The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-07-06
Peerless White Man Who Fell E z
fore Champion Jack Johnson ;:
Leaves for California. :
FALLEN FIGHTER KEENLY
FEELS STING OF DEFEAT
Johnson's East-Bound Special Car
rying Hilarious Colored Band
Leaves Scene of Battle-Im-
mense Crowds Fight for Places

RENO, New, July 5-James J. JEFF
fries, whose ring career came to a
pitiful end when he fell before
Champion Jack johnson here yester-
day, left the scene of his defeat at
1880 O'Clock tonight. He headed to-
day for his alfalfa ranch in southern
California and there in the quiet of
his fields, surrounded by the hills he
loves. he will try to forget. In the
meantime he will spend a few days in
San Francisco, Strengthening up his
business affairs.
Sensitive to Crowds Gaze.
The Jeffres car was hitched to the
regular evening train. He motored
into the city from his camp at Moana
with Berger and other members of
his party an hour before train time
and hid himself as soon as possible
from the curious gaze of the crowd
that still throngs the streets of the
worlds fight capital. In his every
stumbling movement. in his bowed
head. in the depth of his sombre eyes.
in his nervous rubbing of his swollen
face and blackened eye. in his almost
timid shrinking from the public, the
great Jeffries showed his defeat had
dealt him a vital blow and that he
never again will be the man he was a
few hours ago.
There was silence as he passed
through the streets. Men rushed forth
from gambling tables to gaze, but no
word of taunt or derision was thrown
at him. Those who saw the fight and
that includes nearly everybody in
Reno, know Jeffries did his best. The
train was lost in the red glow that
the sun shed over Sierras and left
was gone into history.
JOmsOn's People Hilarious.
In another direction, somewhere in
the desert to the east, a hilarious
band of negroes was journeying with
the banner of the worlds champion
floating from the car window Spec
ial trains have been leaving Reno all
last night and today trying to get
10000 visitors back home.
Thousands stood for hours with
grips in hand at the railroad station
waiting to be the first to Chamber into
the next train. thousands of others
gave it up aDd decided to wait for
lighter traffic. Among the sporting
men left here there is not a dissent
ing opinion as to the justice of the
fights end. Many have nothing left
but their return tickets but that JEFF
fries ever had a chance with the
wonderful negro. no one can be
found who is willing to admit
The Question Answered.
What was the matter with Jeff? A
well-knoWn sporting authority who
talked with Jeffries this morning en-
swered the question. "He was whip
ped before he left Moana Springs for
the ringside. He felt he was to fall
before the colOred fellow and it was
too much for him to face. AS the
hour approached his nervous con-
ditiOn became such that his mind lost
all control over his body"
A New Yorker who came out to see
the fight was taken in and operated
on while the fight was going on.
When he came to his senses his first
words were: "Who Won"
He was not told until today and
when he heard the name of Johnson,
he turned over with his face to the
wall and groaned. This Expresses the
sentiment fairly weII
No Pictures for Cincinnati.
Cincinnati Ohio July 5.--Mayor
Schwab said he will not allow the
fight pictures to he
shown in this city. The mayor de-
clared the pictures would promote
race hatred.