Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-27
the outcome. on this, all


agreed.
The rank and file of the Fourth Of
July audience has not put In its APP
pearance as yet. When they come,
they will come with a rush, the great
est traffic congestion the city has ever
known. A few are dropping in from
time to time via the brakebeaTn route,
but the railroad Is policing its lines in
all directions to guard against the un--
invited guests while the town and
county officers, backed by the state po-
lice. are taking care of any rough
characters.
When darkness fell tonight on the
site upon which the two heaVyweights
will meet, the entire framework of the
arena had been set in place. At noon
yesterday there was not a scantling on
the ground. The remarkable speed
with which the contractors have shaped
the skeleton of the amphitheater has
greatly pleased Promoter Rickard, and
1t was announced today that the open
air pavilion would be completed by
Saturday. Two hundred men, under
the direction of gang bosses, have fol-
lowed the plan laid cut by Contrac-
tor Mclaughlin, and section by Sec
ton, the sides of the octagon, with the
heavy seat supports sloping to the
ringsde, have been hoisted into posi-
tion and fixed in place. Already, the
arena has taken definite shape. Most
of the heavy work has been completed
in fourteen working hours. The arena
is being built by the same general
plans adopted for the one that was to
have been constructed in San Fran
cisco, the only difference being that
the size of the structure has been ma
terially reduced. When the turnstiles
are ready for the ticket holders there
will be room for 1900 persons inside
the enclosure.
ITO tell the truth, L am more than
surprised at the rapidity of work being
done on the arena" said Rickard to-
day. For a time | was slightly wor-
ried. I could not figure how the con-
tractors could have everything ready in
the short time allotted. But they are
ahead of their schedule now, and the
worry of arena building is entirely Off
my mind From now on it will be
simply matter of handling the people
who are coming. The sale of tickets
has practically opened here and will be
in good swing by tomorrow. Orders are
coming in fast, and I think that the
big pavilion will be crowded"
Capt. William M. Cox of the Nevada
state police arrived with six of his
picked riders this morning. He comes
under the order of Governor Dickerson,
and will be joined by more of his force
later. Capt. Cox and his men Will as
sist the local authorities in preserving
order on the day of the fight and until
that time Tom Corbett of San Fran
cisco, who has been appointed official
betting commissioner for the Jeffries-
Johnson fight by Tex Rickard, is ex-
pected Wednesday morning to handle
the wagers that will be made. Much
interest is displayed on the streets and
in hotels as to the probable price that
will rule when the local betting is
under way.
Upon his return from his fishing trip
at Wheeler's lake, Jeffries retired to his
| quarters and spent an hour in seclu-
sion from the crowd. Late in the after
noon he came to Reno in an automobile
with his brother Jack and two friends.
| John i. Sullivan was the visitor of the
| day at the Jeffries camp. He met his
old-time rival, James ]. Corbett, and
was led by him into conference with
| Jeffries and Joe Choynski. Gathered in
| the shade of a cottonwood tree, the
| four heavyweights who have con-
trinuted more, perhaps, to ring history
than any other four men, enjoyed
pleasant chat, at the conclusion OF
which Jeffries reached for his rod and
reel and was off for mess OF trout.
Jack Johnson, in a particularly play
| full mood, followed fairly full routine
of training today. He took an eight
mile walk in the morning, and after tho
afternoon siesta went four rounds with
Al Kaufman and a like number with
Walter Monahan. Bag punching con-
cluded the afternoon performance.
Johnson again declared he felt abso-
! lutely no i'll effects from the altitude.