The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-04
JsffrisS and Johnson Nee
for Worlds Championship
To-day al Reno.
WHITE MAN THE FAv0RITE
What Betting There Is Favofs
Him to Whip Galveston
Negro for the Tide.

Ing Men Into NeN alta Town. and Every
Moment Accommodation Becomes
searcer Go,-rnsr sf state Rritrrates
That Battle D. To ne on the Level He'd
stopIt Tie Says. 70 There Was a Chance
q Mas CrooL-,I Enormous sums Sf
Money Involved m struggle Of the
Puxilists. which Has Limit of ~
R"unsls q Is Not Expected TO Reach
NIctory Means Gr-at FORTUNE to
FIIher Man supremacy of the white
Rarr" brought In. Although Perhaps
Not ~ Keen an Issue WITH Fighters
RENO. July3 James J J.ffries aform.r
boilermaker and at present a temporarily
retired farmer. will fight tomorrow Jack
Arthur johnson. tie negro holder - the
heavyweight championship of the world.
for the title that il his and tn" winners
share Of a pure Of SlOI.0o.
By agreernen; the two pugilists will
pound each other with five ounce gloves
on their hands until one or the other falls
and - counted out. II neither is so mas
tered within forty five rounds the referee.
Tex Richard. will award the decision to
whichever one he believes has earned the
victory
This svsnt is called the fight Of the
century That means, and followers
Of pugilsm firmly believe II. that there
-. ~
another match between heavyweights.
Experts who have siudied both men and
followers of sports who know their rec
orris declare they are at knife edge OF per-
lection physically. and that tn" battle
they will fight tomorrow will probably
he the most notable event Of It's kind since
the First Gentleman Of Europe first ia
vored the London prizerinR hundred
wears ago.
J-nrie~ who was a retired heavyweight
champion. finding none that could beat
him. il IS years old. johnson. who be-
came actual champion Of the heavyweight
class by defeating Tommy Burns In
Australia on Christmas Day. 1919. - -
years old Jedrie- has trained for to-
morrow's event for sixteen months.
having To overcome all the physical
disabilities entailed 10y his long retire
ment Johnson has trained seriously
only about three months. He was an
athelete in training when articles To-: the
fight were signed
Both men say they ara ready for to-
morrow's contest Both of them stopped
the routine Of hard work in their camps
near Reno three days ago. To-day
johnson did nothing hut Timber his
fighting muscles with light exercise at
the weights. JeTries went out on tho
Carson City turnpike in the cool ~ the
evening and did several short. sharp
sprints That was the end Tome rrow
they will come into Reno about noon
ready To fight The arena wherein the
contest will be held and which will seat
1900 people. Il there are that many
wanting seats, was finished late tonight.
PLFuGEs or soUARENEss
The last word as 90 the genuineness 81
io-morrow's battle was spoken to-day
when Promoter Tex Rickard and Gov.
Dickerson 81 Nevada both renewed their
former pledges that the fight was tn be
on the qs,Iare For tho thousands at
Reno these ASSURANCES were hardly
necessary, because with every westing
mile separating the Eastern cities from
Reno the sports have left more and morn
behind them the suspicious that arr
haTborcd there.
Nobody m Reno has hreathed a word
fighters moved their camps here two
weeks ago. nor have any Of the expert
who have come long distances and have
watched both fighters rounding on their
training voiced even a whisper Of doubt
about the genuinene~s Of the encounter
Here Is what tho Governor Of Nevada
said over the long distance phone from
Carson to-day
The laws Of the State of Nevada pet
init Of boxing contests such as the JET
fries-Johnson affair I have absolutely
no power 90 interfere with this one. but
Il I thought for a moment that the contest
was to be- a so-called frameup I would
have IL called oil without further notice
However. l firmly believe that IL will h.
open and aboveboard and incidentally
the greatest battle IN the history Of IN"
ring
l. hope To be there To witness II and
enjoy IT, wish Promoters Richard and
Gleason and the fighters all the luck In
tho world. am not arguing IN favor Of
fights now. but believe that ~ long az
the battle has come To Nevada " IL the
duty Of each one Of the citizens 81 IN"
state TO do what he can On encourage u
May the bes; man win
Tex Richards valedictory he worded
thur. 4 want 90 assure my friends that
there - no possible Chanc" ~ mo side
stepping the ISSUE on the Fourth u ha.
been said that | asked for the appoint