The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-21
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San Francisco. March 2n.--Tim JEFF
tries frequently said that once a de-
cision had been reached in regard to
the location Of his fight with Jack
Iohnk>Sl. 1t would not take him lon:.
to select training quarters. Jim has
| been as good as his word: and for
! that matter the announcement that
ne would go into camp at Rowarden-
! nan. IN the Santa Cruz Mountains was
made simultaneous with the giving out
of the news that the Emoryville race
track would be the scene OF the cham
pionship ring event
The promoters and Jeffries alike are
TO be congratulated. The match
handlers have secured an ideal ring
site, while Jeffries has located re-
treat In the mountains that will suit
him 10 dot
Eneryville. where the race-track is
situated s., is a small mun!cipalitv like.
Richlnond, where WolEast and Nelson
fought As was the case in Richmond
the residents OF En1eryvil1e to man
are swollen up with the notion OF
housing couple of world beating ring
men, and every one from the Mayor
down TO the night Waterman has be-
come a boaster in Gleason and Rick
ards interests
This means that there will be no
friction and no holding up by the
politicians of the little town when
the date grows nearay and the Jeffries.
johnson plot begins to thIcken. II.
is q great load on Richards mind, no
doubt. to feel that he can uncork hist
world-famous prize-fight without
danger OF being approached for un-
expected corkage fees later in the
game. This is no intimation that the
Nevada promoter would have had to
pay through the nose II he had tried
TO put his champions In the ring
somewhere else, but rather an assur-
ance that he VIII not be asked to
divide his profits with any one in
power in the ''hurg" of Emeryville.
Had Passed EmcryyiIle Up.
Emeryville race track Is such a corr
Nenient and suitable location for the
thing In prospect that every one WON
ders why the spot was not thought OF |
sooner Tho answer. 7 suppose, is that
the promoters We're not aware that |
Tom Williams's race park, together |
with the corporate powers that sur
round II. could be had. I know that 7
Rickard and Gleason had almost decided
TO take their pusilistic dolls to Rich- !
mond when the Emeryyille matter /
cropped UP.
Outside some such place the base
ball grounds within tho limits Of San
Francisco proper, Emeryville track Is !
the best spot that could have been |
chosen for the big mill.
It means wcll-appointed fcrryhoats
and railroad carriages. instead OF un-
certain trolleyEcars It means a short |
ride OF known duration against ono
the length OF which can never be
gagged.
rthat matter. the fight crowd may
be bigger from the fact that the cham
will be fought across the bay
I know that when Emeryville track t
and our! own Ingleside altcrnatcd as
race grounds. Emeryville always at
tracted the largest gatherings. When
the Jockey Club officials had these
facts brought home to them 1ngleside
was closed. and continuous racing was
the rule at Oakland,
Its a queer thing" said Handicap
Per Egbert. who has SINCE passed away,
"Emeryyille draws heavily from both |
Oakland and San Francisco, but the
Oaklanders will not cross the bay to
Ss
JET Camp Like a Hunter.
Jcffrles has promised to so into
camp at Rewardennan on April l. and
III bet that his sleeping apartments
Will look more like a hunters den than3I
i prize lighters domicile. II Jim Is,
anything like he was in the old Har-
Din days, there is no reason for sup
,osins a change In him will keep his
handlers guessing once the weather b
becomes warm enough to warrant an
occasional night being spent on the
'ange. I,
4 lin likes the timbcred highlands Z
better than tho country road, especial
y IL there is y bare suspicion OF big
game being encountered pnce In q
While, ana II vii 4 require conslderableI n
persuasion to hold him down to tho
OF trnd gingy dusty thorough
ares and punching tho bag when he
AN both condition himself and sharp
nj his wind by methods that are more
% his liking
1T Is said that several members OF
Tlma sta II have been not tiled to reporti {
NJ Rawardennan for duty on a rll IA,
tut &c Is doubtful II Jeftries Will take
~ tho ordinary routine until several 4
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