Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-17
FIGHTERS NOT PERTURBED
They Refuse to Believe Reports and
Continue Training.
WILL CHOOSE ANOTHER PLACE
PugiIists Say Bout VIII he Pulled
OFF in One Place or Another
Despite Present Dis
appointment.


BEN LOMoND. Cal, June 16.-The JEFF
ferries camp was in an uproar yesterday
as a result Of Governor Gilletts order to
stop the big fight
When Jefferies was first informed that
the governor had Instructed the attorney
general to prevent the fight, he froze up,
and refused to discuss the matter, but later
he made the following statement:
Il positively refuse to believe the story.
do not care what is said, or who talked to
the governor over the telephone. l simply
will not believe that II Is true. l do not
know much about law, but my understand
ing is that we are within the law and
protected by it. All the articles of agree
ment signed by Johnson and myself were
the same as those signed for every fight
fought In California.
"Glllett once said he could not stop the
fight, so how is he going to do it? L will
continue with my training until l am in
formed by the promoters that the affair
cannot come Off"
Jim Corbett was thunderstruck, but when
he heard that the governor had personally
vouched for the story over the long distance
telephone, he said:
Il guess 1t is true all right, but 1t is
| mighty hard to believe. You must admit
! that Gillett does not seem to be the sort
| of man who would let the promoters go to
all the expense they have, and then throw
them down. Look at us fellows, who
| travelled all the way across the continent
spending our time and money. 1t seems
more like cruelty to me than justice"
jeff Little Perturbed.
| 1t is safe to say that Jeffries is the least
perturbed man in camp as the result OF
the latest crash in the plans for the fight
The entire camp following, including friends
| and trainers, stood around in little groups
| discussing what they considered calamity
of the first magnitude. None of them could
understand why the governor took steps
toward the suppression of this fight, after
permitting the arrangements for it to pro
coed so far.
While the camp was still boiling with
Indignation over the governors instructions
to his attorney general newspaper mar
seeking Jeffries to ask him in regard t
the reported move to Salt Lake City, founC
him blissfully slumbering in a tent cot OF
the porch of his little cottage. Jeffries re
fused to say whether he would take tn,
promoters $1,000 forfeit in the event o
their being unable to pull off the big con
test.
The report of the governors action tool
all the enthusiasm in his work out of JEFF
fries. He was to have boxed several rounds
but passed it up.
Get the hook and lines, Jack. You an,
will go fishing" he said, turning to hi
brother, Jack, after he wakened from hi
sleep late in the afternoon.
Anywhere suits johnson.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 16.-'I don't car
where the fight takes place" declared JAG
, | IOb last MI 'Of i WOul
rather have 1t come off in san Francisco
as 1 am training here, but If we canno
fight here, am willing to go any plac
, Rickard and Gleason agree upon"
Like Jeffries, Johnson said he could no
, understand why Governor Gillett had de
| cided to step in and prevent the fight a
o this late date.
The colored champion put in a busy da
on the beach today. He ran twelve miles
punched the bag and went through variou
other training stunts before a large crow
that had assembled to watch him.
After punching the bag viciously for I'll
teen minutes, the big black took on A
Kaufman for four rounds. Neither extende
themselves, though in the last few minute
Johnson cut loose and hit the local boy
will, bringing blood from Kaufman's moutl
Throughout the bout Johnson hit kaufma
as many times as he wished
kid" Cotton then donned the gloves wit
him and they went at it hammer and tong
Johnson hit Cotton a nasty blow whe
L coming out of a clinch in the first roun
> and brought blood from his mout
- Throughout their short fight the champio
> used his uppercut to good advantage, SEM
II ing Cotton's head back several times.
After the bout with Cotton, Johnsc
jumped on the scales. The beam tipped
n exactly 2l3 pounds. Never felt better
my life," he declared. When 1 enter II
n ring with Jeffries 1 expect to weight 2
J. pounds, possibly 211. After today there w
q be no more road work, that is to say,
long runs. Possibly l will limit the rot
l. work to one 220-yard dash. Most of n
Is work will be in the gymnasium.
l. Tomorrow 1 will box with Kaufms
l. again and do a few training stunts. Sunds
will be big day for L will cut loose al
= show the public my great condition. {
: that day 1 intend to box about elev,
rounds and then some."