Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-27
RENO GROWING FIGHT MAD
People Are Enthusiastic Over the Big
Event Staged for Fourth.
jim CORBETT SLIGHTLY INJURED
johnson on the Ground and, with
His AEgregation, Gets Ready for
severe Course of
Training.
BY EDDIE SMITH.

RENO, New, June 26.-(Special Telegraml
This little town of Reno is fight wild
The state Of enthusiasm that the people
here are showing over the prospects OF
the big battle far exceeds that at Goldficld
at the time of the Gans-Nelson contest
and the oldtimers of the game who are
here say that they never saw anything like
the present
Yesterday l visited the Jeffries camp
at Moana Springs and. somewhat to my
surprise, found the big fellow hard at work
Promptly at ten bells Jeffries was at his
work and from the manner in which he
stepped through his PAGES it would surely
seem that the high altitude had not done
him much harm. The champ opened up
his days work by punching the bag, and he
tore at the leather with such force that he
three times succeeded in breaking the cord
holding 1t to the platform before switch
ing to his other work. After this he skipped
the rope and jumped about the newly
erected boxing platform for a short time
The gloves were then brought out and
Bob Armstrong and Jeffries put them on
There was little or no real boxing INDUCED
in, for Jeffries was a little timid about
taking any chances on the bare floor.
| IL appears that the canvas covering for
the ring is being brought to camp from
Rowardennan in an automobile, which has
broken down on the road.
Some IInrd MauIinE.
The boxing was of the mauling and haul
ing order something after the style Of men
in clinches. In all of the breakawaYs
Armstrong tried to initiate the johnson
uppercut and Jeffries each time blocked II
with his shoulder and each time planted
his left with a solid thud on the Kidneys
of the colored man. 1t is easy to see that
the men Of Jeffries' camp are sure that
Johnson's best punch is his right uppercut
and almost all of their work is being done
to develop block and counter for it.
Several times Jeffries hit Armstrong
rather hard and with each hard punch the
negro would vince and pull away with
a caution to the big white man to be g
little careful Three rounds in all were
put In with Armstrong and then Jacl
Jeffries was taken on for two rounds.
In the two rounds with his brother, JEFF
fries did little in the matter of trying tC
hit the smaller man, but several times h,
deliberately held his chin out and allowed
it to come up slam bang with the swings
Of his sparring partner.
Jeffries is evidently testing out his as
simiating powers to find out if he will b.
able to take the punches he was noted 70
when in his prime. From my observation
; 1t would seem they did him little harm.
Tries Out His Back.
After boxing, Jeffries INDUCED in som
vigorous back-bending over a chair whic
is expected to strengthen muscles of tn
stomach. The exercise is done by placin
one chair, with the back removed, so tha
he is resting on the small of his bac
| yhav, ltrfV flaN tlA hot,
l. placed so that his feet are hooked undo
e the rungs of it and one of the trainers sill
Il on 1t to hold it down. The big fellow bend
!, back until his head almost touches tn
q floor and he wriggles about and raises hin
"a self in a sitting position and then bach
down again at least a dozen times. Tn
is a violent, rude mode of exercise an
- when he Strengthened up he was out
- wind and the blood had rushed to his hea
- to some extent
1t was just a moment, however, befol
, he had regained his wind and as the wor
. was over he started after the camp jeste
Dick Adams, and for a few minutes
!. would seem as if Adams life was wort
- about ten cents on a dollar. All of su,
81 den Jeffries took a notion that it wou
AZ be good idea TO strip the little fellow al
~ throw him in the swimming tank. Adam
II wrestled and fought but he hs
~ little chance and the only thing th
Or saved him was the presence of son
81 women.
1 Never before have l seen Jeffries
We cheerful and playful as he was tn
C. morning and his trainers are in the highe
er spirits over his condition.
ar Jim Corbett has injured himself son
Id way and may not be able to work for
w few days. William Muldoon, one tin
in champion wrestler of the world. and train
of John L. Sullivan, at the end of Jeffrit
r. work pronounced him fit for a ha
he struggle.
mt He looks as good to me as he ever did
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