The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-06-30
Ringside News
From Reno


Nth Jim corbea, threw Choyinsld q
double somersault through the fooI Of
lfis training quarters and scared Bob
sfmsfrong unsil lie turned white
around the mouth b. feinting for the
INV HI a three round bout
HE next demolished 4 dozen pune n
I'M bags opened 9 lSeg 81 2Od nail Is
with his bare dstaIld ped work tor
line, siay Showing only three drops 81
Slsspifation OH lis brow and : sllsllt
sh6rttess Of breath which Ill agree
was due to- the high altitude q Reno:
lHis trainers told me confhe ntlallyi
that he would have had wind tel are
HI he had been exercising IN tlle Us
nal Swamp or on the Delta pt the
Mississippi river where the rarstls:i
aifis rare.
ME Big Smoke Is not working So
hard To- DAY. He began training this
morning BY giving q vaudeville per
fofmance at his quarter 70 a packed
|fIo1se Cnof a admission charged render
ing that old time fayorite song 0t his
entitled q Am Always Broke When
nv Money Gives Ont, responding 70
he encore with aIns Lieu Of Pork
g6ous Bring Ne Chicken: ia; took
the chicken for breakfast and made
way with a tender Young game rooster
and felt like fighting before he Wtped
on his chin. Early to-day he rolled
Into Reno I rom Kicks Roadhouse
where he stops over night in a high
power Benzine Buggy lighting ap the
highway with that sparkling solitaire
ne wears in his shirt front oproye
that he was not only game but wealthy
lie wanted to- place a cool thousand on
the Johnson end Of the fight.
Reno 5riefs.
Tex Rickard nailed a few more Shin
gIes on the Arena roof next TO the
hillside this morning and says he Will
have It under roof by te-morrow II the
weather permits.
He also put tip lew braces and guy
ropes on the rail surrounding the ring,
and nailed down the Governors as
surance that regardless Of the wealth
er the fight; would meet with no ex-'
ecutive inclemency and that there
would be no upper cutting troy the
strong arm of the law. 4s
The betting fever is about normal
Showing a slight Increase in tempera-
.ture on the johnson side from TOT
to 10. Taken at 1Osa. m.
General S. Mark Mazuna from New
Mexico came into town this morning
With a bale Of greenbacks to place
where he thinks hewill be able 70 ind
1t when the fight is over.
Young Spendun Milhonbucks Of
Pittsbprg and Speed Morganbllt q
New York are on the ground with dray
load Of money they want to place az
terrible odds but they do not yet; know
Just how.
Col. Spondoolix, OF Keo1mk, Iowa,
retired capitalist and land owner,
wants to bet 40 city lots in his home
town against a half interest in the
moving picture privilege that Jet Will
knock johnson out in ten rounds but
ihe has not found any one with time
enough to go back and look up his title
to the property.
Mr.. E. q. Mark has been registered
at the Spotter House FOR week He
saws he never saw such a friendly
bunch in his life everyb BODY wants TO-
treat and show him around town. He,
ion't know how they can spare so
much time entertaining him!
Latest Bulletin. -Jeff says he Will
win easy. johnson Is confident Of sue
cess TEX RIckard Is something like
Eva Tanguay "He Don't Care" Il the
gate receipts are big enough.