Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-07-04
EFF RIES Is
UNCONCERNED
EXPECTS TO RECEIVE A LOT OF
PUNISHMENT IN THE EARLY
ROUNDS, AND HAS NOT BLIND
ED HIMSELF TO THE CLEVER
NESS OF JOHNSON.
TuNITrD PRESS LEASED w1nn.I

Mona Sprins Training Camp Re
no, New, July 4.-(By Max Baltha-
sar An unusual calm prevaded over
Jeffries' camp this morning The
big fellow slept a little later than
was his wont, and, after a short
stroll about the grounds, ate a hearty
breakfast. Only members of his train
ing squad were with him, Cornell,
Armstrong and Burns remaining, the
balance of the crew being in the city.
Jeffries is either the greatest actor
in the country or he was the most un
concerned man in Reno yesterday.
He put in nearly all of Sunday play
ing cards with a small party of close
friends, including Abe Attell, Harry
worked as desperately to win a few
cents from his cronies as he will to-
day to annex the winners end of that
$1O1,000 purse.
The big fellow was in a playful
mood, despite his crouch of the day
before, and this meant that there was
big grizzly cub in the game. When
JEFF won he kidded his opponents un-
mercifully, and when he lost he
rough housed" the party in a good
natured way No one mentioned the
fight, and IL any thought of today's
struggle passed through the mind Of
the big fellow he gave no intimation
OF 1t.
When the game finally wound up,
JEFF put in half an hour playing with
dogs, and then, despite the eager
throngs that lined the fence in front
of the training quarters, went into
his cottage and stayed there, being
in bed and asleep before 8 o'clock.
For some time It has been the
opinion of those who have seen both
men work, and Jeff himself has ad-
mitted as much to his close friends,
that whatever the final result of the
battle, the white man is due to re-
ceive a lot of punishment in the
early rounds. Sharkey hit him hard
and often, Fitzsimmons and Corbett
did the same. No one has arisen 20
dispute the cleverness of Johnson
and JEFF and least of all, has not
blinded himself to the cleverness of
the man whom he expects to conquer;
but II he WINGED at the thought of
having his face lacerated and bruised
in spite of the pickling solution he
has been using on 1t for several
weeks, he gave no indication of his
thoughts Throughout the day he
was as unconcerned and happy as
though today's program called for
fishing exhibition instead of con-
test which means even a pedestal in
scribed "undefeated champion In
Fistina's hall OF fame, or oblivion in
the discard of broken idols.
According to the faithful Farmer
Burns, who has been Jeff's own
"Swiss guard" the big fellow was
sound asleep within ten minutes after
he had retired. While he slumbered,
and wholly unbeknown to him, JEFF
and his entire training camp was pa
trolled by a guard of trusted retain
ers, but any fanatic who might have
sought TO injure the sleeper
Even before the champion awoke a
party OF his handlers were speeding
toward the arena at Reno to put the
quarters in shape, and get In readi-
ness all paraphernalia which will be
used In the ring corner
Jeff was in high spirits after break
fast, apparently giving no thought
70 the afternoons contest. He
joked with a number OF close friends,
but religiously refrained from dis
eussing the fight