The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-05

Reno, New, July 5.-Jack John
son with the members of his camp
and immediate party, are speeding
toward Chicago in his special car.
He left Reno shortly after midnight
and will reach Chicago Thursday
i morning. He is under contract to
fill vaudeville engagements for some
time and says he would be glad to
get another fight soon, but so far as
it can be learned no man in the world
is eager to get into the ring with
him.
Jeffries, 1.-The wealthy farmer"
leaves for southern California to-
night in special car. AS result of
the fight he is probably 100000
richer and damaged in his body and
humiliation of his spirit, but these
will be healed by time.
Every train east and west is
crowded to capacity, and Reno, ''the
capital of the world" is today shrunk
| 10 dluOSI uOIuldl size.
The talk of the sporting authori-
| ties who still linger deals with the
amazing superiority of Johnson, and
| it is agreed that the negro could
| have put jeff out much sooner, but
| it is said he wished to give the NOV
| ing picture operators an opportunity
to photograph films of proper COM
mercial length.
JEFF went to the baths this morn
ing. He avoided the few visitors to
| his camp and did not care to make
any additional statements. AS he
walked from the baths to his head
quarters his appearance was almost
forlorn. His head hung on his chest
and even his legs appeared unsteady.
His face shows the marks of battle
but his trainers have done wonders
in patching up his battered counten-
ance. His every move stamped him
as a beaten, disappointed man, and
|
throughout his camp.
Jack Johnson cleared about $780,
900 on the fight. He took 60 per
cent of the 100000 purse, a bonus
of $4,000 and sold his picture inter-
ests for $4,000. Jeff's remunera-
ton almost equalled that of his van
quisher. He got $4,000 from the
purse, a bonus of 10000 and holds
his picture interests for $66,666.
| Reno, New, July Swell, it's
all over and 1 feel very happy to-
day." was Tex Richards greeting to
newspaper men when he came down
to breakfast. ''It went through
without hitch and we hold the
worlds record for attendance and
purse receipts. I don't know how
much money we took in. The bank
has not finished counting it, but /
figure we will clear 100000 gate
receipts besides our interest in the
| pictures. There were 10000 people
in the arena. The seating capacity
! was a little over $4,000. All the
seats but a few of the most expen-
sive were sold, and a compile of thou
sand stood up around the rim Of the
arena. We still hold a sixth inter-
est in the pictures. We sold sixth
before tho fight for $33,333. AS it
now stands neither Johnson nor JEFF
fries has any interest in the pictures.
Jeff sold his third for $4,000 and
Johnson got $4,000 for his"
The Closing Round.
The fifteenth round started with a
clinch after Jeffries failed to land
ON the body. Johnson then tore
loose, and before the spectators were
prepared for the finish had sent JEFF
fries down with lightning-like left
and right blows to the jaw.
Jeffries reeled and fell half way
through the ropes on the west side
Of the ring. Those under him saw
that he had lost all sense of his sur
roundings, and that the faces at the
ringside were a blur to him. His
time had come. He was feeling
what he had caused others to feel in
the days of his youth and power.
Johnson came over to the spot and
stood poised over his adversary, his
body poised for left hook IL JEFF
fries regained his feet.
Jim Corbett, who twice had gone
down before Jeffries' blows, and who
had stood In Jeffries' corner all dur