The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-01
FIGHTERS READY
FOR Bic BAT TIE
putii jeffries and Johnson An
nounce That Their Train
ing Is Done.
BETTING ON CHAMPION
CONTEST RATHER LIGHT
Arena Is Now Practically Com
plcted, and Will Be In
spected Today.


ception Of Il sprint now and then TO keep
myself in shape, I Will do no moro work,
This was the declaration made by
James J. Jeffrics late today. When he
made IL he was seated al a card table
where he had been all afternoon. He
was playing hearts against jim Corbett,
sam Berger and Dick Adams. A big
heap of silver was piled before him.
cleaned from the pockets of the other
three, and the man who hopes 10 wrest
the heavyweight championship from Jack
Johnson next Monday afternoon was
laughing like boy over his luck. -,
There will be no more boxing sata aa
IeffrIcs and his tone plainly indicated
that he meant what he said. From no"
until he steps into the ring 10 face John
SON. lac will amuse himself as the spirit
moves him. His year and a hait oi ma haru, a.
honest effort TO put himself In shape 10 10
nsht this one great fight of his lte is
over, and looking back over what ne mas
done and forward To the work that lie
feels is yet for him 10 do, Je1rleS Says
II Am Ready"
While Icfrries lollcd away the hours
with trout rod or cards. John Arthur
Johnson worked faithfully and the story
OF his labors will be told without words
Under the eye OF the moving picture
camera he toiled through "A day of gym
nasium stunts. boxing and posing For
the day. the spotlight OF public atteno
tion was his. ana ne oaSkcu III it9 ray :
with apparent enjoyment.
The only event of the day 10 mar ms
happiness was the clash with Joe WOOD
man. .Johnson's conduct in that matter
was dubbed ''Chesterlieldian by those
who saw IL. and by his restrained man
ner and courteous demeanor toward me
man whom he deemed his enemy 'he
champion won new friends.
II had been the intention Of the cham
pion TO do his moving picture work In
the morning crowd Oh 'ne aI, cIrioSo ,,io
bout But after his road jaunt in the
morning johnson encountered Woodman
on his return and asked l.anstord man
ager to leave the camp GROUNDS. IL wns
all quietly done on both sides. without
any display of temper or exchange OF
harsh words. When WoodTnan had lett
however. Johnson seemed 10 change hls
mind and he did not go out 10 inc can
yas-noored ring 10 work under the Vgi-
ant SAFE OF the camera until late IN
he afternoon.
Interested in Work.
The middle of the day was devoted TO
securing typical scenes about camp. inc
champion took great interest IN thiS
work Tie helped TO pose his trainers ana
10 arrange The scenes the machine was TO
record.
After luncheon he devoted more time
10 the camp proper and II was nearly
4 o'clock before he slipped through the
ropes OF the ring and began medicine
ball tossing bag punching and other pre-
paratory labors while the machine
clicked steadily away
gray checked suit. black braided trousers
and all. was on hand TO watch the fun
lie was persuaded to hammer away at the
bag for Il few minutes and the wallops he
deiivered were OF sledge- hammer force,
The old-time champion is not In training
these days, however, and he puffed and
blew after moments work In way
hat made him quickly desist-
Johnson went at the bag again. AL
most his first blow drove il from its moor.
[ went,
the crowd. setting many heads to duck
Ing.
his hands for the boxing gloves.
Kaufman Responds.
Al Kaufman responded and in mo-
ment the pair were at it, Al boring in
as though he was trying to knock the
champion out. First ono way. then an
other he tried. Jack stopped everything
that came. They kept II up for four
rounds and it is doubtful IL the films
will show that AL landed even once, john
sons defense seemed to be everywhere
His elbows shoulders and every part of
his body joined in the barricade. Nothing
that came seemed fast enough to bother
him He stopped somea OF the blows in
midar. apparently without exeruon.
ton Il plunged Ti in. H.. Jack went back at Cot
ion with some snap. They wrestled
around the ring. the champion display
Ing his great strength more than once
by hurting Cotton away from him as
though his weight was nothing. In the
second round tho blood spurted from Cot
tons lips when Jack S left hand landed.
\ little hatcr Cotton missed a swing, the
champion due king clear under the blow
and the sparring partner sprawled on the
floor. oyerbalanced by his own excrtion
They went four rounds then Johnson sig
nailed The end OF the show and the crowd
began TO hustle out to grab seats In car
riages and motor cars for the trip to
own.
Dickerson a Visitor.
Governor Dickcrson was again a visitor
AT tile johnson camp He seemed fasci-
mated by the clcverness of tho gigantic
negro and watched every move with ad-
miration shining In his eyes.
H. depends ON what Jack feels like do
= Out at Camp Jeffries the day passed
in ldiencss. Jeffries went fishing with
Jack Wooley In the morning and on his
return. about noon. he found Ed Moody
oi Santa Cruz, Cal: the man who taught
him deep sea fishing in Monterey bay.
waiting , 10 greet him. They clasped
hands Ike brothers and Moody stayed
about camp all the rest of the day.
The card game was Jeffrics's only form
Of %occupaiion % after lunch. He is fond
mighty happy. He won today, much to
The sorrow Of Corbett and others. and he
was Overlooking with good humor In con-
Jenrics thought it possible that he
would do a little sprinting some time in
II depended on how he felt about 1t later
II he felt like going he would II not he
would stay In camp.
Jeffrics had planned to inspect the
arena personally today 1t s one of the
things he always looks after just before
a fight His great weight jarrinS around
.be ring makes staunch supports an abb
solute necessity. and he likes 10 have
some one In whom he has confidence hook
1T the construction before he fights.
To Inspect Arena.
Today he directed that Sam Berger, his
manager, make trip To the arena tomor-
row and thoroughly examine It Sam
will also endeayor TO arrange with Tom
Flanagan for coin tossing contest with
himself Sunday. On the calling Of
the coin will hang the choice Of corners