The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-04
.DAY0F RECKONING
FINALLY AT HAND
To- Day w I'LL Decide
World S Heavyweight
Championship.
10000 VISITORS
CROWDED. In RENO
From -Four Corners of Eartn
Red-Blooded Men Have Come
to Witness Battle Between
Son Of Nanny of the
South and Son of
Minister.

Reno, New, July 3.--The day of reck-
oning is at hand. Jeffries or johns
son. the bear or the tiger, which will
win? a few hours more, and, unless
there is draw or some unexpected
disaster. two words VIII be flashed
around the world:
'.--- wins.
Tomorrow afternoon. James j. Jef-
fries and John A. Johnson will meet
/ In their long-ta1ked-ot fight for the
Iundisputed heavyweight championship
OF the world. GIoved fists will thud
against flesh, and blood will rush
through leaplng muscles in the open
arena built near Reno. And the son
of a slave nanny OF the old South.
Heavyweight Champion Johnson. or
the son OF a preacher. the undefsated
Jeffries. will be declared the most per-
feet fighting machine In the history OF
the prize ring.
Fighters Are Ready.
Driven out of California. warned out
of other States by reform sentiment.
7harried and pressed by a Thousand diff
cuities, the promoters of this great
fight are about to realize the results
of their labors The lighters are ready
to spring to the centre OF the ring at
the tap of the gong. The terraced
arena is waiting for it's multitude
into the Enclosure.
1t is estimated that 10000 visitors
are crowded into this desert city to-
night. From East and West, the ape
Gals disgorged their loads of sporting
men. many of whom have travelled from
the far corners of the earth. All day
big automobiles powdered with the
white dust of the desert have chugged
in from the coast cities, from the
4 yal la,-o f,.n,- e.
Ing camp. even from Seattle. 1000 miles
away.
The last touch to the drama that
will be staged tomorrow was added
by the arrival at the Johnson camp of
Billy Delaney. veteran trainer of fight
ers. who announced positively that he
would be in the black mans corner as
chief second
Delaney took Jim Jeffries in hand
when he was raw boy, and made
him the champion of the world Sew
eral years ago the trainer and his
protege quarreled. and they have been
bitter enemies ever since.
The gray-haired Delaney. who knows
Jeffries perhaps better than any other
man knows him. picked johnson to
win. and Will direct every detail OF
the battle the black man will make
against Jeffries.
White May BE Referee.
The rumor that Promoter and Refe-
rec Tex Rickard will not act as third
man In the ring will not down. 1t (
3bobhed UP again with renewed life to- B
day when It was whispered that Char (
ley White. of New York, the alternate i
referee, had conided to friend that s
he fully expected to be called on to +
act at the last minute. This was not (
possible OF confirmation, however, and L
Rickert reiterated his intention of off,
lciating.
The effort to fiji the blank in the
two-word message that the wires Will
carry out of Reno tomorrow and to "A
answer 1t in a way that will bring
financial profit is turning heads gray.
The wise ones" of the betting brigade
never were further up In the air. They
are still talking about the "yellow
streak" and cant come back. but the
betting sheets show a remarkable In
decision.
Between the partisans the great
mass of fight followers is waverng. In
the pool rooms IL is 10 to 6 Ia. with +
Jeffries the favorite. and even money r.
that Jeffries wins in twenty rounds.
In the pari-mutuels the heavy play Is /.
IContlnued on Eighth Paga5 ~ 2 E