| Show NEVADA GOVERNOR NOT TO INTERFERE Declares Laws of That State Per Permit Permit Permit I mit Big Fight and That It Will Be Held Special to The Her Ogden June Juno 21 There will be no interference with the son Eon fight if ir it is held hold in Nevada Tho laws of or that state license tho the fighting game and there is ic no way of or construing the statutes to meet the demands of those tho e opposing ing it So spoke Governor D S Dickerson of Nevada in Ogden today Tex Rickard Bickard is a friend of mine mino and all aU the tho ministerial associations in America Ameri a prove to me that he ho will promote anything but hut a a square I 1 MII kM Informed l my off omu tee at t Careen Cr en City to Ie s overflowing with mall mAil pr protesting tung against the fight It will wIIl W 11 be b to te the waste wa te basket I He ee e no re ren roe ree reen n ft for ir Interfering with the fight so son II o oa n r a a It U le square re r and square it wilt will b with Tex behind hind it This Th in j final n There will be If b no Interference with Ith the tile fl tight ht In Nevada Governor Oo er arrived from the north at S I thle this morning and the day dy m In Ogden canyon the ef el f Dea DAa Emil Bill a real rat estate c ler tIr and aM other friends This Thi even evenin in he h U I at Lagoon and tomorrow c he h will eave for fer Ely Bly b Nov Nv ev Mi oN Me te lie He will hie h kb office In the h ette capital next Monday londAY one ono onet eK uk t k before the day clay of the fight and ande plane plan will be bem beIn e or to te 11 present m In Rene flea n to the great battle the th Monday luG JUG IN lie H RON V June Ju SI With Rene neno doll elan definitely fixed a as 8 the tho battle ground with positive from the governor will be bo that e 0 te to Interfere mad mado by r the tit tate state authorities and anel with preparations aluta lre under way for fort t buildIng g the tho arena r Mt the tho fight seems em r of fulfill ment mP t J Joly 11 lr 4 No o further complications ar or aM Promoter Tex Tox Rl Rick k ani te pre leed Ute the first quiet pillow that hat be ho hM hoe h bad hod l e Governor iud Iss bis lile that the tho contest could t 1 be held In I California Calif 0 The rho n selection of a site lilt it for staging tho th b W fight was made e this afternoon It Is I a fleW field In east Hilt Reno neno nt a bOu a ludlo end and a half haU frem from the heart beert of rf r the eity efty ek and In 1 familiar in IA ring his history tory ae 05 Ute the scene seene ef or the eon con content test tent SloW hold eW J July JutT Hy 4 c lt 6 It t I Is regarded ax a an Weal ideal location as so a It affords plenty of nf f grod for fer a structure and andi I 1 within eay y walking of or the tho Ih O On one eMe we ski It Is I flanked by b the therk rk of at the tho railway nn Rn and t on OR the by y a trolley line liRe known ae ao the Interurban railway went over the today with and the Rno fight committee and Immediately an to carry e t plane plans already pre prep p lt r 4 for fee the Ue construction of the arena v t g bOUt about H fet feet t square Ire model medel erf C I lon ioa the Ute lines et of the tile then n begun gun In la San Francisco will b ti put v It U 1 In hoped to have It corn com Jit ky by the Ute first tint of ef the month No b will be bs made nade de t So Sa the tM original arran atra of oe seats ts Plenty of or lum lurn lumber ber tr 1 to is s M w to be lie Quarter Quart nother selection MI matle this Uti afternoon man all aR training quarters for Jack Johnson JObROn JohnsonT lv T orm r tn m Flanagan the u champions manager manaKer ift r looking over OYer several eral tOIl finally tiled upon a road read ree house hence three miles t of or ReDo Keno known ax an Ricks Re He to te Flanagan U It le is I tn sn excellent pla e for a training camp and all the facilities fa Us Jim will be stationed at atM M n bA three miles mil south uth of ef efIno Ino la is lacking at this thle place ceo to 0 Manager aRager who have looked over the rr rrt urt that be desired In eon oen with a fighters camp Natural I hot and water springs an open I air pavilion already provided com corn comfortable comfortable sleeping quarters and near nearby nearby nearby by fishing streams and lakes lake are among the Inducements offered by this place A fight bill will wilt be Kenos offering July 4 If Sid Hester Uester succeeds In carrying out his plan to stage taKe the fight h here re on tho the morning of ot the big battle battlo In the same me Hester was busy today en endeavoring endeavoring endeavoring to arrange for a permit and andIn andIn andIn In looking over numerous sites for training quarters for his fighters rs s announcement shortly aft aU aUer or er noon today of the contest was vall made In the Ule form of ot a signed statement as I follows Statement by br Rickard I 1 have decided to hold the Jeffries Johnson fight In Reno fleno In making the selection 1 wish wl h to give my reasons for doing so Gold n Id made an offer which It was bard hard to turn down They Thoy are aro the tho gamest gamet lot of men 1 ever aver saw This Thin morning a committee of Gold Goldfield Goldfield Goldfield field business men offered to take lake me meto meto meto to a boat I bank and give a guarantee of une 2 1 I decided on Reno however for tor several severI verll reasons In the tho first place 1 did dk not feel that fight fans of the east and west should be compelled to take that extra ride across acro s the hot desert de ert to Then again the people C from San Son Francisco can get Set hero here on the morning of ot July 4 and leave Ive the same name night In order to be beback beback beback back to their business Tuesday Tue dRY morn morning mornIng ing Ins For this thia th reason reAlIGn I think probably one or two thousand more will come front from San Francisco that would not go KO goto KOto goto to Goldfield The Tile Reno people have done dono all they could They will bUild bulWa a suitable arena anna and buy the leoe lIoen licence o for me SIgned TEX The delegation ele who ho had made a determined effort to swing the attl of the Century for homo home town accepted the tho announce announcement ment mont with expressions of regret but with promises to boost Tox Tors s game gome to the extent of their ability Renos Rno fans fan are wildly elated ever over the outcome of ot the contest with Gold Goldfield Goldfield field The olty fight committee promises es to make the necessary necos ary prep preparations for tor the accommodation of ot all who como come for fer the big fight Expected Today Jeffries and his trainers are ex expected expected to arrive hero here tomorrow and andIana Manager Iana er Flanagan has bas sent a telegram to Johnson advising the negro oham cham champion pion plon to lose no time In reaching Reno Promoter Hester has hos not net yet ret suc flue succeeded In securing permission p lon from Rickard lUckard to stage sta e the fight in the arena en the morning of the Fourth of July Pending Rickard decision hooter Hester says oa rs he will wUl not consider any nn other I site for the tho proposed contest conte t Late thle thi afternoon Richard was per por persuaded persuaded I to look over several veral locations with a vl view w to reconsidering his as e I of the old site for tor forthe forthe the big fight Rickard however hoever re refused refused fused to change his hs plans He said eald tonight that work werk on the arena aren would be begun tomorrow former partner Ole Bl El received a telegram this even evenIng evenIng Ing lug from James D Finch secretary to Governor Dickerson that the Ule governor would not net Interfere with the fight tight The wire stated that Governor Dickerson would be lie at t Bly Ely tonight Jeffrie on III libs Way AVar Y YO Oakland O Cal CaI June 21 James J 1 Jef Jet Jeffries Jeffries fries accompanied by his wife and his entire staff stat of trainers with the ex oX of oe Jim TIm Corbett arrived here from fr m the tho deserted de Ben Lomond training quarters quarter shortly before 6 to tonight tonight tonight night The party remained here until 9 t this evening when Jeffries and his helpers helper left leU on a L special train for Rno Reno On the trip from Ben D n Lomond the big follow fellow whiled the tile hours hour away In a card oard Same game with Joe kl his Id friend thick Dick Adams and Colonel Kowalski Contrary to his usual custom cu tom he nodded out of the car window pleasantly to those wetting waiting at stations to see him along alone the line and to bettor bin hili good I humor he won most of the money in inthe Inthe inthe the card game Before le Ben Lomond Jeffries put In a good mornings work Rio labor lasted over an hour and Included snappy nappy punching of or the bag boog rope skip skipping ping shadow hadow boxing and exorcise at atthe atthe atthe the pulley weights It was WM by far the mot most workout Indulged In by b for the p past t two weeks J expects expect to be book back at the grind tomorrow afternoon In Moana Ina Springs which resort has been decided upon as the place td to t put on his hla finish finishing ing lug training touches Johnson I Last a t to Leave San Francisco June Juno 21 Jack John Johnson Johnson son tOn Is la the Ole last Jut to 10 desert tho the ship Al AI Although Although though there thorp has haa been lIeen a L general exo exodus dus dUI of or promoters and fight followers during the tho last few days In the direction direction direction tion of Reno hone Johnson John on has remained smilingly on duty at the beach with the firm Intention of training until the thelast thelast last Jut moment it A telegram that came from Manager Tom TORI Flanagan today announcing that training quarters quarter had been secured at Reno Uno and that everything every thin would be beIn beIn bein In readiness in two days caused the champion to issue the marching or orders orders orders ders Ho Ito will wilt leave loave for Nevada Thurs Thur Thursday Thursday day night at 9 i f Tenderly the tho two automobiles were prepared for shipment and with less ginger the tho gymnasium apparatus was stored in crates crate and marked in lamp lampblack lain black Jack Johnson Reno Rono Nev Nov US u uS S A AJohn AJohn AJohn John L Sullivan was a visitor vl at atthe atthe atthe the colored champions camp He lie was WUl greeted cordially and posed pos d with John Johnson Johnson son lion for the photographers Johnsons John on splendid condition impressed the for former former mer roer champion and he congratulated hi his hie host Although on the tho eve of breaking samp Johnson put In a strenuous day of twining lIe Ho sauntered II over the each beach reads roads for nine miles In the morn mornIn ln In lag r and in the afternoon went eight fast rounds n Ute the gymnasium Al Kaufman stood before him during half balf the session and George Cotton Colton took the rest of the pummeling It was announced today that Kaufman will wilt willbe willbe be In camp at Reno lImo The champion will wll go 10 out ou on tho the road tomorrow morning for a short I hike and will then th n KO go downtown to i arrange Iange for new punching bags gloves I and Land a few tew other things |
