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The San Francisco call., 1910-02-19

One day toward sundown Dave point
ed to a dark dome of clouds in the
west and seribbled on a bit of paper,
storm tonight, late. Watch OUT"
At 8 o'clock Jack came on watch
and saw lightning playing along
the edge of these same storm clouds
which had increased in size until they
oVershadowed the entire range of op-
posite peaks. Half an hour later, as
he was moving his telescope slowly
along the line of snowsheds just as
he came to shed No. 10, the one before
the treStIe he saw something that made
him pause, breathless. tiny slow
spiral of grayish smoke was twisting
UP into the heavy air. 1t was not from
a passing train-no, it did not move
forward at all Nor could it be from
stationary engine inside the shed, for
it was of different color, formation
and motion from any Jack had seen
there before.
Tingling with the excitement Of his
first fire discovery Jack woke Dave,
who confirmed his suspicion, and the
two boys flew to the telephone!
Hello, Hello. Night dispatcher!
Cisco! Why don't you answer?' cried
Jack.
RE shook the receiver but his own
'hello" was the only sound he heard
He tried again. Nothing. Then he
made a careful examination OF the IN
strument, which seemed in perfect or
der Then 1t dashed upon him that
something must be wrong with the
wires.
Hurrledly he explained 1t to Dave,
whose face turned white. They ran
back 10 the telescope; yes, even In
that short time the fire had spread. A
spur OF the mountain hid this particu-
lar shed from Cisco itself so that
fire might rage here for hours without
discovery unless the boys from Red
Mountain turned In the alarm. And
If the trestle itself should catch thou
sands Of dollars would be lost
Then new thought flashed upon
Jack 'tWhen .ls the next passenger
traip?" he cried.
& Dave was already running his finger
along the timecard on the wall, Now
he pointed to NO 10S-l0:69." Nearly
two hours before the passenger would
come through, Plenty OF time IL they
could only get their warning through
to Cisco but IL not
Again the boys overhauled the tele-
phone, Does ii sound hollow and yet
rumble a little?" seribbled Dave
Just exactly THAR answered Jack
Then "A realization of the truth came
upon him. Dave" he cried, "the wires
are down.
Dave nodded shortly and ran outside,
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-19
THtWNTC1f1ENo OF RED MOUNTAIN
ny ELIZABETH sYLE MAnIsnN

~ IOU'RE pretty young to take
job of so much RESPONSE
bility" said the division su-
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yet although all the saloons are wide
open.
The gambling halls arc full. and the
limit has been raised in all the ordinary
games from $25 to 500 and 5000. Where
tables before kept their cash-in limits
at $780, they are now cashlng In up to
But every conversation drifts right
back to the fight. There are just two
men In the whole town who are not
over eager to discuss the fight I'm every
minute detail. The one is James ]. Jef-
fries, The other is Jack Johnson.
II is not difficult to get opinions, even
from the most dlffident experts Every
man seems to regard II ms privilege
II you will listen to his opinion of the
fight, or the lighters. OF tho outcome, OF
the number OF rounds II will go. etc
seems 10 be afforded great relief. At
the same time he gives you his opinion
In strict confidence, as though II were
something extremely valuable that he
The next forty-eight hours viii be
periods Of rest for both fighters. be-
lieve that period will be moro wearing
on Jeffrica than on Johnson. The white
man Is sometimes said TO be Unconditional,
or low pulse action and without the ele-
nents that bring worry TO other men.
The fact evidently Is thnt Jeffries wor-
ries Just about as much as any one,
but that he never lets IT out. In the old
days, seven and eight years ago, when
preparing for a fight. he had habit of
rock down the road and OF sitting there.
for nm hour or more, his head resting
I'm his hand, thinking, thinking. fighting
the battle out with himself.
This time he Is taking long fishing
excursions where he occomplishes the
same thing, This morning he rose at
ten minutes before three, took two friends
in a machine and rode twenty miles over
to Boca, in the state of California, and
cast for two hours for steelheads.
When he came back he rambled down
the road and sat for an hour alone, quiet
ly. on a stump. He was utterly motion
less during that time. He just sat In
teptly regarding the ground, thinking.
An old trainer went to him ycster-
| day with the intention OF properly I'M
| pressing him with the importance OF this
| tight. Remember. jim" said the trainer.
| "that you have an awful responsibility
| this time. It's not like an ordinary fight,
Eighty millions of people expect you TO
win. II you don't win itll be n national
| calamity"
Don't talk TO me like that" said JEFF
fries. walking away. II lust want TO
| think OF this thing as a fight, ! don't
| want TO know anything about all the
| rest OF II. It's just fight. and I'm try
ing 70 figure out the quickest way TO
win It."
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-03
Ring Record
Of GladiatOrS
BY Leased Wire to The Tribune.

BY Leased Wire TO The Tribune.
RENO, July Judging from the ring
records OF the two Eladiators who meet
In Reno on Monday, Jeffries VIII have by
far the better OF the argument. The
comparative records OF the fighters are
here condensed:
James ]. Jeffries-Number OF fights. 20;
rounds fought. 1S4; won decisions, ):
knockouts or stops Is; draws. ., These
statistics do not include the first bout
with Jack Munroc.
Jack Johnson-Number OF fights. II,
rounds fought. 622; won decisions. 10.
knockouts or stops. 81; won on fouls. 2,
draws, 8; lost decision, /. no decision, t3.
Who VIII Officiate.
The following are the officials who will
otficlate at the big fight Monday. July 4:
Refcrce-TeX Ricknrd OF Nevada.
Deputy Reierec-CharlcS White of New
York.
Tlmekeeper-Gcorgo uarting OF san
Francisco.
Announcor-Billy Jordan OF San Fran
cisco
Stakeholder-"Blg Tim" sullivan of
New York
Betting Conmissioncrs-Tom corbett of
San Francisco, for the Jeffrics followers .
Frank Sutton OF Pittsburg, for the john
son followers.
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wcst OF Buffalo In my life until they said
they would positively pull this fight OFF
In Reno. / come from Rochester"
minute later met a party of Cana
dian sportsmen. Just Off the train and
then three Mexicans, just in. wearing
sombroros and scrapcs.
Ketchol. Abe Attcl. Tommy Burns. Sam
Iangford. Jack Root. Battling Nelson
and a highly petuant group OF man
ers and bargain-counter clerks.
Then came Jim Corbett and John l.
Sullivan, William Muldoon, Farmer
Burns and Frank Gotch, while they say
that Robert Fitzsimmcns will DO here
tomorrow.
At luncheon up at the bill hotel by
the river there WAS pointed out three
Salst NGT YSGs Ss tbsrs saagU ssIh With &
lionaire who had two -valets.
Last night the warden of the state
penitentiary at Carson City came TO
town. Carson City has a carnival ON
the Fourth and the warden Is horc to ad-
Yertise II. He assembled a group in the
bar and began telling them about II.
You're of your base, warden" ex-
claimed one OF his Reno hearers. There
will be only three people IN Carson on
the Fourth Of July-two old women and
q mule"
said another.
The warden took ton and -haIf inch
Colt out OF his belt and laid II calmly on
the bar, then turned 10 tho crowd.
What's tnnt?" he said. smiling but
very seriously.
Every man In the room threw up his
hands and cried. in unison. carson City
Is one h of a fine town."
The warden replaced his Colt
NO ono else had n word TO say against
Carson City nll the rest of that night
Tho warden went back today with the
governor. There will not be any more
melancholy men in the United States
on Monday than those two. The warden
Is compelled to stay at the penitontiary
and the governor has official business
that Will keep him out of Reno.
Meanwhile about every able e-bodied man
In Nevada, California, Idaho and Utah
is either on his way to Reno or Intends
10 start within twenty-four hours.
To look Mt the men who have come
here for this event you realize that what
ever brutaliZing effect prize fghting may
have. Il does not weaken men. There arc
no neuters in Reno today. Every man
hero has some sand in his gizzard and
some red blood In his veins.
Meanwhile the men who are here are
nervous overwrought. as full of tense
and unspent energy as the fighters them
selves. There Is comparatively little
drinking. have not seen drunken mar
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| rnanity, as a lot OF writer's and preach
ers and speakers are fond OF calling the
! fight followers.
A man OF education, of clenn mind
OF clean habits, lover OF athletics. he
Is n 1T specimen OF the brotherhood that
has foregatbered TO officiate at tho bat
tie OF a century"
The brotherhood Is white. its member
ship OF varying caste, but IT is bound
together by that lovo OF good contest,
that wholesome delight in the revealed
prowcss OF two perfect physiqucs.
And behind the men that arc hero. a
tiny trickllng OF adventurous persons. arc
millions of men who would like to be
here. During the afternoon of the Fourth
of July there viii not be red-6loodcd
man in the civilized world who will not
wish that he had taken the chances of
singing hash ia Reno restaurant FOR
the certainty OF watching those two
giants unimbcr their heavy ordnance.
Many n man has given up good JOB
me young stonographer bad known
for several years before IN San Fran
CISCO.
II had good Job-$3o a week." he
said. but they would not give me a
weeks vacation, SO / threw up tho JOB
and came to Reno. II see the fight
don't care what happens"
AT Truckee. on the. way up, thirty
five miles from here. Three workmcn got
of the train They were sturdy. healthy.
capable looking men. They told mo they
all had good jobs In Sacramento but
that they had started out two weeks
early 10 yet to the night: that they knew
of lumber camp near Truckee that
wanted help. Here they expected TO earn
81 n day and live on 81 n day. a week
OF that would fix them with railroad fare
TO Reno and money for So seat.
After the flSht-what?' ! asked
1--WE don't care what happens then,
one OF them replied
Yesterday I rode on a street car next
to Union Pacific engineer with head
quarters In Sparks. He told me that the
night before seventeen hobos had ridden
in on the top OF his freight train.
II told them TO keep off the fire box
and IL would bc all right. l hadn't the
heart to throw them of / knew they
were coming 10 the fight. They were
bummng their way. but there was not
one Of them ,l'at Didn't have So tucked
away In his shoe
Iit;lc later doll faced boy halted
mo on the street. Let me- have quar-
ter for something to cat" said he 90
blew IN this morning from New York
with $50 90 the good. went bucking tho
l,ccr and lost II In fifty minutes. Their
J -. Il job In II hat store. but I cam
go To- work TIL morning"
"Of courae YOU didn't know that JET.
| fries and Johnson arc going TO fight hers
| next Monday" | said.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-03
By Randolph Hayes
Battle Between Big Men
BY JACK JOHNSON.

BY Leased Wire 10 Tho Tribune.
81 am mighty sure that am going
to keep the title that won from Tommy
Burns in Australia. | am not afraid of
Jeffries, although a lot of his friends
have been blowing around, saying that
there is a streak Of yellow i'm Ne. This
is NOT going to be fight between two
races, but between two big men. / re-
spect and admire Mr.. Jeffries, and ]
know at one time he could have beaten
me, but don't think he can do it now.
| have advised all my friends here and
. elsewhere to bet on me. ] have bet an
automobile on my chances, and guess
! everybody knows that like my automo-
biIes too well to risk them lightly"
-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-03
All Classes Flocking to Big Fight

Special TO The Tribune.
RENO. July Two mornings AGO
OUT IN the ball park at Moana Springs
oehihd Jenries's house. ] saw two fcl
lows slip IN with suit case. omen 1,
ana ana remove trunks and running shoes
heh tncy removed their clothes. ionncc
INC athletic togs and proceeded to teal
ar1uhu the track at quick clip
In few minutes the elder told ms
t,neir story. He is the physical director
In a middle western college He told
,i me inc name OF the college and his owr
nanle. conceal both. for what have
70 tel later might reflect on him before
SONS minds. The younger has been his
pupil Tor three years and during that
@ sitis mas won medals In the l0o-yard
,hr tse LSo-yard dash, the quarter and
on him. ''''"'s
We simply had to SEQ the light" said
sne director. so we have been selling
weeks. We earned just enough money
10 get here; We're here"
BustedT'' ! asked.
ne looked me .quizzically in the eye,
anu started running around the track
Ihis afternoon In the principal res
.aurant l looked up into the face OF the
"aitet VINO served me- 1t was the physi-
cal director
he was pleased that / had recognized
MN he did not answer. ] repeuted
the question, Then he replied; "Why
else would I be here"
AS l was about To leave / laid n quar-
Ter by the plate. lie came up and
looked down at II. What's that for?''
he asked.
You" | replied
lie hipped II back on the table In from,
OF inc, Then he leaned over and looked
me rather savagely in the eyes. BLANK
ETY. blank YOU said he. what do YOU
think | am? a beggar?'
Then he picked Up his dishes and
walked away.
Let me apologize" called aftef
him I've been living in different
part OF the country. You mustn't hold
this against me-
When he came back lac said: "Thats
all right and picked up the rest Of his
dishes.
IF YOU would do me the honor"
said. II would like TO buy YOU a drink
NO, thank YOU he said. with dig
nifty. ~ have never had Il drink yet
This time he disappeared in the kitchc,
for good.
I tell you about this physical dIrecto,
at length because he is typical Of tn,
crowd that has assembled and is Assem-.
bling here. Not "A hobo. not Il loatcr not
a degraded specimen. an "orrscouring
one of the ''notsam and Jetsam" of hu.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-03
PUG|L|ST|C EYES
FIXED ON RENO
In Nevada City Last Great Bat
tie in Arena Will
Occur.
BOXING IN AMERICA
WILL DIE On MONDAY
Both Men Are. in Splendid Con-
dition for the Encounter,
Last of Its Kind.
By JEFF THOMPSON.


Rx Leased Wire TO The Irlpuhe.
NEW YORK, July 2.-The eyes OF
the pugilistic section of the sporting
worId arc upon Nevada. On Monday
tbo heavyweight championship Will be
decided Champion Jack Johnson WI WI,
oitbnr mnintaiu that honor or ~ WI
-, 70 former Champion James >, JeH
g. Eocb man has his host or follow"
A y,s+ fortune has been Wasefeu
unon ,ho outcome. 1t IS interesting =
tn sneculatc, however, on sevcrnl ieu'
t,,r.s of the fight situation. Jeurles
viIl NOT fiuht again, so that. anou,u
no win his title will 90 by deiault
~ Johusou. Another thing boxing Is
practically dead in the United SIaIcs'
Nevada is the only state wncfe hRhlo
are allowed and within Il year or 50
yLs han will likely be put upon the
snort there. The prize fighter Of TO-
dav will be a distinct euro wlthin prop
nbly six or eight years.
A civilization advances men luTH
less and less 60 the advantage OF Drawn
and the prowoss oil muscle. cars
non when strength was necessary as Il
PROTECTION of life aud property every
man was somewhat of fighter: AS
tbc wears arc toIlcd of we are losing
antaponistic instinct. IL may ho alrGI
forcboding. but some oaSy ""o s't =
saw that tbe world may not be PeoPieI
With hat chcsted, tinbby muscled
r,ce of men, short Of stature. narrow
OF shoulders and high Of forehead. The
apnx Of civilization may give our
planet that very thing Co..
,Jeffries and johnson wall spond sun
doy in rest. They must keep their
hands in good shape and too much work
On the day before tight may prove
disastrous. The programme for tomor-
row consists of the same .S fdguiaT r;ur nGnrs
with road work and SHADOW boxing
Both men are confident.
California is on plane with New
Continued oh Following Page.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-03
BATTLE
IN PRIZE RING
1t Took Place One Hundred and
Sixty Years Ago in
England.
BR0UGHT0N AND SLACK
WERE THE BIG MEN
Thames River Man Knocked
Out by Butcher From
Norwich.
BY RICHARD DAHLGREN.
ecial Cable TO The Tribune.

Special Cable to The Tribune.
LONDON. July 2.-Speaking of
prize-fghting, how different will be the
meeting of Jeffries and Johnson from
the first battle for this coveted dis
tinction. 1t took place in the long,
long ago. In 1850, to be exact, and in
England The story of IL makes inter
esting reading. Jack Broughton, one
of the combstants. was Thames river
man. He had practiced the manly
arts OF foil play, back sword. cudgel.
ing and boxing since the days of
Fig. the first great public fighter, From
l743 his amphithcater in Oxford Road
had been the center of pugllism.
Jack Slack: the other man, had been
n butcher in Norwich. He was fully
three inches shorter than Broughton,
but his weight was the same.
First Great Battle.
On April IL, 100 years ago. at noon.
they came together at Broughton'
amphitheater. and two finer gladiators
never faced each other in the history
of pugilism. They wore no gloves or
bandagcs on their hands. When the
preliminaries were over the men moved
with dignity to tho center of the ring.
amid breathless silence. Slack waited
for the veteran to open the contest,
and Brouphton. slasbing out suddenly.
sent his right homo on his opponent S
chin, Instantly tho silence with which
the spectators had awaited the first
clash was broken by wave of ap'
plause. ard MS Slack ripped in three in
effective blows the shouting swcllod IN
volume.
Stood by His Favoritc.
Matters went all in favor of the
champion for some time, but 1t was
L I.n
terrible handling he had received. the
butcher was showing few sions OF dis
tross. So enthusiastic was the Duke
of Cumberland that be offered 20 bot
$4,000, ut odds Of ten TO one, on
Broughton, Capt Cleveland, who was
instrumental in promoting the match
quietly took tho wager. ~,
AS the men came UP for tho seventh
round Bronghton s great chest was rls-
ing and falling with deep. rapid breath
ing Slack's second blow ripped open
the veteran S ear, but before the
butcher could recover Broughton had
smashed in his stomach blow, wlth
which he had ended many contest
IT caught Slack fairly in the body,
and dropped him on his knees like n
sack To those who know Broughton 1t
was a matter for Wonder tbot the
butcher recovered so quickly
Recovered Quickly,
But he sprapg mp strong and ready
for the next round, He got past the
veteran s guard at q cost OF q. stunning
clip on the ear, and catching him ralrly.
with n mighty effort sent him spinning
on his back. 1t was q clean, masterly
fall. and the amphitheater thundercd
with the spontaneous roar of approval,
in which even Broughton S supporters
joincd The champion WAS IN some dis
trcss as he sought his corner,
a little later on the veteran was
Continued on Page Two,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-03
ALL NOW READY
FOR BIC FIGHT
Reno Is Just Waiting Now for
Great Jeffries-JOhnsOn
Battle.
CRITICAL PERIOD BEING
WATCHED BY THE EXPERTS
JeGries Apparently Uncon-
cerned in Presence of His
Life'S Greatest Moment.

BY associated Press.
RENO, New. July Reno is just walt
Ing now. Tomorrow and Monday morn
Ing and then the moment when Ahnounc-
er Billy Jordan will climb out OF the ring
with all the speed that his fat legs can
carry him, crying Let 'cr CO.
Another languld sunset in these brown
hills and the great Jeffries-Johnson battle
Will DO on.
ly Is tnklng on the appearance of q ma
tlonal convention. The delegates from
tho worlds sporting centers are arriving
on ever. train. The streets and hotels are
filled with shifting mob OF gentlemen.
thieves, gamblers and puSilists. The hum
OF conversation on the street Is punctu-
ated with the click OF the roulette wheels
and the cries OF the souvenir hawkcTs.
And all are waiting for the event which
nothing but an earthquake or nre or
death can now prevent.
Camps Are quiet,
Tho camps OF tho AGhters are quiet
Is waiting out in the white dust. an ugly
skeleton that in few hours VIII bc pal
pitatIng with life and the thrills that the
rcd gods send down mems splnes In mo.
mentJ of physical strife, Probably not
another stick viii bnve 10 be touched
The purse money Is up--all OF 1.-THE
sum OF SOL 900 which The heht-ovcIs will
pay Jim IefrrIes and Jack Johnson to
measure their slncw5 their brains and
their lighting hearts.
The only movement from tho rival
camps today was In the way OF pleasure
and thought killing. Both Jcnrics and
Johnson made automobile trips into town.
Johnson just for the FUN and TO have tho
crowd glare at him. and Jcffries because
he had 10 get TO the hshing grounds that
he decided 10 visit late III the afternoon.
Watching Closely.
This critical time. OF waiting liz being
watched closely by light experts. Jeffries
has surprised them all by his apparent
unconccrn In the presence OF the greatest
moment OF his HE. Nothing else was
expected OF the black man.
TO the sporting men who made the
trip TO Moana Springs early In the after
noon rcstful scene was presented. On
Continued on Page Two,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-03
ABE ATTELL GIVES
WEIGHT TO WELSH
BIZ Associated Press.

y! NSsDtIaIeU ITNSS.
RENO New, July 2.-Abe AttcIl. feath-
er weight champion OF the world. and
Freddie Welsh, the British lightweight,
have been matched To light In England
at the lightweight notch, The match
was made hore today by George McDon-
aid the London capitalist and sporting
man who is member OF the Big Tim
Sullivan party from New York. and who
was empowered by Welsh TO close the
deal with Attcli. Mcdonald told Attcll
today that Welsh was willing TO fight for
n side bet Of E200 In either London or
Cardiff Wales. before the club Offering
the best purse and at 81 date Yet 10 be
set The weight agreed upon is 1873
pounds riugsidc, Attell Immediately
agreed TO the proposition and the match
WAS officially declared made. Mcdonald
will so to London after the Jcftrcs- John
son light and VIII cable Attell transpor
tatlon and expenses.
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British Sportsmen Will See Fight
BY RICHARD DAHLGREN.

% 5 GhRE p SC Eighth ha % aT na N
p &
Thy 5 ht . E Ss I d @ 3 a haze S4 SSR ns
about ag9 N o u j.
sS saHsS
side AtanGc
America
c of fpi were 90
F il
pre- h
is