The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-06-03
BY TAD"

gone. When left New York thought
it was the busiest place in the world
on the fight. but it hasn't even start
ed when you compare this burg with
it. Almost every store in Frisco has
some sort of advertisement in the win
dow on the big fight
Some stores have statutettes of JEFF
fries and Johnson in the ring: others
have photos of Jeff when he fought
Corbett and along side of that, Jeff as
he appears today. The cafes have
phoney fight tickets printed as ads,
the cigar stores have chances from
one cent to seventy-five cents, the
winner to receive the rinsside ticket to
the big bout. Every place you go,
every fellow you see, everything you
hear is on the big quarrel.
Betting on the go in this village is
gradually switching. At first it look
favorite, but now when you go along
the line and ask the wise likes who
they take and what the odds will be
they usually tell you that it will be
an even-monev shot or that Johnson
will be the favorite. The majority of
course would rather see Jeffries win
but on form they think that the big
black outshines his chalky opponent
and will win with youth and speed to
burn.
Johnson gives show here at
Dreamland tonight and the timers and
checkers will be there on the rail to
get him right.
The colored bear didn't do tap
yesterday except a few miles on the
road. He weighs 216 pounds and fears
that he is too fine already, so he took
his new speed burner over to Oakland
on the Boulevard to try it out.
Over the phone he declared that ev-
cry blade of grass along the boulevard
was singed and that the road was as
dry as a bone. Il started to work too
early for this co. said Johnson, when
the writer quizzed him as to condition
You see when l was east l was nice
and round and fought O'Brien way up
near go pounds. l took on kauf-
man here a bit later and hit the beam
at 222 pounds. l think it was, and when
fought Ketchel l went way down the
scale to 1876 pounds, l was too fine al
together for that go. l felt good and
all that, I'll admit, but was not what
call exactly right. Here am today at
ZIG and have a month yet.
Il have a big husky gentleman to
push and haul around and believe me
I need all the weight can pack. They
tell me that JEFF is great, and as
strong as lion. If he can shove Bill
Armstrong and those guys around he
must be right. l had Armstrong with
me in the Ketchel go, you know, and
I'm Jerry to what the bird can stand.
If JEFF was not there he would not be
| throwing Bob around. I don't want
to get into that ring under 200, not
for a minute. JEFF will weigh near
80, / reckon, and if he mas thirty
pounds on me it is going to hurt in the
clinches. I'm strong and right just
now. but little hardening won't hurt
me as long as I don't lost any more
| flesh. I'll box Saturday and Sunday.
good and hard, but I think 1 should
ease up just bit SO that I'll be
| about 225 when the big bell rings"
Coming down Powell street later on,
l met Sam Fitzpatrick. who was with
Johnson when the latter beat Burns
in Australia. When asked what he
thought of the coming go, Sam said:
You're going to see black Monroe
on July Fourth, paste it in your hat,
and show it to me July 5. Jeff will
tear after that fellow so fast that he
won't have a chance to think OF
blocking" continued Sam, land he'll
fold up like a hat-rack and fade away
" 18th the count. l was with him a cou
pie of years. He met little of Joe
fighters and showed up like the sun
over an oil lamp, but with Jeff you'll
see him pitted against the best in the
business and fellow who will never
stop. Jeff was never hurt by punch
you know. He took his beating like a
man until he was steady and then tore
loose. Johnson will have to do that
back flop SO fast after the bell rings
| that he won't have time to think even
Oh, all right, let these guys think
what they want. l know, and I'll be
there to see it."
| Sam blew along and then I met Te1
Richard. You'd think talking to Tex
that the whole world declared his tt
be the bunk SO far as refereeing q
fight is concerned. He's actually
sore to think that they even limited
about another fellow taking his place
He's reading the rules like lad witt