 101 (VosperU.. 1 13-1 — Warner Grls well. iQQ (Boland) 2 5-1 — Plume. 97 (Kederls) :.... 3 Time, 1:29. J. C. Clem. Ben Stone. Mls3 Pic nic, Weymouth, Salpearl, Lord Rosslngton, also ran. j THIRD RACE— One. mile, selling: Odds. Horse, Weight and Jockey. • Fin. 11-10— SlWer Grain, 05 (Jahnsen) -.:...:.*.... 1 ! 30-I— Tugboat, 97 (C. Williams) 2 30-I— Minnie. 105 (Imes) 3 Time, . 1:43 3-5. Ml*prislon. Dare Weber. Young Belle. Conrent Bell, Harry Stanhope, Bantnel, Miller's Daughter, Pilaln, also ran. FOURTH RACE — One and an eighth miles. Independence handicap: Odds. Horse, Weight and Jockey. Fin. 5-2— Lomond, 99 (Selden) ............... ...1 3-2— ChPster Krum. 105 (Coburn) 2 3-2 — Whidden, 86 (WrlspenV ....;........ 3 Time. 1 :54. Edwin T. Fryer. Orbicular. - also ran. Chester' Krum and Whidden coupled In the betting. FIFTH RACE: — Five furlonsrs. purse: Odds. Horse, Weight and Jockey. Fin. 8-I— Baleila. 108 (Rettijr) 1 11-2— Jim Basey. 113 (Vosper) ....2 1-2— Helen Barbee. 115 (A. Williams > 3 Time. 1 :02 3-5. Chenault. Zo*l. also ran. Helen Barbee finished first, but wa3 disqualified and placed third. - \u25a0 r •• ' SIXTH RACE— Six furlongs, purse : Odds. Horse.: Weight and Jockey. Fin. 4-I— Hamper, 101 (Van Dusen) \u0084...% .3-2 — Oc^an Queen. P9 f Kederls) 2 XI -5 — Balronia. 105 (Selden) 3 • Time,' 1 :15 1-5. \u25a0 Melissa. Jacquellna, Del Crurados, l.ady McDowell, also ran. on a P a r °f Koenig's Shoes -A I W? IMM Nettleton Shoes for MEN | y S9-00 n0\v.?6.90 I $9.00 n0w.^7.20 I] m ®^H^ $7.50 n0w.55.90- 1 $6.50 n0\v.55.20 M fg'^y^i'fj STORE OPEXSATTRDAY TILL 10 P. M. . «3 JOHNSON'S SHOWING A BIG SURPRISE Tommy Burns Thinks Present Champion Might Have Beaten Jeff at His' Best By TOMMY BURNS Con t tnued from Page 17, Colium T for. many weeks beforehand that ha *tvas"in> sense a lamb- being fenced up> for the "slaughter. COOI. AND " TANTALIZING Jo^h^onwaa acool, tantalizing tore-* adorall. the 'time, and Jeffries a bull that would not be thoroughly mad dened, consequently the sport fell far short of anticipations. Johnson was as cool as a chunk of ice from end to end. There was method •in ' everything he did, and he never missed a chance to score at times when Jeffries hugged him with the embrace of a bear. Once or twice Johnson might have suffered had he' had a more,- skillful- or persist ent opponent to contend against»""for ha overbalenced awkwardly; but that kind of thing Is liable to occur with any; boxer. I waited vainly to see Jeff ri« rush and do things, and for a whi!a''held tho impression that he had mapped out a plan of action which would be shown when time and the opening* arrived. lit one round Jeffries made fast play, but the time. keeper called the two men ofC before they had got going properly. Yes, readers of the world, I looked izx vain for the Jeffries that I had read such a great deal of.- He was not in, Reno's arena this afternoon, nor did I see anything like him. JOH.VSON" A GREAT BOXER "It is only Just to Jack Johnson to say that even were Jeffries the man mosS of those who follow the fighting gamo thought him the present champion might still have triumphed, for "lie 13 unquestionably a stiff er proposition than he has been given credit for be ing.' Looking at Johnson in the ring today I- could not help thinking of tho contract I took on In Australia and added a good deal to the physical dis advantage I labored under by making the pace. My weight was just over 160 \u25a0pounds. > I trained too hard and; In a very hot locality. *'"*">' - v ; * However. Johnson has promised- ni3 the first chance; that is to say. he trill flght no one else before he meets me, a concession that I appreciate wrjrmuch, a3 another meeting will satisfy me aa to which of us is the better fighter. If Johnson again succeeds then I will shake hands with him. and compliment him. .If I get .through he will be al-» ways gratefully remembered, . and t •hope we may- remain good friends. I was sorry to see Jeffries fall thi3 afternoon, but one must go under when two men stand up to fight for a world's championship. If any remarks I havg made herein are not quite to the liking of the defeated gladiator's friend3-X hope they will give me the credit of not endeavoring to put a foot on a man who Is down. I have been asked. to write my opin ion of the battle and what happened and am doing so with all consideration for the vanquished. Both Johnson and Jeffries certainly surprised me, but in opposite ways. I had no idea that Johnson was so skillful, game and enduring a boxer and I never suspected that Jeffries would give such a poor exhibition. It was such a one "sided. contest that there 13 little reason for comment. Had the fighting been at all even thl3 story would have been a # great deal longer. \ Mrs. James Jeffries Has Hysterics RENO, July 4.— Mrs. Jeffries had hys terics when the word was flashed to her that her big hsuband had been whipped. She sat' in a* fborn in the* local news paper office and received the bulletins from 'the ringside, and when the end had come she" cried and wept frantic* ally. ' Ina little" while, however, she quieted down, and had regained her composure by the time she. reached th» camp.