Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-04

PRIZE FIGHTERS COLD IS UP
Pugilsts, Promoters and Managers
Pay Forfeit Money.
THEN ALL POSE FOR PHOTOS
JEFF GETS Down 60 Hard Boxing at
Hen LOmond--Ministers
Planning to Push
Protest.
THEN ALL POSE FOR PHOTOS

SAN FRANCISCO, May S-Thirty thou
sand dollars in 500 pieces as the second in
stallment OF the Jeffries-J ohnson fight for
felt money, was deposited today I'm the
Metropolis bank in this city by Tex Rick
ard and Jack Gleason, the promoters The
gold was heaped in a glttering pile at the
receiving window, while Richard Gleason
Jack johnson, Berger and Little groun1
themselves about It to pose for a pictthN'
Johnson's famous golden smile" flashing
across the stack of coin from his post be-
hind the window, rivalled the heap in brit
liancy.
Owing to a defect I'm the complaint owen
Moran and the managers and seconds con
cerned in the fight which resulted in the
death OF Tommy Mccarthy were not ar
raigned today. They viii appear Friday.
Jack Takes Things Easy.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 8.-"What arc
the wild waves saying?" asked one OF
Champion Jack Johnson's trainers as the
big negro came into his training quarters
from a long walk on the beach.
They reminded me-" said the fighter in
his best oratorical manner "of the
thunders Of applause that will sweep over
the Emeryville arena July 4, when l land
that restful blow on Jim Jeffries"
Johnson so ia has stunned the gym
naslum. except to superintend the Install
ing of apparatus. Today he declared he
would not do any real training before the
end of the week.
Johnson arose early this morning and
after breakfast took a stroll along the
beach, returning to camp in time for lunch.
He then ordered his touring car and with
his wife and two other women sped away
to the downtown district All afternoon
he was conspicuous figure on the streets
and wherever he stopped crowds gathered.
Sam Berger, manager of James J. JEFF
| fries, and George Little, representing Jack
Johnson, will meet tomorrow noon In the
offices of Tex Richard and Jack Gleason,
promoters of the heavyweight champion
ship fight on July 4, to confer upon the
selection of referee for the contest.
NEW YORK, May 3.-Tom Sharkey to-
night announced In all seriousness he
wanted to meet the winner of the Jefrles-
Johnson bout.
Neither of the big fellows has anything
on me-" he said.
The occasion was benefit at the Fair
mont Athletic club to Young Corbett." The
amount realized was about $500 Langford,
Ketchel and other stars appeared. James
]. Corbett, in a speech announced that he
would leave New York on May 10 to assist
in training James j. Jeffries.
JEFF Gets Busy.
! BEN LOMOND. Cal, May 3.-Jeffres did
a tremendous amount of work today and
when he finished up with four rafting
rounds of boxing with Bob Armstrong his
trainers were enthusiastic over his cheer
! fulness. a..,.- .---..,f.a arF
Farmer Burns declared that the worst OF
the premilimnary stage of Jeffres' train
ing was over and that hereafter his work
would proceed with more cheerfuness and
ginger.
Ministers Get busy.
! PHILADELPHIA, May 3-Phadephia
Methodist ministers are endeavoring to
start a nationwide protest against the
Johnson-J effries fight in California on July
4. At the weekly meeting of the Methodist
Preachers association resolution was
adopted which says;
! Resolved That the permission of this
| fight can be regarded nothing less than
a national disgrace and calamity to the
moral life of our people; that the Philadel-
phia preachers meeting protests against
| the permission of this fight and that we
invite the ministers of all denominations in
the state and In other states to stir thci-
people and to unite with us in protest to
the governor Of California against the per-
mission to conduct this fight.
OAKLAND, Cal, May 3.-Branding the
match a dissertation OF our nations great
patriotic holiday" the Greater Oakland
charter convention last night adopted a res
oution protesting against the holding of
the Jeffries-J ohnson prize fight on July 4.