Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-01
Associated Pressl

Associated RTeSSl
RENO, June 30.-'I am ready. My
training is finished, with the exception
of a sprint now and then to keep my
self in shape. I will do no more work"
This was the declaration made py
James ]. Jeffries late today. When ne
made 1t he was seated at a card table
where he had been all afternoon. lie
was playing hearts against Jim Cor
bett, Sam Berger and Dick Adams A
big heap of silver was piled before him,
cleaned from the pockets of the other
three, and the man who hopes to Wrest
the heavyweight championship from
Jack Johnson next Monday afternoon
was laughing like boy over his luck.
'"There will be no boxing" said jeff
ries, and his tone plainly indicated that
he meant what he said. From now
until he steps into the ring to race
Johnson he will amuse himself as tne
spirit moves him. His year and halt
of hard, honest effort to put himself in
shape to fight this one great fight or
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, "Im ready"
JOHNSON WORKS
While Jeffries lolled away the hours
with trout rod or cards, John Arthur
johnson worked faithfully, and the
story of his labors will be told without
words. Under the eye of the moving
picture camera, he toiled through a
day of gymnasium stunts, boxing ana
posing For the day the spothght OIL
public attention was his, and he basked
in its rays with apparent enjoyment.
The only event of the day to mar his
happiness was the clash with Joe
Woodman. Johnson's conduct in that
matter was dubbed Chesterfield1an by
those who saw 1t, and by his restrained
and courteous demeanor toward the
man whom he deemed his enemy the
negro won new friends.
POSES TRAINERS
It had been the intention of John
son to do this moving picture work in
the morning. A crowd of the curious
gathered before 10 o'clock to Watch
the bout. But after his road jaunt
johnson encountered Woodman on his
return and asked Langford's manager
to leave the camp grounds. 1t was all
quietly done on both sides without any
display of temper or exchange of hard
words When Woodman had left,
however. Johnson seemed to have
changed his mind and he did not go
out to the canvas floored ring to work
under the vigilant gaze of the camera
until late in the afternoon. The mid
die of the day was devoted to secur-
inc typical scenes about camp. The
champion took great interest in this
work. He helped pose his trainers
and to arrange the scenes the machine
was to record.
After luncheon he devoted more time
to the camp pictures and it was near
ly 4 o'clock before he slipped through
the ropes of the ring and began medl-
cine ball tossing, bag punching anu
other preparatory labors while the ma
chine clicked steadily away.
SULLIVAN THERE
John L. Sullivan, cap, black and
gray checkered suit, black braided
trousers and all, was on hand to watch
the fun. He was persuaded to nam
mer away at the bag for a few MIN
utes and the wallops he delivered were
of sledgehammer force The old-tlme
champion is not in training these days,
however, and he puffed and blew ar
ter a few minutes work in way that
made him quickly desist.
Johnson went at the bag again. Al
most his first blow drove it from its
Inoorings and away it went, sailing to-
ward the crowd, setting many heads
70 duclxing. Come on" called Jack,
reaching out his hands for the boxing
cloves. Al Kaufman responded and
in a. moment the pair were at 1t, Al
boring in as though he was trying 10
knock the champion out. FIRST one
vyay. then another he tried. Jack
stopped everything that came They
kent 1t I'D for four rounds and 1t is
doubtful If the films will show that Al
landed even once. Johnson's detense
seemed to be everywhere. His elbows
shoulders and every part of his body
ioined in the barricade and nothing
that came seemed fast enough TO poth-
er him. He stopped some of the blows
in midair, apparently without exertloh'
COTTON DOWN
When Kaufman retired big kid
Cotton plunged in. Jack went back at
Cotton with some snap. They Wrestled
around the ring, the champion display
ing his great strength more than once
Nv hurting Cotton away from him as
though his weight was nothing. In
the Second round the blood spran9
from Cottons lips when Jacks left
landed, A little later Cotton missed a
swing, the champion ducking clear
under the blow, and the sparring part
ner spraWled on the floor, oVerbalanced
by his own eXertion. They went fouI
rounds. then Johnson signaled the end
of the show and the crowd began to
hustle out to grab seats in carriages
and motor cars for the trip to town.
Governor Dickerson again was
visitor at the Johnson camp. He
seemed fascinated by the cleverness OF
the gigantic negro and watched every
move with admiration shining in his
eyes.
JEFF GOES FISHING
out at Camp Jeffries the day passed
in idleness. Jeffries went fishing with
lack Wooley in the morning and on
his return, about noon, he found Ed
Moody of Santa Cruz, Cal, the man
who taught him deep sea fishing on
Monterey bay, waiting to greet him.
They cIasped hands like brothers and
Moody stayed about camp all the rest
of the day.
The card game was JeHr1es' only
form of occupation after lunch. He is
fond of the game and winning makes
him mighty happy He won today,
much to the sorrow of Corbett and the
others, and he was overlooking with
good humor in consequence.
Jeffries thought il possible that he
would do a little sprintiug some time
in the evening. He was not sure, he
said. It depended on how he felt about
it later. If he felt like going he would;
if not he would stay in camp. Jeffries
had planned to inspect the arena per-
sonally today. 1t is one of the things
he always looks after Just before a
fight. His great weight j9rring around
the ring makes stanch supports an abb
solute necessity and he likes to have