The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-24

athletic company arrived In the city
! at S35 this afternoon on Rio Grande
train No. l, and the athletes were cs-
| corted to the Reed hotel by the man
| ager OF the Ogden theater and
number OF other Ogden citizens. There
was large crowd at the depot when
the train pulled in. and the street
from there to the hotel was well lined
| with people anxious TO get a glimpse
at the big men Jetrles was not IN
the party, but VIII arrive on a later
train.
Manager Berger said 1t would be
perfectly safe to tell the people that
Mr. Jeffries Will be the Jeffries Of
former days. or better. when he en-
ters the ring July 4th. and that he
will make the best showing OF any
ohtor time In his history. He also
said that the tour the company Is
making has been triumphant one,
so far, and that from one end OF the
country TO the other Jeffries and
Gotch, together with the other stars
splendid ovalons.
The sale of seats for the show at
the theater tonight has been phen-
ominal, and the one who gets stand
Ing room, unless a place has been
previously engaged. Will be fortunate
indeed 1t IS anticipated that an In
formal reception VIII be given Mr..
Jeffries Mt the Weber club rooms after
the show.
The party will leave Ogden tomor
row morning at 9 80 o'clock for Poca-
tello, Idaho,
If the big boxing contest is held in
Utah, and 1t seems certain that It Will,
It is a certainty that Jeffries will es-
tablish raining quarters In Ogden.
Assurance 10 this effect has been CIV
en- the Ogden parties having the mat
ter in hand II is emphatlcally stat
ed that Mr.. Jeffrles is especially fav
orablc to Ogden as his training quar-
ters
The champion said, in answer to
the question what he thought of the
rumor that Johnson had been killed.
that he should very much regret such
an occurrence, but that he did not
credit the story He said he is anX-
ious TO meet the man In the roped
arena and, If anything should happen
to prevent the contest, he would be
much disappointed.
F. V. Peterson. manager Of the the
ntrical end OF the JeffriesGotch tour.
preceded the party TO Ogden in or
der to have few hours with his
brother-ln-law. Paul Stecker Mr..
Peterson was entertained during the
day, enjoying a regular ogden wei
come
There was no confirmation Of the
hot
had been killed today. The report
came from the Hearst papers.
interviewed In Salt Lake.
The following statements were Civ
en- TO the HeraldRepublican by mem
bers of the all-star aggregation yes
terday;
BY JAMES J. JEFFRIES.
don't care where 7 meet Jack John
son-in Salt Lake or California. It
doesn't make any difference. / have
more friends on the coast. and my
home is there, and for that reason
would like TO have the contest there.
But wherever Rickard and Gleason
say the bout is 10 be staged. there we
will agree. | have never said that |
would not meet Johnson In Utah. lf
the promoters who have charge of the
bout say Salt Lake, 1t Will be Salt
Lake for me. | know ] have many
friends In Utah
want to contradict the statements
attributed TO me that / regard John
son as a joke. | appreciate what de-
pends on my winning the battle, and
] intend TO do so. The question of
picture fight is too foolish to mention.
think that in my ring career / have
demonstrated that l go Into win. and
as quick as / can. | do not intend to
change my policy now, and know
that the American sportsmen who arc
backing me know that such will be
the fact
will be In shape for the battle. /
am Weighing about 2SO now, but the
question of weight is secondary to
that of getting into the right shape.
When I enter the ring | will. be equal
TO The occasion.
After this tour ends I will go 10
Mexico TO hunt. The articles call for
my bolng on the scene of the battle
ninety days before July 4. and | Will
be there That ls all; for the rest see
Berger.