Show THIN AIR MR OF i NEVADA GOOD FOR JEFFRIES Big One Finds No Trouble With His Wind at I Reno 1 LANGFORD-KETCHEL LANGFORD i BOUT DECLARED OFF Clears Up Last Tangle That Threatened Heavy Weight Contest BULLETIN 3 P. P Pat Im ML SAN AN FRANCISCO June Jane 23 The rhe The ord fight was declared off today by Promoter Tom ODay of Hester Hester lIester Hes lIes ter and ODay ODar who hoped to stage the battle at Reno July 4 RENO Nov Nev June Jim Jeffries played baseball baseball this morning with his entire staff of trainers on the little park adjoining his camp at Moana Springs The big bi fellow is ia delighted to indulge his bent for tho national pastime on n. n regular diamond and he romped like liki a 3 colt when ho he entered tho the to to- day Jeffries played bard hard and his trainers watched him closely to 8 see e if sharp exorcise in this bi high h altitude would af a feet hi his wind They Thoy were to noto note that the fi fighter showed no evidence of ot the thin air affecting him A punching ba bag platform has hns been beon put up and is us now re ready dy for use usa and the floor of the open air ail pavilion at tho the springs springs has be been n padded and covered with canvas All AU is now in readiness for boxing and if it Jeffries carries out a plan he be announced announced an an- early carly in tho the day ho will do a 3 good bit of rin ring work this afternoon Ho said ho he intended to take on all of his sparring companions in quick succession sue suc cession for two or three rounds each and without resting between the reb relays relay John L. L Sullivan arrived here this morning from San Francisco and was Jt given warm given a warm welcome by a large Jarge crowd at the station With the site sito surveyed and staked off and lumber rapidly piling up up on the ground tho the arena for the big promises to materialize rapidly within the next few days Promoter Hester Hestor said S tS S m Langford and his big manager Joe Wo Woodman woodman wood wood- d man probably would arrive hero here to ni night ht or or tomorrow morning morning- troD from San Saix Francisco |