BOXING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 904, 25 August 1910, Page 9

BOXING.

THE REPARTEE AT RENO. Jeffries's, opinion of Johnson, aftei tho fight was as iollou'3:—"Johnson is a great fighter, and tho people cannot imagine how clover he is. 1 have nothing to say against. Johnson. Ho fouglit fairly, and won. tho battle strictly on his merits. As early as.the third round I,found my. stomach troubling me, and I, did not have-the speed and strength I thought I had. I was not knocked out completely, but I was all in, and it did not matter whether the fight ended in that round or-the next, as I was exhausted." Before the. train .to which Jack Johnson's private car was attached pulled put from tho statioir.after the recent fight another white mail folt the weight of the champion's fist. This time tho crowd was with tho negro, and applauded vigorously when ho sent a fellow who called him a vile nnmo whirling from the platform of his car. As the train ..left tho station Johnson appeared at tho window. A man in the crowd uttered an epithet, and dared Johnson to leave tho train. Johnson saw, tho fellow swing on to the rear platform of the ear, and he mot him at tho door. The negro struck tlie intruder, and the crowd cheered when the.man tumbled from the-car. Whatever comedy there was in or during tho Johnson-Jeffries fight was furnished by Jim Corbett and Johnson himself. . They kept up a perfect crossfire of words that brought forth many a laugh. Once Corbett said: "Go after him this round, Jeff, and he'll show that yellow streak."' "That's what they all say," replied Jack with a grin. "Why don't you fight instead of stalling?" came back Corbott. "I'm too.clever,-like you used to bo, Jim," blurted out Johnson. At another time after a short rally in tho centro of tho ring Jeffries clinched with the black man. "Love me, Jeff; love me," grinned Johnson. "I'll love you boforo I get through," came back Jeff. Those little sallies at rcparfce (remarks tho San Francisco "Call") were all that enlivened, the contest, or it would have been as solemn as a funeral.