THE FIGHT.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 30 June 1910, Page 3

THE FIGHT.

HOW JOHNSON AND JEFFRIES ARE GUTTING ALONG.

INTENSE INTEREST. [BY BLKOTRIO TELEGBAPH--COPYUIGHT-] fpKB PRESS ABBOPJ A.T lON .J SAN FRANCISCO, June 28. A day's traauing at Reno consists in Joibnson boxing Monolwui aiul Kaufman. The latter is utterly exhausted at itiie'end oi four rounds. ,J(>jfplies 'boxes cloven i°ast ruondfe with Armstrong, Merger, Choynski, and Coiibet, finishing with a. fiveiuilo walk. VANCOUVER, Juno 28. Advices rewivod from Reno state that Jeffries, John L. Snllivnn and ,J. J. Oorhott have boon .reconciled. The two fighters aro training steadily, and aro in splendid condi-

Hon. . . Jeffries will stop active training on Thursday and will rest during the last three days before tlio fight. Until (then ihe will 'box regularly and do light gymnasium work. He is satisfied with his condition., and siivs tlia't he never felt) hotter fit for a 'fight, is ready for anything, ami is confident that he will win on the Foil nth. ; Johnson <liicl if our rounds of light boxing each with Kaufman and Moand two rounds with Dave Mills on Monday. Sullivan watched Johnson iait work but is not eommunicattiive about the negro. He says that Jeffries is fit, but Johnson idles too much for close training. Rill Delariey, Jeffries' okl trainer, is handling .Johnson, and is pleased with 'him. "He will bo in the corner on the day of the fight," says Delanev. The Nevada State police are assembling at TCeno Ito protect tho. fighters .against any outbreak there may he on accouiiit of race lialtrod. Interest in the encounter is intense all ovor America. Old followers of glove fights agree that this will be the last 'big fight ill the limited fitaitos. Hutting is brisk. Jeffries is the favourite, the odds 011 hi.ni being at 10 to G until Monday, but on Tuesday they shortened to 10 to 7. LONDON, Juno 28. The correspondent of the Daily Mail stmtos that Jeffries says: "Foi a year I have devoted every minute to getting myself fit for this fighit.' Jeffries' vamp shows an atmosphere of deterjnination, but Joilrnson's is like a scene from a light comic opera. Banjos are being plnved ait all hours of the day and flight, and roulette wheels aw whirling for tho 2am biers. "The Negro's boxing with his trainers is far fiercer than that of Jaffrfies. Johnson hiuglli.s and jokes nil day long.