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The San Francisco call., 1910-06-26
ORIENT Sending
FAN DELEGATION
AHfipOdean Sports Come Half
Way Around Continent to
Witness Battle

About dozen of the passengers who
arrived yesterday on the steamer
China from the orient made the trip
expressly for the purpose of witness
ing the heavy weight battle between
Jeffries and Johnson at Reno July 4.
The travellers are not what are
termed fight fans. In fact. some of
them have never witnessed a prize
fight at all. but the great interest
which the battle has aroused all over
the world brought their sporting blood
TO the surface and they picked up
their grips and made the trip across
the Pacific to see the white and black
ring gladiators battle.
These passengers registered from
China. Japan and Burmah, and they
talked fight. according TO the other
passengers. from the time they board
ed the vessel until it's arrival They
talked so fncessantly about the merits
of Johnson and Jeffries that seven or
eight OF the other passengers got so
smoked up that they also decided to
join the "on to Reno delegation.
The liner Wilhelmina. which is on
its way here from Honolulu. has
aboard another fight delegation. which
Is coming from Australia. There are
three notable lighters in the bunch:
Bob F'itzsimmons, former champion Of
the world. whom Jeffries defeated for
the title; Tommy Burns. another heavy
weight champion, who lost the crown
10 the present holder. Jack Johnson
and Bill Lang, the Astralian heavy
weight, who is making his first ap-
pearance here.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-26
SINGING FISH FOUND
BY CANADIAN SAVANT
Mosquito GobbIer Performs a
Public Service

Professor Prince Of the Canadian
service reports the discovery of a fish
which, tough and ugly in its outward
form. sings with what may be real
mothers tenderness TO its young, de-
veloping from the spawn
From Professor Seal of our own bu-
reau Of fisheries. meanwhile. we have
he story OF the "sambusia affinus,"
fnnv liliputian of the south Atlantic
coast. which makes a speciality of
hunting out mosquito larvae and eat
ing them by the million, says the New
York World.
thus we have two of the best fish
stories Of the dawning summer season
from bureaucratic sources. They may
be accepted without afidavits. Pos
sibly also without reservation. In
point OF the practical value of the find
fngs involved. 1t is plain that our ex-
pert has much the advantage of his
Canadian colleague.
There is no evidence that the voice
OF the singing ''poTichthys porissimus"
can be cultivated II is not even GER
tain that the fish could be trained TO
warble on schedule hours at a contin-
uous roof garden. Presumably this bit
OF creation must remain among the
freaks which nature cherishes but does
not explain or excuse.
For the mosquito gobbler. on the
contrary, we perceive an immediate
mission. His 20 uplift the marshlands
Of the republic and Danish malaria
from it's every haunt. He will be at
once cheaper and cleaner than crude
oil or kerosene. According to Profess
sor Seal, he should be Infinitely more
effective. On his wholesale transplant
ing wait bright blessings TO real es-
tater. commufer and own-your own
homer OF many a brand.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-26
Holder GIVES WhrhVind Exhibition in New Ring,

good for him. Although it was ru-
mored that he would feel the difference
in altitude the big smoke stated while
munching a peach this morning, This
altitude business is d joke. Why, ]
feel fine, even better than did at the
beach. I think the effect of the ocean
air has a way of making me feel thick
anyway. This joint don't make me
feel that way at all"
Whenever the champion is at leisure
he is usually found beside the piano
with his big bass viol, accompanying G
Professor Burns or Percy Wilson. Doc
Furey usually lends enchantment to
the enhancing popular ballads by imi-
tating French horn with a phono-
graph trumpet. Everybody sings or
plays, or tries to. If they don't the
congenial champ calls them by name.
Once in a while the remark comes,
Amt You enjoying yourself? Kick
in while you've got the chance; we
won't be here forever"
OF all the party Johnson seems the
least worried concerning the coming
struggle He beams all during the day
and it is the conviction of some of the
outfit that he laughs in his sleep so
high are his spirits.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-26
VULGARISM
PROVES PURE SPEECH
Flowers BLOW" and Blossom
Is a Corruption

When amateurs speak of flowers
blowing" they are not using a mere
vulgarism. says the Agricultural Econ
omist they are speaking real old Eng
lish In the early tongue the verb
'blowan" was used to indicate the
opening of flowers. Instead of blow
being a corruption of bloom il is the
other way about. Blossom" comes
from the same root. and so (to stray
out of the garden) do blood blade
and "blowsy. We do not grow the
Costard apple nowadays, but our fore
fathers set great store by the sort and
bought 1t eagerly in the streets from
the ''mongers." From Costard monger
to contermonger is a short step. Haw-
thorn. too, has its interest. The old
form of haw was haga, which means
hedge Hawthorn is. therefore. simply
hedge thorn.' Through this we can
trace the peculiar name ha-ha. sunk
fence. 1t is, perhaps. corruption of
haw. haw. and has nothing to do with
mirth.-London Globe.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-26
FRENCH BROTHERS GROW
TO UNUSUAL HEIGHT
Their Parents Are Only of Or
dinary Stature

The conscfipt Frederic Libgotte is
the object of attention by some of the
Paris papers. He has just attained his
majority and resides with his parert
at AlfortviIle. His occupation is that
of a chauffeur. His height is feet s "a
inches. He is as straight as a lath.
well proportioned and possesses hercu-
lean strength. His brother, who is
only Is, promises to equal II not eclipse
Frederic. for at the present moment ne
measures & feet Y inches. Mile Lib
gotte. the sister, who is only II, can
not be considered small for her age.
her height being feet 71k inches.
The parents are of ordinary stature.
tire fcther being described as de taine
average" and the mother is only feet
inches.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-26
Jockey Knapp Is Riding
To Form
Especial Dispatch to The Call

CHICAGO, June 25.-Willie Knapp.
the California jockey, who was rein
stated recently, has entered the employ
of H. G.. Bedwell and is showing ex-
cellent form in the saddle at Latonia.
Several successes scored by the Bed
well horses since Knapp Joined the
stable a few days ago were due to his
skill as rider.
George w. Berry, who went east with
A. B. Spreckels' string of year olds,
will have an auction sale the coming
week to dispose of those he has not
already Sold
During the recent sale of yearlings
at Sheepshead Bay 104 head were sold
for $51.635. This represents an aver
age of $496, as against s524 last year.
A decision was rendered at jackson
Vile today holding book making as
conducted there last winter to be legal.
The trial of test cases against officers
of the racing association and book
makers occupied several days.
J. B. Haggin is to maintain "a racing
establishment in the Argentine republic.
Matt Byrnes will train for him and
stock for the same will leave Ken
lucky in few days.
S. C. Hildreth has bought several
yearlings. that he will break and fit
for racing IN California next winter.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-26
NEVADA FANS AWED
BY FAST DISPLAY
Johnson Takes on Al Kaufman, Cotton
and Mills and ImpresSes Crowd

ON, come on" At one interval he
brought a shout Of laughter from the
crowd by the remark. Altitude Mills"
While Mills rested Sig Hart an
nounced that the afternoons work
would end with the next The last
round was ended with gentle slap Of
the champions glove on Mills face.
= hearty hand clapping greeted the
cali OF time and the deeply impressed
throng made its way back into town
Although the gathering was not very
large it was 2 good one, considering
the difficulty in procuring conveyanees
10 the camp, which is quite distance
from Reno.
The champion arose early this morn
ing and after amusing his trainers In
Rick's barn by his overfowing humor
he called for road work. A good eight
miles on the Lawton springs road was
reeled of and the champion returned to
the camp streaming with perspiration.
He spent the remainder of the morning
after being rubbed down in resting up
for the strenuous work of the after
noon
Thus far the change from the ocean
resort has seemed to work nothing but
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-26
NELSON MAY MEET
WOLGAST AGAIN
Both Fighters Due in Reno and
Champions Manager Says
Ad Is Willing

: RENO. June e5.-Tom Jones. mana ger
of Ad Wolgast, has sent message to
the lightweight champion at his home
in Michigan. instructing him to leave
for Reno as soon as possible
Battling Nelson is also expected here
for the fight. and Jones will endeavor
to arrange a return match between
the clever little fellows TO be held here
on Labor day.
'It all rests with Nelson" declared
the champions manager. IF he wants
TO fight again. Ad will be only too glad
to accommodate him"
Word was received at Jeffries camp
today that Fran. Gotch, the wrestler,
will leave Iowa for Reno tomorrow
night.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-26

of desert sun had any terrors for him.
he showed very plainly that he was not
going TO let anybody else in on it. He
had his snooze and his lunch and his
breakfast and his dinner in comfort.
THE OLD FISHING POLE
JEFF landed a nice mess of fish in the
Truclsee river. He was surprised to
note the difference in the size of the
trout which they take there and the
ones which he had been used to bag
ging down at Rowdydow. These
Truckee trout are bears for size and
bears for gameness, and any good
fisherman like Jeff can always have a
great time once he gets hold of his
pole and his line and starts whipping
the stream for recreation.
The crowds continue to flock out to
the Moana resort, but JEFF is about
used to them now. He doesn't seem
to care any more He goes right on
with his work and he chews his
ing to empty benches. He has become
accIimated and used to the place and
so far as the spectators figure, WELL
Jeffries is not concerned with them
at all.
Jim Corbett is enthusing more and
more every day over the condition OF
his charge. Corbett can sit down by.
the hour and tell anybody with whom
he comes in contact the exact reasons
why Jeffries will beat Johnson and
why Johnson's clever style will have
practically no effect upon his great
mountain of a man.
Corbett has it figured out closely.
Jeffries came through with talk on
altitude and climatic conditions and
even fight this morning. He did not
shout it out loud so that everybody
in the state of Nevada could hear it,.
but he confided in a few of his inti-
mate friends and well wishers. This
came about just before the Jeffries-
Corbett-Sullivan lovemaking contest.
Il know that this altitude is not
going to affect me-" said Jeffries. II
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-26
Who KILLED jim
CORBETTS GRUDGE?
Al the PugiLiSfic HighbroWs
Are Claiming Honor of Be-
ing Dove Bearer

RENO, New, June 25.-Who brought
John /. Sullivan and James J. Jefries
together?
a vociferous chorus of Il did from
perhaps a dozen lusty throats would
greet that query were it propounded in
the presence Of all who tonight are pos
ing as the original peace maker.
Certainly. a large can would be re-
ouired TO hold all the oil alleged to
have been poured on the troubled
waters. Even Jim Corbett, the man
who jerked the latch string of Moana
springs when John L. called last Thurs
day TO see JEFF, is trying to stake out a
claim to the honor.
Tex Rickard and Joe Choynski are
among the other insistent candidates
for the title, but, if the question was
put to vote there is little doubt that
John LIS old trainer, William Muldoon,
would be acclaimed the man chiefly re-
spOnsible for reuniting in the bonds of
amity the famous former champions.
Sullivaa's return visit to Jeffries'
camp today and the friendly reception
given him both by Corbett and JEFF was
not unexpected.
Gentleman Jim" was conveniently on
hand when Sullivan's automobile drew
up. guess everything Is all rlgnt
now said the old fighter, as he grasped
Corbetts outstretched hand.
-'Suret" was the quick reply.
MuldOon. coming UP, accompanied
Corbett and Sullivan into the rubbing
room, where JEFF was stretched on a
slab The big fellow held out his hand
IN welcome and John L. shook Ii warm
ly as he cried. Hello, young fellow,
BY heavens. you're loking greatl'
And I'm feeling great Jeff told him.
Then for 2 quarter of an hour they
waNed reminiscent and talked about
battles Of a bygOne day, after which,
with another handshake all around,
Sullivan returned to Reno
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-26
RUSSIA INVESTIGATING
THE BERTILLON SYSTEM
st. Petersburg Police Nav
Adopt Measurement Plan

The term La Dactyloscopie," up to
now very little used, will. SAYS a Paris
contemporary, serve to describe The
system invented by VI. BertiIIon for the
Identification of criminals. thanks TO
his wonderful system 0f finger prints.
The efficacy of the mezhrI - unfver-
sally recognized. and the Russian min
istry of justice is now investinatin,- NJ
Bertillou's system. Nj Verevkine has
the subject under his care, but one
wonders why the St. PETERSBURG, police
should be taking the pains to beconaaI
versed IN system so scfSntiric. Most
persons would imagine that convic-
tion could be obtained in Russia with
far less trouble.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-26

know this positively. . did notice
Just little change when first ar
rived at the camp. but I am used to it
now. just about as used to it as l was
to the climate down in the Santa Cruz
mountains. All these old stories about
high altitude do not affect me in the
least
Now 1 know that / can fight all
day out under the burning desert SUR
I always could This heat is great fof'
me and l can go even faster in the
heat than | could under ordinary con-
ditions. I feel more frisky and light
on my feet when the thermometer be-
gins 10 go up.
"a ONE PUNCH FIGHT"
Il am going to be prepared TO make
any kind of a fight, but 1 don't figure
that l will have TO go 45 rounds in the
burning sun that they are talking so
much about Not for me- 7 believe
that j am going to win quickly. 1
am going into that ring with the in
tention OF making it one punch fight
if this is possible. This is the way I
feel about it right now and I guess
that I will not change much later on"
All of Jeffries' friends are simply
beside themselves with joy and con-
fdence now that he has changed SO
much for the good in disposition. They
are certain that JEFF knows that he
can win the fight most any time he
cares about IL. His mind is care free
and he will not allow any more of
those old shadows of gloom to haunt
him any more.
Every one of the eastern experts
and they are arriving in lunches every
few hours-feels the same way about
Jeffries' condition. II seems TO be the
combined opinion OF them all that
Jeffries is just as formidable man as
he was when he turned over the cham
piOnship belt 10 Marvin Hart five years
ago and decided that he would change
his occupation to that of a rancher
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-26
FRENCH CHILDREN ARE
PERMITTED TO SMOKE
But Chocolate Cigarettes Are
Forbidden by Law

1t is curious that while in this coun-
try child is not allowed to smoke
cigarettes, but may consume chocolate
limitations to it's hearts content. in
France the case is exactly reversed.
says the London Globe. Boys may
smoke much tobacco as they like,
but anyone serving them with choco-
late cigarettes" would be liable TO
heavy punishment. and a woman in
Paris has recently been fined for this
onense- 1t appears that an article OF
the French code passed in 1885 pro-
hfbits the sale of spurious tobacco or
other substances to be sold as tobacco
and was intended TO prevent COMPETE
tion with the state monopoly,
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-26
Salt Lake Results

SALT LAKE CITY. June 25.--The Juvenile
stake brought together a good field of year
olds at Buena Vista today. Helen Barbee, car
rying top weight, easily won the race Re-
FIRST RAcE-six furiongs. selling:
Odds. Horse, Weight and Jockey. Fin.
16-1-Hannis, 100 tShriner) ...............-..
is5-aarpy i5aRp,e stsDhope. tU9 mei io7 d. Boandj
Time, l:i5 3s5. Young Belle, Byron. Cigar
lighter, Chief Desmond Tom oMailey, Tansy,
SECOND RACE-Seven fur1ongs:
Odds. Horse. Weight and Jockey. Fin.
I-1-Hancock. 100 tRettig) .,........-...,. |
is1ess1 sisss s9es SA9ss 1872 1872 fEl'cssT 8p
Warner Grisweil. New Capital. Bush Ranger,
also
THIRD RACE-one and a sixteenth miles,
Odds. : Horse. Weight and Jockey. Fin.
1I-5-Spring Ban. 112 (Cotton) ............. 1
skesRs sf IL ITsn9fs e. boara5 bo oofey
Time. 1;4s 10. Coppers, Mike Jordan, also
ran.
FOURTH RAoE-JuveniIe handicap. four aud
half furiongs:
ODDS. Horse. Weight and JOCKEY. Fin.
s-5-Helen Barbee. III Cd. Boland). ........ I
l5-I-Milt Jones. l03 tCoburnl ............. .
4sm Tms s Bass s lie PawsGsRRa o.Rs Beatric. soule
Baiells. Edmond Adams, Del Friar, Copper City,
Louise Il, also ran.
FIFTH RAcE-Flye furicngs, purse: -
7-2-Balronia, es tSeldenl .................
ie.I-Lady Psnchlta; as CKedcrisl ..,;..s.... 3
Fusileer. Joe Stokes. Obi. Miles. also ran.
SIXTH RAcE-one mile. purse:
Odds. Horse. Weight and Jockey. Fin.
,a5EaTIg aEaSn Tide frYss Yss d. DO sdas nshorso
o-1-Lewiston lc0 lSelden) ....-a..-...... 5
Time. 1:4l So Chester krum also ran.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-26
Wife OF NOVELIST
Will VIEW fight
Mrs. Rex e. Beach Says Mrs.
Tex Rickard Dared Her TO-
and She's Game

CHICAGO, June 25.-Mrs. Rex. E.
Beach, who left for Reno. New, last
night in company with her husband.
declared that she would attend the JEFF
fries-Johnson fight July 4.
II saw Mrs. Tex Rickard in New York
this spring and she told me I was not
game to come" said the authors wife
We'll, she will find out that she has
made mistake.
Mr.. Beach thinks he is going to send
me to Lake Tahoe. but he is mistaken,
for / shall see everything there is to
see
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-26
RUBBER RUBBED
Them WRONG Way
And Now Trainer Cornell Has
to Face Court for Failure
to Pay Old Bill
Especial Dispatch to The Colll

,lSpectdt DfsPdtch to he Call
RENO. New, June 25.-One Roger
Cornell. holding the exalted position of
rubber for James j. Jeffries. had occa- :
sion to rub against the real thing today
when he was forced, to appear before
Judge Pollock of Sparks because of
failure TO pay a bill of $15050 incurred
with the local undertaking firm, Per-
kins & Gulling. for his wife's burial in
Reno three years ago.
Some time ago the firm learned of
Cornelfs coming here with Jeffries and
planned the pleasant little surprise that
was served up to him in a legal manner
today.
According to the plaintiffs in the case,
$50 was secured on the bill from Cor
nell long time ago. subsequently re-
quests were made, but In vain. 1t was
also stated that in reply to a recent de-
mand Cornell directed the company to
a place of extreme climate.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-26
BLAZE Threatens
LUMBER FOR arena
Spark From Donkey Engine
Sets Fire to Brush Near
Scene of Fight
[ Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

RENO, New, June 25.--Although
trouble in nearly every form has visited
the firm of Gleason & Rickard, an un-
thought, of disaster threatened this
afternoon, when fire caused by a
spark from a donkey engine swept the
hills near the lumber camp of the Flan-
igan wood and lumber company and
crept slowly in the direction Of the
pile of lumber on the ground for the
great and costly fight arena to be used
in the Jeffries-J johnson match More
than 40 men were pressed into service
before the blaze finally was placed
under control.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-26
ARAB WOMEN LOUNGE
AND L0LL IN BATHS
Many Go There to Pray for
Children

Some 10000 Arabs take the baths at
Hamman Rirha every year. Two-thirds
&C the number are women. Not only
do they take the waters for medicinal
purposes. but the bath Is TO the Arab
woman a place where she meets her
friends. They remain FOR long in the
waters chatting, laughing and singing.
Ihen they wrap themselves IN their
bErnous and sleep in the sun. During
tho bath they eat lemons or oranges
and afterward retire 10 the cafe. Many
CT the women take votiVe baths, and
ia the hope OF being mothers carry
with them little dolls. II is there that
they pray to Sidi Sifnan and offer sac
Tiice OF fowls with incense. and burn
ia his honor little wax candles fixed in
the Garth. brilliantly illuminating the
night.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-26
WAVE OF HEAT HAS
No EFFECT ON JEFF
White Man Mountain SnoozeS, Fishes
And Takes Turn in Gym
Fsseeial Dispatch 10 The Call

fondly whispered that etues
X do the dreams shaggy
- his partners did not come true
and had splendid
then he fishing and he stayed hshg
long
less moppng and trying think OF kind
cooling Jeff just If the burning
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-26
VALUE OF MACHINE GUNS
DEMONSTRATED IN WARS

The value of machine guns was first
exemplified in the Franco Prussian war.
the Boer war in South Africa confirmed
the conclusions of the tacticians, and
the Russo-Japanese war proved the
correctness of their views.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-26

Chocolate, according to- Balzac, is
even more dangerous as a stimulant
than tea or coffee. The decline of
Spain from the proud position it once
held he ascribed to the Introduction of
chocolate and its adoption by all classes.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-26

Drs. Henry la Coste and Simon viii
leave for Prospect and Cache sloughs
toward the end of the week and stou
over the holidays.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-26

In Germany marriages by any for
eign consular officer are strictly for
bidden, except where there are special
treaty stipulations.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-26

The average man is firmly convinced
that he does times as much for 9th
ers as others do for him.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-26

The novelist who naTTies his hero TO
= sugra gette will nave hard task to
convince his readers that they are 60
lag 10 live happily eTes afler.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-26

Some men who think themselves
great are not even in the near great
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-26

And many a man likes to go fishing
because his wife doesn't care to so
along.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-26

power tender, with G. Irwin as its
engineer DR.. NJ. L. Simon and DR.
= II. Lacostc have returned from a
strenuous river trip on their auxiliary
Se,apcrvirena. When of Collinsviile
they ran into q stin blow. which
snapped both their gafy and iibboom.
in addition 10 blowing the sails 20
ribbons. and had it not been for their
powerful auxiliary engine would have
gone ashore.