The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-03
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toop5right 1910. By George Matthew Adams Regis
tered in Canada. All nights reseTTed9
Reno, New, July 2.-In my story
Yesterday l dwelt at length upon
the tremendous public interest dis
played in the coming battle. The
longer one remains in Reno the
greater becomes his wonder at IT.
That this is expected to be the
greatest heavyweight struggle in
ring history has something TO do
with the ravenous hunger OF the
public, of course; likewise the fact
that it bids fair to be the last real
championship battle most OF us will
live to see; but back of this there
is a greater, deeper curiosity on the
part of the public.
In order to satisfy this curiosity
there is veritable army of CORE
spondents here and more are COM
ing by every train. Tex Richard
told me that he has received more
than 1900 requests for press seats,
and while not all of these men in
tend to write about the battle, most
of them do, and the number OF
scribes who will assemble here on
Monday in the interests of the
American reader will be greater
than reported the Russo Japanese
war or the last Republican conven-
ton.
THRoNGs OF TALENT.
And what a gathering 1t is; not even
the famous banquet rendered TO the late
Mark Twain on his SEVENTEEN birthday,
when the literary army of the world
moved down 10 Delmonico's in solid
phalanx, has there been gathered such
glittering array Of talent as in Reno
to-day. AT that time It was my privi-
lege tn be present In an obscure way
and from hidden corner peer forth with
awe-distended eyes up on the scintillating
galaxy Of brains assembled but in Reno
to-day my obscurity is ten times greater.
/ am overwhelmed and blotted out by
the brilliant literary glare that surrounds
me. The reputation OF such q high step
ping. blue RIBBON author as Jack Lon
| don. who is here to do his modest best
at u cents word and travelling expenses,
is lost utterly in the shadow Of such
celebrities as John L. Sullivan. the dean
of American letters Mr.. Sullivan repre-
sents a mammoth syndicate of news
papers. and outveighs any author in the
| land.
Robert Fitzsimmons. who will write
| for a great New York daily. gained his
| first wreath of bay and laurel in this
very State some thirteen years ago when
upon the rosined rostrum at Carson City
he demonstrated the value of an Aus
trelian education and the right shift "
| Since then he has been one of our very
best sellers, and his life and struggles
of a retired blacksmith" has proved ar
inspiration TO the youth of many lands.
lThen there is James ]. Corbett. whose
keen analytical essays written within the
shadow of his former conqueror and dis.
tributed daily TO the homes of rich and
poor alike have secured for him the
title of THE Boswell of the prize ring.
Tommy Burns Lineage.
Every literary heavyweight in the
world is here, including Tommy Burns
late of Australia. For the benefit of a
group OF newspapers Mr.. Burns has
traced his lineage back TO less famous
bat well advertised Scotchman of letters
by the same name. Tommy did not need
TO boost his reputation as litterateui
by such a subterfuge, for any editor
would have taken his account OF ths
fight on rs own inherent merits al
well as on the reputation Of its author
It showed 6 weakness In the ex-cham