Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-06
Black Champion, in Private Car, Due
in Windy City Tomorrow.
GOES BACK TO FARM
White Man Hundred Thousand
Richer, but Spirit Crushed.
FINANCIAL SIDE OF THE AFFAIR
Winner Gets Hundred Tventy-One
Thousand and Loser Hundred
Seventeen Thousand - Pro-
mOters' Profits Large.


RENO July 5.--Jack Johnson. with his
bass viol his trainers and his camp equip
ment is speeding toward Chicago In his
special car, Redondo. on "A train that left
Reno soon after midnight and will reach
Chicago Thursday morning. lie is under
contract to fill vaudeville engagements for
time and says he win be glad to get
another fight soon, but so far as can be
learned, no man In the world is really eager
to set into the ring.
Jim Jeffries, the wealthy farmer, will
leave for his home In southern California,
on his special car, Graymont tonight As
result of the fight, he is PROBABLY SlcO,OOO
richer, and the damage to his body and
the humiliation of his spirit will be healed
by time.
Most of the prize ring celebrities have de-
| parted, and Reno yesterday the capital of
the world has shrunk to it's normal size
The talk among the sporting authorities
who still remainn here, deals with the
amazing superiority of Johnson in yester-
days battle 1t is agreed that johnson
could have put his man out much sooner
and it is said 'that he wished to give the
| moving picture men films of proper length.
! Stories are told OF attaches Of Jeffrles
| camp, who hedged at the last moment be-
| ing dissatisfied with their mans condition
! and temper and placed bets on Johnson.
The negro population of Reno is not nearly
SO happy today as must be expected, for
many risked money on Jeffrles. johnson Is
not q hero amongst most of his race who
1 have met him.
Sam Berger, manager for the defeated
champion, said today
"Jeffrles, of course. ls bitterly dlsap-
pointed. He feels as he said after the fight,
that the weight of public opinion drove
him back into the ring and that his failure
| may not be viewed lenlently, although he
knows he did his best
Jeffries viii Return 10 Farm.
| "Jeffries is in good spirits oonsiderins
his disappointment. He Is going back to
his quist home life, We expect TO spend
day or two in SaifsFranclsoo and then go
south. If we don't make connections with
| the railroad tonight. we will go down to-
morrow.
Berger said that ali of the losers share
of the purse and picture money had been
turned over to Jeffrles.
Jeffries went to the baths this morning
as usual. He kept away from the few
visitors who Travelled out to the springs,
and did not care to make ANY additional
statement. He has talked little of the fight
since he was brought back TO his cottage.
beaten, bruised, prooding figure AS he
walked around his house this morning, his
stride seemed notlceably unsteady, and his
big head hung down on his breast
The swelling around his right eye was
evident and there were numerous slight
bruises and contusions around his nose
and mouth but his face showed little
discoloraton. the work OF the rubbers and
trainers have gone far to removing the
signs Of defeat.
Returning to the cottage, Jeffrles went
out on the lawn and sat down, his big
mead hanging down ana his eyes fixed on
'he ground. His every move stamped him
as d beaten and disheartehed man. He
took no part in the talk about him and his
companions fell in with his mood The
little group sat In silence.
Mrs. Jeffries was not to be seen. 1t was
said about the camp that she had com
pletely recovered the shock caused by her
husbands defeat, but she still feels the
, | strain.
Division of the Prizes.
Jack johnson was $4,000 richer when
Jim Jeffrtes went down for the last time in
yesterdays fight. He took 90 per cent Of
the 900 purse which amounted to 800, eOO.
a bonus Of $4,000. and he sold his picture
, interests for $4,000.
Jeffrles took fortune out OF the defeat
at Johnson's hands. He received 40 per
cent of the purse amounting to $40, 400. the
bonus of $4,000. and he sold his picture in
terests for S6S,6es. making his total I1l7, ,Oes.
The owners OF the picture films are calcu-
iating on 100000 profit.
D Interview with Rickard,
c well, It's all over and i arm happy to-
day" was Tex Richards greeting to tho
e newspaper men when he came down 10
[ breakfast 1T went through without a
n hitch and we hold the worlds record for
$ attendance. purse and receipts.
b II don't know how much money we took
In. The bank has not finished counting H.
2 Dut 1 figure We will clear 100000 on the
n gate receipts besides our Interest I'm the
r pictures. There were 1000 people In the
n arena. The seating capacity was a little
e over 1900. All the seats were sold except
e 800 or 400, possible more, OF the $50 and s4C
l. places. But there were d couple of thou.
- sand standing around the upper rim of IN,
arena, so am confident we hold the record
Of prize fight crowd in this country IL moi
In the world.
I'VE stl hold a sixth interest in In.
pictures. We sold sixth interest before III,
! fight for S3S3S3," and RickAfd took a checl
, for the amount from his coat pocket ant
and handed 1t around
'As II stands now, neither johnson no,
It Jeffries has any interest In the pictures
Jeffries sold his third for sse.666 and John.
n son got $4,000 for his.
j. Crowd L. Orderly.
II "I don't want TO look back over the pas
few weeks II Is too painful to think OF
II / can forget 1t now that we came througl
J. in such fine shape 1t was a wonderfu
y crowd in many ways. No one ever saw 1
,r more orderly one. There was pIacticaIl,
z no police protection, but In spite OF thl
,r 10000 men came here went Through ever,
sort OF discomfort in the way OF travel
e loss OF sleep and meals. sat in a broilinJ
le sun for two hours anu yet there was no
? the least sign OF disorder.
N THE only time that there was anythin,
like disorder was when the crowd at In