New-York tribune., 1910-06-26
IOHN |. AND Jeff MEET.
MANY Claim Honor of Being
Called Peacemaker.
CORBETT is ONE ASPlRANT
Muldoon Chiefly Responsible for
Pouring Oil on the Troubled
Waters.


a vocifenous chorus Of Il did" perhaps
from dozen l,sty throats would greet
tha. query were il propounded in the pres
ence Of every one who tonight is posing
as the original peacenaker. Certainly.
large can would be required to hold all the
oil alleged II have been poured on the
troubled waters Even Jim Corbett the
man who 3erled in the latchstring of Mo
ana Springs when John l.. called last
Thursday 10 see Jeffries, is trying to stake
out n claim 10 the honor.
Tex Rickard and Joe Choynski are
among The other insistent candidates for
the tile, but if the question were put 70
vote there is little doubt that John L.
Gid trainer. William Muldoon would be &C
claimed the man chiefly responsible for re-
uniting in the bonds Of amity the famous
ex-champions Sullivan's return visit to
the Jeffries camp to-day and the friendly
reception given him by Corbe1t and JEFF
tries. were not unexpected.
Gentleman jim" was conveniently on
hand when Suliivan's automobile drew up.
7 guess everything is all right now said
The old fighter. as he grasped Corbetts out
stretched hand.
sure" was the quick reply. And as
they stood chatting together a battery Of
cameras trained upon them by newspaper
:
Muldoon. coming up. accompanied Cor
bett and Sullivan into the rubbing room,
where Jeffries was stretched a slab.
The big fellow held out his hand in wei
come. and John L. shook il warmly as he
cried:
Hello. young fellow! By heavens, you're
looking great
And I am strong, too Jeff-ies told him
Then. for q quarter Of an hour, they talked
ebou1 battles Of bygone day. and after
another handshake all round sullivan re-
turned TO Reno.
Crowds thronged both training camps to-
DAY Jeffries, after light work in the morn
ing. went fishing. Jack Johnson worked
hard Several miles on the road and seven
rounds OF boxing in a broiling sun. not to
speak OF bag punching and medicine ball
play. composed the initial grind in his new
camp. He finished. breathing easily, and
apparently in fine fettle- The altitude cid
not seem TO affect him.
An accident marred his afternoon pro-
sramme. Driven by a terrific blow from
The champion. the punching bag broke
from its mooring and struck Ben Benjam
san Francisco sporting writer, full in
the face, breaking his glasses and cutting
the flesh slightly under his eye. Johnson
expressed much regret over the misnap.
Admitting that his first statement, given
out Thursday night. was premature, Tex
Rickard last night definitely announced the
sale Of his and JeffrieS's interests in the
pictures fer Sl9aO00 casil. that sum having
been placed on deposit in a Reno bank
pending the fulflment of a signed contract
William T. Rock, representing an East
ern syndicate, won the contest for their
shares with a bid that topped by sl5 600
an offer reported made yesterday afternoon
by San Franciscans, and, according to
Rickard, hardly had he and JeffrieS at
tached their signatures to the agreement
drawn up by Rocks attorney than the
Caliornians rushed in with another bid
Of $lj5eg1. .Jeffries is to receive two-thirds
and Rickard one-third Of the 100000.
= Tom O'Day, OF San Francisco is under
Al stood 10 he the leader Of the California
VI bidders. O'Day. acting either Independently
or for a Western syndicate, is said 10 be
the man who recently put $4,000 10 John
sons credit In San Francisco bank as
the negro champions share in the deal
Both O'Day and Rock are reported hard
after Gleason's interest The battle for
the picture rights has been waging for
many months. Ever since the day last
December when Jeffries and Johnson were
matched for the big fight. picture men
have been busy with attractive offers to
principals and promoters
Tex Rickard said this morning that
according 10 information which he has re-
ceived from the Southern Pacific head
quarters and which was reported bv The
Associated Press last night. he is inclined
10 believe that no dininuton in the number
OF fight visitors viii result from the change
OF battle ground from san Francisco to
Reno The promoter estimates the crowd
IA : 1a
thousand.
The contractors promised Rickard to-
night TO have the arena finished in every
detail and ready for use by July 2 Sheriff
c P Ferren announced the appointment
Of two local physicians to act for the county
m examining the fight principals ten hours
before they enter the ring q requirement
stipulated by the state law
Six members of the state police an or
saniZation somewhat similar to the famous
Arizona rangers, will arrive from Carson
City tomorrow in charge of Lieutenant
Caillen- They viii work in conjunction with
the Sheriff's deputies and the city's force
Of patrolmen in preserving order until after
the Fourth
To provide relief to persons likely 10 he
injured OF taken i'll at the ringside a tenn
porary receiving hospital will be put No
near the site Of the arena, and the Sheriff
states that he viii appoint twelve of the
city's leading physicians to serve under the
banner OF the Red Cross on the day of the
battle. These physicians will be stationed
In various parts of the arena The citv's
patrol wagon viii he pressed into service as
an ambulance
Jack Gleason's visit 10 Reno to-day was
for the purpose of conferring with Rickard
regarding the tickets He explained that
al who wished to cancel their certificates
must notify the promoters San Francisco
bank before next Wednesday afternoon at
O'clock, otherwise il would be inferred
that redemption was not intended Owners
OF certificates may exchange them for
arena seats. either at the city ticket office
10 be established here, or in San Francisco
Tom Jones, manager of Ad Wolgast
has sent message 10 the lightweight
champion at his home In Michigan in
rtructing him TO leave for Reno as soon as
possible Battling Nelson is also TX
pecIed here for the fight, and Jones will en-
deavor 10 arrange a match between the
clever little fellows 10 be held here ON
Labor Day.
IT all rests with Neson," declared the
champions manager. IF he wants to fight
again, Ad VIII be only too glad 10 give him
q chance"
Word was received at Jefrtes's carnp to-
<.- $hp.