Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-01
jeff and Jack Complete
Their Long Training.
Johnson Boxes Several Fast
Bouts During The Afternoon.
Jeffrles Passes The Day With the
~ Trout Rod and Cards.


Reno, New, June 30.-James j. JET
fries and John Arthur Johnson, tonight
were both ready to fight. Both men
completed the long training work to-
day, and will merely do light exercise
through the three days that will elapse
before they face each other in 22-
foot ring to fight out the heavyweight
championship of the world on July 4.
AS johnson walked toward his dress
ing room today after boxing several
rounds he was asked what work he
contemplated tomorrow.
Il am through" he said This
closes my work"
Il am ready. My training is finish
ed. With the exception of sprint
now and then to keep myself in
shape, l will do no more work" This
was the declaration made by James
]. Jeffries late today. When he made
it he was seated at card table
where he had been all the afternoon.
He was playing hearts with Jim Cor
bett, Sam Berger and Dick Adams.
There will be no boxing" said JEFF
fries, and his tone plainly indicated
that he meant what he said. From now
until he steps into the ring to face
johnson, he will amuse himself as the
spirit moves him. His year and a
half of hard effort to put himself in
shape to fight this great battle OF his
life is over, and looking back over
what he has done and forward to the
work that he feels is yet for him to
do, Jeffries says, Il am ready
While Jeffries lolled away the hours
with the trout rod or cards. John Arthur
Johnson worked faithfully. Under the
eye of the moving picture camera he toll
ed through day of gymnasium stunts
boxing and posing.
The only event of the day to mar his
happiness was his ordering Joe Wood
man from the camp. Johnson encounter
ed Woodman on his return from his road
jaunt in the morning and asked Lang
ford's manager to leave the camp. 1t was
quietly done on both sides. without any
display of temper or exchange of person
alities
1t was nearly P. NJ. before Johnson
began using the medicine ball. punching
the bag and other exercises.
John l.. Sullivan was on hand to watch
the fun. He was persuaded to hammer
away at the bag for few minutes AMI
the wallops he delivered were of sledge-
hammer force. The old champion Is not
in training these days. however. and he
soon stopped. putting and gasping.
johnson went at the bag again. Almost
the first blow drove it from it's moorings
over the crowd.
Come on" called Jack, reaching out
his hands for the boxing gloves. AL
Kaufman responded and in a moment
the pair was at it. AL boxing as
though he were trying to knock the
champion out. Kaufman tried all his
tricks to make the champion open up,
hut Jack stopped everything that
came. They kept it up for four rounds
and it is doubtful whether AL landed
single blow. Johnson's defence
seemed impregnahle. His elbows,
shoulders and arms formed barri-
cade that nothing Kaufman had
seemed fast enough to pass. He stop
ped most of AIS leads without appar-
ent exertion.
When Kaufman retired, big Kid
Cotton plunged in. Jack went back
at Cotton with some snap. They wrest-
led around the ring. the champion
displaying his great strength more
than once by hurting Cotton away
from him as though he was a light
weight. In the second round, the blood
spurted from Cottons lips from one
of Jacks left jabs. A little later the
champion ducked a swing and the
sparring partner sprawled on the floor
from the force of his own blow. They
went four rounds before Johnson sig
nailed the end of the show
Governor Dickerson again visited the
Johnson camp. He seemed fascinated
by the cleverness of the Negro and
watched every move with admiration
Out at Camp Jeffries the day passed
in idleness. Jeffries went fishing with
Jack Wooley in the morning. The card
game is Jeffries' game. He is fond of
the game and winning makes him
mighty happy He won today and was
overfowing with good humor in con-
sequence.
Sam Berger tomorrow will endeavor
to arrange with Tom Flanagan to toss
for corners OH Sunday.
The choice is most important as the
eyes of one of the fighters will be sub
ject to the glare of the sun between
rounds.
Visitors assumed the proportions of
an invasion today. During the evening
hours. the nerve center of the fight
talk, Tex Richards hotel. presented
the busiest spot Reno has witnessed
for many day Big bets We're placed
by members of the Johnson camp to-
day. Wagers of $500 to $4,000 that
Johnson would win and $500 at even
money that Jeffries would not put the
quietus on the champion in Is rounds
were placed. A San Francisco business
man is reported to have made bet
of $1,000 to $500 on Jeffries.
Sharkey Will Challenge Winner.