The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-07-05
Said 10 His Seconds IL Strike
al One and Miss. Then
Other Hits Me-.
Pail Of Gloom Over Quarters
oiFormer Champion.
CoRBETT SAYS TOLD YOU So"

Reno. July 5.-Reno today Is suf-
forlng from an attack OF the morn
ing after" Jcnries' training camp
is under the pail Roger Cornell and
Farmer" Burma were up nearly all
night minieering 70 him. assisted
by Mrs Jonr.es. The banquet was
called OF and i-stcad ne partook OF
little soup. Jcnrles was blinded
all night as the result OF the blow
on bic rght eye ln the second round.
b affecting the eft eye also HIS
vision ih.s morning 81 improved
Jcn declined this morning TO add
any statement. attr.butlng bis de-
feat to the fact that his youth Is
gone. tie feels bitter toward those
Who Induced him TO Try TO come
back
Corbett IS the only member OF his
camp who takes the - told you 30"
attitude. but ne called the turn scv-
eral days ago. declaring that Jen'a
lack of boxing would show. Jcn
probably viii go back TO his alfalfa
farm
johnson ln statement said he
viii play vaudeville few weeks aud
then go Co Chicago.
soycrlng Of youth may have been
factor Boa the downfall OF Jenrics
There BE- no denying Johnson
showed greater speed. strength aud
aknl. bat u was superior hghtlng
qualities that won for him lcn lost
everything be seemed 10 show while
training. from the moment he step
ped into the ring he had absolute
~ nothing.
Why he should have gone 10 p.eccs
on entering the ring. sporting men
say vau because Jack got Jcn's
goat" some talk of a lucky
punch"
IN the second round johnson put
hard straight TO Ien's right eye
The optic began 10 swell. The mo-
mcnt u landed Jon looked dared TO
the men n bis cornoF. The answer
BE- rmp The oihcr had been symp-
ath,tlc1i'y blinded.
Il can sec two Johngon's." said
Jenrcs 20 Roger Cornell when the
latter was fixing his eye. Il bit at
one and miss and then the other
man hts me
From then on. q Is claimed. Jcn-
ries lashed out merely by instinct
JoR waa slow from the start. and
couldn't land a punch when he had
the chance.
Governor Talks.
In O statement 10 the United Press
today Governor DlckcraUn SAID
billy Mu'doou paid compliment
which is highly appreciated by Ne
yadans yesterday. when he referred
- our state as the one remaining in
tho Union whose citizens still are
free. expect considerable agita-
ton against boxing contests be
tween THIS and tho converting of the
Legislature. but Il is widely known
that rs contest was on the level ]
don't anticipate any movement to
limit the rounds Of glove contests"
len l. Still Dazcd.
Representative OF the Morris
vaudeville circuit today tolegraphed
fCorbctt. making a nattering offer u
ne and Jcnrios will appear in a box
V ing stunt on the stage. This Is ovl'
denco that theatrical people don't
believe Jen has lost his value as an
attraction Corbett turned down the
offer. Jcfrics Is in fair shape to-
day The dwellings are all reduced
+, Tho worst is 90 his lip.
lie appears 10 be still dazed Tic
Gayg hc doesn't remember stoppinf
into the ring or anything about the
fight In fact his action prior e
the fight and Immediately afte
caused talk that he was "doped,
n, but his handlers deny this. III
.nandlers declare the mental strait
caused by hard training upset him
They say he acted Ike a child. Cor
bett declares he wandered off tn
aisle as he was being led to tn
ring.