The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-07-05
BLACK SHADOWS
HANG over.
Moana Springs Today And
the Friends
OF The LATE CHAMPION
Are Dazed and Bewildered
BY His Downfall
No Yellow Streak Found in
johnson.
But He Showed Up the Superior Man
in Science Strength Activity and
Tiaining-Hls Sympathy for JEFF
fries.


BY United Press Wire.
Reno, New. July 5.-Reno is today
suffering from a most acute attack of
the morning after"
1t Is doubtful If the defeat of James
]. Jeffries by John Arthur Johnson
caused any more genuine and sincere
regret In Los Angeles, the home of
the ex-champion, than 1t did here, at
the scene of the fight, where the big
Californian had not only made scores
of friends, but had won the confidence
of the entire betting community.
Moana Springs was under pail
today Members or the ex-cham-
pion's camp were still dazed and be-
wildered. Roger Cornell and Farmer
Burns, Jeffries' two loyal trainers,
were in actual tears today when seen
at the camp preparing for the get
away of the party, which will be made
this afternoon. Both men had been
up practically the entire night min
isterlng to the defeated man, being
assisted in their work by Mrs. JEFF
fries, who insisted that, now the fight
was over, her husband again belong
ed to her, instead of the public and
the training camp.
The spectacle of Mrs. Jeffries maxi
ing poultices for the bruised and bat
tered face of her husband was in
marked contrast to that presented in
the private car of the conuueror,
where Johnson and his white consort
were the center of a group of rev.
elers in a merrymaking bee of the
sort which Johnson has been famous.
Tho InhnQnn loft n
East at 1855 last night.
The banquet which Jeffries had ar
ranged for party of his most inti-
mate friends for last night was called
off and instead Jeffries partook of a
little thin soup, about all he could
force through his bruised and badly
lacerated lips.
Throughout the evening the ex-
champion was practically blinded as
a result of a terrific blow on the right
eye in the second round, the punch
which really gave Johnson the VIC
tory. The injured optic did not puff
up, as Is usually the case but the lids
closed as though paralyzed and the
left eye was affected in sympathy.
His vision grew poorer during the
evening until he was practically
blinded, but It was much improved
this morning and Jeffries Is expected
to be quite all right In a couple OF
days.
While the fallen idol here declined
this morning to add anything to his
statement of last night, attributing
his defeat to the fact that his youth
was gone, II was learned at the camp
that he feels bitter toward those who
induced him to quit his alfalfa farm
and the retirement which he so thor
oughly enjoyed.
Jim Corbett is practically the only
member of the Jeffries camp who
takes an 81 told you so" attitude. To
Corbett's credit. however, 1t must be
said that several days ago he called
the turn by declaring that Jeffries'
lack OF boxing was going to show In
the ring and his prediction certainly
came true.
For the time being all plans arc
off for the world tour which the JEFF
fries party had planned in the event
of victory over Johnson.
1t Is probable that after he gets
back to his alfalfa ranch, the "bis
bear" will not reappear in the lime
light for a long time TO come. Despite
his defeat Jeffries cleaned up large
fat fortune from the fight-more than
enough to maintain him In luxury
for the remainder of his days.
That Johnson will do no more fight
ing for some months, was indicated
by the statement he issued for the
United Press before leaving for the