Arizona republican., 1910-06-29
There Will Be No lnterfer-
 ence With Big Fight GOVERNOR GIVES HIS WORD
Executive Visits Pugilists At Their Quarters and Is Given Entertainment By Jo hns on At Sparring Partners Expense

| inSinuatiOnS and reports that the Jet- | fries Johnson fight might be. or had been stopped by an executive edict
 having been given knockout blow iby the governor himself. interest shifted tonight to the training camps. Everybody made it a point to visit Moana Springs or JOhnsons quarters during the afternoon. Not until night fall did the autos allow the dust in the roadways to settle.
 Rickard breathed a sigh of relief
 when the conference with Governor Dickerson was over. He had the governors personal assurance that there would be no interference.
 No one will ever know" said Tex. what troubles I've undergone in pre- pairing for this fight. It seemed to me from the very first that there had been some kind of organized op- position other than the church fed erations. Rumors and reports of all kinds and character calculated to in-
 jure me have been sent out
 'I say as honestly as any man could that there has been no word of truth in any of it. They were originated in malice and in a desire to injure me My business dealings with people who wanted more than was coming to them and did not get it have played a part"
 Tex shook his head and then smiled But it did 'em no good" he said "The governor says the fight will come off on July Fourth and I guess that goes"
 Governor Dickerson has been deep ly interested in the fight preparations ever since his arrival After a con ference with Rickard, which was friendly chat. he determined to look in on the fighters, and if possible see each at work
 Accompanied by Captain Cox, the into his automobile and went rattling away to the suburbs. At Johnson's camp. where he arrived late in the afternoon. he was fortunate to catch the negro champion just starting on the best workout he has indulged in since coming to Reno.
 It is quite probable that the gov ernor's coming had something to do with the character of the spectacle furnished by Johnson in twelve rounds of fast boxing while the state officials looked on.
 Four rounds with Kaufman opened the proceedings. Johnson cleverly eluded the rushes of his husky oppO- nent. snapping back telling head and body blows for AIS leads. Johnson appeared to hugely enjoy the sport of letting himself go a little.
 Cotton, his dusky sparring partner. | came next Johnson went after him 1 with playful viciousness and drove the big black man around. hammer | ing at good will at any point which | Cotton failed to protect. In the fourth l the champion put on steam and went | after Cotton as though he was deter | mined to take his scalp
 Cotton clinched to save himself | Jack tore himself loose by one of his surprising displays of strength ! Twice he drove his left to CottOn's | head with terrific speed and force i A double left hook" in ring parlance. ! ended the bout with Cotton. He staggered and would have toppled to | the floor had his seconds not caught | him and dragged him to a seat.
 Johnson was not ready to quit yet | and called on Monahan, whom he kept dancing around for two rounds. Mills was subjected to the champions | fire for two more rounds, and then | Johnson started back to the hotel | Governor DickersOn and Captain Cox | joined him and the three went up to | Johnson's room, where they chatted | for some time.
 Out at Moana. Jeffries went on a | strike for the day and absolutely re- fused to do any work beyond the | several mile road jaunt in the morn- ing. Even the visit of the governor | failed to stir him to action. Corbett | labored with him like a camp meet | ing revivalist with a backslider Cor | bett almost shed tears but it did no | good. Jeffries ignored his protest | and went his own way.
 If anything, he appeared elated by | the fact that his refusal to box dis | appointed 300 visitors who rose early | and rushed to the camp. expecting to | catch him in the early morning work | out
 Betting was livened greatly today. In one of the prominent gambling | halls the following wagers were post ed: Fifteen hundred dollars even that Johnson stays ten rouns; $500 to $500 that Johnson will win; $1.000 to $700 f that Jeffries will win. All offers were promptly covered.
 Bob Vernon of New York, an old