Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-04
Historic Battle Between Black
And White Fighters at Reno
This Afternoon.
CROWDS UNABLE TO SEE BOUT
Hundreds fail to Get Scats-Hig IIar.
vest For Ticket Spectators Who
Were ON Ground.
BULLETIN.
RENO hRENA-JOHNSON WINS
IN FIFTEENTH ROUND.

| fhHEslle Arena, Reno. New, July A.
pld fight attendants vowed that never
before has n prizehght in this country
had as many women spectators as this
In addition TO the 70 or 100 In the long
booth on the rim OF the crater. every
section was dotted with them. from the
cheapest seats in the upper tiers TO the
$50 places
Jack Johnson's wife came into the
arena and was seated near the ring.
Although the big men were scheduled
TO enter the ring at 80 the preliminary
introductions Of pugilists customary at
these functions had not begun at i:45.
The crowd, however. was patient and
good natuted. At o'clock IL seemed
that every seat In the structure was
occupied and that the slx-fO platform
| that extends around the upper edge
| was alive with human fringe OF
| ISLANDERS. The veteran announcer. Billy
| Jordan, entered the rnv at i:45 JEFF
/ fries aud his attendants left at i:4O In
an automobile. At 1855 Announcer Jor-
| dan cleared the ring of photographers
and hangers on.
| Billy Muldoon entered the ring ana
| after making a neat speech extolng the
! 'one free state" I'm the Union. meaning
! Nevada. suggested that the entire as
| sem blige stand up ana with heart and
| soul give three cheers for Nevada and
the governor OF that It lte. The re-
| Spouse 10 these remarks was spontane-
| Gus and tho vast assemblagc rose TO the
| man and aired its lungs In three rous-
ing alvos for the zone free state"
| .Jchries arrived at the arena at
| O'Clock.
| The delay was brought about by the
| refusal Of Johnson to enter the ring. II
| is reported that the new first division
! Was brought about by Johnson's re-
! fusal to enter the ring unless II was
| agreed to.
INTRODUcTIONs GALORE.
AZ 2:O5 Tex Richard was introduced
! as the gamest sport of the world by
| Billy Jordan Jordan reviewed Rick
| ards connection with the prize fight
| game: "all the credit you can give" he
| continued, belongs to this great sport
| Tex Richard. ! call for three cheers
! for our Tex" The crowd responded
! with a Will Tim Sullivan. stakehoid-
or, was next presented as the famous
stakeholder Honorable Tim sullivan OF
| New York.
Rickard 4 sullivan, standing togeta-
! err In the center OF the ring. were phot,-
John L. sullivan then clamborcd
( through the ropes and set the spectators
/ wild. Jordan introduced him as the
| great and only John l. Sullivan"
! Responding to repeated calls, Bob
/ Fitzsimmons. the worlds ex-champion.
I Jumped into the ring. Tom shark Y.
/ also responding TO tho crowds impor-
tunltes. stalked into the ring and was
/ presented
Frank Gotch. the worlds champion
! wrestler was the next to be intro
1 duced.
Hugh Mcintosh. the Australian tight
| promoter, also went through the mill.
I and then Jack Gleason was introduce
| ed
| After George Harting. Collie Burns.
! STANLEY Ketchel and Tom MCCarey had
! been introduced. the crowd showed
! considerable Impotence. apparently
! having tired Of the Introductory pro-
/ ceedlngs
! However. Bill Lang. the Australian.
and Jimmie Coffroth, sprang into the
ring, after which the entire crowd Of
! notable fighters and promoters was
| grouped and photographed.
| At 2:2i pm. Jcffries is taking 2 rub
and is striped for the ring In his dress
| ingroom.
CROWD BEGINS TO YELL
| After more introductions OF cham
pions aud ex-champions. the crowd be-
| gan to yell for the big fellows to APP
| pear.
Sam Langford. the crack middle
| weight. was presented and announced
| he would challenge Johnson for s10.-
| GOO win or lose.
! JOHNSON ENTERS ARENA.
johnson entered the arena at gas
| u. M He was followed by his retinue
OF seconds johnson entered from the
northeast corner. johnson seconds are
BILLY Delaney. Al Kaufman, Prof.
| Burns, George Cotton DOC" Furey.
Dave Mills and Harry Foley. Johnson's
! timekeeper is Stanley ketchel
JEFFRIEs IN THE RING.
Jeffres entered the ring from tho
southeast at 2:3l p. m. johnson gave
! Jeffries the southeast corner Jenries'
! entry into the arena was the signal
| for a tremendous outburst Of en-
| thuslqsm. Jenries' seconds are Jim
Corbett. Abc Attel Joe Choyinski, Bob
| Armstrong. Eugene NanCourt. Farmer
| BURNS. Roger cornell and sam Berger.
! Jeffries titnckerper Is Billy Gallagher.
II don't care what corner you put
me In. IL is all the same TO me said
! Jeffries MS he sat in his chair attircd
| in ordinary street costume and chewing
gum while Ahe Attel wound cotton
tnndages about his hands.
At Pas johnson WIS presented ss the
besvvweight champion Of the world.
Johnson was clad In bhIe trunks with
| the American flag entwined very
I weak reception was rendered tho cham.
pion. While Johnson was stripped and
req dy in his corner the Jefries people
we're putting on his bandages.
At 2.37 pm Jenrtes' seconds were
sim winding the surgical bandages
around the ex-chempion's wrist.
CHEERS FOR JEFFRIEs.
At gas pm. Jetries stripped. He
wore purple trunks and the American
! flag.
Jack johnson clappcd and cheered
! JefYries with the rest of tho crowd
As the big white man was Introduce
| cd as the great and only undefcated
| champion OF the world James ]. JEFF
fries. Jeffrics folded his arms behind
| him and gazed over the vast assem-
! blagc which cheered him again and
again.
Roth men looked NJ 70 night any
| nurnhnr Of rounds. Al 2.io the mon