Show WOMEN TAKE INTEREST IN BLACK GHAMPION San Francisco May M y IS There is apparently as S much interest being taken at the Johnson camp cam these days in the th widely discussed topic of f who is to be the referee as is given to the preliminary ry training of the th champion Jack Welsh who is Johnsons IBS first choice for tho the position and Tex Tax Rickard both had audiences with th the fighter this afternoon aft Do n while yesterday It was Eddie Smith of Oakland who was closeted with the colored champion Rick Rickard Rickard ard is admittedly afraid that there will be a deadlock after the conference that is b to take place next Monday and he wants to smooth out the differences If It it lies within his power p W r Johnson bad but little to tey BY after fter the conferences I 1 am still standing pat be he declared I 1 maintain that I have named ham d two good goodmen gOodmen men who have the confidence of the public in California and one on of them should be satisfactory rY Jack Tack Welsh said that he hO h would not nota accept a the position unless he was sat to both principals In other words he explained more at length supposing that the fighters could not agree and the promoters rs might choose ch ose me I 1 would not accept if either fighter fig disagreed George Little Johnsons manager says that he believes they will reach re ch an agreement and d that a CalifOrnian will willbe willbe willbe be selected That there is 18 an uneasiness among the men concerned as to what result the stopping of the fight may have on the big bout was mani manifested in the conversation uon at t the beach this afternoon The fear is that those who are opposed to the tho fight will en engage engage engage gage lawyers and seek measures to prevent the mill taking faking place If It It comes to the worst said Rick Rickard Rickard ard who l o will not admit that the toe anti fight people have any chance we can pull the fight tight off of in Nevada Johnson added a couple of miles to his road ro d work this morning going 14 H miles Instead of 12 In addition ho stepped It off at a faster pace running for a greater share of 0 the journey In Inconsequence InConsequence consequence he was back at his Quarters quarters somewhat in advance of the bal balance balance balance ance of the crowd Martin Cutler trail trailing ing lug in thoroughly exhausted The negro was perspiring freely as ashe ashe ashe he returned turned and declared he felt In Inthe inthe Inthe the best possible condition His plans for the first boxing on Sunda Sunday have practically practical been completed ed He Intends Int to work six rounds with George Cotton Martin Cutler and Dave bave Mills Although there has been a deal of talk of using other sparring part partners partners partners ners Jack said s today that he thought he had enough helpers Late this afternoon he played base baseball baseball baseball ball on the ocean boulevard in front of the tho camp and therE were w re a hundred or more fashionable equipages including many ninny automobiles drawn up u to watch him batting out long flies files The women particularly were Interested in seeing Johnson at his play |