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GoloreeI Population of €bicago Scared by Bunch of Jeff Money(Av'uci.ikd l'/cts Tdcgraui-1L'iucAc;o, .inly 1—a scare lias lcon thrown Intn lhr? colored population of /Chicago In*June ot the eagerness ot eastern sporting men to wager large sums of money 011 -Jef-rrieK at odds of 2 to V.•Before the inlliix of the easternmoney the prevailing odds were 1 to 7 o» .ItrfTiios, lint now they have gone to 2 to 1 cn the Calironiiiui.'I'liere were some 'bets made that the light will not go twenty rounds, while others wagered it would go I lie limit and would he a draw. There) were si number of freak bets made, the must absurd being that Jeffries would .win In the llrst round, while another one was thill Johnson would be declared the winner inside «f five rounds. Desplto the nhjoin which has been cast over them ‘he colored people are making great preparations to celebrat^ Johnson's victory.Mrs. Tommy Johnson .moth or of the colored lighter, will ’receive returns aftnr every round. Jack has made arrangements in iReno to have one of his friends telegraph a brief description cf every round to his -Chicago home, which will be a reudeavoitj for a number uf colored persons on the afternoon of the fight.A telegram was received last night by Mrs. Johnson, In which tbo col-uvril champion staled:.Don't Relieve anything you see In ttio newspapers. I am in good condition, Will -win sure/’
Newspaper Details
Hamilton Daily Republican News
Hamilton, Ohio, US
Fri, Jul 01, 1910
Page 14
Full Page
Clipped by
John H.
IL, USA 21 Feb 2017
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