THE BE?:: OMAHA, TUESDAY, JULY 5. 1010.
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weight. i'f , rfls hrn!dr ..It
e"fce of strength against 'c Inverness, with
the Nubian having the btW of It. John
son and Corbett kiild'-d each other' iiirm
entljr during the minute reel between t fio
Second and third rudiid.'
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1 hlfrl ftnaiMltf .
Round Three faotfi ciuii. up slowly.
"Come In tioet," i,uifd J;mnuti, hem
ing a left t tl.e nomai h with fuuch force.
Johnson Jahb ill ufl to the face ami a
they cIomU in bieuHt tj breast. ,joiinoii
whipped left'tiiVet tui to the bmrk Wnd
neatly .-block J' jI.i'ih. .At tn 1.111 e;it
tbout'the Wiig Johi.pt.n kivV up a coiisltiut
croM-f.re of coiiKervitioii. 'the meii fcw
Arftted and Jnhilsud. juln,el ihnce l.b In
Itfi to tne fe and wnt in a shori-ann
right to the ' :e. A lo;.g chr.ch fuSiuWed,
during wblrh the black n.inited a riiil uppercut.-
Jeffrie lurhed In, uut the Cluck
bliKked htm neatly on. a vicious ri.lit swii g
and agaitj paltd his ntngoiiist on tne
ahoulder s the sound" ended. Johnaon on
point had a good advantage, but tne.
waa not much .power In his swings.
Fourth Hound.
Ilound Four Jeffries missed a left awing.
Johnaon rushed in .wlih a stra gtit to the
face. Johnr-on taunted Jeffrtvs constantly.
"1 on't rush, Jim; d.m't you heur v. hai 1 rn
telling you," siouted ohnoii, backing It
up with right uppercut to thn Jaw. Jef
frie got a good rignt id the mouth and the
blood started flowing rvom tne colored
r.ian'i lip,. "Klrm blood," tor Jeffries yell
ed the creud. Johnson snot a hard left to
the mouth and they were wreHtimg against
the ropes. '
"the goiden smile had not faded from
Johnson" face at this stage. Jeffrie
forced the champion against the ropea and
a half dor-en short-arm punches found
their mark In rapid . succession. In re
sponse, Johnson ahot a rlfcht to the Jaw.
It whs Jeffrlea' round arid the best one
to far. . , ,
Fifth Round.
Hound Five Johnson, aa usual, came up
with a volley, of wbrds. Jeffrie paid no
attention to tlie.'ernatks and rushed In
close, and they WTestiedX 'f or a apell. At
close quarter Jeffrie 'sent two rights to
the body, Johnsdn retpfmdlnK'wllh a left
uppercut, cutting Jeffrie.' ,Jlp a bit. John
aon a second Ijiter dryv Jils right to the
Jaw and then;, followed ith two lefts to
the aame plane,, JohhsOn jRrred - Jeff ties
w ith a straight left ta'tb mouth and they
eased up In a Clinch, bleeding from
tha mouth. Suddenly Jeffrie gent John
son's head back t tot Wlfli a straight left
to the rr.outh and Johnson" looked' a bit
serious an r..tookv fcu seal. However, not
without gMng JeffrJetf th round-end tip.
No serious damaged '''
llith.Roiad,
Round Blx 'Tm golng"U mix with him,"
said Jeffries to - Jieflnnds. Three lefts Jm did not They dosed in, Corbett beg
raauhed out from thV-fhamplon's shoulder, glua nis man to be aware of dangerous up-
catching Jeff on th4 faa W each instance,
and blood seeped from Jeffries face. Both
men fougtit cautiously. A ringside fan asked
. v. ..'. Ill'- - A ..I U "T,w I
jonnson u ne wiiu un
much on ' hand now," quickly responded
the champion, and he ripped in three left
uppercuts to the white enan's Jaw. Jeffries
waded in, bul waa met'tth a, nasty left
uppercut that cfpsed his right eye tight.
Johnson" follow .' this with two similar
punches, and the -"blood spurted from Jef
' fries nose as he took his seat, when the
bell : ended the .round. Jeffries' seconds
worked heroically on his damaged optics,
Johnon.'iv round. :
BeTtuth Rtiid.
Round Seven Jeffrie came up with a
ferocious front closed in. A long sparring
session with not a blow being struck.' John
son carefully protected himself anS waited
for an opening. Jef f ne eye was badly
bruised, but ha never4oeI hi poise. John
son laughed heartll1! a. Jeffries sent In a
right swing at Qlo'st,' quarters. With Che
men locked In an embrace, Johnson Jolted
him three timet ovr a damaged eye, and I
followed this wltV right upperout to the
Jaw. Jeffrie;, Stopped Johnson s vicious
swing wlttf a" straight right to the Jaw,
but the negfo countered with fef t and right
to JeffrleaT face. The bell clanged with
honors on f .Johnson's side, and Jeffries
looked badtjr cut as he taok his chair.
. . f Blahth Hound. ' , ' " '.'
Round. Efeht-As Jeffrlea rushed In, the
black drove a left to th mouth and shortly
after shot In two straight lefts, to the face
that carried considerable roree behind them,
"Hello, Jimmy," shouted Johnson. "Old you
see that one?" and as, they closed. In Jef
frlea shouted "break, "Johnson," but John
son did not break and laughed as Jeffrie
missed a. vicious left swing.' ' Earlier, Jef
frlea. at close range, had worked In two
right to the. body that failed to t ease the
negro. Jeffries pushed his man about the I
ring, and 'the bell rang, closing a rather
featureless feesslon.
Ninth Rennd,
Round Nlna-wJonnson kept a constant con
versation before, eoniing up to the scratch
In this round. He. hooked his left to Jef
frlea' face with great force and oontlued
to hurt, tersely iramed sentences at Corbett
Johnson hooked another letto the Jaw
that oarrtedf'wKo It a world -ef power. As
Jeffries butt e with hJs head, Johnson sent
his left to tt stomach and they went tnto
a friendly clinch. Jeffries reached th Jaw
and Johnson drove In a wicked left to th
mouth, but Jeffrie apparently paid littl
attention to these blows. Th round ended
in Johnson', favor aa with Jeffries f.c
Tenth Round.
Round Ten Johnson shut two left to th
head and fallowed! tbes 'with a shert arm
right to the ear; A. long clinch mixed' with
wrestling followed. Jeffrie then swung his
right arm under th body. Th men con
fined themselves mostly to In-tlghtlng and
hort streaks of wrestling, Johnson always
on th alert to land a punch. Johnson whip
ped two lefts to the Jaw and a right upper.
cut to the Jaw. Jeffrlesyelled "Oh," -aud
ibly. Johnson peppered away with hi left.
and clearly outboxed hi burly opponent. It
waa Johnson' round. Delaney asked Rick'
ard to watch th glomes wnen the men
were holding, that they were not broken.
Eleventh' Hound.
Round Eleven A, halt minute wrestling
without damage opened th round and
Johnson smashed Jeffries twlo again with
right and left to toe Jaw and th big boiler-
maker fought desperately. Johnson swung
a terrlflo right, more of An uppercut, to the
Jaw and followed with a clean right upper-
cut to th Jaw and Jeffrlea almost weak.
ened. Johnson used left and right upper
cuts again and again to the Jaw and with
left and right to the Jaw and the blood
pouted from Jeffries' mouth In a stream.
Jeffries was a bad looking sight at this
stage, but he suddenly electrified the
crowd by making a round-end rally, land
ing his right to the Jaw and a hard left to
th body that brought th crowd to Its feet.
Johnson, however, had a good advantage.
Round Twelvr-Th men , clinohed after
th blAck hadbvl44 hard left. for th Jaw,
remaining rocking In thla position half a
minute. As 'Jeft-h-a cam In Johnson met
him with a ttralght lft and' a short arm
uppercut on the Jaw. They fought brat
to breast. Tn black swung hard with a loft
to the body, and. ail the time keeping up
a conversation;, wltlv Jeffrlea. Johnson clev
erly blocked-, e.fn a .intended for th body,
and sent hosie. a-.alxalglil left to th sore
mouth, drawl af blood afresh.. The negro
shot a itraltliMefi: to the fa and tuen
sect hi mag's heed tjach a toot with sim
ilar blow. Jff.iia went to Ills comer spit
ting blood and. , w uti honor Against him.
Jeffrie oond were ominously quiet at
alage. On th other band th Johnson
i Reno in the Sand
There Is bitter hate In Charleston,
There la t-irlle in New Orleans,
An. tne black men stroll u ilroad- .
way
AY ii ii their thousands in their Jeans.
'In it .s RciiHi,M and dii-aaier
A)l a. toys our iia.ivu land
For the uetd tliey 1oiih mi Keno,
Out iieno, In tile sand. t
All the io!oied men are happy;
Ami lliry sit aim s i lie lor noiirs.
With a grin thai says too p.a.n.y:
"J lie I mtird b ales I our
Gvxiy negio s iia:ne la ' jniinson,"
A:ul vita J.i)' their c.usis expand,
Kur l:.e tini-d liiey done ai Keuo,
Out at lleuo in tlie sand.
We are men who love reforming
Ami vie nute Lie v.r.e tirfui ,ime,
But it any one should win it
V e M . iv lor jell, jUnt lue h&me,
All ou in j'ley and our credit,
v e Kave up witti willing Hand
And tli y uio us up H neno,
Uui at Keno in the sand.
Mr. Jeffries. In your glory
You were pretty nard 10 lick
And we ne er thought ' L.I I Ai tlia"
Was the man lo ao the trick
Ami we never, u, we never
Tno"t!lii you u be so iiuickiy canned
But tl.e uui,e you up at He no,
out at Keno In tne sand.
There Is bitter strife In Charleston,
1 nere is war in New Orleans,
At'ii the black men stroll up Broad
way Wan their thousands In their
Jeuna.
There is riot war and bloodshed,
There is trouble now at nuud,
, For tne ueed liiey uoue ai Keuo,
Out ai Koiio in the sand.
Omana, Juiy 4, tiu. L. L. B.
corner thoroughly hummed with life and
bustle.
Round Thirteen The men fought without
damage to a clinch and wrestled about the
center of ehe ring, Johnson breaking that
up with a volley of rights and lefts tu the
face and mouth. II cleverly evaded Jef
frlea' clumsy attempts to land on tha
body and, tearing loose, landed left and
right in quick succession on the Jaw and
body. Jeffries weakened at this stage, a
right uppercut almost lifting him from the
floor. He seemed ill at ease and the black
warred Ilka a merciless Juggernaut, deal
ing' out severe punishment with every
stroke. The round ended with Corbett ad
vising Jeffries to cover up and slay away.
Jeffries stared rather blankly Into the mid
dle of the ring and appeared to be in bad
shape.
Round Fourteen Jeffries was met with a
left uppercut and a moment later another
spiteful Jab went to the month. Johnson
jilaced his stomach within Jeffries' reach
Hiid the netrro declared. "Ain't that nice
iiiy. jlmj why don't you hit it?" But
percuts. Jeffries' right eye seemed to be
almost totally closed at this stage. John-
Bon 8enl jn ,ome rapid-fire left Jabs to the
. . . . . . , i . : . ,
moutn, ana me Dig wnne snooa ma neaa.
i'm as clever as you are, Jim," shouted
Johnson to Corbett, and Immediately an
exchange of repartee followed. The round
ended tamely, but Johnson had all the hon-
ers, and Jeffries' seconds looked blue.
Round Fifteen A clinch opened the round
and then Johnson rushed his man to the
ropes for flooring him. Johnson knocked
Jeffries down In the fifteenth round and
the white man hung over the' ropes. 'Jef
fries was not counted: out. Aa the time
keeper's hand moved up and down the
towel waa brought Into the ring from Jef
fries; corner. -If It Is counted a knockout is
not known. , -
BEFORE BATTLE -AT vRENO
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. (Continued, from Flrsi Pais.)
of good tuck that has come to him was In
the shape of a yellow dog.
While the members of the family were
at the dining' table last night waiting for
Jeffries and Frank Ootch to come In,
vagabond dog wandered, in and crawled
under.' Jeffries' vacant chalc Attempts to
drfve 'the .visitor out Ware '. iiaeleaa
Jeffries returned at dark. A large steak
had 'been prepared for hlnv .' As he en
tered the. room -he saw the dog.
He
laughed and said
' "Well, here's a yellow dog with good
luck tor me. We'll Just , make him the
mascott. He's welcome to stay."
And cutting the steak In two, Jeffries
tossed half of it to his new friend.
gpeculatdoa Ik Tickets.
From dark last night until 8:30 this morn
ing twelve trains arrived from tha east
"d th weat wlth n average load of 600
passengers each. Seven more heavily loaiiod
trains are due before noon. Up to 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon 1,(00 excursion tiokets
to Reno had been sold in Ban Francisco.
All the $10 fight tickets had been sold last
night. Large blocks had been sold to apecu
lators, who were asking 117.50 for them
today. The only seats on sale at the ticket
office this morning mere the' high 'prjeed
ones. . .
Very early the orowds began to assemble
at the arena. No, one,) not even the holders
of the highest priced. ..seats, was allowed
inside so. early, but the great unpainted
structure was a magnet for th throngs.
The big railroad yards at Sparks and
Reno were cities on wheels today, popu
fcy toouwind, wh arrlve1 rom
th east and west during tha night and
early today. .All the special carried dining
oars and their passengers .fared better than
tho who had. to depend .upon Rene' res
taurants for breakfast. " . .
Bin- Syeelal front Loi Aasreles.
On of the biggest speolala that ha come
In arrived from Lo Angeles, Jeff.'les'
home town, today. It brought UO personal
admirer of Jeffries, who will -t seated In
a big . block near th -ringside,- vaer tiny
can enthuse Jeffrie with thi. cheeri"
Two specials oam in from New SwA' i
day. It was a most orderly crowd. .The crowds
gathered around every gambling table In
the score of places where games war
running. ..
By 14 o'clock today th prloe of th
cheapest tickets had advanced to $26, the
peculators having been encouraged by the
heavy arrivals.
Th throngs that pauked -'Center street.
th thoroughfare where inter, and move
ment' centers, were thrilled shortly before
10 o'clock by the sudden appearance of
Johnson, who motored In from his camp.
lie rode slowly through the packed street
and mas given a cordial reception, lie did
nut alight from his machine, however, but
drove out toward tha railway station, and,
It Is understood, he went to tn arena to
make an tnpuion of th ring and y'v
nis opinion of th arrangement.
iere and Curfcett laanect Ulna;.
Sain Berger aud Jini Corbett drove out at
( ouluua, aua, ,iia a cremd ttt helpers, re
suuiultad the ' ttuivaa covering tne ring
t.uer and tightened up Uie rope. Whan
tney looted ever tut ruig ytsierday anei-
uoo.i, uerger ana jack Mln were lar
U win aal.si.tu wuti th Job. i'hey twuud
the cauvaa low ;ooe, the ropes too slack
and coinpUiuwi of the pruning.
JcfLins is a big uian and his advisers
mei of th opinio. i that the padding was
too soil, although the eprt muo built the
ring aaoricii that but one luickue of
bontr felt luy between the board and th
cloth. Jeiiiito ri.embera tn floor vf tn
ring In which ha fought corbett as the
Iriu est and taaust h ever piauted a shoe
on, and today one ot th men who helped
denlKn the ring gave tlie secret away. Over
the. boarding a velvet carpet was glued face
down, rolled by machinery, and tticn the
canvas was glued un and rolled to that.
There was no felt and Jeffries had said to
his staff that he horxd the Reno arena
mould approach, that ring m firmness and
speed.
The first serious accident that has oe-
curied was the accidental ' shooting this
morning of Tom Hefer. liefer mas in one
of the saloons on tne main street flour. sh-
ng a mad of money. A friend advised him
to put It away, llcftr in atleu pii.ig to etutf
the mnney into his pocket dropped Ills re
volver to the floor. It mas discharged and
shot him through the back. "A murder,"
maj the cry that ran through the en . ids,
and, the Hidden., for a ti ne, detracted from
tlie niol.s following Johnson's machine.
As the forenoon advanced there was every
prom.se of a perfect day for the fight.
rrtlf Irnte of Mute rhyslrlana.
The ful.oming Is a statement to tha s.ieriff
by two phykiclaus, who were selected to
examine the fighters In conformity with
the state law regulating prise fights:
"Charles Ferret, sheriff Washoe county:
"As requested by you. We have this day
examined James J. Jeffries and J. A. John
son, principals in today's" prize fight, and
find both men in perfect physical condi
tion. (Signed)
8. K. MORRISON, M. D.
J. A. IIASUKR, M. t."
"The first round or two may be a disap
pointment," sud J ef fries' physician, after
declaring that Jeffries was in a condition
to go ten rounds or the limit.
"The first bulletin may be a surprise,
because of Jeffries' poor showing. This will
not be due to lack of condition or speed,
however, but because he Is a slow starter.
Johnson may make him look bad by block
ing his early punches, but wait until Jef
fries warms up before forming a decided
opinion.
'Johnson will not be able to tire Jeffries
out as the negro's friends have claimed.
Jeffries will be able lo keep away from
him If he wents to. You would not go be
hind a mule if you could go In front of him,
would you?"
Squabble Over Floor Continues,
Out at the arena the squabble over the
ring floor continued. Not only has there
been a continuous dispute between the rival
camps over the thickness of the padding,
but the ground cloth, too, haa caused fiery
wrangling. The first cloth, which was put
down Sunday, was a white cloth covered
with resin and dirt, but later in the day
an alleged representative of the promoters
appeared on the scene, and, pulling up the
whlto cloth, substitute a pink varnished
canvas. Another ohange was made later
today, when Corbett and Berger motored
out with another white covering, and. put
It down In plnco of the pink. This again
gave way before 10 o'clock to another of
pink hue, which is said to be the color
favored by the negro champion.
Exodus to Arena Bra"ins.
By noon the exodus to the fight arena
began. The vanguard of those who could
not afford automobile's, began their duBty
trip. The two cars that comprise the roll
ing stock of tho street railway that leads
out to the arena were busier than bees,
and the great bulge of the pilgrims prefer
red the walk to the fight for a foothold or
hand grip on them. In the main It was a
lunchless crowd, and ome of them had
gone foodless since last night, but good
humor prevailed,, and there waa no serious
disturbance, r-.
' The railway people were busy getting the
long special trains in readiness to move to
the various starting points the moment the
fight Is over.
1
INTENSE SCENE AT RINGSIDE
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shades. Others equipped themselves with
picturesque wtde-brlmmed, high-crowned
straw hats. '
Th Reno military band entered th arena
shortly before 1 o'clock, and, stationing
Itself directly In front o! th motion pic
ture cameras, .'awaited a signal to com
mence playing. A few momenta later the
band members pHed veil mell Into th cen
ter of the roped, twenty-four foot ring and
regaled th spectators with stirring "Amerl
can" airs.
As tho band played "Th Red, White and
Blue," an enthuslastlo ringside fan Jumped
Into the ring waving a silk American flag,
Th vast Crowd cheeied itself hoarse; and,
a minut later, when the band struck up
"Dixie" there was another tremendous out
burst of cheer.
Oeorge Hartlng, th timekeeper, came in
with the gloves id a big green box; two
pair tor each fighter. In case ot bursted
leather or accident ' '
When th band played "America," th
crowd mad a feebl attempt to sing, but
It quickly collapsed, and the spectators
went back- to fan and handkerchiefs.
Yielding to the protests of the spectators
whose view waa hidden by th moving
picture booth,' Rlokard ordered on booth
on tha left dismantled.
At 1:10 word waa paased in from the out
side that every seat In th arena was sold,
and several thousand person were still In
line at th booth.
Twenty Thousand Added to Purse
At 1:80 the ringside betting was ten to
lx, with plenty ot Jeffrie money in sight,
Jeffries arrived at hts dressing room at
1:55 p. m.
Tex Rickard announoed that th purs of
$131,000 is all up and will be split 40 and 60
per cent. ach man geis a $10,000 bonus,
Rickard said h mad thatr-arrangement
when article were sla-ned, but had not
heretofore been mad public
Old fight attendant vowed that never be.
for had a prise fight in thl country had
a many women spectator a this. In ad
dUlon to the seventy-flv or 100 In th long
booth on th rtra of th arena, vry sec
tion was dotted with them.
; aok Johnson' wife cam into th arena
and waa seated near th ring.
Jordan Make Announcements.
Although the big men were scheduled to
enter tho ring at 1:30, tne preliminary In
troductions of pugilists, customary at these
functions, had not begun at 1:46. Th crowd,
however, waa patient and good-natured,
Announoer Billy Jordan, th veteran an
nouncer ot San Francisco, climbed through
th ropea at 1:43 and got the first applause.
The ring was clustered with cameras, snap
shooting being v don of every prominent
person nearby.
Panorama pictures mere mad of th en
tlr arena, and there waa an effort to in
duo spectator to tak their seats.
The heat beat down on th crowd un
usually hot. Ther waa a clear sky, and It
was almost unbearable.
At I p. nr. t seemed that every seat In
the arena was-occupied, and th six-foot
platform that extends- around the upper
rim was . black with a human fringe -of
slanders. ....
Announcer Billy Jordan enured th rln
at 1:46 p. m.
At 1:U p. m. Announcer Jordan cleared
the ring of photographer and hangeraon
Jeffries arrived at the arena at 1 o'clock.
Cheer for- Governor Dickinson.
At 1:65 p. m. Billy Muldoon gut Into the
rlnir and made a speech and Bald that n
would suggest aa a token ot respuct an
esteem for the cltixens and fox th on
man who would stand up before the whole
world and say U.at all men were free, h
suggested Hire cheer for th people and
the governor ot Nevada. Kvery man rose
and responded with a will.
At six minutes after i o'clock Jordan mat
Uicliard at on corner ot th ring and pulled
him upon the pltform. We Introduced him
little speech, teU(hg of Rickard s
enlevements aa a promoter. Three cheers
ere given for Tex, but he modestly de
clined to respond to calls for a apeeuu.
takeholder Tim Sulhvi.ii followed Rickard
n the ring and waa Introduced.
It Is reported that a new purse division
aa brought out by ' Johnson's refusal to
nter the ring unless agreed on.
Sullivan, Fltaslnimona and tiotrh.
f .10 p. m.-John L. Sullivan was the next
celebrity introduced By 'Jordan.
1:13 p. la. in reepolise to repeated calls,
Bob Fitzstmmon left his seat In the crowd
nd came up to be Introduced. Bob got a
great hand.
Turn Sharkey was the next In order to be
preMented to the crowd. A performance that
as quickly finished was th Introduction
of thene men.
The wreRtllhg profeitalon was then recog-
Ized in Frank Ootch, ne champion, who
as hauled 'up to be presented. Hugh Mc-
ntosh, the Australian promoter, was next.
4:17 p. m. Introductions followed In or-
er. Tommy Burns, Jack Gleason, Rlck-
rd's partner; Timekeeper Hartlng, Ketchel
et al brought forward. The crowd began
to call for th principals, tiring of Intro
ductions, r
Kotable Ar Photoaraphed.'
2:24 p. m Jeffries Is taking a r'dbdown.
He 1 stripped tor the ring In his dressing
room.
After George Hartlng,' Tommy Burrtj,
Stanley Ketchel,' Jack Gleason and Tommy
Carroll had been Introduced the crowd
shouted and showed censiderabl Impa
tience, apparently having tired of the In
troductory exercises. Howyer BUI Lang,
he Australian, and Jimmy Coffroth sprang
Into the ring, after which the entire crowd
of notable fighter and promoters was
grouped and photographed.
3:26 p. m. The crowd began to grow Im
patient and called loudly and Insistently for
the fighter. The heat Waa Intense and the
spectators grew restles. ' '
Sam Langford came on' the platform and
caused the announcement to be made that
would challenge Johnson, win or lose.
At 2:23 Johnaon mas Introduced as th
heavyweight champion of the world. He
aa clad In blue trunks with the American
flag entwined. A generous welcome was
tendered him. When Johnson was stripped
Jeffries waa putting on his bandag-.s to
be introduced. He ' Wore purple trunk
ith a silk American flag for a belt. .Tef.
fries' reception was 'much heartier than
Johnson's. He looked rugged, his muscles
shorn lng plainly. At 2:40 Jordan cleared
the ring of photographers. The men then
donned the gloves.
Johnnon clapped arid cheered Jeffries a
the rest of the crowd cheered him when ha
was Introduced as . the "Great and onlv
undefeated champion of the world, James
Jeffries."
Jeffries gaxed over the assemblage which
cheered again and again.
Both looked fit tor fight any number of
rounds.
Johnson's golden smile was much In evi
dence as he sat Inside his corner. Tex
Rickard, referee, and' Charley White, alter
nate referee, were introduced.
Tom Sharkey challenged the winner. The
ring was then cleared and the time ot
battle was called at 2:44. '
2:28 p. m. Johnson enters arena.
Johnson climbed through the ropes at the
northeast corner, followed by his seconds,
Bllljr Delaney, Al Kaufman, Prof. Burns,
George Cotton, and Dave Mills, his time
keeper, Stanley Ketchel, was already In the
ring. Johnson wore a long silk bath robe.
Jeffries enters the 'ring from the south
east at 2:31 p. m. Johnson gave Jeffries the
southeast corner. "-' ' '
Jeffrlea jumped ' through the ropes, fol
lowed by Jim Corbett,'5 Joe Crhoyhskl, Sam
Bergeri Eugene Vadb&urt,' Farmer Burns,
Roger Cornell- and 'hi. timekeeper,' Billy
Gallagher. Jeffries'' was fully dressed, but
without shirf or 'lfnBewear.- He wore a
golf cap arid cite wed guni He tried out the
ring covering, springing about nimbly. A
big sunshade' was "held over him as Attell
wound his hands with tape.
At 3:35 Johnson doffed his rob and was
Introduced. Johnson'more blu trunks', with
an American flag for a belt. ' -j
There was no great enthusiasm when-the
men took their seats' in their corners.-Th
crowd waa too eagerly watching the' pfln-'4
cipals and too hot Yo her. When" Jeffries
took his seat In the favored corner, granted
him by Johnson, lie remarked, "I don't care
what corner they put me In. It will be all
the same In the end.""
While they wound bandage about Jeffries
hands, Johnson sat oalmiy in his corner,
looking around the arena and smiling at
friends. ''
Jeffries' entry was th signal for a tre
mendous roar of enthusiasm.
At 8:36 Johnaon was Introduced as th
heavyweight champion of th world. He
was clad in blue trunks with the American
flag entwined. A generous welcome was
tendered him. When Johnson was stripped
Jeffries was putting on hi bandages.
At 2:37 Jeffries' seconds were still wind
ing tha surgical bandage around tho ex-
champion' wrists. ' - Johnson looked In
uperb oondltion.
At 2:37 Jeffrie dropped hi trousers and
took off his coat There was a cheer from
the crowd when h walked to the center
of the ring to be Introduced.
Many Thousand
Fight Fans Must
Go Home Hungry
Practically All the Pood Supply in
Beno Waa Exhausted at
Breakfast Time.
RENO, Nev., July 4. By 7 o'clock thl
morning th breakfast problem assumed a
phase that boded 111 tor luncheon and din-.
ner. Throughout th nlghl and th fore
noon the special and regular trains had
added their cargoes to th thousands al
ready on the ground, and roost of them had
gone foodies for hours.
A each train arrived it passengers made
a dash fur . restaurants, lunch stands, or
sandwich hawkers, and generous food sup
plies began, to melt.' .When th lucky thou
sands, who .bad, places to sleep,, began to
turn out by sunrla they found th homo
lea throng had been before them. At every
restaurant and eating plac th door mere
locked and guards kept tha waiting one In
line, letting them in only aa a customer
departed. ' ' i -
At 7 o'clock th word flaw through town
that th bacon and ' ham supply - waa ex
hausted. An hour later It waa merely a
question of taking what th red-eyed and
worn waiters placed befor on. Tabi linen
had disappeared and' dish washing 1 a
protons. V nut the mb will d wnen they
pour out oi tii arena thl afternoon can
only b aufcd, but it is af to say that
th betici part of them Will go hungry to
trains lot hungry rid hom. -
Reno ne dob it best, but with lis popu
lat.o.i of ii,uuu more than uyub.ed in twenty
tour noura, wun traftio conditions abnor
mal m.ii a ready-spending crumd, tne tioun
mtf anu needing question ma beyond It,
tiling Miat even the soiest and tn
tiui.oiiesl wul semeniber to th credit ot
liu iiiti city, oowever, I that with it ad,
iu-d price have not been appreciably
ikiMd. rv '
Quiet Morning
in Jeffries' Camp
State Doctori Examine the Pugilist
and He Has a Share and a
Haircu.
JEFFRIES' CAMP, Reno, July 4. -Jeffries
rose at 3:15 and said he mas feeling fine.
He went to bienktast and mas then
formally examined by Doctors Morrison and
Hasher, In conform. ty with the state law.
The doctor mad no statement, but drove
at Once to the JohnsoN camp. All Is quiet
about this camp. Jeffries la lounging about
the cottage, apparently tn good humor.
Soon after th doctor departed Jeffries
m-ent out on the lawn, behind the cottage,
and sat in a chair and received the minis
trations ot a barber. He was shaved, and
his hair, already short, was cropped still
closer. A big crowd of people leaned against
the front fence, staring at the fighter. Jet
fries seemed in rare good humor, Jesting
with those about him. He chewed gum vig
orously. There was scurrying among the rubbers
and trainers to get the ring and parapher
nalia In order, and to see that towels and
sponges were all packed, as well as the
drinking water and the sunshade, which is
to shelter Jeffries between the rounds. The
stuff was loaded Into Jeffries' own automo
bile, which started for the arena Just before
10 o'clock, under charge of Trainer DeWltt
Vancourt.
Shortly before 11 o'clock Jeffries, Jm
Corbett, Jack Wooley, Sam Berger and
another member of the camp staff began
a game of cards, sitting at a table under
the willow wood trees on the lamh. Jeffrlea
was very Intent' on the game and paid no
attention to conversation and events going
on around him. Mrs. Jeffries and her
sister-in-law walked about the lawn, their
anxiety being in striking contrast with tho
stolidity of the fighter.
The only sign of worry which Jeffries
showed this morning was mhen he dis
covered that his mascot, a mongrel yel
low dog which strayed Into the camp yes
terday, was missing. Jeffries began
whistling and calling for 'Jeffie."i Finally
he discovered the dog in a field and the
dog crawled to him and licked his hand.
Jeffries returned to the cottage happy
again.
RENO, July 4. The heart game resulted
In a dollar's profit for Jeffries. He promptly
carried his winnings to the hotel and played
them on the orap table. For more than an
hour ho rolled the bones with huge enjoy
ment and considerable gai4. Before he stop
ped Jeffries gathered in $30. It mas almost
time for the battle when Jeffries climbed
Into his car, aocompamed by Berger.
Corbett and several others said they knew
the strain of waMng in the dressing room,
and did not propose that Jeffries should
experience this.-
"It won't hurt anything," Bald Corbett,
"to keep the other feliow waiting. Wears
on him, you know."
Sam Berger was the last man to swing
aboard the machine.
"When he comes back," said Sam, "he
will be the undisputed champion and the
acknowledged defender of the white race."
Doctors Visit
Johnson's Camp
State-Physicians Inspect Big Black
Man and Pronounce Him in
, Fine Physical Condition.
JOHNSON'S CAMP, Reno, July 4.-John-son
emalned In bed until 8:45 o'clock. At
that time Doctors Morrison and Hasher
examined him. It was ihelr duty to report
officially on his condition, under the state
law.
. . After the examination, the physicians
came down stalra and aunounced that John
son was in - absolutely perfect physical
condition. The. big man came down with
ithem, and, entering the automobile, was
driven toward Reno. He said he wanted to
take a littl ride and see the crowds In
i town'
The negro attaches of the camp . are rais
ing a purse to send down to . wager on
Johnson. A rumor that the odds are likely
to go to ten .to four has caused great ex
citement in the camp.
Tex Rlokard is (expected here for a con
ference with. Johnson, at which mill be de
termined the fighter's time of departure for
th arena.
Johnson had aa viators this morning the
Hawaiian delegate to congress, Jonah Kulio
Kalanlanaolt, and Colonel Sam Parker,
big Hawaiian planter.
On his return from the automobile ride
down town Johnson ate breakfast, consist
ing of four lamb chops, three soft-boiled
eggs, tea and bread. Billy Delaney, John
son' chief counselor, has been finding fault
with Johnson eating too much, . but made
with Johnson for. eating too much, but.
made no objection to this morning's meal.
Tim Sullivan of New York, the stake
holder, visited Johnson's camp and asked
permission to return to George Littl th
SI0.O00 certified check posted as Jonnson s
forfeit.. To this th champion readily as
sented, and Little will receive the check
as soon a the men enter the ring.
At 10:45 Johnson I out in the yard posing
for the . newspaper photographers and
laughing and Joking as though he had not
a car In the world. Preparations to start
for the arena are waiting up a visit from
Tex Rickard, Who is expected soon.
Big Crowd in '
the P6ol Room
Bets Placed at Ten Money that Jeff
rie. Will Win Within Twenty .
Bounds.
RENO, Nev., July 4. Up lo 10 o'clock this
morning, th betting had stood steady at
ten to six, with Jeffrlea the favorite. San
Francisco special trains brought thousands
from th coast cltlea, and the majority of
these came prepared ' to bet on Jeffries.
The big pool room was Jammed until late
last night and filled up again at "sunrise
today. Jeffries money was at all time on
hand, and the oal was for thos who fancied
Johnson to "walk up and back th big
blaok man."
"Who wanu Johnson at even money on
twenty rounds T oven money that Jeffrie
will win In twenty rounds."
Ther wr many tickets written at these
figures,' but th sura were usually small.
Th big batter apparently have placed
their money at better odds. Late last night
there was a big commission sent from Tim
Medrath. who wa handling several thou-
Sana auu.i., mt - o. n
Francisco . men. Most of the sums was
placed at ten to six and one-half, but the
Johnson money was soon exhausted and
th figures dropped to ten to six. There It
h remained since, nd Indlcstlons ar
that ther will bo little If any ehanre be
for th mn set Into th ring;.
At 11 o'cifcck betting was t to 1 on Jeffries,
with plenty of money In sight on the white
men. On twenty round th figures were
even money, with more Johnson cash than
Jeffrie money in eight. Th betting I
heavy.
At thl hour word come front th two
csmps. "All Is 'mell." "Hoth fighter are
cheerful and malting the moment mhen
they will ctsrt fur tho battle ground.
At noon thn betting had gone bark to
10 to 6, When the mord went around that
2 to 1 n to be had, the-Johnson money
rame In with a rush and quickly forced
the odds bsck to mher they have stood
since- yesterday. On the tmenty-round
proposition, the odds mere even money and
there mere plenty of Johnson backers In
evidence.
A riood of Johnson money wns brought
out by two to rno propositions, and In an
hour the odds had gone back to ten to six.
The betting is reported heavy. Much money
has been placed at even on Jeffries to win
In twenty rounds. Both camps ar quiet.
Both fighters ar well.-
IDBAli DAY KJOU;U Hi OMAHA
Lake, Park and "uhurhan Cluhe
A lilted by Thouaands.
"The rocket s red glare, bombs bursting
In air," and all th rest of It was meas
urably duplicated by the Sleepless patriots
of Omaha who enjoy seeing money burn
and bluse and burst Into useless atoms, via
the fireworks route. All Sunday night the
racket was continued. Intermittently, and
wns heartily renewed Monday morning, and
still the solid clouds held their may without
letting down rain.
So the cool morning of the Fourth ush
ered In a day ot ideal characteristics.
From the atmospheric standpoint, Omaha
would have furnished a prize spot tor the
big fight In -the open air thnt was pulled
off at Reno, Nev. ' Breezes full of coolness
and blessing gently agitated th air, while
the sun held a modest sway overhead, with
out becoming Voo promlscous and Insistent.
And' that battle of giants, white and
black, was in the mind of most men and
boys, and a good many women, while the
small and large locul noises were going on
all about. Even the small boys on the
sidewalk had something to Bay concerning
the Reno contest, and few If any had failed
to plun an early arrival In the vicinity of
The Bee bulletin board, to hear the news
from the ringside.
Omaha would not have shown up very
well had a census of population been taken
yesterday. On every edge of the city, at
the lakes, and in all the park and sylvan
places families, groups and brigades of
plcknickers, pleasure seekers and athlet
ically Inclined people mere to be found.
All the.. clubs having grounds and club
houses were the gathering place for crowds
of members and their friends, and all of
fored sport and entertainment of some sort,
for adults and children. Golf, tennis, shoot
ing, swimming, rowing, running every
thing to inculcate good humor and Interest
the physical prom-ess was offered all
around the line, even cricket having an
opening on the green sward at Miller park.
The bicycles, with the fireworks behind,
were scooted out to Fifty-ninth and Dodge
by their owners and riders at an early
hour, and they made the dust fly In a
series of races. Automobiles also got an
early start for country rendezvous, or for
more distant points, like Tekamah, which
was the chosen place for the Knights ot
Ak-Sar-Ben. Those of the king's cohorts
who did not go in automobiles hied them
selves to the Webster street station of the
Northwestern and rode away In style on
McKeen motors. The Burt county burg
had men on the Job who saw to It that
every round of the Jeffries-Johnson fight
was properly displayed for the edification
of the city folks In their midst.
The comfortable and thoroughly demo
cratic German Home on South Thirteenth
street was thronged by music lover and
their families by 10 o'clock, when the re
hearsals of the Maennerchor singers began.
Songs in preparation for the national Sang
erfest In July were gone over, with many a
tuneful favorite thrown In' to 'delight the
heuf ts" if the' folk Trbrtl lh Ftfthef land.
? "Old Glory" was flung'. to the- breeze on
porch, pole and .everywhere else the flag
could be fastened; and red, white and blue
ribbons decorated buttonholes, hats, canes,
corsage; parasols. ! -
Nervous-horses had a tough day of it, but
the-small citizen thrilled In every fiber of
his being. -every, mlriute ,ot. the day,. And
the colored tUlrens alsp-jexperlenced 'spma
Joyful thrills, .- .- -,.-..:; ; .,
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