The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-06-25
H00O00 SIGNS ARE
AGAINST JOHNSON
II He Is Superstitious His Ar
rival at Reno Will Alarm
Him Greatly.
SULLIVAN is INSULTED
BUT JEFFRIEs DENIES THAT HE
elAMEs coRsETT FOR THIS AZ.
FRoNT-THE WHITE CHAMPION
cAlLS JOHN L. A FOOL.

Reno, New. June 25.-If Jack john
son ia superstitious negro he may
regard with apprehension certain pc
culiar facts connected with his arrival
in Reno.
When Jack left San Francisco
Thursday night 1t was an undertaken
who said the final words to the cham
pion to speed Vhim on his Journey.
Tventy.three was the date of his
departure.
Early Friday morning in the snow
sheds near Truckee. Johnson's train
was delayed three hours by a freight
car derailment in tunnel Is.
When the champion finally detrain-
ed'in Reno 1t was Just thirteen min
utes past 1 o'clock. three hours after
10 a. m. the hour set for his arrival
and which figures make thirteen.
To round out the combination he
settled in his training quarters at
Kicks Roadhouse on Friday and the
cook ignored q yard full Of chickens
and prepared q fish dinner for him.
Laushs At Sign.
Johnson's attention was called to
the ominous combination but he
laughed and declared it indicated only
that he would defeat Jeffries in thir-
teen rounds.
II hope that cook don't make anoth-
Or mistake though" said Jack. Then
- IN after thought: II guess that was
an the hoodoo business was about"
Jim Jeffries denies that he placed
al the blame for the affront given
John L. Sullivan on Jim Corbett. A
statement to this effect was made last
night by one Of Sullivan's admirers
Here is Jeffries' version Of what he
did say during the course of CONVEX
station with Muldoon:
II am sorry It happened" said jeff
ries, and yet I'm glad. Sullivan has
. Lot OF friends and is pretty good
sort OF q fellow. but he ought to have
kept his mouth shut.
He has surely made a fool out of
himself. going around calling this
fight fake. It makes me sore to
hear certain fellows running around
all the time yelling fake, fake!' That
Is Just the thing that is putting the
game on the bum and it is bad enough
IS It Is.
Ignorant Of Row.
~ didn't know anything about the
row ut the front gate until 1t was all
over. am sorry it had to happen
that way but I guess it had to. II
Sullivan has been calling this fight a
fake he certainly had a good roast
In IN 7 hSSs
could do 1t any better than Corbett."
Both Jeffries and johnson are now
thoroughly established In their train
Ing quarters. From the viewpoint of
privacy. the negro has much the best
Of Il % his quarters are more diff
cult to reach on account of the bad
roads and limited transportation facil-
tiles. Jeffries, on the contrary, is
within access to the city and it is i'm
possible for him to work without at
tracing q large crowd. q thing which
all hands admit is q handicap to the
big fellow.
Johnson has decided to take only
. limited amount of road work until
he assures himself that he will not be
seriously affected by the altitude.
Boxing the Limit.
boxing and gymnasium work for
the next two or three days will be his
limit" declared Flanagan. HE may
60 out for short spins on the road. but
no heavy work at present."
Jedries' handlers are also insistent
that he, cut out roadwork and con-
fine himself almost exclusively to
boxing. Jeffries has promised he will
do %, but there 10 more than a chance
he VIII change his mind.
Tex Richard insists he will referee
The fight. Il was"chosen as a COM
promise candidate" said he. "and both
flshters agreed upon me. That is good
enough and you can say for me that
I'm going to serve"
Betting on the fight is practically
ut . standstill. There is plenty OF
money In sight. however. and it is
believed that just as soon as the
spots have sized up the fighters I'M
der the changed conditions. there will
be . boom In the financial market.