The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-01

large numbers as wore expected 10
see the fight. The broad hints Of ma
niDulatlon are said 10 be responsible
for this. But another reason is the
fact that a Wcgtcmer was selected as
referee
After a certain amount of briskncss
betting on the battle has fallen pret
~ nearly fiat In the last betting raj
" the odds were almost even a mum
bcr of waGers We're made at 10 TO 7
with Jenries ON the. long end How
ever, the early betting was 2 TO T. with
Jeff the favorltc.
| Things are hummine al Rowarden-
nan Corbett announced that Frank
Gotch. the famous wrestler. would fur
nish Jen with lot of rough tumblinE
and hauling 10 harden his body mus
cles. AS The time draws near for the
bout the work will become more &C.
we're II viii he Gotchs duty to stiff.
en- the muscles over the stomach.
heart and Kidneys 80 that the Sledge
hammer blows of Johnson will lose
much OF their effectiveness.
Sam Berger has received another
letter from Jack Munroe saying that
he Is coming to California from his
home in Cape Breton late in June and
VIII tender his services AT the JEFF
fries camp In person.
Jack has beou out of the game too
long To be Of much service. although
some years ago he was one OF the
huskiest of the hcayyweights.
Tex Richard brought one of his
Nevada sporting friends. Harry K.
Dunn, down 10 camp with him to see
Jefiries. Dunn has large roll 10 wag-
or and he wanted TO see JEFF al close
range. To him the big fellow conhd-
cd part OF tale OF woe.
I'm getting sick of this publicity"
said Jeffries. 81 don't sec why the
newspaper men send out so much stun
about me and my doings. Pm sure
nobody wants to read It. II is my bus
iness to get in condition for that fight
and ! am the one who is going TO do
the fighting but 1t an1oys me to have
reporters and photographers shopping
around me all the time, That was
one Of the reasons that made me go
fishing so often
Despite this, however JEFF would
rather fish than eat and II there hadn't
been a correspondent In camp he
would have gone anyhow. Jeff likes
his rod and reel as we'll as Johnson
| likes his automobile
Rickard after thinking things over.
| decided TO make final attempt To get
| another substitute as referee. First,
| he talked with Jeffries. Jeff told him
that he was suited or. in fact would
| be suited with any fair and square
| man who knew the game. Johnson
refused to listen 10 It. Whenever any
one suggested changing referees in
| Johnson's presence the black cham
| plon got off his stock expression:
Use a stranger in a strange land
| and know Mista Richard is straight
| 80 | am going 10 tic To him
Large crowds still go out TO the
Seal Rock house where Johnson is
going through his training stunts,
| nearly every day Johnson is not only
training but he is keeping a weather
eye on the financial part OF the big
fight AS watch dog Of the finances
| he has Battling Nelson equalled.
Johnson says that over Sl60'ooo
worth of tickets for the fight have al
ready been sold which leaves leeway
| of about $S5, 900. Whenever anyone
mentions the size of the stake involv'
| cd or comments upon the fortune
which Will go to the winner. Johnson
grins a mighty grin. He is already
wing awake o'nights figuring how
many new automobiles he can buy n
| no hosts Ieffries. The winner will
| moi only ger big purse but he Will
win a great sum. for each man Will
| bet heavily on himself