Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-05
BEFORE BATTLE AT RENO
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! r w. ASOntlnueu from rlrsb HaBe.J = 80
Of good luck that has come to him was in
the shape of yellow dog.
While the members of the family were
at the dining table last night waiting fol
Jeffries and Frank Gotch to come In, q
vagabond dog wandered in and crawled
under Jeffries' vacant chair. Attempts to
drive the visitor out were Useless. A
\ Jeffrles returned at dark. "A large steak
had been prepared for him, AS he en-.
tered the room he saw the dog He
laughed and said:
'"Wen, here's yellow dog with good
luck for me, Well just make him the
mascot, He's welcome to stay"
And cutting the steak in two Jeffriel
tossed half OF 1t to his new friend.
Speculation in Tickets.
From dark last night until $50 this morn.
ing twelve trains arrived from the east
and the west with an average load of 80,
passengers each. Seven more heavily loaded
trains are due before noon. Up to 4 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon $500 excursion tickets
to Reno had been sold In San Francisco
All the $40 fight tickets had been sold las
night. Large blocks had been sold to specu
lators, who were asking $3.50 for then
today. The only seats on sale at the tickle
office this morning were the high priced
ones.
Very early the crowds began to assembl,
at the arena. No one, not even the holders
Of the highest priced seats, was alloweC
| inside 50 early, but the great implanted
| structure was a magnet for the throngs.
The big railroad yards at Sparks an,
Reno were cities on wheels today. popu
lated by the thousands who arrived iron
the east and west during the night an,
early today. All the specials carried dining
| cars and their passengers Jared better tha
| those who had TO depend upon Reno's res
taurants for breakfast. ~
Big Special from Los Angeles.
One of the biggest speciAls that has com
in arrived from Los Angeles. JetsFies
home town, today. II brought $50 persons
admirers OF Jeffries, who will -ba seated 4
a big block near the 'rinEside, R6srs tha
| can enthuse Jeffries with theig chss.i
Two specials came in from New York %
day.
1t was a most orderly crowd. The crowd
gathered around every gambling table
the score OF places where games wer
| running.
BY 10 o'clock today the price OF tn
cheapest tickets had advanced to t26, tn
spectators having been encouraged by tn
heavy arrivals.
The throngs that packed sCefiter stree
the thoroughfare where interest and move
ment oenters, were thrilled shortly befor
10 o'clock by the sudden appearance {
johnson, who motored In from his CAM
lie rods slowly through the packed stret
and was given cordial reception. He al
not alight from his machine, however b.
drove out toward the railway station, ant
IL Is understood, he went 10 the arena
make an inspection OF the ring and CIV
mis- opinion OF the arrangement.
SsFgeE and Csrbett InADect Ring.
Sam Berger ana Jim COrbett drove out /
o CLOCK, ana, Win a crowd or helpers, r,
stretched The canvas covering the rim
floor and frightened ny the ropes. Whe
they looked over the ring yesterday afte
aoOa, Berger and Jack Jeffries were "a
from satisfied with the job. They four
The canvas TOO loose, the ropes too slaC
and complained Of the padding
Jeffues Is big man ana his advise
we're Of the opinion that the padding ",
TOO soft, although the expert, VINO built q
ring asserted that but one thickness
boiier felt lay between the boards and Il
cloth. Jeffries remembers the floor OF Il
ring in which he fought Corbett as Il
firmest and fastest ne ever planted a sh,
on, and today one OF the men who help,