The San Francisco call., 1910-06-27
JOHNSON'S WORK
SEEMS CARELESS
Crowds Who Watch Black Man
Perform Wonder at His
Easy Attitude
[SeeeioI Dispatch 10 The CoLIl

RENO, New. June Z6.-ln just elSnt
more days the visiting host will pack
its collective suitcase and blow back to
San Francisco. Chicago, New York and
other places that grow in magnif1cence
increases. The modest Divorces can
then come out of hiding and lead their
customary quiet lives, unmatched by
curious and unsympathetic visitors.
This coming week will be the week of
all weeks. Arab Dick, Swede Phillip
ties, will be able to put another link in
their chain OF great things that have
happened to me. 1t will be the closing
chapter of a story that has no equal in
the annals of slapstick comedy or trag-
edy.
So saying, we repair to the think
room and proceed to elucidate the hap
penings in the realm of ignoble strife.
Johnson was the only one of the two
fighters to do any serious work today.
This was his second days work in the
hot. dry Nevada sun. His camp at
Kicks was crowded with many sports
who were anxious to see how the heat
and high altitude affected the massive
black man. To those who are unac-
quainted his loose way of handling
himself, Johnson seemed inert and
sluggish. One man was heard to say:
He looks all tired out His actions
indicate a lack of vim and freshness
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before a great battle. His sparring
partners are not heavy nor fast enough
to give him good workout. Maybe it
is the effect of the change in climate,
but Johnson's work today impressed
me as being away below par. The gin
ger wasn't there
SMOKE CARELESS WORKER
This criticism is answered by those
who have followed Johnson's work
closely with the statement that the big
smoke has always been a careless gym
nasium worker. He picks off the blows
of his sparring partner with such ease
that he appears to be loafng. He fights
the same way. He boxes like Hal Chase
plays ball-without any effort. The
game comes natural to him. The best
proof OF Johnson's strength was shown
today in his workout with Al Kaufman
and Walter Monahan. Whatever else
can be said of these two boys it must
be admitted that both are strong and
rugged. While Johnson was apparent
ly easing through his work with these
two huskies they were both blowing
like whales. They had all they could
do TO keep from topping over in a
heap. They both worked like hod car
riers during their bouts with Johnson
and neither was able to reach him,
while he himself was Kidding" and
fooling and apparently taking things
easy
When he finished his work Johnson
was asked il he felt any i'll effects from
the climate up here. Well" answered
Jack, yesterday the sun and the air
made me a little sluggish. / felt a
little numb all over Today I hardly
noticed the change and by tomorrow |
| expect TO be as spry as kitten. I'm
not worrying any about the air up here
/ feel as good as il / were born and
raised in a balloon"
TRAINERS sqUELcHED
Jeffries did no work at all today,
probably on account of the great
dislike he has OF performing be-
fore large Sunday crowds The
big man bear went fishing this
morning and lolled around his
camp in the afternoon, keeping as
much under cover as possible. He did
not even show up to referee the ball
game between Jim Corbett's team and
the newspapermen. The game, how
ever, took place in the ball park al
Moana springs. After playing three
innings with the members of the JEFF
| fries camp the newspapermen showed
their tender natures by refusing tc
( allow the slaughter to continue. Cor
bett pitched for the pugilistic array
Every ball he threw landed out neal
the right field fence. Every scribe whC
has been hanging over Typewriter
in a stuffy editorial room for the bes
part of his life knocked a home run
blind man happened to be near The
plate and took q crack at Corbett'.
delivery just on general principals. H'
made a three bagger. The carnage wa:
awful. The score was IS to when tn,
talented gentlemen of the press saw
fit to end the humiliation. Sam Bergei
and Bob Armstrong nearly stopped 1
couple OF balls during the game ans
the fence stopped the rest. Corbett Il
now standing on the curb telling
bunch of natives how the scribes ''lai,
down" Somebody just stepped in t
call up a nurse. With close watching
and nursing Jim ought to be conva
descent day or so before the fight
JIM CoFFROTH ARRIVES
Jim Coffroth, the San Francisco pro
moter, has been in town all day OF
seme mysterious mission. He visite,