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Show JUST BEfOiftllE BATTLE4WHAT PIGHT 0CTSSAiD' hy 6pccial watchmen armed with revolvers re-volvers and rifles. oughly convinced me. that he Is a Creat boxer and a 'willing, courageous fighter." RENO. Nev.. July 8. Tho day of reckoning is at hand. Jeffries or Johnson? The bear or the tiger which wins? Ten Thousand Visitors at Reno. It is estimated that 10,000 visitors are crowded into this desert city tonight. to-night. From east to west the specials dl6gorged their loans of sportingmcn, mnny of whom have traveled from the far corners of the earth. All day big automobiles powdered with the dust of tho desert or the coast cities, from tho California alleys, from ranch and mining camp, even from Seattle, 1,907 miles away. The last to touch the drama that will be staged tomor-1 row was added today by the arrival at the Johnson camp of LUlly Dela- I ney, veteran trainer of fighters, who announced that he positively would I bo in the black man's comer as chief ' eecond. I Delaney took Jim Jeffries in hand when ho was a raw boy and made hrm champion of the world. Several years ago the trainer and his protege quarreled and they have been bitter enemies ever since. Carpenters Went on Strike. Hundreds who did not care to mane the el fort to get to the camps made their way to the new arena, a mllo from the city, aud ci:joed themselves them-selves staring at the workmen still busy with tho last touches. There was a small strike on the part of the carpenters duriug the morning when -they found they had to erect screened screen-ed boxes for the women who have bought tickets to the fight. The carpenters car-penters said this was not in the contract con-tract that they were through aud it looked bad for the women for a while. Iiut Tex- Richard smoothed matters over by signing a new contract with tho carpenters and the work was rushed through. The thousands who did not go around this trlanglo of attractions filled the main tln-ets of the city In waltlDg crowds. It was an aimless crowd, moved by one fever. Pugilists Pugil-ists were the centers of a dozen groups. Bob Fltzslmrnons shambled around tho hotel corridors telling how the man who licked him was going to play the steam roller-on this black boxer. Stanley Ketchel, who was beaten down by this same black boxer. 6hook his head wisely and told another crowd where Jeffries would fall and would go out of this town with a broken heart Battling Nelson, Nel-son, still showing a few cuts on his ears from the battle in which he found a younger man his master circled here and there. He hates to think of Jeffries loosing but Many Pugs Are There. Sam Langford, the Boston bone-crusher bone-crusher who maintains an attitude of great contempt for his black brother was tagged in his every movement by great knots of men and boys. Tommy Burns, Al Kaufman, Bill Lang and a dozen other celebrities of the day, to say nothing of those old kings of the ring, Corbett and Sullivan, kept the crowds running this way and that way In an attempt to pick up the golden tips that might fall from their lips. George Cotton, the coal black sparring partner of Johnson, held a crowd in front of one of the principal hotels for an hour listening to his 6ong of praises of his master. If the colonel of the Rough Riders had walked down the street It Is doubtful If many would have turned to follow uim. If you had asked about some such notable as the secretary of war, It Is probable th:-some th:-some one would have wanted to know whose sparring partner he was. The games were off and that made the waiting a bit more tiresome. For a few hours the roulette wheels were silent. It was the Sabbath day and nothing but card games were allow ed. Stud poker was dealt here and there where the sports gathered, but that was a quiet game. Great Pious Town Reno. "This Is a very pious town," said one of the comedians of the Jeffries group when he heard of the hue distinction dis-tinction between stud poker and roulette. rou-lette. The pool rooms were the sevnes of the greatest activity. Around the ticket seller's window a long line was in waiting all day and $10 6taU went like hot cakes. There are 120 members of the rogues' gallery In town now an! more coining In every hour, according to the police. .It is not anticipated that these men will attempt much at the arena beside pocket-picking, but the police think they plan to make a "clean up" in the city of Reno while the citizens are at the rlnpside. To thwart tht3 tho streets will be patrolled pa-trolled and the banks will be guarded ther the fight goes, after tho first six, tho safer bet he will be." Bob Armstrong. By Bob Armstrong, colored: "If Jack Joluison ftonds up and fights Jeffries, the big iellow won't j take long finishing him. If he runs : away. It only amounts to slow death for him. Personally, I know that Johnson is going to be a pretty scared fighter before he goes Into the ring." Tom Flanagan. By Tom Flanagan, manager of Jack Johneon: "I never saw a man more fit for a test of skill, strength and endurance. endur-ance. Johnson Is pretty nearly the perfect man physically. I look for hlfn to win as certainly as he enters the ring on Monday. Ho Is ready and anxious to meet Jeffries and believes be-lieves down In his heart that he can make tho former chamulon take the count. It will be a great fight. Johnson John-son knows that he has the strength, i cleverness, kuowkdge of the game ; and the heart to win the contest. Ho does not under rale Jeffries for a moment, mo-ment, but tho confidence is the thing." Slg Hart. By Slg Hart, Johnson's chief trainer: ' "Johnson will win between the twelfth and the eighteenth round There will be two big men fighting and they will fight for all that Is in them. We have outlined our plans of action and feel sure that the chain-don chain-don win jay Mr. Jeffries low. John--wn will surprise those who have held him a two to one short ender." George Cotton. By George Cotton, sparring partner of Johnson: "Johnson Is the greatest boxer that sver pulled on a glove. It Is next to Impossible to hit him. I know that he can hit I know that he has tho heart and the confidence He will surprise some wise bettors I know. Jack will win decisively, but it will be a hard fight." A Kaufman. , By Al Kaufman, heavyweight fighter on Johnson's trainh g staff: "I have not seen Jeffries nnd I cannot say anything abo.'t his condition condi-tion Therefore, I am unable to tell much about him. I wa.it to say that I Johnson is perfectly trained ad is j ready for any kind of fight. ' i.u can ' take my word for It, I think lie will ; win tM.s side of the twentieth round. ' My experience with him has thor- RCKARD Al GLEASOfJ TALK' REN'O Nev., July 3. Experts on pugilism have given their opinion to the Associated Press aa follows: By G. L. (Tex) Rlckard and John Ia. Gleason: "This fight Is absolutely on the square. We regret very much If any , contrary impression prevails, for we have tried our best to avoid any move in our negotiations for the staging stag-ing of this contest that would leud the least semblance of truth to tho vicious rumors and opinions that havo gone tho rounds regarding a "iraui up." "The people who are knocking ar the ones who know least about tin fighters or ourselves. If they wera fully Informed of the determination of both Jeffries nnd Johnson to win and of the amount of money wagered, they would not have to seek further for a reason to controvert their false Ideas. We wish to thank the Associated Asso-ciated Press for the accuracy of all Us reports concerning this fight and lor Its fair and unbiased treatment of every ono connected with tho "battle of tho century." Timekeeper's Statement. By George Hartlng official timekeeper: time-keeper: "After visiting both men at their respective camps and looking over their physical condition i cannot but anticipate the greatest heavyweight fight of the century. I am entitled to one guess and therefore I predld a long and bitter struggle. Who wll be returned tho winner I am not game to say but I believe that neither neith-er the victor nor the vanquished will leave the ring without oach havlni his share of the laurels pugilistic. There will bo no stain of disgrace at- tached to either winner or looser." By William Muldoon: "I think Jetf will win. Both men, I believe, are now at their very bo.-t nnd there Is little to choose be'wet-u them; but, barring accident, It is my (Continued on Page 'Five.) s and late, fighting every oue who came his way; but fighting craftily, steering steer-ing clear of over-exertion and of men who were decidedly his superior, and apt to bring1 his ambitions to disastrous disas-trous defeat With every fight ho gained experience. He slowly blossomed blos-somed out as a full blown scientific boxer, clever beyond the run of ordinary ordi-nary big men. His ring generalship I developed In a most surprising way, and his big body showed at each appearance ap-pearance that he was taking care of himself between whiles, carefully building up his strength without Impairing Im-pairing his speed. I Through all the time Johnson was fighting his way to the top his dreams were centered about the one fight that some clay he would achieve a fight with Jeffries, the great man of the ring. With a mind single to that pur-' pose he went forward, fretting against i delays but watching Jeffries, always on hand when Jeffries stepped Into the ring, and giving no part of his attention atten-tion to any other object than the great white fighter. When Jeff retired Johnson did not despair. He went on toward the championship, chasing half way around the world to get his chance at Tommy Burns in Australia; but never losing slcht of the quiet farmer! In Southern California. The championship cham-pionship meant a good deal to him. It meant that fichters must come to h'.m; that he would no longer be compelled com-pelled to scheme and struggle Just for the chance to fight. But more than that. In the end it meant a fight with Jeffries, and Johnson knew it. and l also he knew Ihr.t Jeffries knew It. He had tested race prejudice In many ways. He- had heard the hiss of race feeling In the ehouting nnd yells at countless ring sides. He knew that If a black man held the coveted title of tho arena the clay must come when the white champion would be forced out of his retreat and do battle for bis relinquished honors, driven into the ring by popular clamor. And today Jeffries and Johnson face each other In what virtually In a' fight to a finish. For Johnson it is the fruition of his yeara of hopins: and planning and fighting. For Jeffries it is what? He has yielded to tho pressure of public opinion He has re-entered the rlug after five yearn of easy, comfortable living, yeors when age was etching Its wrinkled device upon his forehead, when his mighty muscles grew soft and flabby from disuse, nnd when, the rigors and self-denial self-denial of training forgot, he cared nothing for the growth of his wnlst line. He never Intended to fight again. And had the championship remained re-mained In the keeping of a white man ho never would have fought again. So, after all, It is Johnson's black skin that has won him his chance to fight Jeffries. ed Pross their opioions of the result and of their chieftains as follows: Sam Berger. By Sam Berger, . manager for Jeffries: "Jeffries has never been one ounce better than he Is right now. I would have liked to have seen him do much more boxing. He Is prepared to go a route all right, but because of lack of sparrlug ho will not warm up to his pace as speedily as If he had had an abundance of glove practice. prac-tice. I don't think Johnson can hurt him, and tho further tho fight goes the more safe are Jeffries' chances." James J. Corbett. By James J. Corbett, chief of staff at Jeffries' camp: "I believe Jeffries to be in great condition for a lODg gruelling battle. I'm satisfied that no distance would bo too great for him. Personally, however, I'm sorry he has not done more fast work, such as boxing and shadow dancing. Because of the lack of this sort of exercise, I figure that Johnson will give him a merry time in the early stages of the fight. Jeffries, however, is in shape to take a beating and he will be strong and j coming when the other fellow is tired. I think Jeff is a suro winner." win-ner." Roger Cornell. By Roger Cornell, chief trainer for Jeffries: "I consider that Jim Jeffries could not possibly he In any better physical physi-cal fix than he is today. He ha-gone ha-gone through a systematic course of training that will later be found to be an absolute novelty in the boxinr; game. Jeffries will be Just as fast at the end of the 30 rounds as he was In the first. 1 look to him to outbox, outdistance, outfight aud out-game out-game Jack Johnson." Joe Choynski. By Joe Choynski, Jeffries' sparring partner: "I have never seen at finely a conditioned con-ditioned athlete ns Trff M t- t,,.- be any flaw In his physical fitness, it can only come to 1 1 i ..m .., the fight, for tho mau certainly is perfectly trained. I boxed hoth Jeffries Jef-fries and Johnson when they were novices. Johnson will . find himself pitted against i man much faster, cleverer and stronger than himself and he'll surprise, me If he lasts longer than seven rounds." Jack Jeffries. By Jack Jeffries, brotner and sparring spar-ring partner of the champion: "Jim Is a very careful fighter, and for that reason I think the fght will go alout ten rounds. One or two good hard punches will turn the Irick for him. I stayed- e'gh,t rouuds with Johnson myself, and 1 know I could not last a half round with Jim If he cut loose on me. As . to my brother's broth-er's condition,' he's just as strong as ever and I believe, a . little faster." Farmer Burns. By Farmer Bums. Jeffries' wrestler and trainer: "Jeffries is In much better condition condi-tion than over he himself realizes No athlete ever worked harder or more willingly for a flsht than he has. I think that JIrQ should win In six rounds and less. But if ho does not, his chances will Improve with each succeeding round. If figure the fur-1 M THE m COiPARE Ii SIZE Jeffries. Johnson. Age 35 32 Weight 220 214 Height 6 ft li.4 in. 6 ft 1 in. Neck IS',4 18 Chest (nor.) .... 4C 30 Chest (exp.) 50 42 Biceps 15 1C,4 Forearm 13 14 V Wrist S 10' Reach 75 72 Waist 30 31 Thigh 25 li 23 Calf 17U 9i Ankle 10 9i RENO, Nev, July 4. Who is the heavyweight champion of the world? This is the question set for argument this afternoon, when James J. Jeffries, undefeated champion, retired, re-tired, and Jack Johnson, holder of Jeffries' relinquished title by right of conquest, meet in the first real heavy weight championship battle held In this country since Tommy Burns defeated de-feated Bill Squires, the Australian challenger, In this city just three years ago today. For the first time since he defeated Bob Fitzsimmons in 1S99, Jeffries is the challenger. Through all his spectacular spec-tacular ring career, Jeff never encountered en-countered a setback. He has never tasted the bitterness of defeat, and the sporting public has held him to be the champion, despite his voluntary volun-tary withdrawal la favor of Marvin Hart in 190r. There were no new fields then for Jeffries to conquer. Of all tho heavy welchts before tho pub-' pub-' lis he was so easily the master that I a bout between the champion and any one of them proved a poor drawing card . So Jcffrlerf, In the prime of his manhood, man-hood, and when his skill, strength and fighting spirit were at their height, retired. He passed completely out of the prize-fighting world. It was hU intention and desire never to re-enter it. Let who would struggle for the honors be laid down, said Jeffries; ho was no longer a lighter. He proposed pro-posed to enjoy in peace and comfort in his Southern California home the competence he had won In the give and take of hard knocks. But there wa3 a dark horse in the race a very dark horse indeed and Jeffries never thought of the race question, better known in the sporting whirl as the "color line," represented In John Arthur ,Iohn6on of Galveston, when be plaunod a bucolic future lor himself. He fa, led to reckon with that mighty hest. public opinion. Jack Johnson of Galveston began his iln career In his home town In 1901. He was a big, strong man, but he lacked skill and experience, and hitf fkln was black. No one thouckt of him except us a husky third-rater. That is. no one but Johnson himself. For himself., It H said. Johnson had marked on. a high place in the pugilistic pugi-listic game. He did not talk much about it,iut ho worked for It early STATEMENTS OF JEJAIPS IU2NO, Nov., Jniy 3. The trainers and sparring partners of tho two I flghtern tonight gave to tho As60ciat- JUST BEFORE THE BATTLE'? ably sl l p-rva 1 up to ibe time the Men enter tbe ring" "This !h not a batting tight, Etrange to say," added Corbett, "We are handling plenty of mony, but nothing like the aniovnt wr expected ex-pected would come in. We handled ' more money in San Francisco before w moved to Reno than wo ha taken tak-en in here. It may open up tomorrow, tomor-row, however, when the specials all gft In, and the eat and west meet on a common speculative ground." Johnson's Heavy Backer. Clarence Darry, warm personal friend and admirer of Johnson, who in credited with hav.ng ' made the odds by placing many thousands of dollars on the former champion, came In today, bnt had nothing to eay a to bis betting plana. There wa a great deal of Johnson pentlmeot among the umall bettors, but the champion's partisans were looking for the best edds to be bad. and quietly took tho 10 to 6 1-2 in goodly tgrregato. There was no rush to hack Johnson at any time, but a quiet, Btr-ady play was made on tbe black man. This came more from eastern arrivals than from the western west-ern contingent, aincng whom the Jeffries Jef-fries sentiment is generally strong. "Sentiment Is cutting a big figure in this fight," said a wen known sporting sport-ing man who ha watched the betting since the men began i raining "Lock Like a 10 to 9 Bet." "The west naturally lans to Jeffries Jef-fries because he is a western man and because they are better acquainted with him personally. But I believe it is too much sen'lment and not enough of cold speculative reasoning that 13 making Jeffries such a top-heavy favorite. fa-vorite. It looks to mo like a 10 to 8 or 10 to 9 proposition, and I would not be aiirprle-ed to see it at one of these flgurea before the gong rings tomorrow." On one of the San Francisco Bpe-cial Bpe-cial trains carrying fourteen Pullmans filled with notables from that city a pool was made today as they came over the mountains, and bftlns showed 2 to 1 in favor of Jeffries. That Is, twice as many tickets were taken on Jeffries as on Johnson. But this was among a crowd of Jeffries' own people and personal friend", which played a considerable part. The mutual8. the "poor man's game." a ! form of gambling that reflects a broader sentiment possibly than the beamed with satisfaction and good nature. He announced that he nrd 1 Johnson had ogred the following 5 men should be In the colored man's corner: Delaney Sic Hart, Al Kaufman, ( Poc Pure. Prof. Burns and Stanley , Ketchell. time keeper. Everything moved in free and eaay fashion here tmlay. Everybody had , a good time. When Johnson was t cot in vight men and women played at rouUtte tables, which were In full swing, as the state law does t not prohibit Sunday gambling. Reno I has a city ordinance against it, but this camp is outside the corporation limits. The bar, too, had all the business it could handle. Orders Trainer Punished. i Johnson slept soundly and was up at 7 o'lock, ekipplnp around the halls. Soon after h tosa Ive Mills J and Walter Monahan, his sparring partner, arrived home after a night in town. Judge Johnson Immediately J ' called court to order, found them guilty of desertion and ordered R. J. Cominskr-y another trainer, to punish J them with a barrel stave until he thought they were repentant After drinklDg a little cream John- ( son went for a run with several trainers. The eight miles were made ( in a little leas than an hour, only , a little fast work being attempted. Johnson led the bunch Kick into ( camp. He was perspiring freely but did not appear tired, i "I feel great." he said to a crowd i of admirers that thronged about him. I Breakfast was eaten shortly before noon. Jack entertaining a party of Chicago detective sergeants. Johnson ate sparingly. , Poes for Picture Men. After tho meal the fighter posed for several hours for the motion picture pic-ture and newspaper photographers. As usual, ho showed a keen Interest in the proceedings and offered several sev-eral suggestions about his poses. "Excupc my beard, boys; I should have shaved before you came." Thre is no doubt that Johnson did need a &havs badly. Jeffries, however, need not fear that bis opponent op-ponent will use the "beardlDg" tactics tac-tics of Battling Nelson in the ring. Johnson said his chin would be as slick as a teacup when be touched the gloves tomorrow. Likewise, has he had his head shaved close to the ecalp. (Continued from Page Two.) opinion that the white man will triumph tri-umph over tho negro champion." John L. Sayi It Will Be Good. By John L. Sullivan: "This is the one fight which no one htm been able to get a line on. It may be short or long At any rat. It will I". a g''Od one while It lasts. Who will win, I would not venture a guess," . . Dy Abe Attell: "Jeffries will knock Johnson out some time between the twentieth and tbe twenty-third rounds. After tho fight has gou that far the negro will be tlrM and the white man will be able to deliver tho fiual punch." By Stanley Ketchel: Johnson is my choice. "His supf-Tlor supf-Tlor cleverness and strength will bring home the big end of the purse to him." By Jalco Kllrain; "Jeff should win. There is no reason rea-son why he should not bo back in his old form If he boa worked bard." By Tom Jones, fight promoter and nianaer of Ad Wolgast: "I think Jeff will win because of his gameness, hitting ability and bulldog bull-dog determination." By Frank Gotch, world'e champion wrestler: ' "Jeffries will win in a walk and the fight, I firmly believe, will be brief." Tommy Burn6 Picks Jeff. Tommy Burns: "Jeffries will defeat Johnsou for the simple reason that. In every way, he Is tho champion's physical and mental superior." By Jack Root, who fought Marvin Hart for the heavyweight championship: champion-ship: "I can't see why. Judging by their rrr'paratlvely physical condition, J.-ff should be favorite over Johnson In the betting. To my mind Johnson is in much bettor shape than Is the white man and If Jff falls to win early Johnson will surely defeat Mm." By Frank Hall, manager of John L. Sullivan: "Johnson Is In his prime, Jeffries has been out of the game for Ave y ars. No fighter, no athlete In all th? history ol sport ever 'came back.' " Nelson Say9, Johnson. By Battling Nelson, former lightweight light-weight champion: "Johnson will win because he is. In better condition than Jeffries, because be-cause of his youth and because no fighter erer was able, after leaving the ring for any length of time to come back." pool batting, furnished an Interesting inslerht into the bettinp situation to-' to-' nicht. The board In Corbett's pool room showed the followlnc records of tickets fold: 1 to 5 ronnds. Jt-flrlea, 34: Johnson. 3. Six to nine rounds. JerTrles, CO: .Trhnson. C; ten to fifteen roundn. Jeffries, 30; Johnson. C. fourteen four-teen to eitrb'cen rounds, Jeffries, 34; Johnson. 17: nineteen to twenty-four rounds. Jeffries. 3C: Johnson, 32; twenty-five and over. Jeffries, 40: Johnson, 32. An analysis rf this table would indicate in-dicate that tbo public believes Johnson's John-son's chances of success will Increase largely after the thirteenth round Nat Goodwin's money Is credited with bavins; forced down tho odds on Jeffries tonight. Ooodwlu arrived from thc east late today and sent In a bli; commission on Jeffries at ten to six nnd a half. The figures quickly quick-ly dropped to ten to six with a few Johnson takers. Tim McGrath also had a commission of several thousand dollars from San Francisco and this helped to shorten the price on the white man. Jeffries money mude Itself felt late toniht and the odds dropped to ten to six in the pool room. There were continuous calls of "ten to six on Jeffries; who wants Johnson " and "even money that Jeffries wins In 20 rounds; who wants Johnson?" The crowd around Corbett's placo was tremendous and there was more life to the betting than at any time I here tofore. BATTING IS III FAVORJF JEFF RENO, Nov.. 'July 3. Jim Jcffrlwa will enter tho rlnR tomorrow a 10 to 6 1-2 favorite. This Is the sent.ment among the bettors today, and the bets recorded seem to forecast no change either way. "There Is plenty of money cominf? In oo both men, and It's take your choice at 10-to 61-2." was Dettlng Commissioner Tom Corbett's p.tate-nient p.tate-nient tonight. "Thero Is also plenty of even money mon-ey and take your pick on tho twenty-round twenty-round proposition. These odds prob- Thc movlDg picture men got a film this afternoon that was not on the bill. Johnson caught Tom Flanagan In the yard and, bending him over bis knee, gave his a sound trouncing with a four-foot stick. Johnson explained that Flanacan had been 'fooling with the court." Johnson Visits Town. Toward sunset Johnson decided ho wanted to take a ride through town to pee the crowds. He telephoned to the headquarters of one of the San Francls-co newspapers news-papers and requested that an auto be sent out for him. This was quickly done and the champion and several of his trainers were 60on lost In a cloud of dust. Arriving in towu Johnson, who said he was Just taking' a little Joy ride, went to the newspaper's headquarters head-quarters on Main , street. Instantly there wag a w$d stampede of the crowds that had wandered aimlessly up and down all day without one single sensation, The street was instantly Jammed for two blocks, every ev-ery one erasing to see the big black. Johnson obligingly stood up In his car. took off his cap and bowed and smiled in all directions. In a few moments he returned to the camp After Johnson's return from his joy ride to the town he lay down and reseed for two hours. He ate a light dinner and then began his pranks with the attaches of his camp. John-eon John-eon sawed his big nddle, a small negro ne-gro with a high tenor voice sang ra , time, and there was a general Jolll flcatlon. Before retiring Johnson said ho was feeling fine, had enjoyed his last day of training as well as any. and was confident be would go Into the ring as unperturbed as ho ever had been. Billy Delaney was provided with quarters at the resort. Tho old trainer train-er will have full charge of the pugilist pugil-ist tomorrow. MESSAGES OF JEFF ID JACK RENO, Nev., July 3 James J. Jeffries Jef-fries and John A. Johnson, through the Asaoclated Presa tonight, delivered deliv-ered their last messages as to their confidence and fitness that they will give before they shake hiuids In the rjng tomorrow afternoon. By James J. Jeffries: ' "When tho gloves are knotted on my hands tomorrow afternoon and I btand ready to defexd what la really my title. It will be at the request of the public, which has forced me out of retirement. I realize full well Just hat depends on me, and I. am not goln? to disappoint. "As to my condition and just how I feel on thc eve of the battle there' no use going into detail. That things will go, I am going to win. I will be there fighting at every turn I don't look forward to fight plncherB, because I think my superiority over Jeffries eliminates the need of any thought of such things. There will be no lagging. The fight In all probability proba-bility will be fast throughout every round, no matter how far It goes. T am prepared for a Ions; contest, and If the fight Is not quickly ended It goes without saying that a short fight would be right under my hands. "Every fighter on the eve of hi fight declares that he hopes the best man wins. I am aulte sincere when I say I do. If Mr. Jeffries knocks me out or gains a decision over me I will go to his corner and congratulate him as soon as I am able. My congratulation con-gratulation will be no fake. I will mean It. If Mr. Jeffries ha it In him to defeat me I think that I can modestly mod-estly say he Is entitled to all tho congratulations con-gratulations he may receive. jzffr:es has a quiet day JEFFRIES' TRAINING CAMP. MO-ANA MO-ANA SPRINGS. Nev.. July 3. This , . " lutely set toward the gaping throng, outbid them all fir attention. Jeff Has Old Grouch On. Jeffries di-s no' want &n '.'n-around '.'n-around bis camp who has been on friendly terms wi?h Johnson since became be-came to Reno. This was. Hhown thl afternoon when he had Stanley Ketchel, the middleweight champion, put out of his training quarters and off the groundR. Jeffries whs engaged In a game m cards with borne of his xtaff on tho lawn when Ketchel. who had motored out from town, came Hlrolllni; up. He stood behind Jt'ffrle fcr a nw ment before th big follow becume aware of his presence. hen finally saw him Jeffries calmly turne.l around and said;. Jeff Fires Ketchel Out of Camp. "I dn't want you hero. You bae been fooling around with that nigger and I uWt tn,nk 'ou bt,onS here at all." Ketchel smiled, but did not move Jeffries continued playing for a re minutes nnd then turning to Farmer Burns Jerked bis head In the direction direc-tion of Ketchel and said: "Put that fellow out." Burns got up. took Ketchel by th" nhoulder and turned him toward the-cottage. the-cottage. Walking with the middl-weight middl-weight champion as far as the porcn Burns gave him a mild push toward the steps, and Ketchel quietly walked out at the gate and took the car to town. Men In Jeff'a Comer. When time is called tomorrow these men may be in Jeffries' cor-nor cor-nor Sam Berger. James J. COhett. Jack Jeffries "Farmer" Burr. Rof er Cornell and Bob Armstrong. Berger and Corbett will act B0le advisers to tbe big fellow during dur-ing the scrap. There I a distinct understanding In the ex bollermakers camp that these two men will tell Jeffries what he shoold do and tna all other men In the corner must keep quiet. This as done to avoid confusing the fighter. In Berger. Jeff ba ercted a younK roan who ha. proven himself a fight cr as well as a keen burlne rnan. As an amateur pugilist, he made a (Coatloued on Page ElgbL) portion of tho white race which has been looking to me to defend its athletic ath-letic aupfcmacv may feel assured that I am fit to do my best. I want those who fancy my chauces to know th.s much: . if I had as much as a slight pain, a sore finger or the most trivial thing imaginable that might annoy me. I would Immediately insist on a postponement. post-ponement. Fortunately. I am as sound as a dollar. I think I will surely sure-ly beat Johnson. I would not have signed to fight at all unless I was reasonably certain of victory. It is Impossible for me to say Just how I w-.ll fight this colored man. My method of attack will develope as the actual scrapping Is on. Neither can I Eav whether the bout will be a long or short one. Suffice It to say that any time I hit that other fellow I m olng to hurt him, and that I will win just as quickly as I can." Johnson's Statement. Bv Jack Johnson: "When I go Into the ring on tho Fourth of Julv to fight Mr. Jeffries I will do so with full confidence that am able to defeat him at the gamo of give and take. I honetly believe that In pugilism I am Jeffries' master, and It is my purpose to demonstrate this in the most decisive way possible. I think that I know Jeffries thoroughly thorough-ly as a fighter and with this knowledge knowl-edge reassuring me I am more, than willing to defend the t.tle of champion cham-pion against him. "I have trained faithfully for this fight. There cannot be the aUchtest doubt that mv physical condition Is such that It could not be Improved upon The conditions under which I have trained and the routine that I have followed have broucht me to a fctate in wblch 1 will b- able to exert every ounce of my strength and brioit into play every P'int about boxing that I know of. My original inten tlor.s rerardlug my training have been carefully carried out. and I could not ask for better results. Every one. critics and all. who have seen m. agree that I am conditioned to the notch where I cu,'l enter thc ring at a moment's notice. it has never been my policy before be-fore a battle to discos the method I will employ during my flght. In this fight, more than In anv other. It n lni-posilble lni-posilble to tell I" detail Just how was a day of Idleness but intense nervous strain at the Jeffries camp. Sprawled at his ease beneath the shade trees of tho lawn, the white champion was apparently the calmest man in the camp. His wife, his three brothers and his tried and trusted friends, spent tho daylight hours with him, and no one mentioned or hinted at the ordeal of the morrow. Jeffries' mind was apparently at peac and he gave no sign of worry. Whatever the outcome of the fight, Jeffries will feel relieved when It Is all over. The staring, curious crowds have tried his patience almost to the I breaking point. For months he was I submitted to the invasion of his private pri-vate life; his every move has been watched, his thoughts and plans discussed, dis-cussed, and be yearns for the seclu- tlon of hia own homo. Quiet at Jeffries' Camp. It was strangely quiet around Jeffries' Jef-fries' camp today. But for the shifting, shift-ing, restless crowds which thronged the road before bis cottage, there would have been no hint of the Impending Im-pending battle. From early morning until late in the day the athlete idled about the lawn beside his quarters. To his irleuds he kopt open house, like some country 6quire; but to tho endless stream of Interviewers, pleading plead-ing for a word, he turned a deaf ear. From daylight until long after dark the resort was crowded. In automobiles, in buggies and by the street cars hundreds hun-dreds Journeyed out from the city Just for a glimpse of Jeffries. Along the fence which guards hie lawn men. j women and children stood' in a solid ' rank When one moved away another took bis place. Not a motion of gesticulation ges-ticulation of thc Impassive man upon the lawn was lo?t upon them. ! Much Doing In Reno- 1 From across the road at the hotel came the wh,ne of the dealers at the ' KRmbling games: the rattlo of thlpi l and coin and the ring of jlaj.-ea at ' the bar. From the baseball field arose the cheers and Jeera of the I game. A wild wet how nearby ! clamored for attention and strangely ' garbed cowboys with flapping sombrero, som-brero, bearskin "chaps" and revolver . rde hither and thither about the I grounds. But tb quiet man in ehlrt I sleeves and cap with hla Uck reao- JUST BEFORE THE BATTLE 1 (Continued from Page Fivo.) good record on the Pacific coast, winning win-ning more than forty fights by knockout. knock-out. , He represented tho Olympic club of San Francisco at the St. Louis "world's fair. Bcrger fought but few professional battles, retiring from the ring to engage in business in tho Golden Gate city. He has been Jeffries' Jef-fries' business manager during - tho l ast year. Corbett was chosen by Jeffries as his second adviser on account of his extensive knowledge of the fighting game. Corbett was brought out by Bllley Delaney, who will second Johnson, so teacher and pupil will be pitted against each other in an advisory ad-visory capacity tomorrow. Brother Jack In Corner, .- Jack Jeffries and Burns will handle han-dle the towels. "Brother Jack" has been in tho ex-champion's corner , in practically every battle of importance h'e has ever had. Burns has been with Jeffries since last winter, when he joined tho Jeffries traveling aggregation. aggre-gation. Burns and Jeffries have wrestled dally since the strenuous training began at Ben Lomond. The "farmer" has taught Jeffries many tricks of the wrestling art, which may be used by a lighter while boxing. Roger Cornell Is tho expert masseur of the camp. It was he who caused lie eruptions on Jeffries' back to heal after tho big fighter had worried over them for weeks. Cornell is expected ex-pected to prove Invaluable between rounds, when he will massage Jeffries' Jef-fries' muscles. The admission of Bob Armstrong into the corner is generally gen-erally regarded in the Jeffries camp as a generous act on tho ex-boiler-maker's part. Armstrong, who is a negro has worried over whether he would be called into the ring. He feared that .Teffrlcs would not admit him inside the ropes. Still loyal to ti? employer, however, he announced his intention or betting on the white mn and cheering for him at the ringside. Armstrong will have charge of the adjutable awning which Jeff Retires Eearly. Jeffries went on an automobile ride later in the day. Reaching camp Just before dark he went to supper and later spent a short time on the porch of his cottage. Toward 9 o'clock he wandered over to the hotel and began plajlng roulette. His entire en-tire staff was gathered about him, vowing that he would be put to bed before 10 o'clock. Jeffries laughed, but submitted to their direction. "I am not; in the least nervous as to the outcome tomorrow," said Mrs. Jef flies late tonight. "And T know that Jim is not nervous. ner-vous. He slept as peacefully as a child last night. He has given no Indication today that ho was worried. I think he will sleep well. I do not think anybody in the world could defeat de-feat my big husband." |