The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-15
PRESIDENT TAFT IS
ASKED TO INTERFERE
Jeffries and Johnson Are Work.
ing Hard Getting Ready
for Fight.
BY JEFF THOMPSON.
a The Tribune.

BY Leased Wire to The Tribune.
NEW YORK. May if-Tho representa-
tives of the churches throughout the
United States want President Taft 10
stop the fight between James J. Jenrles
and Jack Johnson. which is scheduled 10
take place at Emeryville Independence
day next.
Is II possible for President TAFT 10 stop
the fight oven though he were so dis
posed2 I do not eoe how, While tho
ogItntionsta are making n national Issue
OF their protest. the nght is Il local AFFAIR
md is subject 10 the authorities In Call
fornln, The municipality OF EmeryVilie
would not stop tho fight. although the
prosecuting attorney OF Alameda county
and Governor Glliett have beon request
cd TO step In,
A grent many people think the move
,nent now on foot IL the result OF tho
death OF Tommy Mccarthy In Frisco,
That is not the case. although II leht
Impetus To the concerted attack OF the
busybod!os. The nrst movement was
started by the Methodists IN Cincinnati
before Mccarthy died, When Tommy ma
his skull fractured the Prcsoyterlans III
California got busy and enlisted other de-
nomina tions, In reality II was the Meth
odists who were responsible for the prop
osition OF soliciting the aid of President
Taft,
The principal objects Of interest to a
great many people who attended the
Actors Fund fair, which was opened by
President TAFT In this city and which
ended tonight, were two battered boxing
gloves, They were soiled and blood spot- :
tered and knocked entirely out OF shape,
But they had n pusilIstic value. FOR they
played their part in worlds champion
ship fEht They were tho gloves worn
by Ad Wolgast when he won the light
weight championship from Battling Mel
son, Ad donated them 10 the fair TO be
exhibited and sold,
This is the busiest month in the camp
OF Jim Jsfrrles so far as his training mas
gone, Last weeii saw the beginning @!
the hard werh-the hnal work which must
complete the wonder Of transforming the
big fellow Into championship condition
He Is right now in the hardest bit OF
training, and beginning next week he
Will ssse eff bit for he can't AFFORD to
Farmer Burns, Billy Papke Joe Choyn-
ski. Bam Berger, Sam Langford and Jim
Cnrbett assisting, Jeffries has not lacked
advisers, / almost forgot TO mention JACK
JeffEies, A brother OF jim.
While Jack never toeis up fighting ,seri-
ously he is big and husky and a clever
boxer, When jim made his foreign eNh!-
bltioH trip he SPARED with Jack. Ike
ties, and when theIp pace wasn't fast
enough he would cell upon Jack TO add
some zest to the occasion,
Johnson has not done any real hard
work yet IN his camp, and for time the
big black showed signs of real anxiety.
He has feared that the fight would not
conse of, johnson has been advising his
friends not To be too hasty in betting,
for fear that something may arise at the
last minute,
am afraid that Johnson is UnGeresii-
mating the Eettle Of his antagonist. or
else he lie very clever dissemh!er. The
champion has apparently been doing just
enough work TO Keep him from getting
1abhy, II may he that Jack is working
hard in secret, but. If so, he has not al
lowed the fact Ia become known: