The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-03
Gentlemen, Thieves, Gamblers
and Pugilists Throng City's
Streets While Roulette
Wheels Click Merrily.
FIGHTERS CAMPS QUIET
WITH PEACE OF SUSPENSE
Fight Experts Believe Battle
viii Be Long and Hard 0ner
Greatest of All Times and
Probably the Last One,
ENTIRE PURSE DEPOSITED
- EMO. NEW, July 2.-RenO f. Just
waiting now tomorrow and
- Monday morning. and then the

II EMO. NEW, July 2.-RenO IL just
X waiting now tomorrow ana
Monday morning. and then the
moment when Announcer Bully JORDAN
will climb out OF the ring with all
the speed that his fat legs can carry
him, crying "Bct 'er EO!"
Another IanEuid sunset In these
brown hills. and the great Jeffrtes-
johnson battle will be on
In the meantime the desert city rap
Idly II taking on the appearance OF
the worlds sporting ccnters are nrrtv-
ing on every train.
The streets aud hotels are flIled
with shifting mobs OF gentlemen
thieves, gamblers md DuEiIists.
The hum of conversation on the
street T. punctunted with the Click
Of the roulette wheels ana 'he cries
of the souvenir hnwkers-
and MI arc waiting for the event
which noEniux nut SarfiIGuaiEe or ire
or death can now prevent
The camps OF the fighters are quiet.
with the peace OF suspense. The arena
IS waiting out in the white dust. an ugly
skeleton that in a few hours will be
palpitating with life and the thrills
that the red gods send down men
SHINES in moments Of physical strife.
Probably not another stick VIII have
The purse money Is up-aI OF 1t
the sum of S1O1. 900 which the Tight low
ers will pay Jim Jeffries and Jack
johnson to measure their sinews, their
brains and their fighting hearts.
The only movement from the rival
camps today was in the way of pleas
ure and thought-killing. Both Jeffries
and Johnson made automobile trips In
20 town. Johnson just for the run and
to have the crowd stare at him, and
Jeffries because he had TO get to the
fishing grounds that he decided 10 visit
late in the afternoon.
Jeffries Upconcerned.
This critical time OF waiting is being
watched closely by fight experts JET
fries has surprised them all by his ap-
parent unconcern in the presence Of the
greatest moment OF his life. Nothing
else was expected OF the black man.
OF the sporting men who made thu
trip to MOana Springs early In the art
ernoou a restful scene was presented.
on the lawn at the side Of his white
cottage and his cronies around the small
table. the fighter had on soft shirt
and a soft cap rested carelessly on the
back OF his head. He was leaning over
a hand OF cards. figuring how to win
| a few cents from his opponents. When
/ he succeeded he was happy and his
laugh rang out so that the crowds
hanging over the fence marked 'pri-
vate" smiled in sympathy.
| over the group great willow tree
! spread it's branches. on the house hung
/ n cage with two pigeons. on the greer
lawn a tiny white dog played. running
| occasionally TO lick Jeffries' hand
/ Around all swung the great bare hills
| and the green meadows.
| or the thoughts that passed through
| Jeffries mind-between hands-as he
/ brilliant sunshine and the blue sky,
no one Of his intimates petended to
/ say. Sometimes his eyes would take
/ on a deep. sombre look and he would
/ scowl Again his eyes would flash
/ in f1n a dimple would show. and all
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