The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-26
BIG FELLOWS GIVE.
LIE TO KNOCKERS
Those That Bet Fight Would
Not Take Place Very
Apt to Lose.
JEFF'S FIRST SETBACK
BoILERMAKER AND JOHNSON
ANXIOUS TO DO BATTLE.
- =. M. NArGHToN.

san Francisco, June 25.-One thing
male clear by Governor Gllett's inter-
ference with the championship ring
event is that both Jeffries and Johnson
are determined 70 fight. Though Il may
not be generally known, numbers Of
vvagers have been made thai the con-
test would not take place, and those
who made them were banking on what
they believed to be the intentions OF
one or other Of the principals
Many felt thar when the psycholog-
zeal moment arrived Jeffries would ind
some way to declare himself out Of the
affair. possibly BY means OF doctors
certihcate settfDg forth that he was
unit physically Tor the brunt OF a hard
battle Others had the idea that
johnson would fiy the coop some time
before the Fourth. and not a few Of
those who held this view based their
calculations on Johuson's seeming in
differences to even thing connected
with the big fight. and In particular to
the glowing accounts regarding JEFF
fries condition. which came from the
opposition camp.
Just as a touch Of nature makes the
whole world kin. a whin Of trouble
made Jenries and johnson stand forth
in thcir true colors- At first each OF
the big fellows was daZed at the news
that tho fight would be stopped so far
as san Francisco Is concerned When
the shock passed away each Of them
said he was prepared to go whichever
direction Tex Richard led. All the
doubt as 20 tire personal intentions and
motives Of each man are now dissi-
pated IL Is felt that Jeffrics and
johnson viii have a. out on the Fourth.
no matter what place Is selected for
When Jeffries was first told that the.
governor had interfered he evidently
thought that another Josh was being
sprung upon him. Rowardennan at
the time was full OF practical jokers.
and Jeffries was not immune. from the
Jests Of the fellows around him.
Jcn says It's Tough.
Il dawned on the big fellow after
a while that the news was from an
authentic source. and then his man
nor changed he sat on the steps Of
the porch OF his cottage and pOndered.
lie said I'm interviews that he could not
see how the states executive could
prevent his match with johnson, but
his efforts TO rcassure himself we're
not successful In an absentminded
way he Eraspcd his shirt about the
waist line-it Is noticeabiy slack there
at present-and muttered. 1t would
be tough II al my fifteen months OF
training goes FOR nothing. won't it1''
As 1 watched Jeffries sitting there
and Illuminating, 4 thoroughly agreed
vita him rs 20 tbe hardship II would
mean II he was compelled TO abandon
the fight after such a phenOnenally
long and grueliing prepa- alton.
pictured him as he used to be in
the old nays al Hardin. a broad-shOul-
dered. swarthy-co giant
with a shambling gait. leaving camp
with n Winchester over hts shoulder
and his deer hound at his heels. Then
j saw him years after his retirement
making trade" in his bar I'm Los An
FeIeS He was a big, fat man then
with a full face and a bullying waist
and ne and all who knew him were
FULLY convinced that he was done with
the ring for all time.
Then came Jack johnson and his
triumphs and the general clamor fol
the coming out Of retirement Of bis
Jim Jeffrios. His appearance as hs
Eat on the porch steps was elegant tes-
timony 20 the rigOrs he had endured
IN order TO NJ himself for the task OF
wrestling the championship from tn
negro. Just as It was at Hardin. nj,
shoulders were the most notable fea
ture Of his physique. He was straight
fronted ain-hollow-fronted. Nigh
say-and sun-tanned until he was a.
IN the lake county ranges.
i left him sitting there and musing
and ] could not help thinking that n
looked As he would look sitting in hi
corner OF the ring in case the verde
IN the johnson fight went against him
70 didn't take Jim long TO pull him
self together. and after he announces
that he would go through his figh
with Johnson. no matter where tn
ring was pitched. he seemed TO shak
himself free from the disappointment
that had weighed upon him.
In talking Of Jeffries' detected state
jim Corbett remarked TO the writer;
FIRST Setback.
Il guess this IS about the first set
back Jim has experienced. ard e hit
him pretty hard. II ne had been wit
us ~ Hot Springs and JacksOnvilI
he'd know what Il Is TO be kept guess
Ing"
Sure enough. corbett was NOR
"chevied" than any Of the men VIII
boxed for the championship sine
gloves were used TO decide the fist
premiership
His reference 20 Hot Springs re
called the Corbett-Fitzsimmons cham
pionship that Dan Stuart tried TO pu
or first at Dallas and later at HI
Springs. The promoters plans wer
blocked IN both instances. Fitzsim
mons was arrested on a train comm
from his training camp in the souti
and Corbett and Fitzsimmons wcr
hailed before the court in Little Roc
and bound over 70 Keep the peace &c
wards each other as long as they r.
maincd within the state OF Arkansas.
Prior 20 that Jim had a thorny tim
81 10 az Jacksonville. when his figf
with Charley Mitchell hung I'm n
balance. What with the reports tbs
Mitchell intended 20 skip and the 20,
ernor.s daifS buIletin-to the effect. tn,
there would be no fight the wond,
s. that Corbett placed himself IN goo
condition on thai occasion. The fgl
took place. however. and the militi,
men who we're brought into town
-l1,9Js % pied InoQ Sul do,
DELAYS or THE Law.
II understand that you called on n
Plaintiff Is that so7~
Yes" replied the witness