The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-01
HARD WORK OVER
Jeffries and Johnson to Take 1t
Easily Now.
White Fighter Says Contest
VIII Be Short.
WOULDENDITQUICkLY
Never In Better Shape in His
Life He Says.
johnson Appears Confident Of
the Result.

Reno. New, July AT last the long,
hard gruelling training seems to be at
an end in the camps of both Johnson
and Jeffries. Both fighters declared last
right that they had done their last bit
Of strenuous work before the fight. I'm
til the call of time on July they say
they will devote themselves entirely to
amusement and light forms of exercise.
such as walking.
Thera are some skeptics, however.
who refuse to believe that the fighters
are in earnest in announcing the wind
up of their training. Each man says
he is fit. Jeffries was in good humor
last night when party OF friends call
ed upon him. He said:
81 am going to win this fight. I never
was in better shape in my life. It is
my Intention to go right after my OPP
ponent and knock him out as soon as
possible. I intend to take a large
amount of punishment to get to him
quickly But you may depend on It
that I'll iaiiict a greater and more Sc
we're amount vi punishment in return"
Jim Corbett believes Jeffries will en-
ter the ring at about 220 pounds.
night "Jeffries is going to win. wish.
howeve.-, he would go out tomorrow
and do is rounds of fast boxing just
10 put him on edge for the fray. But
he Gays he won't do this, and certainly
70 one can force him to do thing he
doesn't want to. However, he's in
great condition and will come out a
victor"
Jack Johnson is not at all nervous.
Tom Flanagan, his manager, does not
think il would be possible to pefturp
the colored man.
weighs 2n9 pounds said Flanagan last
night. He will win, first. because he
is the craftiest man in pugilism, and
secondly, because neither Jeffries nor
any other living man can come back
after being out Of the fighting game
as long as he has beeL."
Both fighters are fit, according to DR..
W. S. Porter. family physician to JEFF
fries. Although it was a strange thing
for him to do. DR.. Porter examined
johnson at his camp yesterday.
That johnson thinks mighty we'll of
his chances in the fight is shown by his
statement last night that he nsd $1,000
to bet on himself. A local stakeholder
announced that he had placed the
greater part of $1,000. left with him, at
10 to 7ls and that $4,000 more would be
forthcoming from the che mpion today
al the same odds.
Betting is extremely light. Commits
sioners VINO are .Alandling the wagers.
arc at a loss to explain the cause OF
this.
There IS warfare on petWeen TWO sets
of houses where bets may he placed,
and this has led to the naming of some
peculiar odds. At Tom Corbett's place.
officially recognized by the promoters
as betting headquarters, the best odds
offered are 10 to 61z on Jeffries, and
even money that Jeffries does not
knock johnson out within % rounds.
But up the street a few doors, in an
house, odds Of 10 to ia on
Jeffries are being megaphoned to the
crowds, ard even money is offered that
Jeffries Will not knock his opponent
cut in 10 rounds.
But neither is doing any large amount
of business. Several bets of 500 to $65
and $75 have been placed. A few have
been made at $500 to $3.50.