The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-01
WILL Be FIGHTING
UNTIL END COMES.
Hardy Probable That
Johnson Will Show
\ ellow Streak.
STAKE TOO BIG
10 BE GUTTER
Murphy Expects Negro to Put Up
earnest Fight Of Which He Is
Capable-If Jeff Wins 1t
Will Not Be Due to Hard
Training in Closing
Days.
by MIKE MURPHY,
Orcial Trimmer of the University OF
Pennsylvania.


Orlcial Trainer of the University OF
Pennsylvania.
Copyright BY The Philadelphia North
American and The Times Dispatch)
Reno. June 30.-Fears that the sud-
den shift from California in the clos
Ing training days to the high country
OF Reno woula affect adversely the
condition o: Jenries and Johnson have
not been borne out by the condition
OF the men. The bad influence OF such
9. change would be shown entirely
In the wind. But there is nothing the
matter with the bellows of either the
boi!ermaker or the negro Those who
attend the bout will see every bit as
good contest as though the Governor
OF California had not a; the last min
ute decided 10 exclude the battle from
the bounds OF his State
shows No Strain
I was with Johnson Just after 10
o'clock this morning. when he had
finished his road work. He had gone
ten miles over these rough and dusty
Nevada roads People In the East have
no idea OF any roads like these. for
they never get drop of rain here in
the summer. IT was terribly hot and
Johnson did not spare himself AS
he ran he was constantly inhaling
dust In quantities. II eve! man Ia \
d
indications that the lungs had suffered
|. from the strain II was the big negro.
tbut he made no sign whatever, and
while his rubhers worked over him
M chatted to them in an even voice
thAt Indicated not the least sign that
he rad just concluded strenuous bit
Ot exercise IL the mountain air had
anecfed the negro this would not have
been tpossible.
IT f.ai IL eoua1iy frtta 0f
TheFsl is nothing apparently the mat
Ter vita the bellows which will pump
.in...fe.t thn whtta man the wind tna {.
ssrns Eie.
Johfnson's composure seems 10 re-
turn 10 him a S the fight draws nearer.
NhenS first saw him last week it
strucA rie tha, he seemed 10 be brood
Ing oJer the outcome OF the contest.
and suhrely !: is something TO make
man ,itoughtful to be pitted against
the acknowledged best man In the
world flor purse that amounts 70
tortune,l and properly guarded would
keep a a,an comfortably for life But
now Jack is as cheerful as young
orioegroorq. He is cheerful all the
time and nothing seems 10 disturb his
questions of chose who visit his quar-
ters with most notable seif-control.
says I.afsIe of Fight.
He never asks me any questions
about Jeftr!es, yet he knows that l am
close TO the hoilermaker. and am con-
stantly moving about both camps In
fact. he has little or nothing 10 say
about the nghs About the most you
get out of him is the expression of
opinion that he never felt better in
his life than right now.
No, hs sS han tar al lie. No. ! /
ii is really the first time the negro did
any real training. for in his other
bouts he held his antagonists Very
cheaply. But he knows he Is ul1
against II now, and has done mora
than ever before. OF course accord
ing to my ideas, even that is not near
~ enough
was talking to Johnson to-day
about abdominal tat, and he assured
me that he did not believe that any
hidden layers had had a chance to coll
lect on him. 1t has been many years
since Johnson has been completely out
OF training. Even between fights he
has done enough to keep him some
where near condition This fact will, I
think. stand him in good stead when
the time for the showdown comes on
Monday.
Johnson stripped is as good a spec,-
has most Of the physical good points
of colored men, and the bad points are
NOT accentuated. His head is not quite
oil the best shape. but the face is good,
with large and kindly eyes and good
strong mouth. He has cared well for
his teeth His neck Is short and very
powerful, and he will have no trou-
BILE TO bury his head we'll down into
his shoulders when the white man be-
i
splendidly made. His thighs are large 9
and strong, tapering into the real me-
gro's calf, long, thin and sinewy. He
has a lower leg very much like John
raylor. the former champion intercol-l
legiate runner at Pennsylvania. His
teet are fiat, but not large, and consid-
sring the amount of work he has done
are in fine condition.
Fine Piece of Work.
Altogether / should say that fine
niece of work was turned out In this
GIANT African. Unless he has that
Fellow streak that they talk about.
Jeffries is going to have all ne can do
10 clean up,
II is funny, too, iftJohnson Is yellow,
Sor he has not the kind Of per-
sonal1ty OF the craven, He has a diff
farent disposition entirely from most
~ the uultters | have seen In ath-
letics. / have warned Corhatt not to
let Jeffries count too strongly on that
much discussed tendency OF the
napro's to become frightened He has
every Incentive to make him fight
ran,ely, and even coward with the
rewards possible in this bout would
be- inspired to go in and fight tn cut
TO ribbons. am frank to say don't
look to the negro to lay down, Win
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