The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-07-06
GATE RECEIPTS
At BIG FIGHT
WERE s230,00O
oRos BROKEN AT RENO
MONDAY.
Nearly 1000 People Saw the Big Bat
tie-Joi1nson Leaves on a Spec =
y.
For Chicaqo-Jeffries is Still u,
His Camp.

Reno, New, July 5.-Reno is busy
disaorging the crowds today. The
getaway began an hour after JET
fries went tnrough the ropes yester-
day afternoon. Today trains lollnw-
ed one another out in quick success
sion.
Here and there fight experts still
liLger, and the big battle is the one
topic Of discussion. The big boiler
makers decisive defeat seems a per
sonal sorrow to the men of the sport
ing world There is no animo3it"
tCward Johnson, but rather keen
admiration for his ability as a fighter
Most of the experts had persuaded
themselves that Jeffries, who mot1l-
ed to the ringside yesterday ready
for the combat, was the Jetfries Of
six years ago, but the fight had not
gone five rounds before this belief
was shaken.
worlds champion, the next question
is who will wrest it from him. Ring
followers agree that no man now
measures up to Johnson.
All Records Broken.
The lowest estimate of gate money
is S230000. Promoters OF the fight
place the attendance at from $4,000
to 10000
1t was the Otsss crowd that eyer
saw prize fight. Experts who sat
at the ringside agree tnat Johnson
gave no indications Of yellow
streak"
In his defeat Jeffries and his men
had little to say. Jim Corbett, JEFF
fries chief adviser, declares that jet-
fries should have boxed more dur
ing training. Cor5ett said:
AS soon as he had boxed two
rounds I knew he had nothing. He
was all right in spots, but the mus
cles used most in actual fighting, be
cause Of a lack of practice in train
ing, failed to respond when called
upon"
sam Berger, Jeffries' manager, ad-
mits the better maa Won the ght and
adds:
"The Jeffries of Monday was not
the Jeffrie5 of old. Absence from the
game cf six years made the atmos-
here OF the ring as new TO HIM as
to the amateur y
Jsffries Nursing Hurts
Out at Moara Springs an air of
gloom hung over the defeated CHAM
pion's quarters. The vanqutshed
f2htar remained hidden from chance
gaze Of visitors. Jaffries reiterated
his purpose of departing Tor ais
home in California as SION as ar
rau gements are perfected.
Eutlers and trailers worked over
hit: bruised face this morning, and
the swelling of his battered eye was
much reduced.
johnson Leaves Trumphantiy
Johnson, with all his equipment
packed left on a special car for the
EtSL JlllS lIiol JCAAA'''''i NN''" 80
party are due in Chicago on Ilurs-
day morning.
The banquet that James J. Jcflles'
friends planned to give their ldol TO-
night at local cafe, Will never be
given.
Quiet Rei9ns at Reno.
As sneciai accommodation were
made for taking visitors to the hgl;
away. so were special plans made for
the demolition of the hotels, cluD3
etc, which sprang up over night lt
will take Reno some days to get t0e
dark brown tatse of the morning af-
ter" out Of her mouth, but, to all ap-
pearances, you would not know that
anything had happened. 1t was the
last big spree and every one went IN
for a goad time. Alack and alas.
After September 10th the gambling
game will be dead in this State for
all time. It has been written IN the
statutes.