The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-06-29

Today baseball game IN which
the biz black acted as umpire. was
Intended 10 keep him from getting
fretful. Mock trials AT night. where
yohnsOn's police court speeding ex-
periences make him feel perfectly
ht home fI4i in the evenings. and
with music and banter the days
are passing IN a way that would
make a casual visitor think that
preparation for a fight was the last
thing IN the mind OF anybody about
Kicks resort
But there Is a lot Of earnestness
under II all. aud .nc negro and his
trainers are really working hard TO
be ready for the battle.
is Negro In Good shspe7
Opinion Is divided over Johnson's
condition. His followers say he Is
ia better shape than ever before.
Others do not fancy his style Of
work. and complain that he shows
speed only at intervals. Johnson
cuts loose only when stung by one
OF his sparring partners At other
times he Is content 10 block and
stop the punches
Johnson went through hts stunts
today for the moving picture men.
he spared. skipped the rope,
punched the bag did some shadow
boxing. ran past the picture ma
chine AS though he were hitting IL
up on the road. and wresiled bit.
The champion can always be de-
pended on to put up a good show.
He Is always accommodating when
publicity IL az stake. and naturally
he wants to appear at his best In
the pictures Even ia the fight
Johnson can be depended upon TO
remember that the picture machine
ig stirring In the corner. and as long
as be can be viii be graceful and
picturesque.
After today he win do only
shadow boxing. and hard work viii
be a thing Of The past.
With only light stunts ahead OF
him, Johnson's trainers say the ne
gro should be able 20 pick up a few
pounds. and that he will probably
be able TO enter the ring al the fig
ure he has planned TO fight-2l0
pounds.
Joyous Days for Gamblers.
RENO. New. June 2a-Reno's
professional gambler are cleaning
up In anticipation OF the enforce
ment Of the anti-FamblinE laws be-
ginning oct l. the gamblers are
helping each other out and the fight
fans are the sufferers The per-
centage for the house has been
showed up just as many notches as
II Is possible 10 move IL. and the
play for the house Is SO regular that
the bettors are kept busy and need
help when 1t comes to raking in
the coin.
This is probably the last big clean
up the gamblers can expect. The
shifting OF the fight 10 Nevada had
about the same effect Tor them that
the discovery Of gold in their own
back yards would have had. And
they are not throwing away their
opportunity.
Experience on Tap.
The big crowds are supplying
plenty Of money. Many visitors go
TO the gambling houses out Of
curiosity and play few dollars
just for the experience. As a rule
u don't take long TO get experience.
There are others. however bent on
beating the gamblers at their own
game. Men with systems" sit
around the roulette tables and the
gamblers are getting rich.
The newspaper colony here Is one
OF the largest ever gathered for any
event in America. There are fully
500 newspaper men and special cor
respondents on the ground. The Re-
no commercial club and the Nevada
newspaper association wiz give a
smoker Sunday night FOR the visitors
and II is minated the I'D will be
lifted so high that the Wright broth
crs could sail between II and Reno
and have plenty Of room TO beat the
altitude record.