Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-27
REN0CROWOEO
WITH FIGHT
FOLLOWERS
NEVADA TOWN BECOMES
MECCA OF SP0RTD0M
Camps of Both Big Champions
Thfonged With Visitors Anx-
iouS for First Hand View Of
Men in Action,
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Reno. Nevada, June 26.-Compara-
tive quiet characterized the first
Sunday in Reno since the Nevada
metropolis became the mecca of the
sporting world as the theater of the
Jerfries-Johnson fight.
with his arena under way, his
fighters working hard every hour,
bringing him assurances of fan-laden
Pullmans starting for Reno from all
points of the compass, Tex Richard,
nerve center of it all, knew the first
dav of peace he has experienced since
Governor Gillett of California issued
his stop the fight orders.
Around the fighters amp II
looked as If Sunday picnics had taken
possession. At Moana Springs there
was n continuous procession or auto
mobiles. carriages and motor cycles
and pedestrians all day. Jim Corbett
was master of ceremonies at the
quarters and spent most of the day
as the center of interested groups.
J~effries was not to be seen. He went
fishing up the Truckee river.
The restless crowd heard little of
his plans. The peculiarly or the
back from Elba pugilist, his utter dis
regard for anybody else's views as to
what he should or should not do, IS
as nutlceaDle mere III NtNHuh hS II
WAS at Ben Lomond, or at the camps
he occupied before the fights which
won him his fame.
Jack ohnso was his own master
of ceremonies. The big negro was IN
his most affablc humor, which is say
ing a good deal. He began the day
with a brisk eight-mile walk, then,
postponiug his ring work until the
cool of evening, spent much of the
tim, anfpff1inintr the VISITORS VINO
thronged the resort. 1t is one of
Johnson's traits that he likes TO see
everybody happy. He was keeping
things going today, urging singers IN
the cafe to greater efforts, calllnR
this or that bystander into the nun
and occasionally assisting the general
merriment with a solo or selections
on his cello. johnson is passionate
IN fond of music. AS he sits about the
cafe his feet, hands. head and whole
body sway to the rhythm Of Whatever
music there is vitAin sound ana ms
performance on his cumbersome M
strumcnt is excellent.
Nearly everybody is Reno visited
one or the other of the camps today.
Most of them visited both. There
were many women in the curious
thronGs and their summer tlnefN
lent a festive appearance to the as
semblage at each camp.
About the streets of the city n IN
front of the hotels-eNerN place
where protection from the sun was to
be- found=roamed newspaper men
from All parts of the country. More
OF them are arriving BY every tram
and the history Of the contest VIII be
handed down with more elaborate de-
tail than has ever been given to u
ring encounter before.
With little in the way of stirring
vents to detract their attention the
street gatherings today drifted back
to the big question-who VIII WIN {
The corners were noisy with arguing
authorities on fight matters. Opinions
varied by men whose words are taken
as sporting law i'm various sections OF
the country could be heard on every
hand. Fighters with long ring rec
ords. promoters h have staged
great battles in their time, trainers
made wise by years of experience
with fighters of International fame,
jostled and joked with each other al
day. and in all the talk there could
be secured no concensus OF opllloh'
There are too many angles and is
sues, too man possibilities ana IN
known quantities TO admit OF any
thin. like a forecast of the outcome
On this all agreed. r.
The rank and file Of the Fourth of
July audience has not yet put in Us
appearance. When it comes II VIII
come with a rush and the rallroau
officials are preparing TO handle tne
greatest traffic congestion the ells
has ever known a few are droppin-
in from time to time, via Inc prahe
beam route, but the railroad is pohc-
ing its lines against such guests
while the town and county officers
backed by the state police, are taKinS
care of rough characters.
When darkness fell tonight tne en-
tire fra of tho arena had been