The sun., 1910-06-30
GLGDSOMT HOLIDAY IN RENO
PROVIDED nv MIGHTY JEFF
AND NEVaDES GOVERNOR.
JAmes .. C0rbrtt. AmbAssAdoF ExtFaOr-
dlnary, Arranges the Little 90
-URdefeated One BONes some win
z ChoyHskL nrother JAek and Berger.

RENo. June 2a.-Goy. y. y. Dicksrson
o9 Nevada. James J JeHries. the unds-
feitci champion. and the moving picture
men all worked in hsrmony this afternoon
to make q gladslms Reno holiday. The
Governors part was quiescent though
honoraDls one. hut Mr. Jefries and
the moving picture men worked hard 60
pieass Reno and incidentally every city
m ths land
II an began yesterday. when after
Gov. Dickerson nad been pilotei q JET
frisss ctnp a. MDlnI Springs ~ Poo
motsr RcSlri Je1ries had refused 70
give an exnib ton ~ his art. His plea
had been a s,2nach ache Then late last
night ifts' san B,,Ssr JeFriess astIte
manRger. had heard all aboJt the 6,lat
thaf had Rttsaist the G9venor's recep-
ton AZ Jphns5n's camp IN the afternoon
thers was conference between Mr
Berger aud other members Of Jerries's
training squad
A a result ~ this conference James
J. C1rbett was appointed Rmbtss idDr
carrying pleAlry poNers. and Mr. Corbstt
came 10 Reno a short time after midnight
booking for the Governor. Corbett found
the Governor and Mr. RickArd in the back
room Of a quiet cafe. What conversation
passed the world will never know. but
early this morning Rlohard announced
that az Z O'Clock this afternoon the Gov
ernor would again visit Jefgries's camp
and this time his expectations would
surely be fulfilled
This word passed around Reno more
quickly than the announcement Of the
arrival II New York divorces Before
. O'Clock there were fifty automobiles
parked in front Of the Moana Springs
training quarters and every car running
on a fifteen minute schedule from Reno
carried passengers hanging on to It's tail
board. The privileged ores. sporting
experts. eX-champions dOpesters. wine
agents and plain reporters fled through
the front gate leading to the training
quarters and took up their positions on
ne grass plot in a seIhiclrcie about the
large armchair IN which the unvan-
quiahed champion always seats himself
on these sunny afternoons JelRriea. how
ever, was preparing for the ordeal alone
u his chamber within the training quar-
tsrs.
The vulgar herd, having no privilege
and coming only 10 pay their need Of
worship. scattered among the currant
bushes fell into the creek and in other
wRga engaged themselves until a shout
brought them huFrying to the restraining
fence separating them from the sacred
grass plot II wail false alarm-Only
the correspondents and the ey-champions
posing before the moving picture machine
IN easy and familiar attitudes. sam
Berger said that the film ought 70 be
labelled Thanksgiving Day in Blooming
dale Asylum
Then about I O'Clock came the an
ticipated moment. Richards big touring
car whiFled up the road from Reno az q
forty mile clip and paused. directly IN
front of the no admittanoe' sign before I
tho ex-champioas gate.
In the car with Mr.. Richard were Gov. I.
Dickerson. Capt. Cox Of the State police /.
and sying squad of reporters
The crowd surged 10 the fence. The /
three moving picture men behind the .
carefully leveIled muzzles Of their ma ,
chimes each out q nervous hand On the .
crank. 4 light battery Of lewrnaDe- .
photographers crouched eNpectantly IN .
the foreground. Sam Berger stalked into .
the front door of the training quarters .
and called out raucously. oh. .IsT. be
here
There via a moments pause and hen
the rs pOu unds of fighting man appeared /
on the porch directly under a champagne
Ign which some agent had had the fore
Thought 70 hang under the horseshoe
shove the door. Instantly the crfnks of
the Tnoying picture machines began b
tWitter the shutters Of the camera squad
snapped spiteiilly and everybody drew
a long breath
Richard meanwhile hal descendsi
from tho automobile and accompanist D.
BY the Governor and Capt Cox ke al
vanced a. rough the rows Of sweet William
2ankng Ne wooden sidewalk ard leading
directly % the pride Of the white race
Win an elaborate gesture Hickard intro
qucgd Jehries 70 the Governor. although /,
the same cerarnOny had hesn performed
Yesterday with not a single camera pres
eat. The Governor shook hands with 1
Jefirtes and said something which the
nearest listeners did not catch. The
indicated champion chewsi gum vigor-
uuAly and clicked six silver dollars to-
Eeiher In the palm 81 his left hand.
After that hckaTd took the Governor
by the chow and Jeifries by the slls-
penders and led them both directly into
ne raking fire Of the vitagraph machines lI
All the select ex-champi0ns, sporting
Apecialista and correspondents. seeing
that the crankE of the machines were still
turning. fell into line and gravely marched
~ these recording agents Of history.
After that Jenries dug for the house and
there Was a mad scramble for the dancing
platform lehind the house. upon which
i YVES exfeCte1 that he would perform
for the Governor.
There mtst have been 30 people. half
Of them ere women. All OF the local ,
divorce colony were out IN force Some :
0f them mauicursd their hands ~ith the /
cute little knives the wine agents had /
given them While they were waiting for !
the real show 10 commence.
After everybody had been seatei or !
had takel hi- place standing three deep :
about the dancing platform Rickard and !,
the bOverfOr came out Of the Kitchen =
door ~ the training quarters and ascendsi :
ne platform. There gas 2 resgsc,ful :
demoUst ration fr tho Governor and a "
second ard really enthusiastic outhurst .
Of applause when Farmer Rurns came out
and with great dignity hail several pairs .
OF hoAing gloves and a punching bag !
IN the middle " the rfng.
Battling Nels N was not overlooked y
when he -ULgNsred through the crowd
and plared himself aud his caulihower G
ear unter be shade of a cottonwood tree. =
Farmer Burns sensing the fitness Of :
thihga, hurried INTO tho house and brought y
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