Evening journal., 1910-06-23
JEFF SAYS
HE WILL WIN
Gavs Up Title at Reno Five
Years Ago; Back to Re-
cover ii
Is PLEASED WITH
new TRAINING QUARTERS
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IFFFR1Es' TRAINING CAMP,
. GOLDEN HOTEL, MONANA CAMP,
fFrNO. NEVADA. June 2s-Jeffries re-
su-nec trairine here to-day, with Jack
& johnson due to arrive in Reno to-mor-
row rnorrirg. with work on the fight
arena progressing rapidly, and with
T. Governor Dickerscn giving his abco-
Lutte promise that he win make no ef-
fort to stop the night on the Fourth,
G Rickard and Gleason are breathins
more easily to-day and making efforts
to round up enough persons TO make
a little piece OF pocket money out of
the battle.
There seems little doubt that this
laudable effort on the part Of Rickard
and Gleason win succeed. The state
OF Nevada and its brother with a few
thousands from California and the east
viii be gathered around the arena
when Jeneries and Johnson climb
through the ropes at l80 o'clock on
Monday. July 4. and the moving pic
tnre man starts grinding his machine.
And Il will be two perfectly condi-
toned men who win meet in that
ring.
hit was on this very spot that I gave
away my title exactly ive years ago
said Jenries. land now | have come
70 get II back" You know I retired
from the ring on July g. 1905. when l
refereed the battle between Marvin
Hart and Jack Root Hart won IN
the twelfth round and ] gave him the
championship Of the world Now u
has fallen into Jack Johnson's hands,
and 1--WE years after I gave u away
have to come back TO fight 20 get
it back III do it. too"
Jeffries says ne Is ''ticl1ed 10 death.
With his new training quarters and he
is already making himself accustomed
20 the higher atmosphere. up in the
tent at the side Of his cottage by the
hotel and will take up foad work again,
though not to the extent he followed
In Rowardennan-jus enough 10 get
his lungs and heart used 70 the change
Sid Hester has caused some excite
pent around the camp. He has given
an order for another fght arena In
which he SAYS he intends 70 pull of
the sam Lansford Stanley Ketchel
fight on the morning Of July4 This
order followed Richards refusal TO al
-.ie~ him TO use the Jeffries-Johnson
arena for the morning battle. From
Frisco comes a runlor that Lsangford
Will not hght. but Hester is going
sahead with the arena. Rickard de-
~ claros il Is another blow from Frisco
politicians He is averse 20 the morn
Sing fight because he says a man who
would buy a $40 seat 10 the Jeffries-
Johnson tight viii split his $40 and see
both lghts.
~ III Reno people, too. oppose the
Anor| ng ncht because they want the
asss,s sfons 70 circulate through the
famtEnN houses during the morning
and spend Some money. Hester Of
,rcd to pay $1,000 toward the erec-
ZION of the Jeffries-Johnson arena 20
~~v the $1,000 state license and to give
.t lizard a share in his gate receipts,
!. .sDut Rickard refused the offer. l.ti-
M AS Kctchel is not in training. there
is growing belief that Hester Is
biunng. but he insists the fight win
rome Off and that he viii match the
winner 10 Tommy Burns in the same
T. etrcna. @-.--
Flanagan, Johnson's manager, is pre-
barring Kicks resort for the champion.
lie expects the bony negro here to-
borrow.