The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-01
.LEv|ATHANS READY
FOR MONDAYS FIGHT
All The Preliminary Work Has
Been Concluded
JEFF WINS AT HEARTS
Johnson Has Tilt With Langford's
Manager and Boxes With kauf-
man-To toss NCoins for
Corners Sunday

Reno. New, June 30.-James ]. JEFF
fries and John johnson are ready to
fight. This morning the long training
work was completed and the men VIII
merely do a little exercise through the
remaining three days before they face
each other for the heavyweight cham
pionshfp of the world in e2-foot
squared ring.
Il am ready. My training is FIN
ished. With the exception of sprint
now and then to keep myself in shape,
will do no more work."
This was the declaration today by ]
J. Jeffries. When he made 1t he was
seated at a card table where he had
been all afternoon He was playing
hearts agains Jim Corbett Sam Berger
and Dick Adams. A big heap of sill
yer was piled before him, CLEANED from
the pockets of the other three and the
man who hopes to wrest the heavy
weight championship from Jack john
son next Monday afternoon was laugh
ing like boy over his luck
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 the 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. JEFF
fries says, 81 am ready"
johnson After woodman
Through the hours of fishing by JEFF
fries, johnson worked energetically. The
only event of the day to mar his hap
piness was the clash with Joe Wood
man. Johnson's conduct in that matter
was dubbed "Chesterfieldian by those
who saw the courteous manner toward
the man whom he deemed his enemy.
1t has been the intention of the ne
gro to do his moving picture work be-
fore noon, but Johnson encountered
Woodman on his return from his road
jaunt In the morning and asked Lang
ford's manager to leave the camp. 1t
out any display of temper or exchange
of personalities When Woodman hao
left, however, Johnson seemed TO
change his mind and he did not go out
to work before the camera until late
In the afternoon.
It was nearly o'clock before he
began using the medicine ball, punch
ing the bag and other exercises.
John L. Sullivan was on hand to
I'll = F,,D T.. da1
hammer away at the bag for a few
minutes and the wallops he delivered
were of sledge hammer force. The old
champion is not in training these days,
however, and he soon st npped, putting
and gasping after a moments work.
Johnson went at the bag again. Az
most the first blow drove it from its
mornings over the crowd.
Come on" called Jack reaching out
his hands for the boxing gloves.
johnson on Defensive
AL Kaufman responded and In a mo-
ment the pair were at 1t, Al boring in as
though he was trying to knock the
champion out Kaufman tried all his
tricks to make the champion open up
but Jack stopped everything that came.
They kept 1t up for four rounds. and
1t is doubtful whether the films will
show Kaufman landed a single blow.
Johnson's defense seemed impregna-
BILE. His elbows shoulders and arms
formed a barricade that nothing Kauf-
man had seemed fast enough to pass.
When Kaufman retired Big Kfd
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
by hurting Cotton away from him as
though he were a lightweight In the
second round the blood spurted from
Cotton's lips from one of Jacks left
jabs 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 signalled for the enc
of the show.
Johnson camp. He seemed fascinated
by the cleverness of the negro and
watched every move with admiration.
Jeffries Plays Hearts
Out at Jefries camp the day passed
In idleness Jeffries went fishing with
Jack Wooley in the morning. On his re-
turn about noon he found the man who
taught him deep sea fishing In Monterey
bay waiting to greet him. They clasped
hands like brothers and Moody stayed
about the camp the rest Of the day.
The card game occupied this afternoon.
He is fond of the game and winning
makes him happy. He won today and
was overlooking with good humor
Jeffries had planned to inspect the arena
personally today. 1t is one of the things
he always looks after just before
fight. His great weight makes staunch
supports an absolute necessity, and he
likes to have some one in whom he has
confidence to inspect the construction be-
fore he fights Today he directed Sam
Berger, his manager, to make a trip to
the arena tomorrow and thoroughly ex-
anime It. Sam will endeavor to arrange
with Tom Flanagan to toss for cor
ners Sunday. The chance Ia most impor-
tant as the eyes of one of the fighters
will be subjected to the glare of the sun
between rounds. The army OF visitors
assumed the proportions of an invasion
today. During the evening hours Tex
Richards hotel presented the busiest
scene Reno has seen in many years. Reno
is busy welcoming the visitors and the
clubs and civic societies are o,ltdoinp each