The Washington times., 1910-06-23
No More Trouble Now Ex-
pected Before Fighters
Enter Ring.
JEFFRIES PLEASED
WITH SITUATION
Recalls That on Spot of New Arena
He Gave Away Title Five
Years Ago.

2 F T RI r S TRAINING CAMP.
GOLDEN HOTEL. MOANA SPRINGS.
RENO. New. June 23.-With Jim JEFF
fries resUIniuE training here today. with
jack Johnson due to arrive in Reno to-
morrow morning. with work on the fight
arena progressing rapidly. and with
Governor DickersOn's absolute promise
that he viii make no effort 10 prevent
the Jenries-Johnson night on Independ-
ence Day. Tex Rickard and Jack Glea-
son are breathing more easily today
and making efforts TO round up enough
persons 10 make a little piece Of pocket
money out of the battle.
mere seems little doubt that this
laudable effort on the part Of Richard
and Gleason viii succeed. The entire
state or Nevada and its brother. with a
lev thousands from California and the
Fast. viii be gathered around the arena
when Jcnries ani Johnson climb
through the ropes az 30 Monday. July
=. and the moving picture man stars
grinding his machine.
and II viii lie two perfectly condl-
uoned men who will meet N that ring
Gave Away Title
1T was on this very spot that 7 gave
away nv title exactly i've years ago 81.
said Jeffries. and now I have come 20
get IL book You know 7 retired from
the ring on JAY 9. 49,. when / refereed
tie battle between Marvin Hart and
Jack Root Hart won IN the twelfth
round and I gave him the championshin
Of the world Now 9. has IaIIen into
Jack JohusOn'S hands and five wears
ailei 4 gave 70 away I have to come
pack here 10 fEhJ 20 set IL back. III
do u. too
Jenries SAYS he is "tickIed TO death
with his new training quarters. and he
4 - Ia Il U..a
~ lHe atmosphere lie VIII sleep in a
tent at the side Of his cottage bV the
motel and viii take up road work again.
though not 10 the extent he followed I'm
ItoWarcennan-Just enough ts-Eet his
lungs and heart used 20 the change
j have always been able to stand the
higher atmosphere" he haid, land this
air viii not have any effect upon ne
just eIoTe ! went into training AT
EpWardcnDau, I was up in the noun
tains az . 6oGo-foot altitude and the air
there did not hurt me. Here ia Reno.
the sun is hot ard there is plenty Of
GOOD fishing. so ] am happy ] am
g-aa 10 know the uncertainty has ended
Sna that nothing can interfere with the
ferries viii do his training in an
open air theater connected with the
hotel the stage being converted MO a
gymnasium. \ ring. too, viii be 5Iaced
on the stage.
COIOett Beats Man.
Jim COrbett created some diversion
last night by beating up a drunken man
who insultcd JcNries Jim was sItti7z
or the porch Of the hotel when the man
reeled- up and insisted on shaking hands.
JeTries refused and the man c,IrseI
him Jenrics Of dnOt strike HIM but
Jim Corbett backed him or the porch
and whipped him wei.
There is a rUmOr that Governor Dick
ersOn intends TO see the fight as the
guest Of Richard, but this has not been
confirmed.
Sid Hester is causing a lot OF trouble
about Reno. lie has given an order for
the erection Of another fight arena. On
which he says he intends 10 pull OF the
sam LanEfOrG-Staulvy ketchel fight on
the morning of July f. This order fol-
lowed Richards refusal to allow him
10 use the Jedries-J OhuSOn arena for
the morning battle. From Frisco comes
a rUmOr that LaugfOrd Will not fight,
but Hester is going ahead with the
arena.