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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1910
Page
11
Boston Post will feature reports from Jack London famed ring writer and boxing authority velt. Mike Murphy renowned trainer will assess fighters’ conditioning and chances. Ben Benton Rob Roy will provide daily detailed stories. Eugene P. Doyle California expert will wire daily gossip from training camps.
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Jeffries, in six fast rounds at Ben Lomond, outboxed Corbett and Choynski while Burns wrestled the final periods. About 1500 spectators endured the heat as Jeffries declared speed the goal for ten days of daily workouts. Corbett showed flashes peroved by Jeffries superior defense with a sharp left to the foe’s forehead.
New York reports that Baron Wilkins sent 20 000 to Jack Johnson to bet on himself against Jeffries at best odds. If true, bettors may get a better price than expected as Jeffries is quoted 10 to 6 favorite with Frisco speculators hoping the odds drop to 2 to 1 before the bout.
The $20,000 backing for Johnson amid baron Wilkins’s pool inflames betting on the Jeffries Johnson heavyweight bout. Johnson leads in odds, but experts doubt a clear favorite. Training updates from San Francisco show Jeffries tightening discipline while Johnson prepares under Billy Delaney.
San Francisco June 12 Jack Johnson boxed ten fast rounds before a big crowd at the Ocean Beach arena. He sparred with Al Kaufman Kid Cotton and Davyills and stretched out to a pool show. Johnson weighed 212 pounds after the session as he trains for Langford on Saturday.
Captain Wodell of Yale varsity says the crew will row 12 to 15 miles daily, five workouts this week on the four mile course. The squad, in top condition after a hard practice on the river yesterday, paddled in the Norwich launch despite a heavy day.
The Harvard varsity eight with 42 personnel including managers and coaches departed from South Station by 1 PM for New London. Captain Ward hints at lineup changes before two weeks of training on the Thames ahead of the Yale race on June 30.
Wagering rises as New York teams contend for the pennant. Gotham bursts with fandom amid the heated race, with the Jeff Johnson fight adding to the season’s excitement.
San Francisco crowds tour both boxing camps as Jeffries and Johnson prepare for the bout. About 1200 spectators watch Jeffries and Corbett at Ben Lomond and Seal Rock sparring sessions while Johnson’s camp shows intense practice. Prospects of a finish fight grow as experts predict Jeffries wind and Johnson conditioning will decide the outcome.
A poem by Walt Mason from 1910 imagines the boxing match between Sam Berger and Jeffries. It riffs on public anticipation and the fear Berger might be knocked out or celebrated if Jeffries prevails.
Arthur Duffey discusses betting on Jeffries with 10 to 6 favorite odds and racial influence shaping bets. He cites Walker and Ramsdell in track form, praises Gardner’s class, notes upcoming schoolboy games at Wood Island Park, and mentions Cameron and Shrubb in long distance race plans for August 7.
The report notes Tommy Burns knocked out Gunner Moir in the 10th round on December 2, 1907, in London. It mentions betting odds on Jeffries and a draw scenario, plus brief notes on Joe Jeanette’s decisions over Sandy Ferguson and a few boxing instructors named in the column.
The Boston area high school season nears its close as Brookline and Medford win leagues and English High leads the Interscholastic League. Key matchups include High School of Commerce vs English High at Locust Street grounds and Rindge vs Somerville at Broadway Field.
Harvard star G F P Gardner Jr won a rare one fifth mile hurdle event against a fast field despite poor weather and track. He defeated rivals by six yards and broke a 16 year old world record by three fifths of a second, cementing his status as the nation’s best low hurdler.
Ty Cobb and Nap Lajoie duel for the league batting lead as the season nears its end. The race centers on steady hits and high averages, with both stars driving their teams toward the pennant.
The column notes Ad Wolgast suffers a broken arm delaying a Nelson bout, cites a heavy fight schedule, and previews four Armory Club bouts including Schlossberg McKinnon and Lynch Moran. It mentions Ab e Attell Moran in Los Angeles, Ketchel possibly boxing in New York, and multiple city cards in Boston New Bedford Philadelphia Albany Newark and Boston boxers in June.
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