Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-06-28
LIKE CIRCUS DAY
Is Sunday at Reno in Camps of Riva
Fighters.

KENO. New, June Et.-l lie sun Is not
at Reno. Its torrid rays beat down on
the spectators with almost tropiC in
tcnsity. Also there is dust. 1t lies thick
and finely powered on the roads that
lead to the rival fight camps and pro-
ceSSlon of automobiles journeving to
and fro churns it up constantly. But
neither heat nor dust seems to be
troubling either the black giant or the
white giant who. week from today.
are to meet in conflict that has riveted
world wide attention and is turning to
the Nevada town eager patrons from
the four corners of the earth.
Yesterday was like "circur day in
an average American town. but there
were two show grounds, the camps of
the lighters. That of Jeffries. being on
car line and therefore accessible to
the pleasure seeking multitudes drew
much the larger crowds and from early
morning till dusk generous gatherings
thronged the gray Swallowed lawns
and resorts of Moana Springs. No one
seemed greatly disappointed that JEFF
fries was not visible All We're content
to be merely an integral part of gay
and care-free assembly.
On the porch of a refreshment pavil-
lion q man played piano and sang
to an appreciative adience that clam
ored for rag time scores to sentiment
al ballads. A baseball game between
members OF the camp and the War
Correspondents" as the newspaper
men are called, captured large sec
ton of the shifting crowd. Within the
main building roulette wheels clicked
endlessly and the little white balls
were watched with straining eyes by
women as well as by men. Visitors
from the East wondered at that. They
wondered too, on returning to the city
at the fact that the big uptown gam
bling hells were almost deserted and
the tables Of chance covered with
green cloths 1t was explained that a
municipal law permits no gambling on
Sunday. except poker and other card
games PLAYED without the aid of me-
chanical devices
Out at Johnsons camp the main at
traction of the day was the boxing
bouts in which the Negro engaged with
AL Kaufman and Walter Monahan
one of the latest recruits to his tram
ing corps. Here the carnival spirit
that characterized Moana Springs was
lacking. The visitors were mostly men
expert critics and ring followers,
anxious to get a line" on the condl-
ton of the champion.
Johnsons second workout here was
not nearly so impressive as the one of
the day before.
Kaufman gave a fairly good &C
count of himself, but the high altitude
has irritated a nasal trouble with
which he has recently been suffering
and he was in poor shape to test the
mettle of the champion. Monahan was
in no trim at all. Johnson mauled him
about at will and seemed very much
disappointed that no interference was
offered his vigorous onslaughts. All
agreed that the thin air has produced
no apparent affect on johnson S
breathing.
The champion plans to box daily I'M
til Saturday when he will taper off his
training with light exercises.
Reno is rapidly filling UP with the
vanguard of the fight crowd. Among
the newcomers are not a few adven-
turous youths from the coast. who nave
managed to elude the viligant train
men while riding brakes and the blind
baggage. On one of the overland trains
from san Francisco yesterday 20 OF
these knights of the road We're cap
tured by railroad detectives at sum-
nit near the snow sheds.