The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-21
Edited By
HUGH W. ROBERTS
Barons Battle Back To 800 ~.
FIGHT PROMOTERS HAVE
COME TOGETHER IN RENO
TO SELECT BATTLE FIELD
BILL TALKS OF PLANS oFJEFFRIES#
AND TELLS OF JOHNSON'S TROU-.
BILE IN FINDING TRAINING QUAR-:
TERs-DECIsION TO-DAY
BY BILL AK

Reno, November 20.-(Special.) San
Francisco, as a cynosure of all eyes,
must now play second fiddle to this thriv-s
ing metropolis.
Tex Richard moved over this morning.
and has an engagement to meet represe-
tatives of the Business Mems club rel
ative to transferring the Jeffries-John-
sing scrap to Reno.
l understand that the people of this
city are determined to win out, and as
Richard prefers Reno it Is a safe propo-s
sition that Ely and Goldfield will have
to hurry to get in the running at all.
The fighters will be informed tomorrow
as to the selection of Richard, and they
move at moments notice. Word from
Jeffries is to the effect that Farmer
Burns, Choynski, Corbett, Brother Jack.
Bob Armstrong, and the menials of the
household have completed preparations
and await only the word to move In
case Reno is selected Jeff will encamp a
few miles on the outskirts of the city.
johnson Meets Tarter
Johnsing ran up against a snag the
first dash out of the box, and it is now
possible that he will have much trouble
in landing quarters in which to train
The report that terms had been agreed
upon whereby he will quarter himself
at Laughin Springs, several miles out,
was in error. The owner of the fashion,
able resort is outspoken against the
dinge, and declares that he cannot locate
on the property. AS the farmer seems,
set in his ways" it is quite evident that
the smoke will have to land elsewhere.
William Carney, Richard, Sid Hester,
and Frank Hall, manager for John L.
Sullivan, are among the fight promoters
and pug trainers already arrived. I learn
on excellent authority that instead of
the Langford- Ketchel match being en-
tirely off. as Manager Blot announced
this morning in San Francisco, 1t is very
probable that permit will be requested
to hold that bout in this state. 1t is
probable that Reno will be the spot
chosen. Hester is looking after the Lang
ford Ketchel enterprise in behalf of Joe
Woodman, who has instructed him to
secure training quarters for Langford in
Reno.
From the above it is pretty evident that
Nevada will henceforth be the exclusive
happy fighting ground for the pugs Calf
fornia has closed it's door, to all intents
and purposes. and that no more battles
will occur on the sod of the golden state
while Gillett is governor is an absolute
fact.
Goldfeld Is in Earnest =
The Goldfield Boosters arrived last
evening and have made themselves busy
today. They are fighting to carry the
Jeffries-J ohnsing mill to that city. They
come prepared to make fine proposition
| to Richard, and of course it may happen
that they will pronounce a figure high
enough to land the plum. But spike
was put in their gun this afternoon when
the Southern Pacific announced that it
lcouId nor handle special trains further
| than Nina in direction of Goldfeld. This
city is the terminus of the railroad, and
as the strike of the trainmen of the
Tonopah and Goldheld railroad has not
been called off, Southern Pacific train-
men refuse to operate over that line
| The next news-the announcement OF
the scene of the fight.