The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-23
ITHEUES ARRIVES IN RENO
SID HESTER THREATENS TO
PIT on A COUNTERATTRACTION

Riohard nsGuses % AIlsw BIg AFeaa 10
On the a1oEuing - July A-JaclS John-
sSa IN TrOHbls VITA the Pollee.
Rno. New. June 1s.-The arrival Of
JAMES J. Jeilriss Has the main SvUnt Of
tho day and men. vOmsn and children
turned out 70 greet him.
Sid Hester. a san Francisco promoter.
threatens 10 stage a fOrty-hvs round bout
between Stanley Kstohsl and Sam Lang
ford on the morning Of the Fourth oi July
in spite Of the objections Of Tex Richard
and the local committee.
Some days ago Hester went 20 Richard
with proposition 10 Iias the big arena for
a morning fight for the middleWsight
championship between Ketchel and Lang
ford. Richard fatty REFUSED.
IAN right was Hsster's reply. i will
erect an arena and will hold that fight In
depsndsnt Of whatever other arrange
ments may be made. They can't stop ~
from getting q lioenas. The fight will be
hold. lhAvs te&graphsd for my own con-
tractor ana the night will be hsld'
This morning JeGries went out 70 Mo-
nano Springa. a mile and half from the
centre Of the town, 20 inspect ais new
quarters. He h not altogether satisfied
with conditions. but accspted. az Il is the
best spot that he can set. There are only
sufficient quarters for the members Of the
training camp and the war ooFreapOndsnts,
4 they elect 10 stay close 10 Jelfries. will
have 20 sleep IN trnts.
Tom Flanagan. Johnson's manager, has
secured quarters for the champion At a
roadhouss Known a. Riek's Resort about
two miles from Reno. There u no street
car line, a. there ID 20 the JeGsies camp, %
that Il viii b. necessary 70 take autOmo-
biles OF rigs 70 watch the black man In
action.
Reno was IN fun blast tonight. Every
gambling house vas running AZ top speed
and the visitors had all kinda 81 enter
tainment Ter Richard received two de-
spatches to-day enclosing bids for the
fight. A sporting club Of Toronto. Can
ada. Offered tisO,O0O, with g .O00 for the
Golf Club % LOOkeha. New, offered 800 900
for the fight. To both offers Richard re-
piled that he had decided on Reno and
would not change. Lumber for the arena
was hauled % the site to-day.
Gov Dickerson arrived AZ fly from
Oregon tonight. and in response 10 q
telegram asking for an expression OF his
attitude inward the coming fight. 10 being
the hrst expression from him, SAYS:
4 shall not prevent the JeHriee johnson
fiRht scheduled 60 take place on the Fourth
q July a. Reno. providing Il IL On the
square, and believe Il will be So
SAN FHANCT8CO. June y. After threat
ening 70 kill Officer Lewis. who bad ar.
rested him for speeding. Jack johnson
this afternoon defied thrse polioamsu. |
ran 10 his room and barricadsd the door |
Il was only after tho blusooats had |
broken into the apartment that they sue !
ceeded In arresting him, with drawn re- /
vOlvers.
Jacks inAl capture had all the marks I
of nelodrama, and large crowd expected 4
bloodahed before the affair was over /
johnson was taken 90 the Office Of Chief .
Of Police Martin, where he was released I
under SO cash bail. His case will he /
called in court tomorrow morning. but .
Chief Martin quashed the charge Of re-
sisting and thrashing an Ofiicer and sim
ply held johnson for speeding.
johnson had just returned downtown
In a new racing machine. He took Al .
Kaufman with him and he only hit the
high places. OhiceT Lewis lay In wait
and warned him n stop. Jack rushed
INTO the Seal Rock HOUSE. When the
ohicer put his hand on the negro . shOulder
johnson shook him on and shouted:
Don't bay hand on me or III kill YOU
Delaney ran between the men. a. he
feared Johnson's rage, and the negro
darted into he own room and barred the
door. 80 that Il had 10 be broken down.
He seemed insane with rage and Delaney
was very nervous until Johnsons temper
had a chance 90 cool. When officers en-
tered the room tho negro was quietly
reading a book.
Chief Martin. Who IA a fight fan. agreed
10 Ignore the charge Of resisting an Officer
and merely put -spesding" on the police
hlotter against Johnson's name.