Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-07-04

his relinquished honors, driven into
the ring by popular clafnor.
And tomorrow Johnson and J~effrics
face each other in what virtually is "a
fight to a finish. For johnson II is
the fruition of his years of hoping and
planning and fighting For Jeffries IL
is@What2 lie has yielded 70 the
pressure OF public opinion. He has
%re-cntercd the ring after five years of
unss, comfortable living. years when
age WAS etching its wrinkled device
upnn his forehead, when his mighty
muscles grew soft ana flahhN from
dissuse, and when, the rigors aud self
dental OF training forgot, he cared
nothing tor the growth of his waist
line. He never intended TO fight
again. And had the championship
remained IA the keeping of a white
man, ne mover would nave fought
again.
so. after al. IL is Johnson's black
skin that has won aim his chance 90
fight Jeffries.
When the gong signals the fighters
20 their work tomorrow they Viii Re
surrounded 10y the greatest gathering
of sport lovers the world has ever
seen. Row after row rising toward
the sky line, the spectators Will fll
the great o%ctagonal structure that has
been built Go stage this fight of Fights.
I'm gate money they Will represent app
proNimateiy half "a million dollars.
The crowd has come from all quar-
tcrs of the globe To see the giants
hattie. There are mon from London
aud Paris. from Berlin, and even from
Manila and tho cities of Australia.
japan ana Chint, Il is doubted n
there is % town of amy size in the
united states or Canada that Is not
represented lbs at least one rlan. Tick
cts were booked months ahead. and
special rains were run the breadth at
the country Go bring the multitude to-
gethcr
Physically both Julfries and john
son are remarkable men. They are
bis mon ina every way, and Net are
scientific boxers, fast In every notion
of their great bodies, with wonderful
control ot the blows thcy launch a
hiyh are backed 10y the power ot "a
steam ram Their superiuritN over
the rank and filr rf l,eaeN weights was
won hccau.c of this combination ot
skin with great strength OF Judgment
and clcAr hvsdNork with the greatest
offensive force.
Jctirivs is a bisgcr man than john
but they are more evenly matched
NNettt AHN NNN tNNMNN ANARAAE *t"N N"fN /
entered Nhc rims IA many years What
johnson lacks iu size ne makes up for
in skin and i'm the tact that he has
never known a period OF physical re-
taxation such as Jctfries has enjoyed
the past five wears
Right there Is the second question
that Is to De decided Go Worrow-thc
Go which am ughtdom has
been seeking The answer since this
ueht was first suEgcstcd-Could jeff
rics come back
Jcifrics thought hc could and bee
THAI be has Ills opinion as 10
the possibility ue restoration was
iased upon tae statements Of rouown-
ga foreign play siCiaus who examined
him. 10 WAS "a question ne could not
himself When the desire 60
iiEht Johnson first came TO aim. tie
deuhted that hc could regain such
physical condition as would warrant
rVturn Co the ring "a because ol
that doubt Dee refused TO discuss the
matter although The sporting writer's
Ot the whole COUNTRY we're trying 20
draw him Out
AZ hectmc known however. shat he
Was le-luuiuN 90 take care of hlm-
SOFT agaln THAT physical exercises
thc order of abe uAs at bis home
lni tutt thc cid war horse was feeling
himself uuf ln a tentative way, The
results rlrlsel hlm. lld thCu came
tglp abro3d ani c-ueouraging IT,
ports from mclictt mru- l|etfrits
sumo uf tiwstil at last and De 800
'utc -auruuuecd tnlt hc would nght
BLACK champion.
Ha h.ll.l Tina he has cul back
sreVs from his own Judgment in the
etAs sraCc when elre in MAY hc
las lHnu e.EkfuE Htn HftiU EaNfrtl DOB