The Washington times., 1910-07-02
Former Champions Insist
ence Causes Eleventh Hour
Break in Jeffries' Camp
TRAINING STOPPED,
BOTH DECLARED FIT
Twenty thousand Enthusiasts
Awaiting Battle at RenO-Dith-
cult 10 Ascertain Odds.

JEFFRIES TRAINING CAMP, Reno,
July News OF an eIeventh-hoUr break
IN the Jedries camp came this morning,
when il was reported that at the strenu-
Gus solicitation of Jim COrbett. JET
fries had decided 10 bar his manager,
Sam Berger, from the ringside-
There has been hard feeling between
Berger and COrDett for many years.
and Corbett finally induced Jeffries TO
see that his manager was far from being
a goOG maa TO have in his corner
Berger is likely 10 get excited and
muss things all Up. Jim" COrbett told
Jenries. and that would never do 1
want to have fun charge or else won't
90 oeEind you at all I know more
about this game than Berger, and be
heve I should have the preference over
him"
Berger Is Silent.
After Corbett had Induced JEFF TO keep
Berger from his corner the day Of the
fight, they officially announced that
CorDett's assistants would be Roger Cor
nell, Farmer Burns Jack Jeffrles- and
Dewitt Van Court
When Berger was asked about Jeff' $
latest move he refused 10 say anything
He appeared 10 be very sore and brush
ed aside all his cuesLionsrs-
Il am ready u enter the ring and have
been for the past FIVE days said JeI-les
today Il have not trained faithfully for
the last fifteen months for u0rhIGS.
an ID as good condition as ever in my
life, and judge by my own feelings
II there IS a single flaw IN my c0ud5-
ticD I would be the man to know IT,
and l. I knew II I would in all prob
ability be br00ding over IT, I tell YOU
r4aH
you VIII be telling me the same rEias."
Credit t0 EI4i-e-z.
JEFF gives considerable credit 10 his
trainers, who, he says, have worked
for and wiJh him faithfully, and have
done everything possible TO aid nim.
He does not object 10 any one assert
ing that he should have done more
boxing IN his training. The former
but not defeated champion OF all
fighters asserts emphaucauy that he
has trained for other fights. and has
been guided by instincts which con
trOlled his actions I'm his latest train
ing stunt
Yesterday was busy day at the
Jedries camp, despite the fact that the
big white man diu not do am. serious
work. He went fishing at an early
hour in the morning. getting I'D be-
fore sunrise In order &C catch some
steelheaas IN a nearby stream Then
he returned ard finished out his sIeep-
He did a short turn on the road. and
after that was ready for the second
and final visit OF the picture men.
Pictures Are Taken.
This was finished up late in the
afternoon. and Jeffries was taken in
various positions. the chief pictures
taken, however. being JEFF, Corbet--
and Berger IN The act Of shaking
hands, one by one, with all Of the
prominent writers and fighters pres
ent, and they We're all there too. The
retired Champion showed a s-fcrr
cash on his left cheek h10z E--- f+
was well powdered uu- and It did nor
show for much he got il on -rn
1shiOg trip OF the early morning.
Tommy Burns from whom lack
Johnson SUalcEed the title over fr
Australia eighteen months a 20 and
made possible III this indirect -Ta- rsa
present great engagement was there.
along with BIZ Lang, the austria Ian
champion tEel- travelling cOu1uaufurS
CoToeIL the Sydney referee and
Confined on Eighth PaEel