Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-07-04

n lew HouIS more NOW -DSi ore iHc
night SHADOWS agaiu enfold the bare
hills eireline the Truekee meadows
and two words viii fly around the
world:
"- wins"
Tomorrow Afternoon. James j. Jer-
fries and John 4. Johnson will meet
IN their long talked Of fight for the
undisputed heavyweight champion
ship of the world. Flesh will .thud
aganst flesh and blood will stream
over leapiug muscles in the open air
arena built vi here on the roof Of
The world. A4' ~, yGl tof slae
nanny Of the old South, or the son
OF d minister, the undefeated JEFF
tries, will be declared the most per-
feet fighting machine in the history
VI the prize ring. Driven out Of
California. warned out of other states
by reform sentiment, harried and
pressed by thousand difficulties,
The promoters of this great fight are
about to realize the results of their
labors The fighters are ready to
spring into the ring at the tap Of the
gong. The tcrraced arena is waiting
for its multitude ana the multitude is
straining to get into the enclosure.
are crowded into this desert city to-
night. From east and west the spe-
Gals disgorged their loads of sport
ing men, many of whom have tray
eled from the far corners of the
e'tth All day big automobiles pow
delcd with the white dust of the des-
ert or the brown OF the high Sielra's
grades, have chuggcd in from the
coast cities from the California val
leSs' from ranch and mining camp,
even llom seattle, l,009 miles away
HE last touch TO the drama that
VIII be staged tomorrow was added
touay by the arrival at the Johnson
camp of Billy Delaney. veteran
ualncr of fighters, who announced
mat he positively would be in the
olAck mans corner as chief second
oelahey took Jim Jetfries in hand
"hch he was raw boy and made
nun the champion of the world. Sew
slal years ago the trainer and his
pfo'ege qualrclod and they have
oeeh bitter enemies ever since, The
slay-halred Delaney who knows Jef-
lies, perhaps as no other man knows
ny mas picked johnson to win, and
Nni duect every detail OF the battle
winch the black man win make
%,salhst Jeffries. The rumor that
iromoter-Rcferoe Tex Rickard viii
not act as third man in the ring viii
IVY uoWn. 1t bobbcd up again with
renewed lie to-day when it was whs-
pered that Charley White of New
lork, the alternate referee. had CON
Nued to friend that he fully cX-
pVc'ed to be called upon at the last
minute 10 act. This was not possible
VI continuation, however, and Rick
~ reiterated his intention Of Off
t'auhs The effort TO i'll the blank
"a 'he tNO-WOrd message that the
"ues VIII carry cut of here tomor-
Nv answering il In "a way that will
s'hs financial profit is turning
nVeas slay today. The real answer is
stung SO close that it hurts, The
"lSe ones of the betting brigade
~, 'el were futther UP In the air.
i"eg are still talking about the 'yel-
y" streak and "can't come back.
eut the betting sheets show re-
,'''l haOle indecision Between the
t"r'sans the great mass Of fight fol-
'"tis Is wavering In the pool
'ooihs i is 10 TO Gis either way and
In money that Jeffries wins in
'ehty rounds. In the parimutuels
sHe r., heavy play is that Jenries will
-,l.t 80 twenty live ROUNDS OF over
-nS last day befoie the fight viii be
-enleni bered in Reno for many a long
.N"i' Al break Of the day the sky
was grey and all during the morn
as pack storm clouds we're adrift in
,. NILS. but as the day wore on the
III. 'lu cleared the sky and the foothills
80 mottled with the gold of the
,ilsht and the blue black OF the
cloud shadows.
VIII NHl i rain viii il be cold to-
tf,-tVM tVM asked the strangers, and
"a ,.5,...t natives answered that in all prob
~ the arena would be so hot that
ss melting pitch would glue the
tbO'sters to their seats Despite the
s,-,e-.aulehing weather. the roads To the
I,i,'I'eis Iisi.'ei camps were dotted with We
OF every description. Buses !
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