Show JEFFRIES JEFFRIE AND JOHNSON WIND VIND UP THEIR i AND EACH WILL REST UNTIL THE SOUNDS I IRene Rene Nov Hev June 39 I am ready My 11 training Is 1 finished With the exception of ot a sprint now and then to ke keep keet p myself In shape pe I will do no more work vork This n was waA the U declaration d n made by James Jamo J J fries late lato today When he lie made It t he was WIlS wa seated at nt a n card table wh r i he ee had ha been bun all an afternoon He lie was wu playing hearts against t Jim Jm Corbett Sam Berger Derger and Dick Ad ams am mL A big bI heap of at sliver silver was waz piled before him gleaned from the of at the other three and an the man who h b ti to te the heavyweight championship from Irom Jack Johnson next Monday afternoon was laughing like over hM hi luok a aTher Ther There will wm be e no more mor boxing said and his hili tone plainly Indicated that he meant what he said From n new w U he steps Into lato the ring to face Johnson he will amuse himself as ns the spirit moves move him Ills year and a lf eC f Hard har honest lIt eUort effort to te put himself In snaps shapo to fight thin one great fight of Jf j his life is 1 over and looking l back ck over vor er what b lie ee has done and forward to the work that he feels Is B yet et for tor him to do Jeffries nays ox I IH wan Widle Jeffries away the tho bouTS hours wl with h red or er cards John J m Arthur ArthurJ J hM hN H w worked faithfully and the story sory ef or Ma his II labors laHrs will be e told with without out hit wort wor the tile eye oyo of ot the moving ing III camera he tolled through h a ad ada d da j of Ot t stunts boxing and Per 11 the tM day clay the spotlight of oC attention was wa his aad and h he basked IP in Ita Km rays with apparent enjoyment t The Tho only 1 event ont of ot the day to mar his hb Vi pi mas 5 WRit was the clash clah with Joe Too TV 1 lOtI Johnsons oas conduct in that matter was dubbed dabbed dabb by t I Ii who saw It and by his restrained manner and a d courteous demeanor toward it Mn whom wh he deemed his enemy the champion won new Rew friends c Ousted It a been the tho Intention ot of the cham oham champion pion lon to te 40 tie tb his hta moving picture work In Inte Ine te e morning 1 A crowd of the curious cur Iou K It before It iS 1 to watch the out oit hut But after atter his rOAd rod Jaunt In the tho I rr 7 Johnson encountered Wood Woodman man on Oa his haa return retura and asked Langfords I JT manager r to lve the camp grounds It ItaM v as aM n all aU quietly done on both b th sides with vt t any an display of 1 t temper or exchange C harsh hh words When ben Woodman had hadin jrr in ft however r Johnson Johno seemed to chango tl mind and he ho did not go out to tho the ring to te work under the vigilant save se of f the tha camera until late lato In the be t tb afternoon attern Th The middle of the tho day was wa w devoted to g typical about tho the camp mp fi or re champion took great Interest In this his work vork Me He 14 helped to pose pe e his train r f s aad to arran arra e the scenes 41 the ma mae e II I ln no was Wall w to record After A luncheon JRe he devoted more time t tn too tIM tb comp p proper reper and It was wa nearly 4 before belon he slipped through the Ute I ropes fP of oC the ring ng and aDd began medicine I hall ball all tossing g bag lif punching and a tl other OUter preparatory labors while the machine machino flicked steadily away I John Jolla L Sullivan cap p and aRd black gray suit black braided d trousers nd all oil was w OB oa hand to watch the fun f n He Ite was wag to 10 hammer away at th ill h bag g for tor a few tew minutes and aRel the wal al J Y ps ho he were of ot sledge ham TIT F fore force Tile The champion Is In nt t In III training these days day however and c 1 I eTed f and Wow Wew aft after r a few mo me men tn n nIs work la In a way that It made maio I him desist Johnson went t at the bag kg again Al most m t the first Mow blow drove It from its moorings end and a away sway it went sailing Riling th ib t crowd setting many heads head to 0 lucking Come Cee OB OR called J Jack JAek ek reaching out his hands kande for the boxIng gloves In J I Good flood GoodAl Al AI Kaufman responded and In a mo mon n nt tile tho pair r were at It Al AI boring In Ina Ina ina a though he ke was trying trIng to te knock the champion out First one way then an another another a other he II tried tr L Jack stopped stepped every evory thing that thit came me They TheT kept it up for tor four fr rounds and it Is III doubtful that the films will show that Al AZ landed even once one Johnsons defense defonso seemed to ho bo everywhere Ills Uis elbows shoulders and every part of ot his body joined d in the barricade Nothing that came seemed fant enough on to bother him lIe He stopped topped some of oC the lows blows In midair apparently without exertion When Kaufman retired big Kid Cotton plunged in Jack Jacl went back at Cotton with some snap They Thoy wrestled around the ring the tho champion display lag Ing his hi great strength more than once by hurling Cotton away from him him as an though his weight was nothing In tho the second round the blood sprang from Cottons lips when Jacks left eft landed A little later Cotton missed a swing the tho champion ducking clear under the tho blow blo and the tho sparring s partner on the floor overbalanced by his hia own exertion They Thoy wont went four rounds then than Johnson signalled the end cud of at the tho how show and tho the crowd began bogan to hustle to grab seats In carIos C and motor cars for tor the trip to town Governor Dickerson on was again a 1 vie vis visitor I at the tho Johnson camp Ho lie seemed fascinated d by bythe the cleverness or of the Ue gl I Irro I t and watched every move ove with It admiration shining In hU Mn eves It depends on what Jack feels like doing doln he said Out at Camp Jeffries the tho day passed panned In Idleness Jeffries went fishing with Jack Tack Wooley iu I tho morning and on his return about noon he found Ed Kd Moody of Santa Cruz Cal the man who taught him fishing In Monterey bay waiting to greet him They Thoy clasped hands like brothers and Mil Moody stayed about camp all the tho rest of ot the tiny lay layThe The card game was Jeffries only form of occupation after lunch lurich lIe Ho Is fond rond of 0 the game me and winning makes him mighty happy He lie wen won today much to the sorrow of Corbett and the theother others other and he ho was wan aR overflowing with good humor In consequence Jeffries Joffries thought it possible that he ho would do a little sprinting some time In the evening He lie was wan not sure he ho said It depended on how he felt about It later If U he felt like going he would If not he would stay In camp campant ant Itina JUn Just Right Jeffries had planned to Inspect the arena personally today It is one of ot the things he always looks after just before a fight Ills His HI great weight Jar Jarring Jarring jarring ring around the ring makes makos staunch supports an absolute necessity and he ho likes Uk to have some one In whom ho he ho hIlA confidence look at the construction be bo before fore foro he fights Today he directed that Sam Berger Derger his manager manaKer make mako a trip to the arena tomorrow and thoroughly thorough examine It Sam will m also al endeavor to arrange with Tom Flanagan for a coin tossing con contest test with himself on Sunday On the tho calling of oC the coin will hang the choice of if t corners This is considered quite Important as the eyes oe of the fighter who Is seated with his hi bisback back to Old Sol So will not b be subjected to the glare The Influx of ot visitors assumed such proportions today that it began bogan to look like an invasion Inva lon During the tho evening hours the tho nerve center of ot the fight tight talk Tex hotel was wan th the busiest place in town It u was wall more than that that It was tho the busiest scene Reno neno has witnessed in many years Reno neno is eagerly welcoming the tors torn and the clubs and other civic organizations are outdoing each other in l hospitality For Saturday S night ht th U Nevada Editorial association has planned a reception to tho the host of newspaper er writers which bids fair to be a thing tiling unique In the history of ot such affairs About every member of Ot the newspaper fraternity now who has achieved distinction in one part of at tho the country or another with an entertainment stunt is slated to appear Tho The audience will be composed almost entirely of ot men whose fame as sporting writers or as ns of any great event Is widely known It is probable that never before was such an assemblage of newspaper tal talent talent talent ent assembled as Is in I now here and all allare allare allare are looking forward to the Jinks with witha a purpose to mako make it a memorable affair netting Betting Is J lj Light Though the fight Is but three days off lort local bottin bettinK continues very light fight ht Tom Corbett official betting commis commissioner commissioner for the promoters Is now on the ground and although he ho has secured quarters In one of ot the tho most prominent uptown gambling halls and placarded he tho walls of the tho establishment with flaring signs telling of oC his desire to transact business there was little be besides besides sides ldes those mural d to indi indicate Indicate cate onto that local is Interested In n placing its money on n the outcome of the battle Corbett however does not seem to be worrying over the thc dearth of wagers He lie believes that a great deal of at money is being held in ro re reserve serve servo and will come forward between now and the hour bour when the men come together An Independent poolroom close coso to ho tho official commissioners headquarters tots lers Is showing a trifle more activity Two big bets were placed by members of Johnsons camp today One was 1600 to that Johnson would win the other at oven even money mane that Jeffries would no put the tho quietus on the tho champion In 18 rounds round A San Francisco business man Is III reported to have made a bet at the same name place of at 1000 to on Jeffries As S he ho walked toward his dressing room Johnson was asked what work he tie contemplated for tomorrow Im lm through he said This closes my work James J Jeffries and John Arthur Johnson are arc ready roady to fight Both Doth men completed their ong training work to today today today day and will merely do light exercising exercisIng ing lag through h the th three days that will elapse before they face tace each other In Ina Ina ina a foot ring to fight tight out the heavyweight championship of the world |