Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-03
TIL BEAT JOHNSON
SURE, " SAYS JEFF
Feels It in His Bones That He Is
Going to Lick the Big
Colored Man.
EXPECTS TO WEIGH 215
POUNDS WHEN BELL RINGS
Boilermaker Getting Garrulous and
His Trainers Pleased With His
Test for Hard Work.

BEN LOMOND, Cal, May ID m go
ing to lick johnson sure. 1 may be dis
appointed, but l feel it in my bones I'll
win. I'm going to be like greyhound
II have no bad luck while training. At
the rate I'm going. I'll go into the hing
at 215 pounds. Talk about being fast.
I'll carry johnson along at a clip that
will make his head SWIM"
So spoke Jim Jeffries last night. vol
UNFAIRLY and out Of the exuberance of
high spirits. The big fighter. a-glow
with vitality and brimful of confidence.
came out with that statement in burst
of confidence that caused his hearers to
wonder.
"Jeff's getting garrulous. was the COM
ment of the camp. And there was
cause for the remark, for as a rule JET
fries is taciturn. Nevertheless. his at
tendants are highly pleased. He feels
it or he wouldn't say it, they said.
With his back healed, his blood in good
condition and only bit of stiffness re-
manning in his shoulders, and which he
gradually is eliminating by a daily row
On the river. Jeffries is showing much
zest now for hard training and the month
of May will likely see severe and unre-
hitting work at Ben Lomond.
One other interruption to the fighters
land tonight to fetch his wife. Mrs.
Jeffries is reported to be entirely recover
ed from her illness. and that fact has
had q markedly stimulating effect on her
husband.
Forfeit Money Banked.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 3.-Preliminary
arrangements for the Jeffries-Johnson
fight prescribed by the articles Of agree
ment are being rapidly disposed of. and
unless the anti-prize fight movement in
this state, accelerated by the Tommy
Mccarthy ring fatality, assumes proper
tons alarming to the promoters Of the
big contest. no hitch is anticipated.
This was busy day for Promoters
Richard and Gleason and for the man.
ayers of both fighters. the business on
second installment of the light forfeit, and
a conference relative to the selection of a
referee.
But for the absence of bank officials
from the city, the promoters. 1t was said,
would have attended to the forfeit matter
Yesterday The gold coin was put in the
bank vaults pending the formal transfer
today. 1t was planned to record the
transfer by photographs OF the gold. the
pictures to be preserved as souvenirs.
Jack Johnson is taking things easy at
his beach training quarters and probably
will not engage in heavy work until the
latter part VI inc week. Is 8SttlIlS
his training staff together. Joe Cotton
and Dave Mills are with him now and he
is said. to be dickering for the service of
"Gunboat' Smith.
The pavilion at the beach shore where
johnson is to work has been equipped
with stage, and arrangements are max
ing to handle visitors to the negro's
camp.
Advised Not to Bet.
CHICAGO, May Slack Johnson wired
close friend here from San Francisco
last night telling him not to bet any
money on the coming fight until he was
advised further. The telegram also stated
that the death Of Tommy Mccarthy had
given the church people. who are OPP
posed to the Independence day contest,
ammunition for their struggle against
the big fight.
Several thousand dollars are being
held by sporting men in the colored belt
to bet on Johnson, and the men who