Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-22

spectators and the cost is estimated at
about $4,000. The arena and $1,000
for the fight license are Reno's contri-
button to Rickard for bringing the bat
tie to this city.
Try to Forget Frisco.
Reno, New, June 22.-With the
announcement of Tex" Rickard
that Reno has been selected as the
place for the Jeffries-Johnson battle
July the fighters have at last
found a haven of refuge. Nothing
but memories of misspent money and
misplaced confidence now remains of
California in the minds of those who
figured in the stirring events at Fris-
CO. 1t is now on the cards to make
up for lost time and valiently have
the citizens of this town come to the
rescue.
There was no hitch in the first
part of the schedule yesterday when
| the boosters for the town started out
to collect the $4,000 demanded by
Rickard. This amount did not COM
pare with what Goldfield, the home
of Rickard, offered to put up, but the
conveniences of Reno won the day,
and nothing now remains but to in
stall the fighters in their training
camps and hustle the lumber to the
site selected for the big show.
Pick Out Site.
The selection of a site for staging
the fight was made in the afternoon.
1t is a rock-strewn field in East Reno,
about a mile and a half from the
heart of the city, and is familiar in
ring history as the scene of the Hart
Root contest of July 4, 1906. 1t is
regarded as an ideal location, as it
affords plenty of ground for a spa
cious structure and is within easy
walking distance of the city. On one
side il is fianked by the tracks of the
Southern Pacific railway and on the
other by trolley line known as the
Reno-Sparks Interurban railway.
Contractor Mclaughlin went over
the location with Rickard and the
Reno fight committee and immed-
lately began to carry out plans pre-
pared for the construction of the
arena.
A building about 300 feet square
modelled along the identical lines of
the structure begun in San Francisco
will be put up. 1t is hoped to have
it completed by the first of the month.
No change will be made in the or
iginal arrangement of seats. Plenty
of lumber is said to be available.
Pick Training Quarters.
Another selection made was train
ing quarters for Jack Johnson. Tom
Flanagan, the champions manager,
after looking over several sites. fl
nally settled on a roadhouse, three
miles southwest of Reno, known as
Kicks resort. According to Flanagan
it is an excellent place for a training
camp and affords all necessary ia
ciIities. Jeffries will be stationed at
Monana Springs, three miles south
of Reno. Natural hot and cold water
springs, an open air pavilion, already
provided, comfortable sleeping quar-
ters and nearby fishing streams and /
lakes, are among the inducements Of
fered by this place.
A double fight will be Reno's offer
ing July if Sid Hester succeeds in 1
carrying out his plan to stage the
Langford-Ketchel fight here on the 1
morning of the big battle and in the
same arena. Hester is busy endeav-
oring to arrange for a permit and in 4
looking over numerous sites for /
training quarters for his fighters.
JEFF Leaves Ben LOmond.
Oakland, Cal, June 22.-James ].
Jeffries, accompanied by his wife and
his entire staff of trainers. with the
exception of Jim Corbett, arrived
here from the deserted Ben Lomond
training quarters shortly before
o'clock last night. The party re-
mained here until 9 o'clock in the
evening when Jeffries and his help
ers left for Reno.
Protest to Governor.
Carson City, New, June 22.-Hun-
dreds of letters and many kilograms
pleading that steps be taken to pre-
vent the holding of the Jeffries-John-
son fight in Nevada are pouring into
the office of Governor Dickerson.
There has been continuous stream
Of communications since the issue of
the ultimatum by Governor Gillett of
California All manner of influence is
being brought to bear upon the Off
cials here to defeat the fight promo
ters in what is conceded to be their
ast stand.
Governor Dickerson is in Oregon at
he bedside of his mother. who is SER
ously i'll. Private Secretary Finch
said it would be impossible to answer
that have been re- ,
,eived and that no action would be
AIKEN regarding them until word had
been received from the chief execu- 1
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