The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-30

lew cared to undertake the Jaunt. so
the representation at the ringside this
morning was limited to the war cor
respondents, whose business it is to
! be on hand for such shows and to the
| close followers of sporting events,
whose prominence gives them a sort
| of ex-offieio connection with the COM
| ing battle.
Turning into his rubbing room on
| reaching the hotel from his morning
| hike, Johnson submitted himself to
the hands of his attendants. Mean
while the scattered spectators began
to gather about the open air ring
where the picture machines were al
ready in place. ...-.-
Johnson came downstairs again be-
fore donning his ring costume and it
was then that the clash with Wood
| man occurred. Woodman is inter
| ested with Tom .O'Day and Sid Hester
in the moving picture rights and went
| out to the camp this morning on that
| account. After Woodman left John
son returned to his room to prepare
| for his work out
| At Jeffries' Camp
Out at Jeffries camp there was abso-
| lutte peace. The former champion
| breakfast started off on a fishing trip
with Jack Wooley, an old friend who
| arrived from the coast yesterday.
mo telling when he'll be back, !"
said one of his trainers. as he watched
Jeffries and Wooley swinging away.
when he goes fishing, he goes fishing.
He never thinks about fighting or
training or anything like that
| While it was generally supposed
about the hotels that Jeffries would
! work later out at his camp, the i'm
preston prevailed that he would not
| do tap today.
Jeffries big touring car was badly
wrecked this morning while returning to
camp from Reno with Todd Boyer, JEFF
| fries nephew at the wheel. The car,
which carried beside Boyer, Dick Ad-
ANS, Jack Jeffries and Bob Armstrong,
was travelling at a moderate rate of
speed about half way between the city
and the camp, when Boyer lost control
and it plunged off the road, smashing
into a telegraph pole Armstrong was
thrown out and his hip bruised, but
the others were not injured. The ma
chine was so much damaged that it
will be several days before parts can
be secured and put in.
Boyer had taken the machine to town
to get Jeffries' q calfbre rifle repair.
Charlie White Arrives.
Within less than twelve hours after
announcement was made of his ap-
, pointment as second referee of the
JeffrieS- Johnson fight Charlie White
of New York arrived here from the
east this morning. He was warmly
welcomed
White was accompanied by 3. L.
Thorley, a wealthy New Yorker and
| ring devotee.
White showed no great surprise
when Informed that he had beer chos-
en- as a substitute official for the ap-
preaching battle, but he expressed
himself as feeling highly honored.
1T is cerraTniy d Dig thing for me- he
said, ito be selected for a post in connec-
ton with the battle of the century. ]
realize so of course. that my appointment
is more for the purpose of honoring the
section of country 1 come from, than to
confer any laurels on me- but 1 am happy
to be picked as a representative of the
eastern sporting fraternity and, if it hap
pens that my services are required,
promise to be impartial in my work. and
will officiate without fear favor"
White started out to visit the camps of
| the fighters shortly after his arrival.