lO CROWD ON ALDER-STREET 11 r.;r1w im at 5 Iri j rs LOCAL GHQWD GLUM Victory of Black Man Is Re ceived in Silence. BET WINNERS NOT JOYFUL Those 'Wlio Won Money on Johnson Fail to Show Jubilation Negroes Hear Result With "Golden Smiles," but Cheer Xot. Almost In silence the crowd on the Alder-street side of The Oregonlan iuildlngr yesterday afternoon listened to the bulletins from the ringside at Reno tJ3ll the fate of James J. Jeffries, Idol of the prizefighting arena. As round by round was read the phrase -upper cut to the Jaw" fairly echoed against the tall buildings, and the om inous ending of each dispatch, "it was Johnson's round," spread like a pall over the thousands. A sickened ex pression simultaneously appeared on every white face and an audible mur mur, "He'B gone," anticipated the ever expected knockout that would declare the negro champion in the world's prizefighting ring. The crowd, which dispersed with the announcement, "Johnson wins," was a marked contrast to the congregation of enthusiastic men and women who packed the street when the first flash come over the wire, "They are in the ring." Faces were beaming-, full of expectancy and confidence in the brawny boiler-maker, who was looked to to wrest the laurels of pugilism from the negro. Men tried to suppress their excitement, while women were unable to control their nervousness. The fern inine sex understood little of thi learned conversation indulged in by the men, but they knew It was a battle of physical strength, science and en durance and they unhesitatingly gave vent to their feelings, which were ex pressions of hope that Jeffries would win. . Interest Never Less Keen. No election return, no war news, no reports of a great disaster ever held a crowd so anxious, so curious, so im patient, so persistent in hope against what appeared to be inevitable, as the disparaging tick of the telegraph sounder which told the story of de feat of the white champion. The fight was the climax of months of prepara tien by both combatants, reviewed in columns and pages of the newspapers of the world, and the world was lis tening to hear from Reno. Business men and mechanics, relieved from their duties by the National holi day, rubbed shoulder to shoulder in the crowd, and exchanged opinions on the merits of the two men pitted against each other on the roped plat form in Nevada. In common they looked forward to a victory for Jeffries, even though they had bet their money on Johnson. In common they accepted the defeat of "Dauntless Jim" and they shared alike the, disappointment of their confident speculations. The men who won money on Johnson did no boasting and it was a common ex pression: "I won. but somehow, I am not sat isfied." Scattered here and there in the orowd were negroes, their faces depicting combination of pride and fear. As the fight progressed and round after round ended in Johnson's favor, they attempted to suppress a smile of exultation. When Johnson's victory seemed assured they could hardly contain themselves, but ac cepted the good news in silence. They realized the sentiment 01 tne crowd. which alternately eyed them with amuse ment and then with a smouldering con tempt of the apparent conceit. At the end they said nothing, walking awoy with a smile even broader than that SIDE OP OREGONIAN BUILDING fcv - w f a i inr y- - --w.w a-- which characterized the never changing expression of their champion. First Three Do Xot Alarm. The news of the first three rounds was received with more or less Indiffer ence, although reports favored Johnson. In the fourth round, when the' crowd in the arena yelled "First blood for Jef fries," the sentence was echoed through the streets of Portland with cheers for the white champion. As the round closed In Jeffries' favor a wild shout went up, augumented by men not sup posed to be familiar with prizefighting. much less enthusiastic over the game. women also lent their voices to swell the uproar. Renewed applause greeted the announcement that "It was Jeffries' round." ' In the fifth, when "Jeffries sent the black man's head back a foot with a straight left to . the mouth," shouts for the white man again drowned the voice of the megaphone. As the smile left JEFFRIES MEETS FATE IX LESS THAN HOUR, SAYS OFFICIAL TIMEKEEPER. BY OEOKGS HARTING. RENO. July 4. Tim was called at 2:45. Johnson entered -the ring1 at 2:28 and JeffrJea entered four minutes later. The flsht lasted 15 rounds. Tha time for the last round was 2:27. The -light wh stopped at 8:41. In the 16th round there were three knockdowns. The first two of these were eaoh of nine seconds duration. The last one -was eight seconds. Then Jeffries' seconds rushed in and the referee save the decision to Johnson. There Is no doubt that Independent of this action Jeffries would have been counted out. Johnson's face a broad grin divided the countenances in the crowd. "He's going after him now," Jocularly declared the fight fans. At the end of the sixth round, when the retired champion took hla seat, cov ered with blood and his eye closed, the crowd turned its back to the bulletin an nouncer as If to walk away. There was a shuffling of feet on the pavement and serious faces turned toward the window from whence came the news. v Repeated assaults era. Jeffries in the seventh, closing his right eye entirely, and the vicious uppercuts, cast a gloom over the crowd, which again turned away as If to avoid hearing more of the tale which foreshadowed defeat for the white man. "He's gone," murmured the crowd. The eighth, ninth and tenth rounds were heard in silence, and at the end of each, the crowd turned as if to leave. In the 11th, when Jeffries made a round end rally, there were a few fainthearted cheers and a week clapping of hands. It was the last expression of lingering hope that through eome circumstance, fate or fortune. Jeffries would "come back." As the 12th round was read the crowd gave up and began speculating on how long it would be till Johnson knocked Jeffries out. The end was expected in the 13th and 14th rounds, and when sim ple announcement, "Johnson wins" was heard, the crowd sighed relief and slow ly moved away. "CHINK" PVGILIST IS CLEVER Sing Ilosan Fights Ten-Round Draw at Marshfield. MARSH FIELD, Or., July 4. (Special.) Sing Hosan. the local Chinese prizefighter, fought ten rounds to a draw last night with Young Corbett. It was the fastest fight ever seen in this part of the country and there was great enthusiasm for the young Chinaman, who exhibited great cleverness against a much larger and stronger opponent. Paddy Coyne "threw up the sponge" after one round against Jess Day, with whom he was matched for 20 rounds. Curley Albrecht In a ten-round bout with Mike Brown quit after breaking hla thumb in the fifth round, and Brown was given the decision. Monday night there will be a 20-round fight between Bobby Evans and Danny O'Brien, of Portland, at the North Bend pavilion. The largest railway company In England, the Great Western, has a locomotive fos) nearly every mile of the system: there are 8000 miles and nearly 2$0U engines. THE HORXIXG OREGQNIAN. TUESDAY, JUIA HEARING BULLETINS OF THE TURN ' 1 WHEN ANNOUNCEMENT BIG WAGERS MADE Millions Change Hands as Re sult of- Fight. EUROPE WINS ON JOHNSON Paris Is Regular Hotbed of Specu lation, with Odds Two to One Favoring Black Man Chi cago Negroes Richer Now. CHICAGO, July . (Special.) Unusually large sums were wagered on the outcome at Reno, it being estimated in sport centers, where the wagers all over the world have been followed, that the total will aggregate $3,000,000. London, Berlin, Paris and Australia cleaned up heavily, for they backed Johnson. More than $000,000 was handled in commissions. Much money was put down after the fight began. Next to Chicago, San Francisco handled the largest amount of "ante-post" wagers on the go. This probably was accounted for by the fact that Tom Corbett, the "official" commissioner of the fight im presarios Rlckard and Gleason had ils headquarters in the Coast city. Four days prior to the fight, Corbett's and other places where odds were posted in San Francisco showed a total of a trifle over $400,000. Next comes Reno, the scene of the battle. The play In the latter city was unusually lethargic until three days prior to the fight. Corbett, who moved to the scene of operations on the latter date, lent stimulus to the betting. One of the strange freaks anent the betting angle was the unusual amount of speculation recorded on the fight in France. In fact, Paria was a regular speculative hotbed with Johnson money overshadowing Jeffries' commissions almost two to one. In England wagering also was -exceptionally brisk, while from Australia comes the statement that the play was almost the equal of the Burns-Johnson mill. In a word, betting on this fight was uni versal and unprecedented, with estimated aggregate wagerlngs of $37,000,000 being well within the range of conservatism. In this city the colored population has trebled Its spare wealth, for nearly every negro had down ail the money he could raise at good odds, much of at one time two. BIG BUT INSIGNIFICANT (Continued From Page 8.) others taste but which for the first time, perforce, he was made to taste himself. He who had never been knocked down was knocked down re peatedly. He who had never been knocked out was knocked out. Never mind the technical decision. Jeffries was nocked out. That Is all there Is to it, and ignominy of ignominies he was knocked out, and through the ropes, by the punch he never believed Johnson possessed by the left and not by the right. As he laid across the lower rope, while the seconds were tolled, a cry, that had in it tears and abject broken pride, went up from many of the spectators. "Don't let the negro knock him out, don't let the negro knock him out," was the oft-repeated cry. There is little more to be said. Jef fries did not come back. Johnson did net show the yellow streak, and it was Johnson s fight all the way through Jeffries was not the old Jeffries at al' Even so, it is to be doubted If the old Jeffries could have put away this amaz ing negro from Texas, this black man with the unfailing smile, this king of fighters and monelogists. Corbett and Berger and the others were right. They wanted Jeffries to do more boxing and fighting in his training camp. Nevertheless, lacking JEFFRIES-JOHNSON FIGHT READ ROUND BY ROUND AND HOPING THAT BY SCIENCE OR FATE THE BATTLE WOULD IN FAVOR OF THE WHITE MAN. v ' ' t- " - "X OP RESULT WAS GIVEN, PEOPLE WALKED AWAY IN SILENCE. the come-back as he so potently did, this preliminary boxing and fighting would have profited him nothing. Story of Fight Is Story of Smile. On the other hand, it would have saved his camp much of the money with which it backed him. It was a slow fight. Faster, better fights may be seen every day of the year in any of the small clubs in the land. It is true these men were heavyweights, yet for heavyweights was it a slow fight? It must be granted that plucky Tommy Burns put up a far faster fight with Johnson a year and a half ago. Yet tho American fight fans had to see this fight, of today In order to appreciate Just what Burns did against this col ored wonder. Johnson is a wonder. No one under stands him, this man who smiles. Well, the story of the fight is the story of a smile. If ever a man won by nothing more fatiguing than a smile, Johnson won today. And where now in the champion who arRS. JEiFFRIES HYSTERICAL. RENO, July 4. Mrs. Jeffries had hysterica when the word was flashed to her that her big husband had been whipped. She sat in a room in the local newspaper office and received, the bulletins from the ringside and. when the end came, she cried and wept frantically. In a little while, however, she quieted down 'and had .regained her composure by the time she had reached the camp. will make Johnson extend himself? Who will glaze the bright eyes, remove that smile and silence that golden repartee? TWO GAMES WON BY MED FORD Other Teams Switch Players, but Can't Stop Winning Streak. MEDFORD, Or., July 4. (Special.) The Medford ball team won two games at the Jacksonv'lle celebration today. In the forenoon game Medford beat Grants Pass by the score of 12 to 1, and in the afternoon Jacksonville was defeated by the score of 7 to 1. Sev eral thousand dollars was bet that Medford would win both games and .Jacksonville and Grants Pass traded players in order to beat the crack team of the locals, but to no ava'l. Eddle Wilkinson, St. Mary's crack first baseman, a Medford boy, played with Medford' today and was a star. His batting average this year with the St. Mary's team was .334. There is some talk that "Wilkinson will Join McCredle's team in the near future. He can play any infield position and bats hard, and he would probably would be a great help. Forenoon game R.H.B.I R.H.E. Medford ..12 12 ojGrants Pass 1 S 2 Batteries Burgiss and Mlms; Fergu son and Baker. Afternoon game r R. H.E. R.H.E. Medford ....7 10 lJacksonville 16 3 Batteries Coleman and Baker; Mo Intyre, Williams and Wilson. Raymond 6; Montesano 2. SOUTH BEND, Wash., July 4. (Spe cia.) In a closely played game, Ray mond beat Montesano 6 to 2. Jacks and Wakefield were both hit hard, and the errors by Montesano gave Raymond the victory. Weinholt played his usual heavy game and. Montesano pilfered but one sack. Umpire Quick officiated again and was in hot water continual ly with both teams. Score: R.H.E.I HRDL R.H.E. Raymond ..6 5 3Montesano ..2 9 6 Batteries Raymond, Jacks and Rein holt; Montesano, Wakefield and Moore. Two-base hits, Kennedy, Loehl. Guyn, 2. Stolen bases Jacks 2, Vivian, Weinholt, Philbrick. Double plays Seaton to Nugent, Gleason on fly. steps on third, Jacks to Vivian to Kennedy. Struck out by Jacks 4, by Wakefield 2." Bases on balls, of Jacks 6, off Wakeflei 4. Umpire Quick, 5, 1910. rJEGRO BUYS DRINKS Wine Flows Freely, but John son Takes Beer. ANXIOUS TO SEE "MAMMY" Champion Greets Welcome at Camp, Jokes About Fight, Telegraphs Mother and Hurries East. Now For Vaudeville. COMPARATIVE RECORDS OF FIGHTERS. Jeffries. Number of fights - Rounds fought Won decisions Knockout or stopped Draws Won In one round. ............ . Won in two rounds Won in three rounds Won tn four rounds Won in five rounds Won in eight rounds Won In nine rounds. ........... Won in ten rounds - Won in 11 rounds Won In 20 rounds Won in 23 rounds Won in 25 rounds Craw in 20 rounds '21 105 3 15 i 1 4 2 a 2 t i I i l l i Not counting first bout with Jack Monroe, at Butte, an exhibition. Average length of fights in rounds, 0. Johnson. Number of fights T3 Rounds fought - Won decisions J Knockouts or stopped &- Won on foul Draws Ixst decision Knocked out or stopped Lost on a foul No decisions . . . Won In one round..., Won in two rounds Won in three rounds Won In four rounds Won In five rounds Won In six rounds.. Won in seven rounds Won In nine rounds Won in ten rounds Won in 11 rounds... Won In 12 rounds Won In 13 rounds , Con In 14 rounds....... U'nn In 1 T-OlindS . ... .... Lost in two rounds 1 Lost in five rounds 1 Lost in 20 rounds 1 Average length of fight in rounds, 8 6-T. JOHNSON'S TRAINING CAMP, July 4 This was a hilarious night at the road- house where Jack Johnson trained for his fight with Jeffries. Business at the bar started with a rush when Johnson, returning from the arena with his newly acquired fortune and laurels, ordered wine for everybody in the resort. Johnson himself drank beer. Crowds came out from the city to see the cham pion and they, too, spent freely. Gamblers Make Money. Given an impetus by the winning of about $10,000 by various members of the camp, the games of chance did a good business. There was also dancing and ainging and more dancing. Johnson was the main attraction when he was In evidence. As he planned to go to Chicago on a train that left at 9:45 A. M., however, much of his time wa taken up in pacKing nis goods. Loud cheers greeted the negro when he returned from the fight. He went from the arena to his camp in an auto mobile with Billy Delaney, his chief ad viser. The camp rushed out en masse to greet hiro. His wife was one of the first to reach him. She saw the fight, but had reached the resqjt before her hus- Dana arriveu. "Oh, Jack, I'm so glad you won," she fiaid- Friends shouted, clapped their bands iff , t and whistled. Johnson grinned broadly, but said nothing to the throng on the outside of the house. He walked Into the parlor where another party awaited him, and sitting down, chatted a few moments. . Johnson Jokes of Fight. Everybody wanted to hear about the fight. Johnson refused to take it serious ly. He said he was not hurt and there was nothing for him to tell. When they asked him questions he answered them, but altogether said very little regarding the contest. "Don't think I was scared! at any time," he said. "I knew how it was coming out." . The negro's engagement in vaudeville opens in New York July 11. He will go to Chicago from here and then to New York. Already be has accepted theatri cal engagements, for five weeks in ad vance, and has offers of others, but he says he is tired and wants to go home. 'I want to bo with my mammy," said Johnson. At his order, -a meEage was sent his mother Immediately after the fight, tell ing her the result. SEINE IS RISING Mill ALXi PARIS FEARFUL. OF FLOOD REPETITION SOME TIME. Preventive Measures Advised In Big Tubes to Carry Off Surplus Water City Anxious. PARIS, July 4. (Special.) The scene has risen once more, owing to recent heavy rains, and there has even been some fear that traffic on the river might be interrupted. This new rise has served to remind the Parisians that measures for the prevention of a recurrence of the disaster witnessed "during the Winter are Imperative, and that there Is real neces sity for their prompt adoption. M. Berlier, a' distinguished civil en gineer, would construct two tubes, start ing from Ivry Port, passing between the forts of Vanwes and Isy, and thence under the woods at Ville d'Avray to the south of Saint Germain to rejoin the Seine at Le Chateau de Villieres. a few hundred yards below Poissy. These tubes would be made of cement, and could be opened or closed at will, so that they would only be utilized when there vas a superabundance of water. M. Berlier argues that no doubt can prevail as to the practical advantages of his scheme, seeing that the drain age system in Paris worked extremely well during the grea floods. He admits that the expense would be enormous, and he suggests various methods for covering It. But he contends that the protection of Paris demands a pecuniary sacrifice. On the other hand, the syndi cate of persons concerned with the river traffic has Just adopted a report, drawn up at its invitation by one of its mem bers, who expresses the opinion that the system advocated by M. Berlier would be too expensive, and might not bring much relief. -He recommends some improve ment of the bridges under which the cur rent runs with particular strength, In cluding the Pont de la Tournelle, the Pont de l'Alma, the Pont de Sevres, and the Pont de Saint Cloud, the suppression of the lock at La Monnaie, and the en largement of the small arm of the river at that point, as well as the abolition of the stores established on various quays, the widening of the Seine at Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, and other practical, though less important measures. There is, however, no time to be lost. Belgrand, the celebrated engineer who did so much for the protection of Paris, considered that it was under the per petual menace of serious floods, as, if all the tributaries of the Seine were to rise together, the disasters of 1658, 1740. and 1802 might be repeated. He argued, in fact, that no confidence could be re posed in the river, as, on the other hand. It was during periods of drouth insufficient for the supply of water to the capital, the quality of the water being, moreover, at such times very 'Poor, to say the least. Yet, as a high authority put it a quarter of a century ago. Paris has more to fear from great rises of the river than from low water. Hence the measures, whatever they niny be, which are bound to be taken sooner or later for its protection. CLERKS TAUGHT COURTESY German Shopkeepers Hope to ln crease Their Sales. BERLIN, July 4. (Special ) A school of courtesy is the lntest thinir in Ger man shopkeeping. The Association of Shopkeepers is responsible for it. They aim at making shopping a joy as well as a business for their customers. lot only are cuunLer -hiim li ho taught the tricks of th trade and thn details of the goods they handle, but they are alsj to learn agreeable man ners, pleasant small talk and rourtly graces with which to charm their fair clients. German shopkeepers will pay for this training school themselves as a good in vestment. They aim at producing a. type of assistant who will be easily con versational with customers without be ing familiar, and will extract by these pleasant arts considerably moro busineBS than hitherto. Also they aim at establishing an Inter national reputation for politeness, , for they credit the French name for that quality with part of the ruwi of tourists to shop in Paris. In the 16th cfntury clothes wr-re sent from all parts of France to be washed in Hol land, where the water of the cunals was supposed to have special ch-anslnK proper ties. 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