Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-05
Johnson Declared to be no Hero
Among CoIored Residents
OF Reno.
JEFFRIES' SPIRIT BROKEN.
Both Battlcrs Are More Than One
Hundred Thousand Dollars
Richer Today.

0lltdBo thursday morning lie - VII
der contract to mn vaudeville engage
ments for time, and says he viii be
glad to get another fight soon, but SO
far as can be learned no man In the
world is really eager tu get into the
ring with him.
Jim Jeffries, the wealthy farmer viii
leave for his home in southern Cali
fornia tonight on mis- special car Gray
mont, at 1880. As a result OF the fight
he Is probably 100000 richer and the
damage To his body and the humilia-
ton Of his spirit viii be healed by
time.
Every train, east and west, IS sim
crowded 70 It's full capacity with pco-
pie eager tu reach their homes. Most
OF the prize ring celebrities have de-
parted, aud Reno, but yesterday the
capital OF the world. has shrunk to Its
normal size
The talk among the sporting authorl-
ties who stlll remain here deals with
IN amazing superiority of johnson I'm
Yesterdays battle II Is agreed that
Johnson could have put his man out
much sooner and IL IL said that he
wished To give the moving picture men
films OF proper length. Stories are told
Of attaches Of the Jeffries camp who
he1ged at the last moment. being
dissatisfied with their mans condition
and temper, and placed bets on John
son. The negro population Of Reno Is
not nearly So happy today as might be
expected for many risked money on
Jenrios. Johnson is not hero among
most Of his race who have met him.
WILL LEAVE TONIGHT.
m we can make arrangements for a
special car on a west bound train def
fries Will leave for san Francisco to-
night" said sam Berger. manager FOR
the defeated champion today. Jeffnes
Is OF course, bitterly disappointed. He
feels as he said after the fight that the
weight of public opinion drove him
back into tho ring and that his failure
may not be viewed lonientIy although
he knows he did his best
"Jeffries is In good spirits. consider
ing his disappointment He Is going
back 10 his quiet home life. We expect
10 spend a day or two In San Francisco
and then go south, II We don't make
connections with the RAILROAD tonight
We will go down tomorrow"
Berger was seated In the restaurant
at the resort figuring over pile Of
checks for the meals consumed by the
camp retainers He said that all or
the losers share OF the purse and pic
turc money had been turned over To
JefIries. and that the work before him
was his last as manager, settling the
bills
Jeffries went to the baths this morn
ing az usual He kept away from The
few visitors who travelled out to the
springs and did not care TO make any
additional statement He has talked
little of the fight since he was brought
back to his cottage. beaten. bruised.
brooding fighter As he walked FROM
the baths to his house this morning hi
stride seemed notlceably unsteady, ana
+. Il al -
RIGHT EYE SWOLLEN.
The swelling around his right eye
was very evident. and there were nu-
morous slight bruises and cpntusiune
around his nose and mouth. bus his
face showed little discoloration, ;he
work OF the Tubbers and trainers haN-
ing gone far toward removing the signs
of defeat.
Returning to the cottage. Jeffres
went out on the lawn and sat down,
his big head hanging down and his
eyes fixed on the ground. His every
move stamped him as a beaten and dis
heartened man. He took no part In the
talk about him. ard his companions fell
IN with his mood. The little group sat
In silence
Mrs. Jeffries was not to be seen. II
was said about the camp that she had
completely recovered from the shock
she still feels the strain.
Jack johnson was si2O,600 richer when
Jim Jenries went down for the Ia 4
time I'm yesterdays fight He took 60
per cent OF the SiOi. 900 purse which
amounted 10 500 500 a bonus OF $4,000
and he sold his picture interests Cor
$4,000
Jenries took fortune OUT Of the de-
feat at JJohnson's hands. He received
40 Der cent OF the purse. amounting
to Si1.4OO the bonus OF 10000 and
he sold his picture interest for $3.50
making his total S117.O00. The owners
Of the picture films are calculating on
million dollars profit
Well its all over. and I feel happy
today" was Tex Richards greeting to
the newspaper men when he came
down TO break fast Tt went through
without hitch. and we hold tho
worlds record Tor attendance. purse
and receipts.
HOLD FIGHT RECORD.
u don't know how much We took in.
The bank has not finished counting II.
but figure we viii clear
100000 on the gate receipts
besides our interest in the
pictures There were 10000 people I'm
the arena. The seating capacity was a
little over 1900. All the seats were
sold except three or four hundred.
possibly more. OF the sac and $40
places hut there were couple OF
thousand standing around the upper
rim OF tho arena. 50 ! am confident we
hold the record for prize ig'ht crowd
I'm this country n not in tho world
I'VE still hold sixth interest In the
PICTURES We sold sixth interest be-
fore the hght FOR 1893, 333." and
Rickard took a check for the amount
from his cont pocket and handed II
around AS n stands now, neither
Johnson nor ferries has any interest
IN the pictures Jcffries sold his for
s66. 000 and Johnson got $4,000 for
| his.
~ don't want TO look back over the
past few Mecks. n Is too painful "a
| think or 7 can forget II now that We
came through in such finc shape II
was n wonderful crowd in many ways
No one ever saw more orderly one.
There was practically no police protec-
tion. but IN spite OF this 10000 men
came here. went through every sort OF
discomfort IN the way of travel, loss
Of sleep and meals, sat in q broilins