The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-04

down the crowds that surged constant
~ up the stairway
Delaney ~ Confident.
johnson viii win-of this there is
no doubt" said Delaney after he
came out Of the room where Johnson
was being rubbed down after his eight
mile run And there was a smile on
the face of the old man that told plain
er than words his thoughts.
Hundreds who did not care to make
the effort to get to the camps made
their way 10 th3 new arena. a mile
from the city. AM enjoyed themselves
staring at the wOrkmen still busy with
the last touches. There was a small
strike on the part of the carpenters
during the morning when they found
that they had to erect screened boxes
for the women who had bought tick
cts to the fight The carpenters said
this was not in the cOntract-that they
were through-and IL looked bad for
the women for while.
But Tex Richard smoOthed matters
over by signing new contract with
the carpenters and the work was
rushed through.
Scene Mt RIngside.
Telegraph officials were busy INSTALL
ing ringside wires Painters were busy
marking off seat numbers and sections.
Every seat. IL was found. was 80 ar
ranged that clear view Of the ring
could be had. The ring looked soliu
enough for an elephant to tread upon
There was a beautiful white rope
around it-purity that won't last long
when some bodies grOan against IL
and the blood OF the fighters stains it.
There Is not a house or telegraph
pole around the arena on which a free
seat may be found TO view the fight.
The upper tiers stretch away into the
open sagebrush plains on every side
the great hills wall in this little spot
on the map Natures arena is around
10. faultless in beauty. wild and free
in it's bleak sweep. It is a fit place
for this battle OF giants-this struggle
for first place as a fighting man.
scene In streets.
The thousands who did not go
around this triangle Of attractions
filled the main streets OF the city in
waiting crowds. IL was an aimless
crowd, moved by one fever. Pugilists
were the centcrs OF dozen groups
Bob Fitzsimmons shambled around the
hotel corridors telling how the man
who licked him was going TO play the
steam roller on this black boxer.
down BY this same black boxer. shook
his head wisely and told another
crowd where Jeffries would fail and
would go out OF this town with a
Battling Nelson. stil showing a few
cuts on his ears from the battle in
which he found a younger man his
master. circled here and there. He
hates to think Of Jeffries lOsing-but-.
Sam Langford. the Boston bone
crusher. who maintains an attitude Of
great contempt for his black brother.
was tagged i'm his every movement by
great knots OF men and boys. Tommy
Burns. Al Kaufman. Bill Lang, and a
dozen other celebrities Of the day. TO
say nothing OF those old kings OF the
ring. COrbett and sullivan, kept the
crowds running this way and that
way in an attempt to pick up the gol-
lips.
Praises johnson.
George Cotton. the cOal-black spar
ring partner of johnson. held q crowd
in front Of one Of the principal hotels
for an hour listening to his song Of
praises % his master. II the colonel
of the Rough Riders had walked down
the street IL is doubtful II many
you had asked about some such nota- |
bic as the secretary Of war IL is prob
able that someone would have wanted
TO. know whose sparring partner he
was.
The games were off and that made
the waiting a bit more tiresOme. For |
few hours the roulette wheels were |
silent. II was the sabbath day and |
nothing but card games were allowed. |
Stud poker was dealt here and there
where the sports gathered. but that
This is very pious town. said
one Of the comedians of the Jeffries
group when he heard Of the fine dis |
lette.
The poolrooms were the scenes Of the
greatest activity. Around the ticket /
sellers window a long line was in |
waiting all day and $40 seats went /
like hot cakes.
Police Are Ready.
Police arrangements for the fight /
day have been perfected. In the door
way of a main hotel stands day and |
night. a quiet mild-mannered man.
wearing a quiet suit OF clothes and n /
broad-brimmed hat His steel-blue /
eyes rest for moment upon each face
that passes and the little pockets OF /
his memory fly open and tell him /