The San Francisco call., 1910-06-23
sun Shines AGAIN
ON Fight WORLD
Everything Seems Lovely for
Biz Battle; johnson Declares
He Will Prove Courage
By R. L. GOLDBERG

This little old world of ours once
again is revolving regularly. The Ne
vada enthusiasm has crowded out the
California gloom and everything is
beautiful and serene.
Jim Jeffries now is comfortably To-
Gated in his new training quarters at
Moana Springs, several miles from
Reno.
JOHNSON STILL KIDDING
Johnson plans to leave here to-
night, arriving at Rick's training
camp Friday morning, where he imme
diately will take up his work where he
left off at the Seal Rock hotel near the
ocean beach. The dusky heavy weight
could not overlook the opportunity of
staying over here a few days and add
ing another chapter to his long list OF
speeding misdemeanors. AS parting
tribute from the San Francisco police
force he was dragged into the cooler
yesterday afternoon and made to pay the
penalty of fast driving. Being arrested
has become such common thing with
Johnson that his admirers are not
alarmed when they hear that their idol
has been taken before ma gistrate. He
seems to thrive on this kind of reerea-
tfon johnson worked yesterday as
usual His kidding clothes still mt him
to perfection.
The black champion announced def
nitely yesterday that Billy Delaney
would be his chief adviser on the day
of the fight. The veteran trainer Will
whisper the wise sayings into john
sons ear that in former years have
gone a good way toward boosting JEFF
fries and Corbett into the heavy weight
championship.
WILL "SHOwc FANS
Many sports" said Johnson yesterday
afternoon "seem to think that | can
not take a punch. They say I am not
game. They got this impression from
my style of lighting, because I have
never been in a hurry to finish my man.
I am glad I am meeting big, strong
man like Jeffries, because it will give
me a chance to show the public what
can do. Nobody can say that can not
take a punch because 1 have never al
lowed my opponents to get close enough
to hit me- I pick off the blows before
they get started. / have had every
body guessing for years and am glad to
get the opportunity of showing the
public that I am a real fighter and not
a staller."
From the way things are breaking
now 1t begins TO look as IL tue ouus
will go to 10 to with jeff on the Ions
end Not considering the common
feeling that the powers in control
human and otherwise-will not allow
the black man to win over the pride
of the white race. bet on Johnson al
such long odds would not be very fool
ish. This can be taken any way you
choose. It does not contain any pre-
diction.
RICKARD,S "PATTI'' FAREWELL
Tex Rickard has announced that this
positively will be his last appearance
as fight promoter. Tex seems to bt
falling for that Patti stuff like all thu
rest of the celebrities He made tht
same statement after he had pulled of
the Cans Nelson fight. Rickard is {
born sport and will take a chance a
anything from prize fight to tue
of war. 1t is safe to say that ii thu
opportunity again presents itself Rick
ard will be right on the job with th'
biggest offer and will go through will
the deal with the same boyish enthusi
asm he is showing in his present ven
ture.