The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-06
Every Stumbling Move
nent Shows Grief Of
Fallen Idol.
SILENCE GREETS
FORMER CHAMPION
No Words Of Taunt or Derision,
Even by Those Who Had Lost
Heavily-Every One Con-
cedes Justice Of Fights
Ending-Financial Re-
suits of Battle.

AsStos ANCN.b o3J 0.--odHtcS OSA-
fries, whose great ring career came
to pitiful end when he fell before
Champion Jack johnson yesterday. left
the scene of his defeat Tonight for his
alfalfa ranch in Southern California.
There. in the quiet of his fields, he
Will try to forget. In the meantime.
he Will spend few days in San Fran
cisco on the way strengthening out
his business affairs.
The Jeffries car was hitched TO the
regular evening train. He motored into
Reno from his camp at Moana Springs
with Sam Berger ard other members
X OF his party an hour before train time,
and hid himself as soon as possible
from the curious gaze Of the crowd
that still thronged the streets.
In his every stumbling movement.
in his bowed head. in the depths OF
his sonlbre eyes. in the nervous rub
bling OF his swollen face and bIackened
eyes. in his almost timid shrinkage
from the public, Jenries showed that
his defeat had dealt him a terrible
hlow.
No Word of Taunt. -.
There was silence as he passed
through the streets Men rushed from
the gambling tables to gaze, but no
word of taunt or derision was thrown
at him. Those who saw that fight feel
that Jefries did his best
AS Jefriess train started West,
somewhere In the desert to the east
hilarious band of negroes was
journeying to Chicago with Jack John
son. with the banner of the worlds
champion floating from the car win
dow.
Special trains left Reno all last
night and all to-day trying to get
10000 visitors back home. Thousands
stood for hours. grips in hand. waiting
10 Chamber into the first available
train. Thousands gave IT UP and de-
eided to wait for lighter traffic.
AS a consequence, the gambling
houses were running full blast to-
night. and the main street presented
the aspect OF q frontier mining camp
at The hsighi OF gold strike.
determined effort was made by
losers in the fight betting to recoup
Losses. At last accounts there were
many who Will have TO wire home for
money The financial condition OF
hundreds hit by the fight and the
games is desperate.
Crowds OF Weary People.
An air OF great WEAKNESS pervaded
the crowds to-day The restaurants
were recovering from the famine.
Freight trains We're alive with cling
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town by the State police. The bar
rooms were filled with listess, thirsty
groups. The poolroom men were set
ting up their bets.
The betting at Tom Corbetts OFF,
cial poolroom was not as heavy as had
been expected Corbett, however, de-
clared himself satisfied. The lack OF
Johnson money was surprise.
The largest individual loss on record
in the poolroom was that suffered by |
Clarence Berry, California oil oper-
ator. He bet $4,000 on Jeffries.
Among the sporting men left there
is not dissenting opinion as TO the
justice of the fights ending. Many
have nothing but their return tickets
TO show for their judgment on the
outcome, but no one says that Jeffries
ever had chance with the negro after
the fight began.
Johnson's repartee and GOODNESS inl
the ring. the terrible power OF his
punches, his marvellous Judgment OF
distance and his almost uncanny quick
ness and boxing skill are the talk Of
the town. Men are living the fight
over, round by round AS long as
they live they never will forget the
pitiful aspect OF Jeffries at the mercy
of the black panther in the fifteenth
round.
Too Much for Jefries.
what was the matter with Jeff?"
come asked A well-known sporting |
authority, who talked with Jeffries
this morning, answered this question:
"He was whipped before he left Moana
Springs for the ringside," said this
man. .He felt that he was to fall be-
fore the negro, and it was too much
for him to face. AS the hour ap-
1,i naryny,c rnnd}finp haco "a, |
such that his mind lostSa all control over
his body 1t began Saturday and indi- |
Gated itself in various ways.
Sunday night he did not sleep a
wink, but walked about his room and
looked out of the windows. Yesterday |
morning he ate little breakfast.
When he sat in the corner IN the ring.
Choynski. as he wrapped his hands, !
exclaimed: why, Jim, your hands are
as cold as ice and clammy! His sec
onds thought even then that he was
only little nervous and that he |
would get over it in the fight.
when 1 asked him to-day What he re-
membered from the time he entered the
ring he replied; Well, remember sits
ting in the corner and getting up and
not heing alberto get my arms up right.
] really don't remember much about
what did.
A New Yorker. who came to see the
fight, was taken Ill and operated on
while the fight was going on. When
he came to his senses his first words |
were, Who won?'' He was not told
until to-day. When he heard the |
name Of johnson he turned his face TO !!
the wall and groaned This expresses;
the great sentiment fairly Well. i
Winnings of Fighters.
Jack johnson was s12o,600 richer
when Jim Jeffries went down for the
astitime in yesterdays fight, He took
so per cent. of the 100000 purse.
which amounted to $6o.60o; bonus OF
$4,000. and he sold his picture inter-
ests for 100000
Jefrries took fortune out OF the
defeat at Johnson,s hands. He re-
Geived 40 per cent. Of the purse,
to- $4o,400; the bonus Of
10000, and he sold his picture inter-
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