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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-06-18
JEFF Like Oak Tree.

Rowardennan, Cal. June IL
Mondays long and fast work with
the gloves is only the beginning of
two weeks term of sparring. Such
is the decision reached by Jeffries
after long conferences with his man
ager, Sam Berger, and Jim Corbett
Berger and Corbett have long ad-
vised more boxing and less exercise
OF other sorts.
Neither was we'll satisfied with the
open ring sparring on Sunday al
though il is likely that the unaccus-
toned padding underfoot had much
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-06-18
REAL WORK FOR JOHNSON.

San Francisco. June 14.-After
the days outing Jack Johnson en-
Joyed yesterday he got down TO real
work today. He was on the road for
the usual - miles in the morning.
anc although IL had not been HE in
tention 20 box in the afternoon. he
spared four rounds with Al Kauf-
man.
The work was not strenuous. how
ever, as the champion evidently held
himself in.
why should 1 box hard?" he said.
L am in condition and practically
down to weight. I weigh only PIP
pounds, and as l will be boxing every
day, / don't want too much exercis-
ing just now"
According to Tom Flanagan, John
son VIII continue his roadworK to
within week OF the fight.
Ii was learned today that Marty
Cutler, one OF the sparring partners.
had left camp without warning. Ever
since Cutler was knocked out by
Johnson as a matter OF discipline De
had nursed a grudge, and his de
parture was no surprise to the camp.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-06-18

"I'll tell you how Jeffries should
have trained for this fight. He should
have tried some big, rough fellow
like Barry or Ross. who can hit.
Then he should have let him pitch
in and hammer his head and body
every day tor further orders. JEFF
fries needs that kind OF experience
after his lay-off. Boxing a few rounds
each day with weak. old men doesn't
do any good at all. It's the real fight
ing in the ring on July 4th that's
going 20 tell the tale. 1t will be far
different from training in camp. JEFF
fries has got 70 have speed and sta
nina 20 get Johnson right. and you
can bet right now that Johnson is
going 10 keep away.
This isn't a ten-round affair. re-
member, but 45-round fight. which.
il It goes the limit. will last more
than three hours Of actual work
In that case the men will be inside
the ropes for four hours. and JEFF
fries must be fit to stay that long
without being exhausted. If he's
right inside, well and good. and Il
hope he Will be. Looks don't go for
much. It's the old lung power and
the stomach.
When I trained for COrbett down
at Canoe Place Inn I got of all the
weight necessary, and I never felt
better in my life. But in the fight
/ soon learned that something was
lacking. II was hard to get around
the ring. and harder still 20 land al
good blow. Then my wind and stom-
ach gave out. and it was all up
with me. It's a mistake for CorbettI
and the other windy guys around
Jeffries 90 tell him he can't lose.
for Johnson isn't a SLOUGH. and is
going to put up a scientific fight"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-06-18
1T WOULD LEAK OUT.

why they would have TO slim him
100000, at least. wouldn't theyg
Now, in the second place they would
have 10 have a third party TO hold
this money, wouldn't they2 Johnson
would be forced TO send ia $4,000 as
forfeit TO fulfill his end OF the con
tract. and there would be battle de-
Gliding who should hold the stakes.
we will say for the sake OF ar
gument that they could decide upon
third party as stakeholder. and
give him all this money. It's only
natural that ne would tell some
friend of his that the thing was
crooked, isn't IL? His friend would
tell another friend, and before five
hours had passed every sport in
Frisco would be Jerry Robes TO the
deal, wouldn't they2 Suppose. then.
that the stakeholder blew the town
with the dough? We would all say
that he was as good as the dirty.
taxing fighters, wouldn't we? And
who would be the loser in the end?"
johnson and Jef will fight on
the level; there's no way out Of that.
Both have trained hard, and will be
rigTt on the 4th OF next month, anu
really believe that it's going TO De
a great fight. don't look for a quick
ending.
Il don't know what Jeffries thinks,
but l guess that fifteen Will see the
finish.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-06-18
IMPORTANT BATTLES FOR
LANGFORD.

Both Of the coming encounters
are important and hard ones for
Langford. He will be giving away
weight 10 each. but this handicap Is
in a measure balanced by Sans ex-
traOrtinary hitting powers and his
almost impenetrable defense. He will
look lie pygmy alongside of Kauf-
man, but LangfOrd is used 20 taking
such odds. If the past performances
of kaufman and Langford with Jim
Barry as an opponent be considered
as giving a line on the outcome of
the San Francisco match, then Lang
ford must be looked on as 10 to
shot. IL took Kaufman 80 rOunas
OF hard milling to whip Barry I'm
1908. Langford knocked Barry out
so often that the process got 20 be
habit with him, and the longest
that big Jim managed TO stick with
the sturdy black was in their last
meeting. when Barry took the count
in the eighteenth round.
But Kaufman has improved great
" since he faced Barry, according
10 all accounts. and the experience
he will gain while training in COM
pany with Jack Johnson should prove
OF vast benefit TO him. There must
be strong possibilities in Kaufman's
makeup when a discrete individual
like Delaney sees fit 10 hold on to
him for more than five years.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-06-18
BIG BATTLE WILL
NOT BE A PHONN
Tad says Frisco sports Wake Tn TO
the Fact That Fake Would be
Almost Impossible.

san Francisco, Cal, June IA
Frisco sports have given up the idea
OF this big night being a pnony. The
great Last, however, was talking
take when 1 left, but out here they
have passed that, and are now try
ing to find the weak spots OF both
men and talk about them.
Jim ComrOtn says that the fake
Idea Is the most foolish in the world.
In the first place" says Jim.
think OF the money they would have
TO hand Johnson 70 do a 'Brodie.' II
he wins, his cut is $40 GOO, and think
OF the money he would get out OF
the pictures and the show business.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-06-18
CANS RAPIDLY SINKING
Former Lightweight Champion is
Very Near Deaths Door.

san Francisco. June 13.-News
came from Phoenix. Ariz.. today that
Joe Cans formerly lightweight
champion. is very near deaths door
from tuberculosis. Consumption has
made rapid strides since Cans ar
rived in Phoenix. and the climate
does not seem TO help the veteran.
as he has remained too long in Bal
timOre before trying the change.
Cans is said 90 be a mere shadow
Of the old fighter who once conquer
ed Britt. Nelson. and all other as
pirants for lightweight houors.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-06-18

to do with the slackness Of speed.
1T is the most discouraging thing
in the world TO box with Jem.'' said
Berger. HE is always on top OF you,
and when you hit him. you cannot
hurt him. l always feel as though
some big weight were hanging over
me and / was trying 20 push II away
TO save myself and failing. Hitting
Jenries is too much like driving your
fist against the trunk of an oak tree"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-06-18
REAL WORK NEAR at HAND.

What do you think of a man who
can work an hour and a half in the
gymnasium and show practically no
signs of fatigue?" asked Flanagan.
Now / have seen Johnson do this
very thing. And let me tell you, Jack
really worked. II was not play. He
wOrGs like a demon.
4 will start Jack on his real work
Monday week." continued Flanagan.
Up TO date l have not sent him
along as hard as l could. l believe
that with the tapering he now has
had that two weeks of real work will
put him in the ring in the very best
OF form.
The fight itself I do not look to
go more than twenty rounds John
son is hitting too hard now for any
man to go more than twenty rounds
with him. When Jack fights Jim it
will be a fight from the tap of the
going. I know that they have never
seen Johnson sail in at top speed. but
he will go after Jeffries from the first
gong, and he will knock him out in
punch il he can do So"
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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-06-18
ASKS ABOUT JOHNSON
Jcfries Inquiries n 20 Champions
Condition.
BY c. f. VAN LOAN.


Jeffries' Training Camp, Rowan
dennan. Cal. June 1.-THE moods
of James ]. Jenries are as change
able as the winds of spring. On that
account in the more than two months
OF his spring training session for the
Fourth OF July match he has never
adhered 90 any sort OF regular pro-
gram OF daily work. 10 was officially
announced on Monday that Jenries
would box every day for ten days or
two weeks, and the big fellow de-
clared himself that he would often
box twice "a day. The program was
carried through with n zip yesterday.
but expectations went by the board
today. for Jem never so much as
looked at a glove and did not decide
20 10 gymnasium work OF any sort
until late in the afternoon. Then he
whanged the punching bag for a
quarter OF an hour and played hand
ball with Jim Corbett
Jeffries said this morning that he
never felt better In his life, and he
seemed TO be full OF ginger and fire
as for the past couple of weeks, but
il seems that just when he feels best
too much and losing his fine spirits.
This, at least. is the way Trainer
Roger Cornell explained today's light
schedule of work and lack of work
I'm the sparring ring. And Cornell
seems TO have hit the nail on the
head.
WORKS AS HE FEELS.
Ia. U IL
says Jeffries. Il have TO go entirely
according 20 the way ! feel. If ! feel
like work in the gymnasium ! go 10
work. but if I don't feel Ike il l let
the work go to thunder and take nay
trout pole down 20 the river or loaf
around the cottage with my friends.
Probably / have offended "A good
many people because l refused to
work when / was not in a mood for
IL. but, much as l would like 10
please the public all the time, have
a greater responsibility. and that is
TO put myself in the h possible
shape by the Fourth of =. / must
think of that first, last, and all the
time. even though l might disappoint
half a hundred people when I felt
that work was not the best thing for
me-"
Jeffries displayed almost his first
active interest in the progress of
Jack Johnson's training today when
Dick Adams returned after having
taken critical look at the
black fighter in his training quar-
ters. Jeffries had noticed in the pa
pers accounts OF Adams visit and
conversational duel with Johnson.
After he had greeted his old pal to-
day, Jim inquired:
How does Johnson look? Does he
appear to be in good condition."
PLANNING TO TIRE JEFF.
Yes, I was surprised, jim" an
swered Dick, "to find him in such
good shape. These stories about his
being fat and undertrained are
wrong, according to my Judgment.
Johnson is big and powerful, and
will be in wonderful condition for
the fight"
"All right; I'm glad TO hear It,"
was Jef's laconic reply.
Adams admitted today that his
opinion OF Johnson had risen con-
|siderably.
johnson is undoubtedly a strong
and powerful fighter" said Adams.
whose close study OF Jeff throughout
his entire training season has given
him a rare chance to compare the two
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-06-18
SPORTING
GOSSIP.
+FH%%$%$''s'''s |@S@%@esEs%*s%
CLOSE FOR CHOYNsKI
Narrowly Escapes Knockout Boxing
With JEFF.

Ben Lomond. June t2.-With six
rounds OF fast boxing in the after
noon, Jeffries put in the most salts
factory day. from the spectators
viewpoint OF any since the beginning
Of his present training season.
Corbett and Choynski were taken on
for three rounds each, Farmer Burns
serving in a wrestling bout for the
two finishing periods.
Almost 5000 persons gathered
around the new outdoor ring. and
waited several hours under the hot
sun for the former champions ap-
pearance.
The crowd gave Corbett and JEFF
fries 8 cheering when they donned
the gloves. The battle between the
two was the best they have yet offer
Cd the fanatics. Jefries had decidedly
the best of &C. all the way through.
blocking Corbe-t' blows easily. In
the second round the boxing was
especially fast. and Corbett tried
hard 60 send home some of his care
fully contrived uppercuts. They all
fell short.
If Corbett has copied the black
mans favorite blow correctly. Jef
mas evolved what appears 20 be an
iUpregnabie defense against 90. Cor
bett shot them In with bewilderiug
swiftness. and Jen threw the switch
on all OF them.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-06-18
BURNS MAY SURPRISE HIM.

If Langford wins from Kaufman
there will be a great deal of interest
manifested in the formers match
with Burns. Tommy is built Just
light to tackle the thanksgiving black
Short, squatty, yet long in the reach,
tricky at every stage of a fight and
carrying a sound wallop in both
gloves. he might be able TO turn the
tables on the Boston terror.
Old-timers remember how that old
giant-killer. Joe Walcott met his
match in Kid Lavigne, whose short,
compact frame withstood successfully
the body punches of the colored man
who disposed of so many bigger fell
lows and wonder II Burns can in like
fashion beat Langford at the latter's
own game.
There will be two heavyweight en-
gagements on the coast during the
coming week. On Tuesday night San
dy Ferguson, the brawny Boston Scot,
who recently won a newspaper de-
cision over Jack Burns, will be pitted
against Jim Barry in a ten-round
|no-decision affair at Los Angeles, Cal
They met In Boston a little over a
year ago and Barry was disqualified
for fouling in the tenth round.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-06-18
PICKED BY WHITE MAN.

johnson is a wonderful fighter"
kaufman said. He has improved
since I fought him ten rounds at
Colma. OF course. he has gained in
weight, and while il is hard TO tell
about a punch with those gloves.
know that he can hit harder. I expect
to see him beat Jeffries. / think the
retired champion Will not be able TO
lay a glove on the negro"
There was a spirit Of good nature
pervading the afternoons perform
ance. and half the time the crowd
was in an uproar. Johnson was in
high spirits, and when he tossed the
medicine ball around he tried to
knock down his helpers, and fire.
quently threw the ball so that it
would land in some part of the crowd.
Johnson will box again tomorrow
afternoon with Al Kaufman, but Will
not put the gloves on Monday.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-06-18

the beach each morning. and he comes
back in better condition than many
OF the marathon runners that have
trained.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-06-18
LIKE NEW ORLEANS FIGHT.

Tom Flanagan, trainer-in-chief Of
Johnson, went on record today as
declaring that, in his opinion, the
Johnson-Jeffries fight would be a
repetition OF the Sullivan-Corbett
battle in 1892.
I guess" said Flanagan, that out
wardly Jeffries will look good TO the
eye, but underneath I doubt very
much If he will ever gain the spien-
did vitality that was his. The shadow
OF Jeffries is here today; the sub
stance is gone. He is not the man he
was
Even If Jeffries was as good to-
day as he ever was in his life, I do
not think he would or could beat
Johnson. / have trained all sorts of
athletes In my time, and have yet
TO look on a man that approaches
Johnson's physical perfection. He reel
OF u TO IA miles on the roads near
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-06-18
CROWD SEES JOHNSON WORK.

san Francisco, June 12.-Jack
Johnson performed today before the
largest crowd since he began train
ing. Many OF the spectators came
from the interior towns
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-06-18
TO BOX FOR NEXT TEN DAYS

"Ill use the gloves every day for
the next ten days" he said. speed il
about all ] need now. and boxing is
just what Will give It 10 me. Cor
bett viii be in shape TO go more than
three rounds with me in a few days
and I'll give the others enough TO
Keep them busy"
During the day Roger Cornell got
out his tape and make a set OF meas.
Uvements for the sake of those who
are Inclined 10 figure. These meas
urements are given. as follows.
Neck, IS IA inches: chest. normal.
4 o inches; chest, expanded, 81 inch
es waist. . ID; thigh. % ID; calf.
II, biceps, 16; forearm. IS; ankle,
10; wrist, s height. feet l 1-2
Inches; reach 75 inches.
These late measurements show a
slight trimming down at the waist
line over the last set taken and a
corresponding increase In the chest
aud neck.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-06-18
BLOW DOESN'T FEAzE JEFF.

The fighter landed one telling left
on the end OF Jeh's chin without in
che least disturbing the peaceful calm
OF the latter's Countenance.
In the third round the boiler
maker swung several hard ones. Had
Corbett been there when they ar
rived, the bout would have ended
suddenly.
Gentleman Jim" did not clamor
for another round when tne bout
ended
Choynsh narrowly escaped an ac-
cidental knockout I'm the second
round OF his bout. Jeffries suddenly
fell into his crouch and whipped an
overland left hook and Choynski
jumped squarely into Il. the glove
catching him FUN In the face and lift
ing him completely from the floor.
Joe was dazed. but Jenries grabbed
him at once and swung the veteran
about until his head cleared.
The blow which picked Choynski
OF his feet did not seem 20 have any
particular force behind 81. but hal
ferries hooked IL hard &c would have
dose serious damage.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-24

Forty car loads of beet seed. valued
at S250,0O0, are being received by
the Great Western Sugar Company
from Germany for distribution among
the farmers of Colorado for the 1910
crop. 1t took two trains to haul the
supply to this city. The seed was
imported through New Orleans and
shipped over the Illinois Central via
Omaha. from which point 1t was
transferred to western roads for dis
tribution at points in this state. Ex-
perts representing the sugar COM
pany visited Germany the past year
and contracted for the seasons sup
ply of seed and obtained the best that
was to be had on the market.-Den-
yer Times
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-24
BECAUSE THE TOWN WENT WET.
Especial to The Sentinel.l

Joplin, Mo-. Feb. 24.-Despond-
ency over the victory of the wet"
forces in recent local option cleo
tion held here, affected the mind of
]. F. Butler. and yesterday he cut his
wife's throat with a razor and then
severed his jugular vein, dying in
stantly. The woman cannot live.
During the local option fight, which
was the warmest ever held this sec
tion of the state, Butler worked in
cessantly for the dry" cause. He
Joined forces with the workers who
brought Billy Sunday here to start
the fight. Later he worked at the
polls. He began to show signs of
mental alteration soon after the re-
turns came in from the election on
January 27.
Joplin is the only wet" spot in the
county.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-24
MISTAKE WAS NEARLY FATAL
Especial to The Sentinel.

Laurel. Md, Feb. 24.-A mistake
in the delivery OF two barrels of oil
nearly caused fatal results here when
fifty persons were made violently i'll
by eating doughnuts served by a
local bakery which had been prepared
in machine oil instead of cooking oil.
In two instances entire families were
on the sick list, and the physicians
had hard work saving them. 1t de-
yeloped today the machine oil had
been ordered by a hardware dealer,
who received instead the barrels in
tended for the baker.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-24

Governor Shafroth has sent let
ter to Representative Taylor calling
attention to bill introduced by Rep
resentative Esch of Wisconsin. and
now pending before the committee
on public lands. of which Mr.. Taylor
is member, which If passed would
put into the treasury of the state of
Colorado something like $50, 900. The
Eseh bill calls for a settlement Of the
accounts between the United States
and the several states relative to the
disposition of public lands.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-24
IS THERE TO Be A STRIKE OF
THE F|REMEN ON RIO GRANDE?

Colorado Is not to escape its share
of the threatened labor troubles of
the country. Officers of the Denver
Il Rio Grande railroad and the rep
resentatives of all of the firemen en-
ployed on the system were in confer
ence all of yesterday morning in the
offices of Horace W. Clarke, vice
president and general manager. says
dispatch from Denver. The situa-
tion is strained and the strike which
is likely to involve every road in The
country may be precipitated in this
state.
The men are demanding an in
crease in wages and are trying to ad-
just other grievances. The confer
ences are expected to last several days
before there will be an adjustment
with the employees of the road and If
any settlement is possible il is be-
lieved that he can bring il about.
The principal barrier in the way of
an adjustment is the attitude of other
railroads. II is generally understood
that the heads of every road in the
West have entered into an agreement
to stand by each other and act in har-
mony i'm reference to wage demands.
Rumors say that the Denver 4 Rio
Grande, still sensitive from the fail
ure of other roads to stand by IL dur
ing its strike two years ago, is not a
party to the agreement and that il
may take independent action which
will be embarrassing to all of the
railroads of the West. These reports,
however, cannot be confirmed.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-24
DENTIST WILL HAVE TO PAY.
Especial to The Sentinel. |

Los Angeles. Cal, Feb. 24.-R. W.
Pell secured judgment for $4,000
this week against DIR. A. A Shaw. a
dentist. on the allegation that the
dentist, in extracting three teeth. had
let one of the molars slip down into
his lung.
ing to the complaint. Pell was treat
ed for tuberculosis, until the real
cause of his shattered health was re-
vealed when a paroxysm of coughing
elected the tooth from the lung.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-24
HAS SOME ANCIENT WHEAT.
TSpecial to The Sertinel. /

New York, Feb. 24.-Remnants of
certain wheat corner engineered
some 3,400 years ago by an operator
named Joseph for the Pharaoh pool
may been seen now in Fifth avenue.
The evidence of this old-time monop-
oily could be held in the palm of an
ordinary person.
The present owner of the ancient
grain is Azeez Khayat, who is dis
posing of his collection of Babylonian n
pottery and other relics of the days
of Moses.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-24

Perry Folscme. of Hector. Mimi,
is ,oute 10 Grand Junction with a
carload q household goods and live
sock. 10 make his home in this city
He has been on the road five days
however, and writes his friends in the
South Park, (Colorado) country that
he is as far away from his destina-
tion as ever as he is caught in a snow
blockade and sees no prospects of
immediate rescue. Fortunately he
has plenty of feed for his stock and
will not loose materially by the de-
lay.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-24
PERCY BEATS vARDAMAN.

Jackson, Miss, Feb. 24.-Leroy
Percy of Greenville was chosen as
candidate for United States senator
from Mississippi on the 5Sth ballot
of the democratic caucus by a ma
jority of votes over former Cover
nor Vardaman.
The nomination is equivalent to
an election.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-24

1t is reported today that the city
commissioners have completed ar
rangements for Heskett, the artesian
well expert. who was here a few days
ago and who has been drilling at
Florence, to come to this city about
March with his outfit, and to drill
we'll in this city.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-24

The management of the Y. NJ C. A.
secure course wish to correct state
ment made in a local publication that
Adam Bede, who appears in this city
dhis evening is the last attraction on
the course March 21st the College
Girls Glee Club concert will be heard.
The daily sentinel., 1910-02-24

Late yesteray afternoon the taking
of testimony in the Fruita water con-
demnation suit was completed. The
attorneys expect a decision from the
commissioners who heard the evil
dence in about thirty days.