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Evening journal., 1910-07-02

hshting man was created. He was
endowed with everything that goes to
make up a fighter right from the
start. He did not need to train and
school himself to any great extent
He had both the brains and the Drawn
and all he lacked was the ambition to
win fame as a fighter. When that
ambition did come to him it required
but two years for him to vanquish
every fighter worthy Of consideration
and make the championship title one
Of his personal assets. Once he
secured It. the only way he could find
of ridding himself of the burdens it
Imposed was TO give II away. That
was what JEFF did with IT, He looked
nver the field of worthy heavyweights
with view TO adopting one of them
as his heir. Eight years after his first
fight he decided that Marvin Hart was
the heir apparent, and abdicated in
Hart's favor
jeff Liked Farming.
One Of the striking things about
Jeffries Is the fact that It took a great
deal Of argument to convince him that
he was a lighting man at all De.
ppite natures generosity 10 him in
The matter Of size ard strength, he
had q strong suspicion all the time
that he was intended TO be farmer
Through his early life - displayed
Evening journal., 1910-07-02
Jeffries and Johnson in Fine FetfIe TO
Punch for Worlds Championship Honor

dence, and not even the coarse and in
sulting jubes that frequently greet
him from fight spectators seem to
have the power to disturb him. Even
when ducking a storm of blows and
showing wonderful skill in evading
the onslaughts of his opponent, John
shon never loses his poise nor his
power of observation. His eyes take
in and appraise everything that tran
spires at the ringside. He seems to
hear every comment made by the on
lockers, and even in the midst of a
clinch, when every muscle is tense,
will recognize a witty sally from the
audience with a flash of his ready
smile, and, like as not, an equally
witty reioinder thrown at the aud
ience over the reeking shoulder
against which he is pressing.
Johnson Has Some Wit.
why don't you fight, you black
man?" yelled an enthusiast at the
Johnson Kaufman fight The men
were in a clinch at the time, but with
out an instant's hesitation Johnson
shouted back. why should l fight?
I've got $40 already"
And this cool-headedness under FIRE
is another of the negro's qualities
upon which his hackers count, be-
lieving it impossible to rattle him by
any known ring tactics That his
good nature does not indicate a low
order of intelligence. however, has
been clearly shown by his clever
business methods and his rather well
Evening journal., 1910-07-02

weight champion IL years ago.
Frank Sutton. a Pittsburg negro
who was formerly the trainer and
sparing partner of Bobby Dobbs, the
colored lightweight champion joined
Johnson's camp some time ago to look
after the big gellow's cuisine. He
has officiated as Johnson's cook before
and the champion is never entirely
happy while training unless Sutton is
in the kitchen.
The last but not the least, impor-
tant Of the big negro's training staff
is his huge 9O-harsepower automo-
bile. a battleship gray torpedo-bodied
affair that Johnson handles with -clev-
erness and skill. This motorcar has
given Johnson more fun and his STAFF
more worry than any one thing in
his weeks Of training. He loves the
big toy. and, driving IL himself. tore
over the roads alta terrifice pace until
Promoter Tex Rickard gelt restrain
ed to interfere Tex did not relish the
thought of a mishap to the fighter,
and some three weeks prior to the
fight persuaded Jornson to put his ma
chine into the repair and paint shop
thus keeping the negro out of harms
way until the important event was
over. Johnson is a chronic speed fiend.
and while the car was at hand he
never whirled away from camp but
that his traineds expected a message
telling Of disaster.
Evening journal., 1910-07-02

done ringside speeches. Men who
have watched him say hesimly has no
nerves, using the word in the accept
ed sense.
Johnson feels that he has been we'll
trained for this fight. He regards
his present staff that has whipped him
into shape in his wind-swept camp
on the beach as the best ever had, and
says that no fighter was ever given
more loyal and efficient service than
he has received. All of his training
partners-those who do the real
work with him-are young men.
Some of His Handlers.
Tom Flanagan. the man who as
sumed George Little's office and the
nominal title Of manager. is a we'll
known Canadian athelete and sports
man who has developed a number of
prominent long distance runners,
among them Longboat, the Indian.
Walter Burns. in charge Of the rub
bing massage squad. is a negro who
has been with Johnson continually for
the last eight years. He Is regarded
as an expert in his line.
Barney Furay, a negro who had
charge Of the roadwork department
Evening journal., 1910-07-02

foolish. Jeff's seconds told him that
he was an ex-champion beyond doubt
unless he did something, and JEFF
went out to do it in the next round
He tore after Corbett, minding the
storm of blows that met him no more
than he would mind so many rain
drops. His left reached Corbett's
midsection in the twenty-third round
and a moment later his right ended
the fight with a short-arm jolt to the
jaw.
Jeff's next fight of any importance
was with his old opponent, Rubin.
After five rounds Rubin quit. JEFF
had learned too much for Rubin be-
tween their meetings.
Fitz Becomes a Has-Been.
Probably the greatest amount of
punishment Jeff ever took-and he
took lot of it the first and last
was in his second fight with Fitz-
simmons The fight took place in
1902, and Fitz threw all his cleverness
and strength into the first three
rounds. Jeff's face was badly cut by
his blows, and while Fitz was fresh
the champion looked like a novice be-
side him. But he could not keep it
up, and he could not seem 10 worry
Jeff to any extent In the eighth
Jeif's right caught the old champion
in the stomach, his left went to the
Jaw, and Fitzsimmons was classed
among the has-beens for good.
The second fight with Jim Corbett
was Jeff's last important fght In
that fight JEFF showed that he had at
last learned the boxing game. He
outfought Corbett, the admitted mas
ter of glove work and foot work, at
every point of the game. and in the
eleventh Corbett went down for the
count This was Corbett's last ap-
peadance in the ring
Poor Old Jack MunrOe.
Just prior to his retirement JEFF
fought a four-round draw with Jack
Munroe at Butte, II was a stay-four-
rounds offer, and Munroe stayed by
Evening journal., 1910-07-02

ton Of ending his days as a sort of
country squire Had John Arthur
johnson and the color question not in
terfered with his plans he would, in
all probability, have carried out that
determination
Jefl was born in Ohio.
Jeffries was born in Carroll. Ohio,
in 1875. but his parents came to Cali
fornia so soon after his arrival that
he is looked upon almost as a native
of that state. Little is recorded Of
his doings prior to 1897 beyond the
fact that he was a mighty hunter, a
good boiler maker and a rough-and-
tumble fighter with whom few cared
70 mix. He never was an amateur
fighter. The first time he entered
the ring he did so on the spur Of the
moment, accepting the challenge Of
a colored fighter named Hank Griffin
because of the money he would get by
defeating the challenger. The fght
! occurred in Los Angeles in 1898, and
/ Jeff accomplished the defeat of the
colored man in IA rounds, winding up
with an artistic knockout
While this victory did not seem tc
suringino rding. aJaroonwinartlccta I
arouse JEFF TO any ambition as a
fighter. It attracted the attention OF
fighters to him as a valuable training
partner. He seconded a middle
! weight named Billy Gallagher in Ssr
Evening journal., 1910-07-02

clinging TO Jeff all the time, Mum
roe, after the fight claimed he had
knocked Jeff down. AS a matter of
fact, the big man slipped and fell;
but Munroe boasted of his alleged tri-
umph until Jeff's anger was aroused
and another fight arranged. They
met in San Francisco, and Munroe
went down and out IN the second
round.
In his preparation for his fight
with Johnson, Jeffries has done the
hardest work he was ever known
to undergo. His methods have been
peculiarly his own as a rule. He
went in for bear shooting, fishing
mountain climbing and the like, and
his trainers had little to say about
what he did
Ia preparing for Johnson, however
the retired champion has left no part
of his training 60 uncared for He
would not agree to the match until
assured by try-out- work and the ply
slcians that he was physically able to
get into good condition. Once assured
of that, he took UP his quarters in
the Santa Cruz Mountains. 60 miles
south of San Francisco, and drilled
as he never drilled before. In hi;
camp Jim Corbett. volunteer aid
reigned supreme. JEFF believed jim
was a wise man on matters connect
ed with care of the body. and hG
needed the former champions words
Joe Choynsh was there also. and Bot
Armstrong. All three of them were
victims of Jen's handiwork in times
past, but they worked hard to prepare
him for his last great battle. Among
Choynsh's. unrecorded battles is thu
defeat via a knockout Of Jack John
! son. II was during a three-rounC
Evening journal., 1910-07-02
Life Stories of the Principals Tell of all
the Fine Points in the History of the
Big Fighfers---Jeffries Never Felt He
Had Ability TO be Champion---
Johnson is the Reverse

great fondness for getting close to
nature via a fishing rod or a gun, and
spent quite a bit of time among the
mountains He developed a decided
fondness for country life. and when
he resigned his high estate as cham
pion, having annexed enough money
through purses. moving pictures and
stage appearances to do what he
pleased he FASTENED TO a farm in
Southern California with the inten-
Evening journal., 1910-07-02

James J. Jeffries and Jack john
Monday afternoon for the heavy
weight pugilistic honors of the world.
The men viii meet at 130 o'clock,
Pacific Coast time. or 4.SO O'clock
Eastern time. The fight is the biggest
sporting event of the year and is at
tracting attention all over the world.
When James J. Jeifries was born,
S5 years ago April Is last, frst-class
Evening journal., 1910-07-02

before Flanagan came out, has been
with Johnson for the last eight years.
and according to the champion, the
camp is never complete without him.
The sparring partners, Marty Cut
Ter (white), and George Cotton and
Dave Mills (colored), are strapping
young heavy-weights, who in their ca
pacity of human punching bags. have
given the champion admirable service.
In addition to these men, Al Kauf-
man, the young heavyweight, who has
been training at the Johnson camp
prior to his fight with Sam Langford.
frequently donned the gloves with the
champion, and these tilts never failed
to furnish the real excitement at the
camp.
Hart is His FavOrite.
Johnson's business affairs are look
ed after by Sig. Hart who has been
connected with the champion only
since last October, but whose ac-
quaintance with him dates back 12
years. Hart is one of Johnson's IA
vorites, and it is thought to have been
mainly on his account that George
Little. who was hostile to Hart, was
deposed. Hart is a veteran at the
ring game having been bantam
Evening journal., 1910-07-02

Corbett by this time was eager 10
get a match with his former spar
ring partner. Jeffries took a terrific
amount of punishment. He utterly
failed to reach Corbett with his gloves
although Corbett battered him around
so freely that the big fellow looked
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-31
TAX RECEIPTS SHOW
NEWARK is GR0WING
Amount Paid Into Treasury
Greatly Exceeds Last Year.

The receipt of taxes for the a of
1910 shows that Newark is growing,
and that its tax receipts are larger this
year than ever before. The receipts
are for the two months ending Deem
Der 20, which was the final date for
payment without interest charge.
From October 20 to 81, the I per cent.
discount period. the receipts were
SO. 500. 55443; November l to November
20, the e per cent. discount period,
$780, ,4fS.06. inc from November Il to
December 20, the period in which the
xac alnoun Of taxation is paid. was
1913. 90S.96. Total amount is 81. 1871 .S76.45
The receipts on December 20 were
. 9,665.59, this being the largest in
the history Of the apartment for that
date, which is the ina date for pay
ment without interest charge.
The following shows receipts during
similar periods of the year 1909:
october 20 to 3i............. S. 26. 49, "a
November l to November 20 2,6s4.91
November q to December 20 S0S. 1929
Total s4,siS.36S.t
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-31
JAMES F. MOORE'S
CAREER CUT SHORT,

a brilliant career was ended in its
heyday yesterday when James T.
Moore succumbed to pleura-pneumonia
at his home, 81 Harrison street. East
Orange.
Though out 81 years of age, Mr..
Moore was already assistant manager
of the real estate department of the
Hudson and Manhattan Terminal Com
pany and it was conceded that his rise
to eminent position with the great con-
Germ could be checked by nothing but
death. Married two years, with every
prospect of all success and happiness
seemingly within his grasp, he was sud
denly stricken to succumb to the reaper
after an illness of only a few days.
Mr.. Moore was the second of three
sons of John N. Moore, of High street.
Besides the widow, who was Miss Es-
telle NJ. Lynch, of philadelphia, the
two brothers, Albert and Henry, sur
vive.
Mr.. Moore's death shocked an extra
ordinarily large circle of friends, who
will pay their last tribute to him at
the funeral Tuesday morning from the
Church of Our Lady Help of Christians,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-31
OF BAlBACH
SMELLING AND
REFINING co. DIES
Edward Balbach Succumbs to
Heart Disease Brought on
by Pneumonia.

Stricken with bronchial pneumonia a
week ago, Edward Balbach, head Of
the Balbach Smelling and Refining
Company, of 70 Passaic avenue, sue
cumbed to an attack of heart failure,
induced by the other disease, at his
apartments in the Hotel Savoy, New
York. last night.
Death came at 10 o'clock in the pres
ence of Mrs. Julia Balbach. wife of the
stricken man. and his son-in-law and
daughter, MI. and Mrs. Edward Ran
dolph.
Mr.. Balbach was 70 years old. He
was born in C~arlsruhe. Baden, Ger
many, but was brought to America by
his parents when a lad
In 1851 the big Balbach refinery was
founded and in 1866 Edward Balbach
entered the firm, He had beer its
active head since that time and was at
his desk directing the affairs of the
concern the day before he was taken
i'll. Some slight hope was held out for
his recovery yesterday. but at s in the
evening his heart gave way to the
ravages of the fever and the sinking
spell that followed eliminated in death
two hours later.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-31
INQUIRIES FOR RELATIVES.
MOST OF WHOM ARE DEAD.
Former BelIeyille Man Writes
After Absence Of Is Years.

Following an absence from home of
more than IS years, Edward j. Phillips
has written a letter to Chief of Police
Michael j. Flynn, of Belleville, inquir-
ing if his father. mother. sisters and
brothers are still living. Phillips is
now living in Georgetown, D. C.
Chief Flynn said today that Mr.. and
Mrs. Phillips have been dead more than
twelve years, and he added that as far
as he knew. all the sisters and broth
ers are dead except Thomas Phillips,
who, it is said, lives in this city.
Philllps's father was Joseph Phillips,
a halter. who had lived on Isaac street.
Phillips, in his letter, states that he
has tried to communicate with his rel
atives without success. He enlisted in
either the army or navy about eighteen
years ago.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-31
SAYS HE WAS ARRESTED
FOR DECLINING OFFICE.
Declared to Be Insane,
Talks to Judge.

In the Third Precinct Police Court
today Francisco Pagano, of 124 South
street, declared, in answer to a ques-
ton put by Plainclothesman Adubato,
that he was arrested because he would
not accept the presidency.
Pagano was committed to jail on
August 80 last by Judge Hahn, after
he threatened to kill his wife. He was
brought into court today, after it was
decided to have Police Surgeon Clark
examine him as to his sanity.
Judge Hahn directed Adubato to ask
hin what he was arrested for, and the
answer was:
Because 1 would not accept the
presidency"
What do you meah?' asked Adu-
bato.
They wanted me to take that fei-
lows place, and 1 refused"
The prisoner pointed to Judge Hahn.
He was led Jack to a cell.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-31
POORHOUSE BURNS
WHILE CROWD OF
600 LOOKS ON
Montclair Building, Fifty Years
Old, Destroyed by Order of
Town Officials.

In the presence of 5000 people Fire
Chief Frederick L. Williams. OF Mont
clair. started the flames that destroyed
the poorllouse OF that town this morn
ing. The chief. accompanied by Fire
men Axel Wiberg. Thomas Mead, Eu-
gene Doyle. William Mulligan. George
D. Dodd. Joseph Coleman, George Haas,
Frank Jennings and Louis Riker,
visited the several rooms Of the old
frame building that had housed Mont
clair's poor for more than fifty years,
and saturated each room with llero-
sene oil. At exactly $3.50 o'clock the
iiremen. at the command Of Chief Will
Jams, placed a match to the saturated
rooms, and they had scarcely reached
the street when the building was en-
veloped in flames
The building. which was erected with
heavy timbers and was at one time
a private residence, II a beautiful
piece of architecture, burned slowly.
and more than three hours elapsed be-
fore it was totally consumed. The
blaze was quite spectacular and could
be seen for miles around. a large
crowd gathered. and at 1e.3o O'Clock
the number Of spectators had increased
to nearly 5000 people. They arrived
in automobiles. carriages and wagons.
AT 1915 there were three distinct
heavy explosions, which caused con-
siderable excitement. many. believing
that the flames had reached an ola
magazine where powder had been
stored in revolutionary days. 1t is
known that the high mound on which
the building stood vas at one time an
old fort and commanded a clear view
down to the Passaic river. The crowd.
which had stood about 200 feet from the
burning building. fearing a dangerous
explosion. got back TO a safe distance.
After the fire had been burning an
hour and every portion of il was in
flames. ever to the cellar, a gray cat
jumped out of a cellar window. Her
fur on one side was in flames. She ran
swiftly down the embankment to
Toney's brook, followed by Q number
of boys, and was finally lost sight Of
in the woods.
The pesthouse, situate about 400 feet
from the ~poorhouse. down at the foot
of the embankment, around which
Toney's brook winds. was also de-
stroyed by fire at the same time. 1t
was erected about ten years ago by the
Board of Health of Montclair for the
care of smallpox patients. The last
patient occupied it in May, 1906.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-31
KNAPP TAKES OATH AS
COURT JUDGE,

WASHINGTON. Dec. Sl.-Chairman
Martin A. Knapp. of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, today took the
path Of office as additional circuit judge
of the United states, thus becoming
automatically a member of the new
Commerce Court and severing his con-
nection of more than twenty years with
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
The obligation was administered TO
Judge Knapp by Edward A. Moseley.
secretary of the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
Secretary Moseley is i'll at his home.
but he made a special request that he
be permitted to administer the oath
of office to Judge Knapp. Accompanied
by some officials of the commission and
some personal friends, Judge Knapp
went to Secretary Moseley's home 10
receive the obligation.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-31
ALLIANCE AGAIN
HEADS LIST IN
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next few weeks. There are many other
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far they are quite a little behind these
four. However, it is a well-known fact
hat when any organization gets down
to systematic work they obtain votes
very rapidly, and a lead of two or
three hundred thousand is not diff
cult to overcome, and these four Or
ganizations need not be surprised 10
see some of the lodges or clubs having
a small vote at the present time swing
into the contest with a dangerous vote,
Columbus Alliance, of Orange, having
made the greatest gain this week,
stands in lead to capture special prize
No. 5, another OF Steger & Sons beauti-
full pianos, which is offered for the
heaviest voting between the fifth and
eighth count. All contestants should
read the rules in connection with this
pisn no carefully, as there is a very i'm
portant clause in them where it states
that twenty-five of the members of
eech organization must see and ex-
anime the piano and write their names,
addresses and the name of the or
ganization which they are working for
in a book which is placed in Steger &