The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-02
Barons Take Road After Today n
Everything Ready
 For Mighty Battle


 o'clock to look up from game oi seyen-up and drawl out, Well, as long a., I am right Monday, 1t don't cut much figure what happens to me in this game of cards"
 The only real affliction to come upon seffries during the day was the fact that | lis pocketbook was threatened. suit for S55O0 for attorneys fees was hlet against him in the district court py the local lawyers who drew up the contract ccnS eying the fighters share Tn the mo ton pictures to an eastern syndicate. The lawyers allege that because or tne terms of the contract with the syndi- cate's representative they were entitled at least to S50OO The attorneys argued that since by the contract Jeffries an Tex Rickard, his partner in the deal would fiet $66,000 in good hard money as soon as the first gong tapped on Mon day and that even if no blow was struck that $66, GOO belonging to the company was transferred to Jeffries and Rickard, they wanted their fee before any attempted fuking was rehearsed
 Another of the flood of rumors that gal vanized into life the corpse of the gov ernor interfering came to life through the newspaper men late in the afternoon, but this was given quietus. It said Langford would box Jeffries instead of Johnson.
 About o'clock it became known thae I.angford had come in from the camp to his hotel, had secured a large and suspicious looking grip that fairly bulged with suggestions of boxing gloves, ana then disappeared in an automobile. The road was almost destroyed by the hurry ing wheels. There was a blinding, stirling cloud of dust to add to the discontinue of the travellers on the road
 Many NOtabIes Arrive
 The depot at Reno was scene of ex- citement all day. Every train from the coast unloaded fighters and fight enthus- lasts at every gangway So many not ables arrived that Rex Rice, the chief correspondent. began to look hopeless at the start It was impossible to talk to them all and some escaped being in- terviewed by MT. Rice.
 Later in the day Timothy Sullivan took the spotlight. but Frank Gotch, the wrest- Ter, and few lesser lights smothered all the light of the stakeholder when they arrived.
 When the evening. shadows allowed the visitors to go out and circulate without discomfort the sidewalks were blocked solidly with people all, talking fight. From a door of poolroom hoarse voice was auctioning off pools on the fight through 6 megaphone.
 "Who wants s1o to $50? Take chance. It's going on inside now They are bet ting real money s10 to BIO or s10 to $6,5O. Who wants it?" The sentences were jerked out in a rasping voice, and the sheet writers seemed to be doing lucra- tive business directly back of the pool seller. The rattle of money was heard on all sides.
 As the air cooled in the evening the visitors began to move about the city with more freedom Everything was eyed that savored of the fight. By twos and threes and tens the crowds surged up and down the principal streets.
 In one gambling hall door and out at the next door the procession would go.
 Everybody halted before the poolroom boards. but few seemed inclined to bet. The wager ring was besieged in every gambling house. The prevailing odds of 10 to 71a of few days ago have gone to 10 to 611. In the afternoon a wager of 5000 to $500 on the favorite was re- corded.