Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-28
FIGHTERS SEE
DARK FUTURE
FOR GAME
- I'D AWWAM a
GAlETY AT RENO MINGLED
WITH DARKEST GLOOM
Believed JohnSon-JeffrieS Bat
tie July 4 Will Be Last Great.
Battle in United States; Hos
tile Laws Responsible,

ny Morning Journal sDeela. sAnsed wIrel
Reno, Nevada, June 27.-'Well,
this is the last big fight. Pugilism,
as it has flourished many decades.
win be a lost art in the United States
and that means IN the world. when
the Jelffies-Johnso fight is over"
such is the prediction of the whole
fighting world. apparently. 1t is
voiced by fighters, trainers and sport
ing writer's, as they loitef about the
hotels of the city or the quarters of
the principals, patiently awaiting the
coming Of Monday and the decision
thai is to be handed down on the
arena on that day, Whenever two
old friends. comrades at many ring
sides, meet, often for the first time
in years, that is almost invariably the
greeting. A touch of regret for eX-
citing days which they believe are
gone forever, crops into every con-
versation. A feeling almost of sad
ness underlies the laughter and witty
banter of the gathering hosts of fight
followers. All seem certain that this
is the end that when the shouting
and the tumult'' at the ringside has
fiAo anu ~ ~ - 8ANA' fhN
come, there will be nothing to say
but ''good-bye." 1t will not be until
We meet again.
1T will be Il great fight. And it
will be the last great fight said one
~eray-haired ring veteran today. "The
fight game has reached the end I
have followed it sine | knew enough
to follow anything. l Ia learned
to know all these fellows around here
by meeting them at the fighting cen
ters. whether at New orleans, Jack
%sonVille, San Francisco, Goldfield or
Reno. We have followed the game
together and we have followed it to
the end. ] am only glad that it has
not just dwindled away but will go
out in q blaze of glory
1t was a day of reminiscence and
tales of other fights and other fight
ers. There was little else to do. JEFF
fries workout in the early morning
came as a complete surprise. Hardly
one of the usual crowd of spectators
reached Moana in time to witness it
From then until Johnson dawled
through Il ~listless ten rounds with his
sparring partners late in the after
noon, there was nothing TO do but
talk. 1t was too hot to walk, and
the groups of sporting celebrities
chung to the shade and gossiped end
lessly.
once relieved of his worries over
the arena which marred the begin
ming of his day, Promoter and Ref
cree Richard had time to answer
numerous kilograms and discuss
many details of his preparations with
his subordinates. Most important of
these was the arrangement for trans
ferring to Reno from San Francisco
of $4,000 of the purse money, now
on deposit in the coast city. Richard
was asked by Tim sullivan of New
York, stakeholder, to attend to this
at once. and. the funds will probably
be in a Reno bank tomorrow. sui
Ivan himself, according to his tele-
gram today, expects to arrive July J..
The disturbance over the arena was
caused bv the Loss for a time of the
plans. When the blue prints had
been found the carpenters went at
their work with a will, and the
framework had been partially clothed
with bleacher planks before night
fen.
Richard and johnson were in con-
ference for almost an our at noon
after the champion had done his
eight miles of road work in the early
morning. Both stated the matter
under discussion was without direct
bearing on the fight. Johnson visited
a ban and cashed a check later, then
was Whirled back to camp.
When the negro, clad in his usual
ring costume OF blue and black
stepped into the ring in the late aft
ernoon. the roped squar was thanked
by a big gathering of visitors.
kaufman VAS called on after Il few
minutes of medicine ball work, but the
four rounds which followed were de-
void of stirring moments. Kaufman
puffed like a o down race horse.
He was forced to do all the leading,
Johnson merely blocking his blows
and sending back no exchanges. The
altitude is bothering Kaufman con-
slderably, and Johnson's easy breath
ing and perfect condition are sharp
ly noticeable beside his sparring part
ner's gasping work.
Monahan came next. and Johnson
Went after him with playful force in
the first of their four-round battle.
Blood dripped from Monahan's nose
and lips in less than a minute. hen
ne took things easy n joked with
Monahan, and the crowd about the
ring as they tussled with each other
Two rounds with Dave Mills followed
and this concluded the days work.
In all the boxing johnson did not
exert himself once. His breath was
unhurried when it was over. and the
nerspiration was gathering on his
whole body in a natural way. The
actual boxing was apparently more
ot a concession to h curiosity of the
crowd than anything else. 1t was just
play for Jack and he showed that he
was perfectly satisfied with his skill
IN this department of the game by
every move he made.
John L. sullivan. indicated Lon
don prize ring champion, watched
Johnson work out. He stood on a
rock far back of the crowd at the
ringside and looked on. The playful
side of the exhibition evidently did
not appeal strongly to the old warrior
rs he armmhlad snmathing nhnni see