The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-26
TOWN Of RENO
IS FIGHT WILD
People Are Enthusiastic Over
Prospects of Jeffries-JOhn-
son Contest.
HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION
In EXCELLENT CONDITION
Trainer of Sullivan Says He Is
Ready for a Hard
Struggle.
BY EDDIE SMITH.

BY Leased Wire TO The, Tribune.
RENO New, June 25.-This little town
OF Reno is fight wild The state OF en-
thusiasm that the people here are show
ing over the prospects OF the big fight
far exceeds that at Cioldfield at the time
OF the Cans Nelson contest, and the old
timers OF the gamc who are here say
that they never saw anything like 1t.
This morning ] visited the Jeffries
camp AT Moana Springs and somewhat
to my surprise found the big fellow hard
at his work Promptly at ten bells
Jcffries was at his work and from the
manner in which he stepped through his
PAGES IL would seem that the high alti-
tude had not done him much harm. The
punching the bag, and me went at the
leather will force. breaking the cord
holding the bag to the platform three
times before touching his other work,
After this he skipped the rope and
jumped about the newly erected boxing
platform for II short time.
Puts On Gloves.
The gloves were then brought out and
Joftries put them on. There was little
or no real boxing INDUCED in for Jeft-
ries was a trihe timid about taking any
chances. 1t appears that the canvas
door covering is being brought TO the
camp from the previous camp In An au~
tomoble. which has broken on the road.
hauling order, something after the style
of mon in cllnches. In all of the break
aways Armstrong tried 10 initiate the
Johnson uppercut. and jeffries each time
clevcrly stopped with his arm and plant
cd his left with solid thud on the kid
neys of the colored man. II Is easy to
see that the men of the Jeffries camp are
sure that Johnson's best punch is his
right uppercut and almost all of their
work is being done 10 block il. Several
times Jeffries hit Armstrong rather hard.
and after each punch the 'niGger" would
winca and pull away. with caution 10
the big man 10 he little careful, Three
rounds In all werc put in with Arm
strong, and then Jack JeHries was taken
on for two rounds.
Boxes With Brother.
In the two rounds with his brother, |
JefTres did little in the matter OF try
times he deliberately held his chin out
and allowed it to come up slam bang with
the swings of his sparring partner. jeff
RIGS is evidently testing out his power |
Ia find out IL he will be able TO take !
tho punches he was noted for when in
his prime. From all appearances IL did |
him little harm.
After the boxing, Jenrles ndulged in
some vigorous back bending over chair.
that is expected TO strengthen the mus
cles of his stomach. The exercise is
removed; 80 that he Is resting on the
small of his back when laying out fiat.
The other chair is placed so that his
feet are hooked under the rungs of II
and one of the trainers sits on II 10 hold
II down. Then the big fellow bends back
until his head almost touches the floor
and he wrigsles about and raises him
self 10 a sitting position and then backs
down again at least dozen times. This
is a violent mode Of exercise and when
he straightencd mp he out Of wind
md the blood had rushed IN his head
to some extent.
Nearly Gets Bath.
II was Just q moment however. before
he had regained his wind. and as the
work was over he started after the
camp jester Dick Adams, and for u few
was worth about 10 cents on the dollar.
OF sudden Jeffries took notion that
II would be a good idea 10 strip the 1T
Tie fellow and throw him into the swim
ming pool Adams wrestled and fought.
but he had little chance and the only I
thing that saved him WAS the presence
seen Jeffries as cheerful and playful Il
as he was this morning, and his trainers
IRE in the highest Of spirits over his con- /
litiou .
Corbett has injured himself in some
Gew days William Mu!doon, one time
rainer of John L. Sullivan. nj the end t
If Jeffriess work pronounced him fit for I
hard struggle.
He looks as good to me as he ever S
will be ready 10 make as good a stand s
IS ho ever could hy the f~ourth of Juiy. I
rhc systematic manner In which JEFF
rles has done his work leads me TO be-
love that he will be 1T for the strug-
,lc when he steps into the ring with
Johnson. AS to who he can stand u
he strain OF the battle will only be de- p
ermtned by the fight Itself g
johnson Satisfied, V
Champion Jack Johnson who arrived y.
ere yesterday and was greeted by ar =,
nImonse throng, expressed himself salts Il
led with his training quarters at Rick's II
esort He asked ~ there were anv
bances of Jeffries and himself meeting m
u the road. When informed that there y,
'as little, chance for this. the colored b,
Ian plainly showed that he had no desire IN