Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-28
vhen asked Ma he thought Of the

when asked what he thought of the
work.
Reports were in circulation tonight
that Johnson proposed to do an UNI
usual amoun 0f boxing tomorrow
and close his training. This was de-
MED by everybody ut the camp John
son works from day to day as a rule.
seldom planning ahead. and is said
t. be as indefinite as to the end OF
his training as he is about other mat
ters. According to statements pre-
v~iously made by the black champion,
he will close his work on Saturday.
II present intentions are carried out
AT the Jeffries' camp. Thursday will
see the last of the former champions
training for the big fight. When he
pulls the six ounce gloves from his
hands on that day and has had his
parting tussle with the shadows. the
hope of the white race" will have
completed "A fun year of training for
his encounter with Johnson.
At least to his own satisfaction.
Jeffries has answered the question of
whether he could come back on
the rubbing table this morning. after
eleven hard fast rounds of boxing and
two rounds of pulling ana hauling
with Farmer Burns, he said.
when my brother John arrived IN
camp a few minutes 9 and asked
me how l felt. | told him hat ! was
never in better condition to fight in
my life. | told him the truth. / feel
better now than eve IN the eve Of
Il fight before my retirement and
will be prepared for any kind of go
ing. From now on until Thursday,
when probably | win wind up the
work. / will give my attention to box
ing. with just a hit Of s%printing in
the evening. After that it will be
solid rest and the drying out process. -
Jeffries' encounters with Corbett,
Berger. Choynski and Boil Armstrong
early today We're his first boxing
bouts since coming to Reno. He was
Of bed before Z o'clock and had
given his sparring partners orders to
prepare for the workout. Choynskt,
Berger ana Armstrong faced him for
three rounds each and Corbett took
a turn for w sessions.
The bout with Berger was IN in
teresting one. Jeffries' smashed at
his manager with an assortment of
smashing blows and in the second
round placed a right hook that bent
the san Franciscan and robbed him
OF his wind. Jeffries asked Berger IL
he had had enough after the second
and laughed when the business agent
came back for more.
Armstrong was dropped to his
knees during one onslaught when he
was dancing before the master. The
big sparring partner was just break
ing from a clinch when a right body
punch took the fight out Of him and
ended hostilities for several seconds.
Armstrong had a hard time taking
care of himself for the remainder Of
the round.
When the two rounds with Burns
were over. Jeffries was rubbed and
then went to breakfast. He spent the
remainder of the day lettering about
the grounds of his cottage and early
in the afternoon left camp for a fish
ing trip accompanied by Jim May, a
local sporting man, and a newspaper
man.
Announcement was made by Tom
Flanagan today that a representative
of a Canadian syndicate had arrived
at Reno and was prepared to make an
offer of $3.50 O0 for the Canadian
rights to the fight pictures. Jack
Gleason is expected to return to Reno
Wednesday and further developments
in negotiations for his share of the
profits are anticipated.