Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03

No vision is before their eyes but that
of a certain black man Writhing i'm
potent on the canvas less than seven
rounds after the first blow is struck.
On the other hand, there is plain joy
in the hearts of the men who follow
Johnson. They see the negro astride
the world. They depend on youth and
science, especially that right upper
cut.
The dead level of opinion among the
fight experts is that the fight will be
a long one and a hard one; in other
words, the greatest ring battle of these
times.
I'VE sure will get our moneys
worth" said an eastern sporting man
who had looked t situation over care
fully.
"This fight will be talked about for
twenty years. The men who stayed at
home will be kicking themselves all
over when they read the rounds"
EEw AT HOME
From the vantage point of the hotel
doorway, however, 1t looked as though
few had stayed at home. In the crowds
I that throng the barrooms and lobbies
there are faces of men known round
the world-the world Of pink sheet at
| least-and there are also faces of men
known very well to the police in all of
the greet cities. The state police are
doing At they can to keep the
grafters and the thieves away-even to
! the extent of searching trains at the
border-but there is many loophole,
and the light-fingered gentry are here
! in force High noon and four deep
around the roulette and faro tables
that is the situation in Reno today. 1t
| is impossible for the visitor from re-
| form ridden cities where gambling Is
/ 20 ,tt1f.
| half a block from his room without
stumbling across a green table and a
| pretty blackboard and gentleman in
! shirt sleeves raking in all the money
| in the crowd.
Drifting in and out of the temples of
! chance are quietly dressed sporting
men, business men on vacation, pale
| rat-faced men from the underworlds
and the men that belong to the hills
and the desert-quiet and keen, some
thing of the mystery of the sagebrush
distances in their eyes, skin of leather
| and broad hats covered with white
dust. These are the contrasts of the
new metropolis, the Mecca of sport
dom and the place of play interest" "
the average man in every town from
coast to coast today. Though ham
pered by a lack Of experienced detec-
tives familiar with the faces and oper-
ating methods Of the crooks and Grim
! inals always drawn to the scene of a
| big fight the officials in charge of the
policing Of Reno say tonight they have
! the situation we'll in hand.
SPECIAL POLICE
The normal strength of the local
! force is only fifteen, but twenty five
special detailed men will have been
| added by tomorrow evening, and these,
| in addition to the ten members of the
state police or rangers, who are here
under the command of Capt. Cox, are
expected to furnish ample protection to
| residents and visitors until the fight is
| over.
In discussing the situation tonight
with the Associated Press, Capt. Cox
| expressed regret that detectives had
not been sent here from San Francisco,
| other coast cities and from Chicago.
1--WE know" he said, the class Of
| crooks who operate exclusively in this
| territory and we can keep them under
strict surveillance. But it is the pick
| pockets, stickup men, etc. from the
cities that we are especially concerned
about and we would be in a much
| better position to cope with their actiY-
! tiles if detectives from Chicago, san
| Francisco, Portland and other large
places were here to cooperate with us.
"Now we are doing very well, and
| despite the nature Of the crowds and
the amount Of drinking there has
been surprisingly little trouble and
very few arrests. In five nights not
one case of burglary has been re-
ported"
ALL GOOD MEN
rive men with Captain Cox are
squad leaders who have been called in
from all parts of the state. 1t is said
Of the Nevada police, as of the Ari-
zona rangers, that every member is
equal to ten ordinary officers of the
law, and So though limited in num-
bers. the Reno authorities are fully
confident that the states guardsmen