The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-04
|[[R|ES TAKES
| THINGS EASY
absolutely No Work, but
'Iay Around and Play
Cards.
! FRIENDS ADMITTED
TO HIS TRAINING CAMP
Irrders Farmer Burns to
put Stanley Ketchel Off
Grounds.

rvprEss TRAINING CAMP. MO-
cpprNGs. New, July 3.-This was
:, idlencss, but intense nervous
"a :, ibs Jeffries camp. Sprawled al
!. hsneath the shade trees OF the
,bs white champion was apparent
II. calmest man in the camp. His
s,s three brothers and his trieo
,rsted friends spent the dayligh;
4 ui,h him and no one mentioned
<Lts6 at the ordeal OF the morrow,
I-.s's mind was apparently at peace:
4 i . rave no sign OF worry.
-.sfr,er the outcome OF the night.
~ viii feel relieved when It is all
The staring, curious crowds have
i Ma na.Ience almost to the breaking
Fdr months he was submitted 10
A -lsasIon OF his private life; his ev-
Snyp has been watched, his thoughts
pians discussed. and he yearns for
4 t-eluslon OF his own home.
Quiet Around Camp.
sss strangely quiet around JEFF
4. camp today. But for the shifting.
- crowds which thronged the road
20 bis cottage. there would have been
. kIut OF the impending battle. From
- morning until late in the day the
"a Idled about the lawn beside his
1dsrs. To mis- friends he kept open
- Ike some country squire: but 10
. endless stream OF lntervlewers.
.,1!rg for a word. he turned a deaf
4 From daylight until long after
|t,ths resort was crowded. In auto
|<gts. n buggies and by the street
=, hundreds journeycd out from the
d isst for glimpse Of JefIries. Along
4 lence which guards his lawn, men.
|rsn and children stood in d solid
d When one moved away another
y bis place. Not a motIpn or ges-
alton Of the impassive man upon
D hsn was lost upon them.
Dor across the road at the hotel
|re The whine OF the dealers at the
|e>lnF games; the rattle OF chips and
= srd the ring OF glasses at the bar.
= the baseball Held arose the cheers
y ;ssrs OF the game. \ Wild West
" nsaroy clamored for attention and
aestly garbed cowboys, with Mapping
-krsros. bearskin chaps" and reyol-
b rode hither and thither about the
ru5s But the quiet man in shirt
ms and cap. with his back resolute-
~ toward the gaping throng, outbid
= lll for attention,
Twenty, Three for Ketchel.
ldnes does not want anyone around
amp who has been on friendly
% Eith Johnson since he came 10
re This was shown this afternoon
"a ne had Stanley ketchel, the mid
'zt'sh champion. put out Of his train
quarters and of tho grounds.
'lSnss was engaged in a game Of
~ with some OF his staff on the lawn
n kstchel. who had motorcd out from
~ came strolllng up. He stood be-
Jenrles for a moment before the
fellow became aware OF his pres
~ When he finally saw him. Jeffries
W turned around and said:
4 eont wan; you here. You have
/ = polling around with that Niger and
- think YOU belong here al ALL"
.sscnel smiled. but did not move away.
-nss continued playing for a few mo-
Eo and then. turning TO Farmer
- p, erked his head In the direction
ssichel and said:
5li that fellow out"
'lfns eot up. took Ketchel by the
,Soe, and turned him toward he cot
Z walking with the middleweight
.aton as FAR as the porch. Burns
nm nild push toward the steps
Ae,cnel quietly walked out at the
= anu tooE the car 20 town