The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-29
SECOND Referee.
One to Be Selected for Jeffries-John-
son Fight.

Reno. New, June 29.-Having been
his boxing and other work at 8 o'clock
this morning, many people gathered
at Moana to see the former champion
in action. When they were all COM
fortably seated about the open-air
boxing platform, the word went
around that Jeffries, in compliment to
Governor Dickerson. had decided to
postpone his workout until this after
noon at 4:30 o'clock.
The weary watchers turned toward
town again and when all but a few
stragglers had gone the former cham
pion emerged from the seclusion of
his bungalow. With Mrs. Jeffries, he
Joined few friends on the lawn, TAX
ing the lead in the conversation and
radiating joy throughout the camp
because of his cheerful mood. He
frisked on the grass with his dogs and
playfully tugged at any of his husky
aides in the camp who would venture
within his reach. At 10 o'clock he
donned his jaunting toys and with
Farmer Burns and Joe Choynski,
started on a six mile walk. The re-
turn to camp was made in an hour
and q half.
Jeffries' work tomorrow probably will
be the last of the long training siege.
All preparations have been made for
the final session. The beginning of the
morning. Since Monday morning JEFF
fries has had but two glasses of wa
ter a day. and this aPlount will ma,
terially be reduced when Roger Cornell
takes him in hand to thin the fatty
coating over the muscles.
Adhering to his custom, Jack Johnson
put off his boxing today until the af-
ternoon. The champion does not seem
to mind the heat of the day in the least
and his workouts are staged as a rule
around 2 o'clock Nine Y1oilaS of
work, during which he led five of his
trainers over the country at a pace
that tested their breathing apparatus
seriously was the mornings program.
through the rubbing process and then
devoted himself for an hour or more
to chatting with his camp following
before he went TO his room.
The afternoon will be devoted to
boxing but Johnson does not make it
a rule to indicate the amount of work
he will do before he appears in the
ring. Who his opponents will be re-
mains a mystery until they come down
dressed fer the struggle.
Tex Richard spent a comparatively
quiet morning. There were many con-
ferences with various persons con-
nected with the fight, none of which
was productive of new developmnts
Richard said he expected Jack Gleason
from San Francisco on tomorrow
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up the fight tickets and it is supposed
also that the matter of the second
referee will not be settled until his ar
rival.
In behalf of Jeffries, Sam Berger de-
clared today that he favored either
Charlie White of Chicago or Bat Mas
terson, of New York, for the second
referee. Tom Flanagan, for johnson,
spoke for Judge Nelson of Toronto,
Canada. The matter will be taken up
tomorrow.
Richard announced today with refer
ence to the moving pictures that a cor
poration to handle them would be
formed by the eastern syndicate now
interested, Hester & O'Day of San
Francisco and Jack Gleason. Gleason,
he says positively refused to sell his
sixth interest. 1t is expected that
the work of taking training pictures
will be taken up tomorrow at the re-
cpective camps.
Most prominent of the arrivals today
was Jack Wooley, of Berkeley, one OF
Jeffries' old friends. Wooley spent
some time in Ben Lomond before the
champion was transferred to Reno, ard
he FASTENED out to Moana Springs
shortly after he alighted from the