The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-27

Reno, New, June 26.-Steady progress
In striking opposition to the whirl OF
backward events that marked preceding
days characterizes the first Sunday in
Reno since the Nevada metropolis be-
came the Mecca of the sporting world
and as the theatre of the Jeffries-J Johnson
fight
With his arena springing up with
mushroom growth and his fighters de-
voting themselves earnestly to prepare
tory work, Tex Richard feels confident
that the assurances of others given him
will reach a successful elimination on
July 4 and has relaxed his nervous ten
SION under which he has labored since
Governor Gillett of California issued his
| instructions to stop the fight.
| Around the fighters camps 1t looked
as If Sunday picnics had taken possess
| sion of all. At Moana Springs every
type OF vehicle known to this region was
present There was a continuous pro-
cession of automobiles, carriages, cycles
and pedestrians winding along the road
all day.
James Corbett was master of all cere-
monies and spent most of the day as the
center of interested groups which gath
cred around him. Jeffries was not to
be seen. He began today with a fish
ing excursion, which led him up the
Truckee river.
Jack johnson was his own master of
ceremonies. The big negro was in his
most affable mood. He began the day
with brisk eight mile walk. then. post
poning his ring work until the cool of
the evening, spent much of the day en-
tertainng the visitors who thronged the
resort.
1t is one of Johnson's traits that he
likes to see everybody happy. He kept
things going most of the time today
He urged the singers in camp to greater
efforts and occasionally assisted the
chorus and then with a solo on his
cello.
Nearly everybody in Reno visited one
or the other of the two camps. Most of the
sightseers visited both camps Many wom-
en- were in the curious throngs.
| To view the groups no uniformed OBJ
server would for moment suspect that
| it was all in preparation for a desperate
| prize ring encounter
About the streets of the city and in
| front of the hotels every place where
protection from the sun was to be found
roamed men from all parts of the coun-
| try, the war correspondents of the com
| ing battle and the citizens of thu town.
| The history Of the contest will be hand
ed down with more elaborate detail than
| has ever been given to a ring encounter
before With little in the way of stir
ring events to distract their attention,
the street gatherings today drifted back
to the big question, who will win the
| fght?" The corners were noisy with ar
guments by partisans. Opinions of men
whose thoughts are taken sport law
could he heard on every hand Fighters
with ring records, promoters who have
staged great battles in their time, train
ers and others made wise in fighting
lore by years of experience. jostlt d and
joked with each other all day over the
| prospects.
In all the talk there could be heard
no consensus of opinion, as there were
too many possibilities of this and that
and too many ifs of unknown quantities
to admit of anything like forecast OF
| the outcome.
The rank and file of the Fourth OF
July crowd has not put in its appearances
as yet When they come they will come
H. rush, it is believed. and the rail-
road officials are prepared to handle the
greatest traffic congestion the city has
ever known.
Tonight the entire framework OF the
arena has been set in place. The ~