The San Francisco call., 1899-10-28

JEFFRIES
NEVER IN
FINER TRIM
Champions Condition Is De-
clared to Be Better Than
Ever Before.
Special Dispatch to The Gail

ASBURY PARK, Oct. N.-Jeffries has
had more trouble This time it is not an
injured arm but stiff neck which kept
him comparatively idle yesterday.
JEFF" does not know how he got it. but
thinks that perhaps it was the result of
one Of his rough wrestling bouts with
Ernest Robere. The big fighters neck
was all right this morning, and he felt
much relieved as he began work as usual
with his run on the road.
The strangest thing about Jeffries is
that for big man he Is never tired or
.winded after these road gallops-and most
*of them are fast trips. He is now In great
shape and says he is better than when he
fought F1tzsimmons.
Everybody, including trainers and all
who have seen the big Los Angeles boiler
maker train, are brimful of confidence
that he will beat Sharkey next Friday
night JEFF does not believe In throwing
heard to remark that he will surely beat
Sharkey, but, judging by his good-natured
way of evading direct questions on the
subject, it is evident he lacks no conf
dence in his ability to do So He says he
is ready to begin the fight at any moment.
The champion had lot of company
headed by John /. Sullivan, and included
about fifty sporting men and politicians.
The former champion and his friends
were interested Il observers Of the big Cali,
he had finished they said they felt salts
ded that, Sharkey would be toy in
Jeffries' hands next Friday night. Sui
lfvan particularly was impressed with the
new champion and surveyed him carefully
from head to foot, asking lots of ques-
New YORK, Oct. 27.-Gus Rubin. who
has fought both Jeffries and Sharkey,
said to The Call correspondent:
1t is over two and half years since I
fought Jeffries in San Francisco. Jeffries
showed hfmSelf q
man, shifty on his feet. and, while he was
not gifted with the best ring generalship,
tactics by his punching powers. Jeffries
struck me as being terrible puncher,
and some of the smashes he gave me with
both hands made me see all kinds of
things.
"As to Sharkey I can't say much; but
do know that he is another great fighter
and also terrific ,puncher. He clearly
convinced me that he was when he beat
me at Coney Island over year ago with
a smash on the jaw. The sailor will be
at a disadvantage in this fight. however.
reach; but in spite of this Sharkey has
as good chance to win as Jeffries"
For the first time in more than a week
Sharkey was unable to take a sea bath
to-day. The mist was so heavy that the
suns rays were lost and Tom feared the
cold water would do him more harm than
good, Others around the camp have found
a. a DIT IT TOO @ much chiliiness prevailing in
brawny Irishman thinks plowing in the
icy waves the greatest sort of sport
Another change was made in his out
door work to-day. Instead of running
five miles as Manager O'Rourke ordered
he strolled leisurely over to the Newdorp
station, from Southfield mile and a half
and then went back on the run. Sharkey
came up to expectations. Trainer Tim
McGrath drove alongside and coached
him. The big fellow cantered along in
his own gawky way and in the last quar-
70 M q mi iYnc nirt .
ish Tom was breathing little more than
usual, but was far from being worked
out.
The regular gymnasium work was done
in the afternoon, but not SO much Of it as
on Thursday. Sharkey was only in the
building an hour and half all told.