Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-07-04

TO come in a few hours. Johnson
did his road work in the morning
and then announced that he had
reached his fighting weight. 200
pounds and would step into the ring
at EOS. J~effries will not give ont his
weight until tomorrow.
The road house by the sparkling
waters of the Truckee river. which
Johnson has made a house of merri-
ment, was filled all day with men and
women The only privacy allowed
the colored man Was a room upstairs
and it took two strong negroes To
keep dow the crowds that surged
constantly up the stairway.
johnson viii win, Of this there Is
no doubt, said Delaney, after he
came out of the room where John
son was being Rubbed down after his
Leight-mile run And there was n
smile on the face Of the old man that
told palmer than words his thoughts.
Hundreds who did not care to
make the effort to get to the camps
made their way To the new arena. "a
mile nom the city. and enjoyed thcm-
| selves staring at the workmen still
| busy with the last touches. There
was q small strike on the part OF the
carpenters during the morning when
they found that they had to erect
| screened boxes for the women VINO
have bought tickets 60 the fight. The
| carpenters said this MAS not in the
contract, that they were through, and
II looked bad for the Women for a.
while.
But Tex Richard smoothed matters
over by signing a new contract with
the carpenters and the work was
rushed through.
MI AFffafaIr -. L.4.a 4nrfallfAw
rineside wires. Painters were busy
marking Off seat numbers and sec
tions. Every seat, it was found. "a
SO arranged that Il clear view o. the
ring could be had.
The ring looked solid enough for
IN elephant To tread on. There was
u beautiful white rope around it, a
purity that. won't last long when
-wating bodies groan against it and
the blood OF the fighters stain 1t.
There is not a house or "a tele-
graph pole around the arena on
which a free seat may be found 10
view the fight The upper tiers
stretch away into the open sage
brush plains. ON every side the
great hills wall IN this little spot on
the map Natures arena is around
it, faultless in beauty Wild and free
- 10 80 W. - - - AAN IAh't
for this battle of giants, this struggle
for first place ms IA figting man
The thousands who did not go
around this triangle Of attractions
filled the main stl Gets of the city in
waiting crowds. 1t was an aimless
crowd. moved by one fever. Pugil-
lists were the center OF a dozen
groups Bob Fttzsimmons shambled
around the hotel corridors telling
how the mar who licked him was
going to play the steam roller on this
black boxer. stanley Ketchel, who
was beaten down by this same black
boxer, shook his head wisely and told
another crowd where J~etfries would
fail and would go out Of this town
With q broken heart Battling Mel
son still showing q few cuts on his
eals from the battle in which he
found a younger man his master,
ciicled here and there. sam Lang
ford, the Boston bone crusheI, who |
maintains an attitude of great CON
tempt for his black brother, was tag
ged on his every movement hy great
knots Of men inc boys. Tommy
Burns, Al Kaufman, Bin Lang and "a
dozen other celebrities of the day. To
say nothing of Corbett and sullivan,
kept the crowds running this way
ana that way in an attempt to pick
up the golden tips that might fail from
lips.
George cotton. the coal black
spaIring partner Of Johnson. held q
crowd in front of one of the principal
hotels Tor an hour, listening to his
song of praise of his master. II the
of the Rough Riders had
down the street. 1t is doubt
if many would have turned to fol-
him, If one had asked about
such notable as the secretary
IF war, 1t is probable that someone {
would have wanted to know whose
partner he was. I
The games were off and that made !
he waiting a bit more tiresome. For
few hours the roulette wheels were !
It was the sabbath day and g
nothing hut card games were allowed. |
stud poker was dealt here and there !
where the sports gathered, but that 7
vas a quiet game.
This Is a very pious town. said \
me of the comedians OF the J~effrios
,roup when he heard OF the fine dis
between stud poker and roul-
tie.
The pool rooms were the scenes Of
he greatest activity. Around the b
icket sellers window a long line was !
all day ana $40 seats went %
hot cakes. az
Police arrangements for the Tight o.
have been perfected. In the /
Doorway of a main hotel stands day 4
nd night a quiet. mild hammered b
nan, wearing a quiet suit of clothes
a broad brimmed hat. His steel =
eyes rest for a momen upon :
ach face that passes the little
ockets of his memory fly open and
I'll him wether that is a good face or
dangerous face.
Once in a while This quiet watch n
II nan mods and narrows his eyes n
lmost imperceptibly as one or two II
inconspicuously dressed men Oh
with the crowd catch his ~
For this man is Captain Cox
{ the Nevada state police who Is on CIV
ic job to see that the fight crowds "
home with all the money they do IN
Ut spend on their own accord. The
len whom he greets are newly ar
wing members Of his staff or mem
.rs of the secret service and the de- III
bureaus Of Chicago, ST. Louis, o'
ansas city and san Francisco. ~
There are 800 members of the m
gallery In town now and more IL
ming in every hour, according to on
Ie police. 1T is not anticipated that
.ese men viii attempt much al the \ Z
'ena beside pocket-picking, but the |
,lice think they plan to make a /,
lean up in the city OF Reno while "