The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-07-08

ter II z Marathon race than he did III
prize fight. 1t was only his cour-
age and his condition that kept him
there so long"
Head and Heart Right; Feet and
Hands Wrong.
"Jeffries' head and his heart were
right, but his hands and feet were
not. Early in the fight I noticed him
fail on some of the stunts he used to
perform so we'll and right then and
there I knew he did not have a
chance
True to his character, the vanQuish-
ed fighter remained hidden from the
gaze of chance visitors.
At the resort where the new cham
pion prepared for his great fight there
was little to indicate that he had ever
been there.
Both Got Fortunes.
Jack Johnson was S120.600 richer
when jim Jeffries went down for the
last time in yesterdays fight. He
took 60 per cent. of the $101000 purse,
which amounts to s60,60O, he got a
bonus of $4,000 and he sold his pic
ture interests for $4,000.
Jefries took fortune out of the de-
feat at .Johnson's hands. He received
10 per cent Of the purse, amounting to
s4O.400, got the bonus of $4,000. and
sold MS picture interests for $4,000,
making his total $4,000. The owners
of the picture films are calculating on
a S1,O000O0 profit.
Big Fight Stirs Races to Battle.
Johnson's victory over Jeffries was
the signal for incipient race conflicts
in many cities, both North and South.
Prompt action by the police went a
long way toward preventing anything
more serious than broken heads and
bloody faces.
In Atlanta the officers were forced
to drive the crowds away from an
over hilarious negro. In Fort Worth
fight between two negresses and a
white woman was the attraction.
Roanoke presented the most ex-
tensive array of casualties, with six
negroes battered upand one white N. -
mortally wounded.
In Houston negro's throat was cut
by man who did not like the blacks
exuberance.
Pittsburg, New York and PhilaGel-
phia police all had their troubles,
while in Washington half a dozen
small riots were caused by the fight.
All in all, the police of the cities,
where feeling over the fight was
highest, had a rather busy day of it.
Baltimore Offices made the high rec
ord for the day, arresting 10 negroes
and negresses.
Dett ,tiveS Guard Johnson.
Ogden. Utah, July 5.-Jack Johnson
was greeted by thousands of persons
tonight when the train to which his
private car is attached pulled into
Ogden. Johnson appeared on the plat
form and said:
We'll, people, I turned the trick
and I'm going to Chicago. to my old
nanny. I went out determined to
turn the trick and I had no trouble in
doing it,
After shaking hands with a few
friends Johnson returned to the car
seated himself next to an open Win
dow beside his wife.
Three young roUghs walked to the
open car window. and applying vile
epithet to Johnson in the presence of
his wife. dared him to come to the
platform. Johnson started to his feet,
but one Of his companions drew him
down again The roWdies rushed to
the rear platform. where one Of them
met with a kick from the scot of one
Of Johnson's trainers and a mouthfUl
Of tobacco juice in the eyes. Officers
rushed up and forced the crowd back.
The doors of the car were locked
and the conductor waved the engineer
to pull out Several threats of shoot
ing were made by the rough crowd
that had gathered about the car, but
no weapon was displayed.
In speaking of the fight Johnson
said that in the first few rounds when
he pushed Jeffries back several times
he felt that he was the master Of the
situation. Tn crisis of the fight was
reached in the sixth, said the negro
In this round he landed an effective
stomach punch, followed by blow to
the jaw. He said that ne knew then