Arizona republican., 1910-07-01
JeffrieS and Johnson RGadI
 For the Meeting AN EDITORIAL CONVENTION
A Unique Incident of a
 Prizefight Gatherng, Gov ernor Dickerson Believes Johnson Can Do What
 ever He Feels Like Doing.

Reno. Nev.. June 30.-"I am ready; my training is finished. With the eN- Ception of a spring now and then to keep myself in shape. l will do no more york" This was the declaratiOn of James J. Jeffries late today
 '1here will be no boxing" said Jef- fries From now until he stops into the ring to face Johnson he will amuse himself as the spirit moves him. His year and half of hard honest effort to put himself in shape to fight this one great fight of his life is over, and looking, back over what he las done, and to the work that he feel Is is yet for him to do, Jeffries sayst T am ready"
 While Jeffrics lOled away the hours with the trout rod or carsis, John Arthur Johnson worked faithfully and the story of his labors will be told without words Under the bye of moving picture camera hle toiled through day of gymnasium stunts, boxing and posing.
 Governor Dickerson again was a visitor at the Johnson camp. He seem ed fascinated by the clever ness of the gigantic negro and watCthed every move N,th admiration shihing in his eyes. Tt depends on what Jack feels like doing" he said.
 put at the camp of JcffHcs the day passed in idleness. JeffrieS went fish ing with Jack Woody in the morning and on his return. about noon, he found Ed Moody of Santal Cruz, Cal, the man who taught hinl deep sea fishing on Monterey bay, waiting to greet him. They clasped hands like brothers and Moody stayeld about the camp all the rest of the ddy.
 Today Jeffries declared that Sam Berger, his manager, will make trip to the arena tomorrow, an ld thorough Iy examine it. Sam will also endeavor to arrange with Tom Flanagan for a coin tossing contest witlt himself on Sunday. on the falling of the coin will hang the choice of corners
 The influx of visitors alssumed such proDortions today that it began to look like an invasion. During the evening hours the nerve ctnter of fight talk, Tex Richards hotel Iwas the bus jest place in town. It was more than that It vas the busiest scene Reno has witDessed in many yFars. Reno IS eagerly welcoming visitors, and the clubs and other civic organizations are outdoing each other in Hospitality For Saturday night the Nevdda Editorial association has planned A reception to a host of newspaper writers which bids fair to be a thing unique m the history of such affairs.
 Though the fight but thTee days off, local betting continues very light. Tom Corbett. the official bettiIbg Commls- sioner for the promoters isl now on the ground and although he lhas secured quarters in one of the moft prominent uptown gambling halls and placarded the walls of the establishment with flaring signs telling of his desire to transact business there wIas little be- sides those mural decorations to indi- cate that local sportdom was inter ested in DIacing it's moneY on the out come of the battle.
 Two big bets were pladed by mem bers of Johnson's camp today. one was $500 to S2000 that Johnson would win. and the other $500 even money that Jeffries would not put the quietus on the champion in eighteen rounds A San Francisco business man IS re- ported to have made a bet at the same place. 5000 to $500 on geffries.
 Both men completedI their long training work today and will merely do light exercising through the three days that will elapse befIDre they face each other in the twenty two foot ring to fight out the heavyweight cham pionship of the world
 No child under ten veal Irs of age will be allowed to witness the fight, and nome between ten and kifteen unless accompanied by a persbn of mature age and proper discretioIt. Rickard so decided today after Tiumerous n- quiries. No law, he Explained, pre- vents children of tendetr years rom attending. He thought fhe older chll- dren might see an affair likely to prove the last of the gr9at ring events worth remembering.
 The last nail in the arena will be driven tomorrow night and the ring will be ready by nOon, say the contractors The arelna is power fully constructed. The cheapest seat is $10. There are nc boxes so that women wishing to attentl can not sep arate themselves from s,he rest of the crwOd.