Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-02
lack Johnson Comes to Reno in
Automobile and Complains to
Tex Rickard About Ring.
WANTS MORE FLOOR SPACE
Remainder of sIOt. 900 Purse l. De-
posted by Promoters In
Bank at Noon.

for the Jeffries-J johnson battle. the
greatest sum ever placed on similar
event. IL complete. Just az noon, an
hour and a half before the time set IN
the articles expired. Promoter re\
Richard formally transferred to stake
holder Tim Sullivan 81 600 which was
placed to suillvan's credit In local
bank. There were no ceremonies In
connection with the act.
Reno. New. July 2.-The confusion
ana general squabble over the details
OF the ring and the arena took new
angle this morning when Jack john
son notored into the city in search Of
Tex Richard. Johnson declared he was
not satisfied with the overhaug of the
platform outside the ropes The roped
square ir o. feet and the platform Itself
a. little over % feet. Johnson wanted
more space beyond the ropes ana was
after Richard TO see that an additional
foot all round is added giving the
usum two feet OF platform beyond the
ropes.
The big negroes appearance In town
created much interest and rush OF
up i'm front of Richards hotel Johnson
came in as the guest OF Dick SheVhn'
the Yale athlete In the latters car. no
sooner had Il stopped In front or the
hotel than a curious throng JaTnmed
about IT, staring at the big black hght-
er who sat IN the tonneau' Iaughung
and joking, apparently with no thousn'
Of the great battle but TWO DAYS on
Nhen,rer he comes to town, ne
dresses Ia a loose hitting square black
suit with soft shirt. open at the throat
aud Panama hat. This garb ac-
centuates his size and he looms among
the crowd, seemingly as bis as any
other two men in sight. While ne say
Ia the car today his Golden smile
flashed continuously on the picturesque
throng pressing around him.
RICHARD sNEAKs AWAY.
Richard came down from his rooiu.
about 2 o'clock. He looked as though
ne had spent restful night In spite
OF the worries and ever recurring op-
staclos that have confronted him al
almost every step.
suppose youll be glad when ITS all
over. Tex" was suggested.
you bet / will" said Richard. But
feel fine today. Slept all night
swarm OF war" correspondents
had already gathered in the hotel lobby
They begin flank movement on the
promoter. but he evaded the rush ana
slipped across the street 70 a care TOT
breakfast.
while johnson waited, Richard was
breallfasting IN seClusion and was not
TO be found. II was thought, however
that the discussion regarding the ring
between the fighter and promoter would
he held later IN the day.
ono of the FIRST matters 70 which
80 IA ri
tlou today was the putting up OF the
balance Of the Sl0l,0O purse, stake
holder Big" Tim sullivan already ha-
$50 GOO Of tho money in hand. twenty
thousand was deposited in New Aork'
when the articles were signed ana SSo'-
600 more went into a san frahc I,,.
bank vault about two months ago TINS
amount was brought to Reno aud to-
dav S5i 900 was added 10 IL I'm local
bank before noon.
Every train from the east and west
TODAY left many additions 70 the crowd
Of prospective fight spectators ALREADY
Gathered A number OF ring celebrities
S5ers due TO arrive during the day IN
Guiding Bob Fftzsimmons and Tom
Sbarkev. Besides these, many sport
ingnen from all parts Of the country
and large additions 10 the army or
sporting writer's, and literary men al
ready mobilizcd were expected
CROWD GROWS EXCITED.
with early hours Of the morning the
c.t, hogan TO show something Of the
excited expectancy that VIII not pass
away until the fight Is over Hereto
fore there have been few OF the hghl
followers abroad before 10 O'Clock IN tht
forenoon. Most of the gossiping ana
bero the battle arguments being CON
Op,d 10 the afternOfa and evening ana
lasting into the wee small hours OF the
To-day however. the hotel lobb e.
were crowded before O'Clock. CToN1r
rushed 10 the depot TO meet every tram
ma Tho clamor az welcome rcsounded
along the pletform as the cars disgorg-
ed the dusty travellers.
,'Wol how does II look now was
the first greeting from every new mr.
rival. Because OF the many ana SUDDEN
changes in the fight situation during
the past week any one VINO ma 5.gn
out OF touch with Reno for two days
or more had the fear that something
else might have happened 10 brlhs
about another change.
,.F,verything fine and lovely" was the
response to all such queries.
Fighters ready, arena ready ana
crowds coming IN every minute.
While her husband played cards AT
his Moana Springs cottage and talked
Of Truckee river trout Mrs james "
Tcffries. i'm the interests of the family,
sppnt most OF the morning IN Keno
saving money In attorneys fees
For more than an hour she was IN
thu office OF the lawyer who drafted
the contract between Jefries and the
motion picture concern 10 which the
former champion recently sold his share
in the biograph films, enectlng a ma
tc,ial reduction in the size ~ the
original $1,000 fec claimed by the man
Of law FOR his services.
.Jefrries Training camp Reno, July ..
a game OF hearts conducted with
Great dead OF noise and tollity occu-
MED Jeffries this morning TO the cNclu-
SION OF any thought or consideration of
the hattie on July 4 Frank Gotch,
champion wrestler and close friend 20
the Jeffries'. Dick adams OF the train
lnr staff Eddie Leonard and Harry
Nonahan were Jeff's rivals In the game
n was carried ON for several hours
1ufing the forenoon and Jeffries laugh
ID and shouted like a school boy, He "a
amused whenever he Is win
ming. but looks quite glum when he
loses although 30 cents per game was
the greatest amount at stake.
Jeffries piled out Of bed this morning
AT O'Clock He went 10 breakfast
after a bath and rub down and all he
could say as to what his days pro-