The Washington times., 1910-06-27


OF his unusually good days.
Reisling or Groom for the second
game is gamble. When they're good
they. very. very good. and when they
are bad they're punk.
Perhaps nothing in connection with
the dOninG Of the Jefries-Johnson fight
has done so much to reassure the jeff
rleS element as the complete reversal Of
opinion by Mike Murphy, the celebrated
trainer OF the University Of PennsylVa-
MA athletes. There Is hardly a man in
nc country whose work in regard. 10
physical condition cuts as much figure
as that of Murphy II will be remen-
DeFed that about a month ago he came
out IN q udt-fOOted. analytical state
hent that no man who had been out Of
dLlleJlcS as long as the boiler maker
could get back into shane for a long
contest. Now. since he has looked him
over. Murphy says he never saw a man
IN such grand shape as that same jeff
les MurDhy's expressions are con-
NlncinE. especially in view Of the insist
Snt reports that Johnson appears To
nave gotten himself in a state of ner-
Nous excitement over the fight and is
Worrying greatly But. il Vet remains
10 ne seen whether the splendid out
ward appearance OF the white man Is
supported by the stamina necessary 10
60 a route There is a whole lot of dif
LsLeLSe 3gtWeen going ten or fifteen
-.
When you know You are not going 10
De huEt. and don't let your streugtb 90
INTO > own blows. and fighti9p fif
Teen rounds with an opponent who is :,
EoilsflanI menace and neCessitateS YOU
NeSJIlIE every muscle and nerve KEYED
up 10 the highest pitch every second
YOU arc In the ring. IL is this o1-a d1,aI
reduction OF the reserve nervous force
IA Sldt JeIlS the tale against retired ath-
4ettS lINlE% 10 come back Jeffrias il
such an extraordinary. or unorIinsrv
man that he may have that s1I-niTs
energy 10 carry him through twenty or
twenty-five rounds. but there is no tell
one thing is certain-as the dav an
pIo3cnes the confidence in Jeffries IL
growing. -
What the militia would really ba,.a
Lteh needed for at the ringside IL Jef-
IIlcS and johnson had fought in San
l. Ianclsco would have been TO protecT
the box Office long enough for the drbf-
ers 10 set their money before ~ -,
taac4Sco Sra;ters did a fit with the 70
ctlplS- Ihere VIII be no militia AT Revc
Del tlt CoAIenueTS have 4 fair chance
or getting what is coming 10 them In
me meantime, the refOrmers who ars
ny .h6 70 persuade governor Of Nevada
70 bFeAk the law or his State by stoD-
ping The fight, must feel proud OF tba
part they played In making Governor
Gl4eIJ, or California, the worlds cha M
plon chameieon- Having needed the cry
or the san Francisco Eutters-in on th-
prontS lT the fight and ordered in ont
or California under the plea Of morality
he seems 10 have found what everybodv
else knew. that he had made a pitiabie
spectacle of himself and other boIIfs
are being held without Interference.
\ Norfolk, Va, contemporary. makes
the shrewd suggestion that since So
many special Sundays have been ser
aside for sermons on prize fighting. SUI
iIaSettes- congress, the Demon Rum,
Fairgrounds. Uncle Joe Cannon. b0rs@
racing, etc, etc, etc, L would be a
real bright idea 10 set aside one Sun
day IN every year on which TO preach
the Gospel. The novelty would make
q great hit with those VINO have q fond
ness for delvinE into the customs Of the
past