The San Francisco call., 1910-06-22
Fighters TO GET
LIMELIGHT Again
Distraction Furnished by Gov.
ernor GiIIeff Gives Way to
Interest i'm Bout Itself
By r. L. GOLDBERG

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In a few days the people of the
country will be able to tune up their
thoughts to the original theme of the
Jeffries-Johnson battle. All the dis
turbing elements will be tossed into
the waste basket of forgetfulness and
the relative merits of the two great
lighting men will again be the main
issue.
Rlckard has at last found home
with sanitary pugilistic plumbing and
mas the assurance of Governor Dicker-
son of Nevada that nothing on the or
der of the recent Gillett affair will be
put over to crab the big show. Reno
VIII positively be the scene of the bat
tie unless Halley's comet comes back
and does what it forgot to do when it
created the big scare a short time ago.
Rickard is as busy as a one winged
bee up in Reno and does not care if he
never sets his eyes on California again
during his eventful life. The people of
reno Will build the arena and pay the
sum of $1,000 for the license.
1t looks now as if the greatest oh
stacles In the way of the fight have
been overcome. From now on eyery-
thing should be easy sailing. The at
titude of both fighters during the last
few trying days will go a good way
toward restoring public confidence.
Neither man has put up single kick
about moving and the work of training
has progressed almost as if nothing
had happened.
yesterday was very eventful day
at the Johnson camp. The colored
champion did his usual road work and
went through couple of snappy box
ing bouts with Al kaufman and Kid
Cation. He stepped on the scales after
he finished his work and showed that
he has not allowed himself to take on
any weight during all the trouble He
tipped the beam at 213 pounds.
Johnson consented to conference
with George Little, his former man.
ager. yesterday. They patched up their
that no more will be heard of the dis
agreeable mana geriaI scandal.
John l.. Sullivan sat beside Billy De-
laney yesterday and talked over teh
events of century or two ago while
Johnson went through his work in the
gymnasium. The veteran champion
said he was still uncertain about his
choice in the big fight
Johnson did not steal a march on
Jeff when he went through with his
regular training schedule yesterday
The big bear worked steadily for more
than an hour yesterday morning be-
tore breaking his camp at Rowarden-
nan. His wonderful vitality still con-
tinues to be the marvel of the age
lie tackled every apparatus in the
gymnasium without showing a single
sign of fatigue. He and his retinue of
trainers and handlers will arrive in
Reno this morning and will immedi-
ately pass upon the site at Moana
springs selected by Sam Berger for
training quarters.
jeff only loses day by the change
Jim Corbett met the Jeffries party at
Oakland last night and went with
them to Reno, where he will spread
good cheer with his radiant smile.
Jeff has been training in a higher al
titude than Johnson, which gives the
white man a little the better of it in
the shifting of the scene of battle to
the high regions of Nevada. The diff
ference in altitude will have little ef-
feet upon the outcome of the battle.
In the big fights that have already been
held in the state of Nevada the rarity
of the mountain air has been found to
be beneficial rather than harmful to
the principals
HEAT WILL BE TRYING
1t will be remembered that five years
ago, when the Hart-Root fight took
place in Reno, the weather was so hot
many people in the audience were pros
trated. There is every likelihood that
the coming fourth of July in Reno will
be boiling hot, unless the weather man
changes his schedule according to the
wishes Of every one interested in the
great battle. The heat will be very
trying on two such big men as Johnson
and Jeffries They will keep this fact
IN view during their short period of
training in the sagebrush state and re-
main as much in the open as possible.
Jeffries is not as popular in Nevada
as he might be on account of the trou-
Die over payment of gambling debt
when he visited that state to referee
the Hart Root fight. The matter has
recently been fixed up. so no gunplay
can be expected on this account.
Jack Gleason will remain in town for
a week or SO to fix up many matters
that were left in confused state by
Rlckard when the latter hurried away
to Reno.