The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-03
Jefries and Johnson Eagerly
Awaiting Call of Time To-
morrow Afternoon.
DENY NERVOUSNESS
IN CLOSING HOURS
White Man GlOwers at Ouesnoner,
Negro Expresses Full Conf
dence in Himself.

RENO, NeT.. July G-Traiued 10 the
point Of veriEst perfection and pro-
nounced by themselves and their train
ers as being in the finest possible con-
ditiou- James J. Jedues. retired heavy
weight champion of the world and
Jack johnson, coIored, the present hold
er Of The title, are spending the day be-
fore the battle I'm resting UP
Tomorrow, In "a -EeuIy-rwo foot
squared circle. these two men, tire
giants Of modern pu=iHsm. Viii spring
at each other in what promises TO be
the most savage fstic duel that has oc-
CURED since the famous bare-kuuokle
battle between John L. Sullivan and
Jake KIra5n in tHe wilderness near
RichburE. Miss. rWeutE-oue years ago
While one and the same sTIr-J Of
eager iuparie-ce for the contest is felt
BY ring followers in every corner of the
civilized world, and while one and the
same deEuum Of fight lust Is possessed
by every one OF the thousands that
JhronE the streets of Reno, the eve Of
the battle is being spent at the respec-
tive camps ~ the fighters themselves iu
as different manner a. could oe mag
ined
Tie spirit the atmosphere. and the
routine oE the day are aS different in
the two camps as were the feelings that
pervaded the opposition camps on the
eve Of Valley Forge
Jef's Camp Quiet.
JeEries- camp at 8Ioaua SprnEs IS
more OF less quiet. more or less sub
dued, but thoroughly sETCharsed with
an atmosphere Of expectancy and de-
term mlIari0n-
J0Huson-s headquarters at Rick's
sUunSibiIiLE seems -0 have opened the
food gates OF FUN and fT1lie- JaIries
himself I5 dividing The day between
hi sfa-Orlre sport fishing an dCard play
ms only because Pee understands thst e
IneSe euorLS are made 10 divert has
thoughts from tomorrow s deeds does
he tolerate the OCCASIONAL Iibes and
QUibs o fhIs trainers
Johnson ol the other hand. Is euCCuT-
aging horse play and as the moving
spirit In the fun- seems altogether 10
lack any realization OF the respOuSI-
bility resting upon him.
While hundreds Of The new arrivals
in Reno are fockIuZ during the day 90
headquarters OF both men, the majority
Of the strangers are mixing with the
thr0ugs that Jam the principal streets
Of this city
Betting has picked up III the las,
rwauey-four hours, and from Indlca-
Iions laret last night ir looks as II The
odds which earlier Yesterday were az ~
10 p Da L-l.- A..H--..a .H llr1I- IT" l.f -
the time ina EuuE sounds tomorrow
Odds 10 to 6-z On JEFF
Last night they had already advanced
20 u TO o., but there are still those
who predict that despite this tendency
the betting at the rinEsids win bs
10 l.
Those Of the visitors who went TO the
camps had excellent opportunity TO OBJ
serve the contrast afforded between
the two training quarters
This contrast however, 90 quote the
best Of the experts in Reno has little
Il any, significance I'm determining iu
advance the 0I-come Of tomorrow S
battle. Il Simply emphasizes the diff
ference n the gW0 men themselves
and, wide as IS lhe contrast i- shows
that each OF then is at l-iz best. and
each on his metJe- Both fighters, with
their TeIInUeS OF seconds. -UbbErs- and
other attendants, are expected IN ar
rive at the riHgside tomorrow half ar
The morning OF the Echt viii be spent
quarters
VIII Deny Visitors.
For once. both Wal adopt the same
policy Monday morning Of denying
themselves 10 visI-o-s
James J. Corbett. II chief adviser o
Jedrtes. has the Cairornia grizzly.
comfort in charge todAr- He, like al
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