Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-04
Strange Sights Are Seen on
Streets Of Reno When Rest
less Life Began to Stir.
THE BETTING LIvENS UP.
Both Fighters Arose Early and Took
Short Spins on Road to
Lumber Up.

that today lifted it's brim above the
sagebrush hills in closing this green
and ordinarily peaceful valley sets over
the white-capped Sierras there win
have passed INTO comparative oblivion.
one OF two mighty men-James j. JET
fries or John Arthur johnson.
It's first rays shot into barrack- IKE
places where men OF home and family
were sleeping In rows upon rows. II
glinted through shutters into strange
bedrooms where men were sleeping two
and three in a bed and on the floors
il rent aside curtains of smoke ana
saw red-eycd men grouped at green
tables and standing around spinning
wheels, And on each OF these tables Il
met it's rival, the gold OF the earth In
heaps IL saw great bare structure
of pine boards with white-ropcd ring
IN the center waiting. II saw the
streets already stirring with restless
life and automobiles already whirling
along the country roads
out OF the southeast came cool
wind and the clear sky gave promise Of
n perfect day for what promises TO De
the last great prize ring battle OF
heavyWeights In the United states.
Here between the fire OF eastern re-
formers and the deep sea or Pacffic
coast politics the pugilists are gath
cred AZ their last stand. Never before
IN the history OF the prize ring have so
many lighting celebrities and sporting
characters met in one narrow street.
II Announcer Billy Jordan has to in
troduce all these men this afternoon
he viii lose his voice long before JEFF
fries and Johnson make their bows 10
tho public.
The morning of the fight brings no
change In any Of the details that VIII
go TO make up the setting OF the stage.
act as referee OF the fight, Tex Rickard
offered this morning to bet $1,000 that
he would ofhciate. The night passed
peacefully at both camps and early TINS
morning the trainers and handlers ana
managers were busy in completing
their arrsln gements 10 appear at the
rlngside promptly and to get out or
town tomorrow.
START WILL BE LATE.
The men are scheduled TO start TO
fight at 1880 o'clock Pacific coast time.
but what with introductions and tine
fuss Of the moving picture game IL
probably will be a half-hour later be-
fore time Is called. The prospects are
that the arena, seating 1900. viii be
comfortably filled. Early this morning
long line OF purchasers lined mp al
the ticket office. There has been no
difficulty 80 far over the seating at
engagements and no scalping has been
carried on openly.
The main struggle this morning was
to get something 90 eat before going TO
the arena. The restaurants last night
almost gave up the job OF trying 10
feed the multitude. Many places we're
sold out of every scrap OF eatables be-
fore morning. The doors OF the main
restaurants we're guarded by husky
walters who let a few hungry patrons
sift In at intervals. once inside II was
a waiter who told the guests what they
could get to eat Menu cards were
mere ornaments. Hundreds of men
who came in on the late specials last
night walked until they were weary
hunting a place to eat and sleep Some
gave IL up as bad job and remained
up all night,
WEIRD THRONG AT ARENA.
And so Il was weird throng that
started on it's way 20 the arena as the
morning sped toward noon. In the
crowd were the pugllists mentioned
above the sports who follow the pugi-
lists and bet on them, the men who
write Of the do,ngs OF the lighters
more writers than ever reported a fght
beforc-women and boys, thieves and
gamblers. beggars and detectives. and
an the casual rin ran that follow the
big sporting events. They We're burned
by one desire, sped by one fever made
ono by common desire.
During the morning many automobile
parties passed the time by spinning out
to the two camps on the edge Of the
city, seeking once more 70 get tip
from the wise ones. The pnolroomg
were busy taking bets. During tho
early hours the odds remained the same
as on the night before-,Jcfries the
fayorite at odds OF 10 10 6la They we've
pushed down TO at one time by
bet of $4,000 on Jerries made by II. II
Frazcc of Chicago, who VIII manage
Jcfries' round the world tour-if.
George Considine Of New York bet
$1,000 on Jeffries at odds Of 10 TO 6la and
announced that he had more at the
same price
Larger betting Is looked for at the
ringside with "a possible change Of odds
In favor of johnson. p. f.. Smathcrs
OF New York said that he would bet
$4,000 on Jeffries later
The latest news from the camps +
that both men win walt until the last
minute before motoring 10 the ring
side. They will dress at their campS.
even 10 putting the bandages on their
hands
Roth men arose early ana went out
for short spins on the road to timber
up. johnson had not made his final
plans hut Jeffries decided 10 have all
his trainers except Red Cornell ard
Farmer Burns prccede him TO his
quarters at the arena Cornell and
Burns viii remain at the camp 10 give
him final rub.
Mrs JEFFRIES CONFIDENT
on the way to the arena Jeffries VIII
take his wife to newspaper office.
where she viii wait until the fate OF
her husband has been decided. getting
the returns round by round. Mrs. Jef-
fries hates prize fights. She Is sure.
however that her Jim" viii win.
when the fight starts ii viii be more
than battle between the two prIn-
clpals Jcnries' chief second viii be
James j. Corbett. who was champion
until whipped by Jefries. Johnsons
chief second and sole adviser durnE
the fight win be Billy Delaney. De-
iancy trained and fathered both Cor
bett and Jeffries when they were young
fighters with aspirations only He is
Jeffrics enemy now, and Johnson dc
ponds upon him 20 tell him OF the weak
points IN his opponents methods and
10 advise him just when 20 san In ana
win
To night experts his situation presents
one OF the most dramatic touches that
could bc imagined. II viii be test
OF The best ring generalship that this
age has produced.
Beside Delaney IN Johuson's corner
viii be sig Hart Al Kaufman. Doc
Furoy. Prof Burns and Stanley
Ketchel middleweight champion Of the