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Show Sporting Writers. Fighters and Trainers Predict tlie End Near at Hand. JOHNSON SHOWS PLASH OF PERFECT CONDITION John L. Refuses to Make Any Comments; People Can Judge Monday. rtlSNO, Nov.. Juno 27. "Well, this la tin; last. Pugilism as it has flourished many deciles will be a lost art In the United Slums, and thai means in the world, when the Jeffries-Johnson fight is over." .Such Is the prediction of Iho whole lighting world, apparently. It is voiecd by fighters, trainers and sporting writers I as they loltc-r about the hotels of the city or the quarters of the principals, patiently awaiting; the coming next Monday Mon-day and the decision that Is to be handed down in the arena on that day. Whenever When-ever two old friends, comrades at many ringsides, meet, often for the first time in years, thai is almost Invariably the greeting. A touch of regret for exciting days and battles of the past, which they believe aro gone forever, creeps Into every conversation. A feeling almost of sadness underlies the laughter and witly-banler witly-banler of the gathering hosts of fight followers. fol-lowers. All seem certain that this is tho ond; that when tho "shouting and the tumult" at the ringside has died and the time of parting has gone, there will bo nothing to say but "Good-bye." It will not be "until wc meet again." Great Fight. "It will he a great fight, and it will be tho last great fight," said one gray-halred gray-halred ringside veteran today. "Tho game has reached the end. I have followed fol-lowed It since I knew enough to follow anything. I have learned to know all these fellows around here by meeting xhem at the fighting centers, whether at New Orleans. Jacksonville, Kan Francisco. Goldflcld or Reno. "Wo have followed the game together and wc have followed It to the end. I am only glad that It has not Just dwindled away, but will go out in a blaze of glory." It was a day of reminiscences and tales of other fights and other fighters today. to-day. There was littlo else to do. Jcf-frlos's Jcf-frlos's workout in the early morning came as a complete surprise. Hardly one of the usual crowd of spectators reuched Moana In time to witness it. From then until Johnson dawdled through a listless 1cn rounds with sparring partners late in the afternoon there was nothing to do but talk. It was too hot to walk much and the groups of sporting celebrities clung to the shade und gossiped endlessly. end-lessly. Once relieved of his worries over tho arena, which marred the beginning of bis duy. Promoter and Referee Rickard had time to answer numerous telegrams and discuss many details of his preparations with his subordinates, Most important of these was the arrungemcnt for transferring trans-ferring to Reno from San Francisco of 5:JO.OOO of the purse money, now. on deposit de-posit in the coast city. Rickard was nsked by Tim Sullivan of New York, stakeholder, to attend to this at once, and the funds probably will bo In a Reno bank tomorrow. Sullivan himself, according ac-cording to bis telegram today, expects to arrive July 1. Rickard and Jolmson. The disturbance over the arena was caused by tho loss for a time of the plans. When the blue prints had been found the carpenters went at their work with a will and the framework had been partially clothed with the bleacher planks before the night fell. Rickard and Johnson were in conference confer-ence for almost an hour shortly before noon, and after the champion had done his eight miles of road work In the early morning. Both stated that the matter under discussion was without direct bearing bear-ing on the fight', but would not say what had been talked of. Jolmson visited a bank and cashed a check later, then was whirled back to camp. When the negro, clad In his usual ring costume of blue and black, stepped into the ring In the late afternoon, the roped Fciuare was flanked by a big gathering of visitors. Al Kaufman was called on after a few minutes of medicine ball work, but the four rounds which followed were devoid of stirring moments. Kaufman Kauf-man puffed like a. broken down race horse. He was forced to do all the leading. Johnson rlierely blocking his blows and sending back no exchanges. The altitude Js bothering Kaufman considerably, and Johnson's easy breathing and perfect condition aro sharply noticeable beside his sparring partner's gasping work. Some Past Work. Iklonalmn came next and Johnson went after him with playful force In the first of their four rounds. Blood dripped from Monahan's nose and lips in less than a minute. Johnson shot In two straight lefts with Hashing speed and wonderful precision. From then on he was content with an occasional display of speed and Joked with Monahan and the crowd about the ring as they tusscllcd and pulled each other about In the clinches. Two roundH with Dave Mills followed and this concluded the day's work. In the boxing Johnson did not oxert himself once. Ills breath was unhurried when it was over and the perspiration was gathering on his whole body In a natural way. The actual boxing was apparently ap-parently more of a concession to the curiosity cu-riosity of the crowd than anything. It was just playing for Jack, and he showed ho was porfcolly satisfied with his skill In this department of the game by every move he made. John L. Sullivan, undefeated London prize ring champion, watched Johnson work out. He stood on a seat far back of the crowd tit the ringside and looked on. The playful side of tho exhibition evidently evi-dently did not appeal strongly to the old warrior as he rumbled something about seeing the "real business next Mondav." When asked what he thought of the champion's work, he refused to make any comment. Big Offer for Pictures. Announcement was made by Flanagan today that tho representative of a Canadian Ca-nadian syndicate had arrived in Reno and was prcparod to mako an offer of $150,000 for the Canadian rights to the fight pictures. Jack Glcason Is expected to return to Reno Wednesday and further fur-ther developments In negotiations for his share of the picture profits are anticipated. antici-pated. Reports were In circulation tonight that Johnson proposed to do an unusual amount of boxing tomorrow and close Ins training. This was denied by everybody at tho camp. Johnson works from day to day as a rule, seldom planning ihead. and ho is said to be as indefinite ae to the end of his training as lie Is about other matters. According to statements previously made by the black champion, he will close hlB work on Saturday. |