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3 hF. FIRST PHOTOGRAPHS FROM SCENE OF COMING GREAT FIGHT. Monday's Big Specials AT FIGHT F r ' K Training Quarters of Jeffries and Johnson at Reno Look Like Picnic Grounds. - Big Sale of Summer Wash Suits ARENA ALREADY LOOMS UP THE MORXIXG OliEGONIAX. 3IONDAY. JUNE 27, 1910. SWARMS CAMPS . Corners Are Xolsy With Arguments of War Correspondents and Oth ers of Advance' Guard on Ques tion: . Who Will Win? REJCO. Nev., June 26.-Quiet, steady progress, in striking opposition to the mad whirl of events that have marked preceding days, characterized the first Sunday In Reno since the Nevada metrop olis became the mecca of the sporting world as the theater of the complex pugilistic drama, the Jeffries-Johnson fight. With his arena springing Into being like some strange , brobdingnagian mushroom, ihls gigantic fighters devoting themselves to earnest preparations for the meeting, and every hour bringing him assurances of fan-laden Pullmans starting from all points of the compass to reach the ring side, Tex Rickard, nerve center of It all, knew the first day of peace he has ex perienced rince Governor Gillett of Cali fornia Issued his "stop the fight" orders. Camps Like Picnic Grounds. Around the fighters' camps it looked as If Sunday picnics had taken possession. At Moana Springs every type of vehicle known .to this region was in evidence. There was a continuous procession of automobiles, carriages, motorcycles and pedestrians winding along the road all day. Jim Corbett was master of ceremonies at the quarters and spent most of the day as the center of Interested groups which gathered around him. Jeffries was not to be seen. He began the day with a fishing excursion which led him up the Truckee River, and the restless, shifting crowd at the springs heard little of his rlans. That peculiarity of the back-from-Klba-pugilist, his utter disregard for any body else's views as to what he should or should not do, is as noticeable here In Nevada as it was at Ben Lomond, or at the camps he occupied before the fights which won him his fame. Johnson in Affable Mood. Jack Johnson was his own master of ceremonies'. The big negro was in his most affable humor, which is saying a good deal. He began the day with a brisk eight-mile walk, then postponing his ring work until the cool of evening, rpent much of the day entertaining the visitors who thronged the camp. Johnson likes to see everybody happy. He was keeping things going most of the time today, urging singers in the cafe to greater efforts, calling this or that bystander into the fun and occasion ally assisting the general merriment with solo or obligato selections on his 'cello. Johnson is passionately fond of music. Everyone Visits Camps. Nearly everybody in Reno visited one or the other of the camps today. Most of them visited both. There were many women in the curious throngs and their Bummer finery lent a festive appearance to the assemblage at each camp. About the streets of the city and in front of the hotels, every place where protection from the sun's ardor was to be found, roamed men from all parts of the country, the war correspondents of. the coming battle. More of them are ar riving by every train and the history of the contest will be handed down with more elaborate detail than has ever been given to a ring encounter. With little in the way of stirring events to, distract their attention, the street gatherings today drifted back to the big question who will win? Corners Are Xoisy. The corners were noisy with arguing authorities on fight matters. Opinions voiced by men whose words are taken as cporting law in various sections of the country could be heard on every hand. The rank and file of the Fourth of July audience has not put in its appear ance as yet. When they come they will come with a rush and the railroad of ficials are preparing to handle the greatest traffic congestion the city has ever known. When darkness fell tonight on the site upon which the two heavyweights will meet, the entire framework of the arena had been set in place. At noon yesterday there was not a scantling on the ground. The remarkable speed with which the ' contractors have shaped the skeleton of the amphitheater has greatly pleased Promoter Rickard, and it was announced today the open-air pavilion would be completed by Saturday. When the turnstiles are ready for the ticket -holders there will be room for 17,000 people inside the inclosure. Tom Corhett Due Wednesday. Tom Corbett, of San Francisco, who has been appointed official betting com missioner for the Jeffries-Johnson con test by Tex Rickard, Is expected to ar rive Wedhesday morning to handle the wagers tnat will be made. Much interest is displayed on the streets and in the hotels as to the probable prices that will rule when the local betting is under way. John Sullivan was the visitor of the Way at Jeffries' camp. He met his old time rival, James J. Corbett. and was led by him Into conference with Jeffries and Joe Choynskl. Gathered in the shade of a Cottonwood tree, the four heavyweights who have contributed more, perhaps, to the ring history than any other four men.enjoyed a pleasant chat, at-tho conclusion of which jelTrles reached for his rod and reel and was off for a mess of ba."s. After the afternoon siesta. Johnson went four rounds with Al Kaufman and a like number with Walter Monahan Bag-punching concluded the afternoon's performance. Johnson again declared that he felt absolutely, no ill effects from trie altitude. Fight for Trophy Waxes Warm. That the Meier & Frank team has an excellent chance to capture the handsome Columbia Hardware Com pany trophy was demonstrated yester day on the Buckman field, when it de feated the fast Newsboys team by the score of 13 to 1. The Meier & Frank team won two games yesterday, one of which was a forfeited game with the Sellwood team. The game with the Newsboys was-scheduled for July 4, but was played yesterday Instead. Meier : Frank's team now have the championship of section two of the league assured, for only two more games are to be played. It will meet the winner of section one for the championship of the city and the trophy. Calef Brothers forfeited to the Popcorn Kings. Albina beat the Robin son team, and the Gill Butchers de feated the Peninsula squad by the core of 29 to 6. i f3S. VWV.CWS. SWT? VIGOR IS UNTRIED Endurance Will Play Big Part in Fight, Says Jack London. RELAXATION BLACK'S ASSET Novelist Believes White Pugilist Possesses Power to Battle On and On, but Is Jfot So Sure About Negro Who "Loafs." (Continued From First Page.) peculiar quality that Battling Nelson possessed to such an extraordinary de gree. Jimy Britt did not possess it. He could outspar and outpunch, but he could not keep on sparring and punch ing as- long as Nelson could. At the Colma fight he was not knocked out by Nelson. He was merely exhausted. He had reached his limit. He could not move any more. He lost the fight be cause he knocked himself out by his own over-exertion. Corbett Is Lacking. Corbett lacked this abysmal brut ishness to any considerable degree. Choynskl had far more of it. So had Sharkey and Fitzslmmons. But whejj it comes to Jeffries and Johnson, there is no line on them at all. They have never been called upon to demonstrate it. Neither knows that he possesses it. Neither bas ever engaged in a long, hard, gruelling fight, round after round, striking and being struck, consuming energy at an enormous rate and still go ing on fighting furiously, on and on, endlessly. v Of the two men, Jeffries has thought more about, himself, studied -himself more,-, and be has hinted that he be lieves he possesses It. -He has called into ressrve power a sort of second wind that does not depend on the lungs, but that resides in' the muscles themselves. But seeing and believing are different, and he- has yet to show it to the world. Nevertheless, I venture a shrewd guess that he has it. Also he may be called upon to show it on July 4. Nor does the world know that Johnson possesses this abysmal brutishness or lacks it. Johnson does not know him self. He has never had a chance to find out. And in this connection It is not a question of yellow streak or will-power. No matter to what superlative degree Johnson possesses this protoplasmic vigor, it will go for naught if he proves yellow. Johnson Never Yellow. ' On the other hand, he has never shown any hints of yellowness and, it must be added, he has never been in a fight that forced a test of this particular quality. There is one quality in which Johnson has the advantage over Jeffries, and that Is in relaxation. Jeffries, while cool and keen, is always more, tense. The tensing of a muscle consumes, energy. Boxing calls upon the use of all the muscles In the body and five minutes unnecessary tension out of 30 minutes of fighting, of all these muscles, . means a serious consumption of energy. This is one of Johnson's great assets. He has the art of relaxing perfectly. His fiercest rallies are always followed by intervals of repose. In a clinch, ex cept when he is punishing, he invariably rests. Black Known as Loafer.' It is because "of this relaxing so con tinually that he is notorious with the sporting public as a loafing fighter. And he seems to relax in mind as well as Jn body. He seems to stop thinking and perceiving even, and in a clinch he goes Into a sort of resting trance. Hls-very flat-footed way of fighting tafres off from the tension of the legs. It is far less tiring to shuffle about flat-footedly than to spring and poise with the muscles tensed from the hips down. One thing is certain. A. week from to morrow Johnson will be compelled to put up the fight of his life. He has never in his career faced so formidable an an tagonist. With Jeffries, it remains to be seen whether Johnson can "make him put up the fight of bis life. SUNDAY BETTING IS HEAVY Odds in San Francisco Ave 10 to 6, In Favor of Jeffries. SAN FRANCISCO, June 26. Betting on the Jeffries-Johnson fight was heavy to day, with the odd9 remaining at 10 to 6 in favor of the white man. In spite of the fact that it was Sunday, a large amount of money poured into the pool rooms all day, but it was so evenly dis tributed that the odds were not affected. Local bettors still control the field but the influx of Eastern money may leng then the prevailing odds In the next few days. - JEFF TO HUNT BIG GAME FIGHTER WOCT.I) RIVAL ROOSE VELT IF HE WINS. If Victorious, Big Fellow Will Tour World 'With Corbett and Gotch, Tarrying - In Africa. RENO. Nev., June 26. (Special.) Jim Jeffries plans to . rival Teddy Roosevelt and his big game hunting in Africa in case he Is returned winner over Jack Johnson on the Fourth of July. The big fellow bas mapped out his plans already in case of his victory, and he Intends to have .a month's pleasure of his favorite pastime with the gun, if victorious. Jaffrles will leave Reno on the night of the fight, whether he wins or loses, and will rest for a whole month at his home in Los Angeles. The tour around the world with the Jeffries -Corbett-Gotch athletic troupe will then begin, conceding that Jeffries wins, and the big fellow has made such arrangements that he will take off three weeks in Africa when he passes through that country, and a week off in India. ADMEN WARMLY RECEIVED Hospitable San Franciscans Made ' Them Feel Right at Home. Portland admen who attended the con vention of the Pacific Coast Advertising Men's Association in San Francisco will not soon forget the warm welcome they received in the southern city, according to David 'N- Mosessohn, who with George T. Atchley, returned yesterday in ad vance of the main delegation. The hos pitable San Franciscans 'never let them feel that they were away from home. Much of the success of the excursion. Mr. Mosessohn said, is due to C. C. Chapman, manager-elect of the Portland Commercial dub. Chapman lost no op portunity to say a good word for Port land. He was elected secretary-treasurer of the Pacific Coast organization. The Portlanders reached San Francisco Tuesday night and the convention opened next day. At noon the delegates were guests of the San Francisco Admen's As sociation at lunch, and following the after noon pession. the advertising exhibit of the San Franciscans was inspected. Thursday the Portland men were taken .on a trip around San Francisco, includ ing a visit to Golden Gate Park, and winding up with lunch at the Cliff House. The Rotary Club had them as guests at an elaborate dinner in the eve ning. Friday the visitors were taken up Mount Tamalpais. In the evening was held the concluding banquet, a sumptuous affair given by the San Francisco Admen. At a night session Friday "Advertising Agency Commissions," was the subject discussed. When a resolution condemning them was moved by Dr. Hlbbard. of Los Angeles, and Mr. Longhurst, of San Franr clsco. Mr. Mosessohn led the forces In rebuttal and the motion- was tabled by unanimous vote. Mr. Chapman closed the discussion. Spokane was selected as the place . of the next convention. There were nine delegates from Spokane, 15 from Sacra mento and 18 from Los Angeles. Seven delegates had credentials from Portland. Joseph Blethen was the only adman from Seattle. - ,y T( j4 4 1 v t k 1 i - - i - - I J ? gHWEJV. imtLKJi u 4 Ei IfCCA Sportdom This Week to Wend -. Way to Nevada City. MANAGER'S LOT HARD ONE Jeffries-Jatinson Fight Has Shown Difficulties That Confront Pro- ' moters of Big Battle Four Shifts Are Necessary. " "On to Reno" is the war cry in sport dom. and thousands of fight fans are starting for the Nevada city. By next Saturday, two days before the fight, that little place will look as it did in the boom days of years gone by. That it is not an easy thing to hold a ring contest like the Jeffries-Johnson battle has been emphatically demon strated. The move recently made to Reno Is tfhe fourth change of base by the promoters, and the Nevada town was a last resort. It being the only place where the fight would be permit ted. I Tex Rickard "started off by announc ing that the big battle would be held at Salt Lake' City. For a long time he had the fight fans guessing and kept the newspapers busy printing inter views onthe subject. Finally he met Jack Gleason, his supposed partner in the promotion end of the game, and they announced the fight would be held at Point Richmond. Everything was apparently serene and preparations were made to build a mammoth arena at that place. Somebody was not "fixed" and it suddenly dawned on the promoters that prizefighting would not be permitted at Point Richmond. After consulting with Johnny Herget (Toung Mitchell), the promoters decided upon San Francisco, the third move in the effort to fix upon a scene for the mill. Governor Gillett then "scrambled all the eggs" for the promoters and others interested, with his edict announcing positively that the fight would not be permitted in California. This was a se vere blow to all Interested, Including those wno had arranged to travel from other points to California to see the en counter. Maiiy men had arranged to go to the fight and had arranged their business matters in such a way that they could make the trip, and when the scene was transferred to Nevada some of them were forced to cancel arrange ments and give up the idea. Governor Gillett is blamed all around for the affair, and yet it is Just pos sible that a little of that blame, if not the whole of It, can be placed at the door of Herget, Rickard and Gleason. who played too much to the galleries and looked upon the Governor as an easy mark. - . "Beggar" Sam Langford, the husky black, who many think is a better man than Jack Johnson, is the real hard luck kid. Sam hot-footed across the continent and back again several times in search of matches, apd the only thing he landed was a bout with Jim Flynn. Recently he signed up to meet Al Kauf man at San Francisco, and the date just happened to be last Saturday, and two days before that Governor Gillett had Issued his proclamation. Necessarily It affected this match as well as the Jeffries-Johnson battle. Therefore Lang ford got no match and is still plain, every-day "Beggar" Sam. Nevada will soon be the mecca of all the former champions, near champions and others, for every fighter of note or otherwise is on his way to Reno. Tommy Burns, Bill Lang, Bob Fitzslm mons and the Australian contingent, who are on the briny deep, will not learn of the switch until they reach Van couver. B. C. John L. Sullivan, Jim Corbett and other notables are already on the ground, while the irrepressible Bat Nelson will soon be on the job. Sherwood Defeats Portland Team. The Columbia Hardware Company team, of Portland, went to Sherwood yesterday and suffered a defeat by the score of 9 to 4. The errors of the Port land boys were responsible for Ute loss it of the game, for they amassed a total of nine boots and most of them counted in Sherwood's run-getting. . Todd and Parrott constituted the battery for Sherwood, while Stokes and Schultz were in the points for the Columbia team. CLATSOP IS FOR ASSEMBLY Republicans Decide on July 9 as Date for Meeting. ASTORIA, Or., June 26. Special.) Clatsop County Republicans are to hold an assembly. This was decided upon by the County Central Committee at a recent meeting, when a call was is sued for Drecinct assemblies to be held on Saturday, July 9, when , delegates will be elected to a county assembly. to be held in this city on July 16. This assembly will elect 29 delegates to the state assembly and also transact such other business as may come be fore It. No action has been taken by the committee relative to nominating a county ticket, and this matter will be decided when the assembly con venes. PLAN GAINS IN FAVOR IN BAKER County Will Send Full Delegation to State Assembly. BAKER CITY, Or.. June 26. (Spe cial.) Chairman Corey, of the Repub lican County Central Committee, has Just returned from a tour of the coun ty and reports the assembly plan In great favor In all parts of the county. The primaries for electing delegates to the county convention will be held on July 9, and the county convention will be held on July IS. There will be 202 delegates at the county convention. which will recommend a county officers. The assembly plan is favor and it is expected full set of gaining In this county will send Its full quota of 34 delegates to the state assembly. Chairman Corey is working hard and promises to have a rousing county convention. Oneonta Is Completed. It was announced yesterday that the They Grow Hair Certain Ingredients if Prop erly Combined Stimulate Human Hair Growth Resorcln is one of the most effective germ destroyers ever discovered. Beta naphthol is a most powerful, yet ab solutely safe germicide and antiseptic, which prevents development of germ matter, and creates a clean, healthy condition. Pilocarpine, although, not a coloring matter or dye, is an ingredient well es tablished for its power to restore natural color to human ha,ir. Borax, because of Its well-defined softening and cleansing properties, is most useful in the treatment of scalp and hair diseases. Glycerine acts as a stimulant to the hair bulbs, and has a soothing, healing and nourishing in fluence. Alcohol is indispensable in medicine because of its antiseptic, stim ulating and preservative qualities. Rexall "93" Hair Jonic Is chiefly composed .of these -ingredients, which are compounded in a peculiar form, and we believe it is the most effective remedy known to medical science for scalp and hair troubles generally. ' We personally guarantee it to eradicate dandruff and scalp irritations and to grow hair, even though the scalp in spots Is bare of hair, providing of course there is life and vitality re maining in the hair roots. We want every one troubled with scalp disease, dandruff Or loss of hair to try Rexall "93" Halr Tonic. If it does not remove dandruff and promote a growth of hair to the satisfaction of the user, we will without question or quibble return every cent paid us for It. This guarantee is printed on every package. It has effected most satis factory results in 93 out of 100 cases where put to a practical test. Rexall "93' Hair Tonic Is entirely unlike and in every particular differ ent from anything else we know of for the purpose for which It Is recommend ed. We urge you to try it at our en tire' risk. Certainly we could offer no better guarantee. Two sizes, 50 cents and $1.00. Sold In Portland only at our store, The Rexall Store. The Owl Drug Co, Inc., corner 7th and Washington; Streets. Special $3. 95 Special $4. 60 Special $5.35 Special $6.50 rSpecial $7.95 These new models are all tailored styles, cut in the new length jackets and with plaited or gored skirts. Fashioned in union linon and French fin ished linon. In all the newest shades for Summer wear. Parasol" Values to $7.50 for $2.50 These Parasols at $2.50 are certainly the greatest bargains ever known in Portland. Every Parasol in this sale sold up to last Saturday at $5, $6, $7 to $7.50 each. eanup of Wash Goods Regular 30c Sun Rise Poplinette for 12c. Regular 25c Imported Carrux Dimity for 16c. Regular 50c All-Linen Suitings for 39c. All in a variety of colors. Some are plain, stripes and figures. Suitable for suits and frocks. Ladies Summer Lingerie Specials $1.75 fine white cambric Skiris, trimmed with embroidery and tucks, also with dust ruffle, $1.29. 50c cambric Corset Covers in circular neck style and trimmings of lace, insertion and ribbon for 39c. $1.50 Nainsook Gowns, high or low neck, long or xshort sleeves, trimmed with lace and ribbons, 98c. $1.50 Nainsook Gowns, circular neck, slip-over styles with lace, insertion and beading for 89c. Leather Shopping Bag Specials New sblack seal Shopping Bags, with twelve-inch frame, leather-lined and leather handles, with very fine mountings, at the special price of $2.75. $1.23 Shopping Bags, with single or double leather strap handles, silk or moire lined. $6 Long Coat Sweaters $3.95 Made single breasted, "V" neck, in a plain weave. In white, cardinal and gray. Port of Portland tug - Oneonta will be completed tomorrow and ready to leave for Astoria, where she will take up her work the first of the month. As soon as the Oneonta has proved her capa bility of handling the work at the mouth of the river, the tug Wallula will be brought to Portland for painting and gen- DEFY fft Don't Take Things For Granted Especially glasses. If we couldn't give you a scien tific examination and fit your eyes properly we wouldn't be in business today. Doing what we ad ' vertise is why I do so much. vertise is why we do so much. . . "This is one thing we do." COLUMBIAN OPTICAL CO. - ' 133 Sixth Street June 2, August This low rate is via the Great Northern Railway from Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, Everett, Bellineham, Vancouver, Victoria, New Westminster, Wenatchee, Spokane arid manv British Columbia to Chicago 60.00 to St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth, Superior, and Kansas City. Pro portionate fares to New York, Philadelphia, Washington, D. C, and other eastern points, atop-over anywhere JName your train tell the agent you want to go on the Urtrntal Lim ited, Fast Mail or Graf Northern Express. Better still write me for full information and our Describes the routes past the laul, Minneapolis, Kansas points east. - II. DICKSON, C. P. & T. A. eral overhauling. The tug Wanderer, which has been held under charter by the Port, is to be returned to Seattle. years' 'splendid service In tbe employment of the British and Forelftn Bible Society. Altotrether lie must have sold fully IO0.00O copies of the Scriptures, and has perhaps done more than any other individual Chinese for the evangelization of his country. .50 Round Trip 17 and 24 ; July S and 22 3; Sept. 8, 1910 other points in Washington, Oregon and on the Oreat INoryiarn railway. Iast Over the .Mountain lolder. new Glacier National Park to St. lity, Chicago ana IfciWmHIH'HWiH'UBlISP A. JACKSOX, A. G. V. and V. A. 123 Third Street. !.Uii5': Portland, Or. 1 i