The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-03
Impression That Fighters
Will Enter Ring Without
a FavoTite.
SAM FITZPATRICK
PICKING JEFFRIES
Declares Californian Will Have Ii
All His Own May on
July 4.
By TAD.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 3-Frisco is
gone insane over the fight.
When l left New York / thought il
was the biggest place in the world on
fight. but IL has not even started when
YOU compare this burg with II.
Almost every store in Frisco has some
sort Of a sign in the window on the big
night. Some stores have statuettes of
jeff and Johnson in the ring: others
have photos Of Jeffries when he fought
Ccrbett and alongside of that, Jeff as
he appears today.
The cafes have phony fight tickets
printed as souvenirs; the cigar stores
have chances from cent TO 70 cents.
the winner to receive a ticket to the
big bout Every place you go, every
fellow you see, everything you hear is
on the big quarrel.
Betting on the go in this village is
gradually switching. At first II looked
as though Jeff would be a 10 TO IA
vOrite. but now when you 20 along
the line and ask the wise likes who they
like and what the odds will be they
usually tell you that it will be an even
money shot or that Johnson viii be
the favorite.
Want Jeffries to Win.
The majority, of course, would rather
see JEFF win, but on form they think
that the big black outshines his chalky
opponent and will win with youth and
speed to burn. Johnson gives a show
here at Dreamland tonight and the
timers and checkers will be there on
the rail to get him right.
The colOred bear didn't do a tap yes
terday except a few miles on the road.
He weighs zl6 pounds and fears that he
is too fine already He took his new
speed burner over to Oakland on the
boulevard and tried II out. over the
phone he declared that every blade OF
grass for twenty miles along the road
was as dry as d bone.
Il started to work too early for this
60" said Johnson, when the writer
quiZZed him as to condition You see.
when / was East / was nice and round
and fought O Brien way up near go. l
took on kaufman here bit later and
hit the beam at 222, l think ii was, and
when l fought Ketchel I went way down
the scale 10 1876 / was too fine alto
gether for that go ! felt good end all
that. but WAS not what l call exactly
right. Here l am today at 216 and have
month yet
Il have a big. husky gentleman TO
push and hawl around, and believe
needed all the weight ] can pack. They
tell me that Jeffries is great and as
strong as a lion. If he can shove big
Armstrong and those boys around, ne
must be right. I had Armstrong with
me in the hetchel go, you know, and
, q.
II Jeffries wasn't there he would not
be throwing Bob around
Would Weigh zoo.
II do not want TO get into that ring
under %, not for a moment. Jeffries
will weigh near go. I think. and If he
has thirty pounds on me it's going to
hurt in the clinches. I'm strong and
right just now, but a little hardening
won't hurt me, as long as l don't lose
any more flesh I'll box Saturday and
Sunday good and hard, but / think that
] should ease M just a bit, so that
III be about 225 when that big bell
rings"
met Sam Fitzpatrick, who was with
Johnson when the latter beat Burns IN
Australia. When asked what he thought
of the coming go, Sam said
you're going to see a black Monroe
on July 4. paste Il in your hat and show
II 10 me July 3. JEFF will tear at that fell
low so fast that ne won't have a chance
10 think Of blocking continued Sam,
and he'll fold up like a hat rack and
Jade away / was with him a couple
OF years He met a lot Of Doe fight
ers, end showed UP Ike the sun over
an OIL lamp, but with jeff you'll see him
pltted against the best in the business
and = fellow who never viii stop JEFF
fries was never hurt by a punch, YOU
know. He took his beating like a man
until he was ready and then tore loose.
johnson will have to do that back fop
so fast after the bell rings that he
won't have time TO think even. OH All
right, let these guys think what they
want. know, and I'll be there 10
gee it
Rickard Determined.
Sam blew along and then 1 met Tex
Richard You'd think, talking to Tex.
that the whole world declared him 20
be the bunk so far as refereeing a
fight was concerned. He's actually
sore TO think that they even limited
about another fellow taking his place.
He's reading the rules like a lad with
catechism and has five Of them by
heart now III referee the fight IN
less there's a flood" declared Tex,
and that goes. No one is going to
chase me out of the job. unless it's
with Calling gun, and I'll be there
with an iron myself II II comes to
that- Ihey decided on me and I'm
going through with it. This talk
about Ed Smith and Eddie Graney is
the bull Don't fall for that for a.
secono- rex Riekard viii referee that
nSht ana do the job to the queens
taste Neither man will be favored
by me. The moving pictures viii show
that. I'll not touch one anv more
than the other, and I'll only put my
hands on them when it's absolutely
necessary Just tell them East to bel
what they want The fight will be
on the square and III be there in
Samuel Berger. the photogra pher.
landed in town last evening full of
smiles. swaEger and business. He
says that Jeffries viii be away fish
ing until Saturday afternoon, but that
the rest viii do him good
frame Up" Denied.
JEFFRIES' TRAINING CAMP. Ro-
wardennan, June 3.-Jim Jeffries will
give his share of the purse long end
or short. to charity if anyone can
prove the charge attributed TO Gov
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