The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-04
"JEFFRIES WILL WIN"
DECLARES REX BEACH
by All the Laws of Science and Reason" He
Writes, Though Never Picked
Sure Thing"
Copyright. 1910. By George Matthew Adams Regis
tered in Canada. All rights reservedl
BY REX BEACH.

Copyright. 1910. BY George Matthew Adams Regis
tered in Canada. All rights resered)
by REX BEACH.
Reno, July 3-The day is here. Mosna
Springs ans Ricks' resort are restfui
havens: Reno IS sceae Of riot.
The clans here massed and the mar
tial strains OF pipes are heard. Along
with the crowd here came the jackals
who hang upon the hanks of moving
herd
They are here In force-gamblers,
touts. wire tappers. dips" and strong
arm men. but that is 10 be expected and
sheds no light upon the moral side OF
this affair,
There are the nine spots in the hand
counting nothing for high, low, jack, or
game.
But Nevada. be she however liberal in
her divorce laws and prize fight statutes.
guards her peace with jealous hand. The
State police are here 10 cid the local au-
thorities. and with them they have
brough, some 1900 records OF birth
marks, thumb prints, and physical Pc
cullarities as systematlzed by Mr.. Ber-
tillon.
1t is going hard with the light-fngered,
warp-moraled gentry who toll not except
upon compulsion and spin nothing but
alibis The chain-gang is growing and
the calaboose Is putting in cots
Their bejeweled brethren who sleep by
day and measure checks by night are
apprised of their coming and have taken
warning. No longer does one see dia-
mond scarfpins or jeweled watch fobs in
public; neckties are worn with a hole in
them: watches are piled in safes.
Like a Vast Election Day.
The hotel Hobbies remind one OF polling
places. Automobiles crowd the pave
ments. and one has to horn his way
through the press after the fashion of
steer upon the rampage.
Bed snatching has become a science;
landlords have lost all sense of decency.
Upon the graveled roof the caravansary
long rows OF cots have been stretched
where the overburdened may rest with
its pants beneath the pillow the while IL
strives to read It's answer in the stars.
Now is the hour in which every man
makes bold TO pick the winner, and l
would be less than human did I not do
likewise. Whether my guess proves fight
or wrong, l have an even chance OF
demonstrating my astuteness. and that
is a better percentage than one has In
most OF Reno's games I am lacking In
that admirable spirit of caution which
prompted one man. when pressed 10 name
the winner, 70 announce that the victor
would be the man whose first and last
name began with j. boldly bear the
banner OF James Jeffries
see him as a winner for three reasons.
Granting that the two contestants will be
evenly matched to the weight of a hair
in regard TO science, condition. and cour-
age, there are .hree qualities In the white
man upon which / rin my faith; one is
psychological. two are physiological.
Strong Mentality.
First and foremost. he possesses a
mentality lacking in his antagonist, and
mind. after all. is stronger than matter.
In his training he has had the counse;
and stimulus of better minds than was
the negro.
While to the uninitiated they may ap-
pear laughable promise upon which to
base a prediction OF the outcome of
prize fight, yet in reality it is a tre-
msndous thing. The man of education
viii outlast the man of ignorance in any
test OF endurance, be they evenly
matched In strength. IN our civil war
1t was the clerks, the lawyers, the doc
tors. the educated soldiers who finished
the arduous campaigns that resulted in
the collapse of the better muscled me-
ehanies, farm hands. and men Of low
mentality.
Second-Jerfries possesses a certain
physical popularity, which. I believe. has
never been touched upon, and OF which
I knew nothing until I talked with mis-
physician. This man has made an ex-
haustive study of the retired champion,
and 6nds that bis ribs come down to