The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-07-04
Each Of Big Fighters Expresses
Conviction that He Expects
to Win Fight ~
DeIaney Will be Johnsons Chief Second -Ketch.
ell Put Out Of jeffries Camp On the Fight
er's Orders---JeH Will Enter the Ring
Favorite at 10 to 6 IL

Reno, July 3.-The day OF reckon
ing is at hand. Jeffries or Johnson
the bear or sthe tiger--which Will
win? A few hours more now, and
two words will be flashed around the
world
''--- wins"
Tomorrow afternoon the son of a
slave nanny of the old south or the
son of minister-the undefeated
Jeffries-will be- declared the most
perfect fighting machine in the his
tory Of prize lighting.
II was estimated that 10000 Wis
itors were crowded into the desert
city tonight and more will be here
tomorrow.
The big arena is ready. 1t was
cloudy today with the weather threat
ening but the natives look for clear,
hot day tomorrow. Both camps of
the fighters were crowded with WIS.,
itors.
The pugs were centers of dozen
groups on the streets. Bob Fitzsim-
mons shambled around telling how
the man who licked him was going
to play steam roller on the black
boxer Stanley Ketchel, beaten down
by the black, told another crowd
where Jeffries would fail. Battling
Nelson hates to think of Jeffries los
ing but
Crowds Follow Pugilists.
Sam Langford. who maintains in
attitude of great contempt for his
black brother, was tagged in every
movement by great knots of men.
Tommy Burns, AL Kaufman and Bill
Lang, and a dozen other celebrities of
the ring, to say nothing of Corbett
and Sullivan, kept the crowds run
ming in an attempt to pick up golden
tips that might fall from their lips.
Around the ticket sellers window
long line waited all day. Ten dol
lar seats went like hot waffles
The police arrangements for the
fight have been perfected. Captain
Cox, chief of the Nevada state police,
is in charge.
Members of the secret service and
detective bureaus of Chicago. st.
Louis, Kansas City and San Francisco
are here to assist him.
There are 100 members of the
rogues gallery in town, and more
coming every hour. 1t is not an.
tCipated that these men will attempt
much at the arena besides pocket
picking. but the police think they
plan to make clean up" in the city
of Reno while the citizens are at the
ringside. To thwart this the streets
will be patrolled and the banks will
be guarded by special watchmen.
Jeffries Statement
Jeffries made this final statement
tonight:
"Wnen | stand ready to defeni
what Is really my title tomorrow it
VIII be at the request of the public
which forced me out of my retire
ment. realize full we'll just what
depends on me, and am not going
to disappoint the public. AS to my
condition there is no use going into
detail. That portion of the white
race that mas been looking to me to
defend its athletic superiority may
feel assure ! am fit to do my very
I 1nII
think | will surely beat Johnson.
would not have signed to fight unless
was reasonably certain of victory.
II is impossible for me to say just
how will fight the colored man My
method of fighting will develop as
the actual scrapping goes on. Neither
can ! say whether the bout will be
long or short, Sufficient to. say that
any time hit the other fellow, am
going to hurt him, and that will win
just as quickly as I can"
Johnson's Statement.
Johnson said.
When | go into the ring will do
so with full confidence that am able
to defeat him at the game of give
and take. | honestly believe that in
\ pugiism ! am Jeff's master. think
know Jeff thoroughly as fighter
and with this knowledge reassurine
me, am more than willing to defend
the title of champion against ihm.
have trained faithfully. There car
not be the slightest doubt of my
physical condition. It is srch that
1T could not be improved. It has new
or been my policy before battle to
discuss the method will employ. n
this fight it is more than impossible
to tell in detail just how things will