Arizona republican., 1899-06-22
JEFFRIES A SMASHER
Black, BeefIe-Browed Demon of a
 Fighter.

The man was happy last night who
 had shook the hand that had shook
 t1a hand that had shook the hand of
 Jeffries. The suali boy took a night
 off for hero worship and threw his cap
 in the air for the big boilermaker, who
 is the heavy weight champion of the
 world. Placards as highly colored as
 Buffalo Bills Indians had for three
 days announced tte coming Of the
 conquer0r of Fitzsimmons There
 was TO doubt that the big fighter was
 to be in town and the Young America
 of Hartford intended to see him. Not
 all had the price to see the inside show
 but the price wasn't necessary to get a glimpse of him. And so the Brewer House c-Izlc1 was pre-ompted long be- fore time for the regular show to be-
 gin. Jeffriss reached the theater at about half past and his coming was accompanied by round after round of applause from the crowds outside. These inside the theater said to each
 other: There he ms come The cheering was so loud that the vaude- vile act on the stage was drowned out. After the bout the same scenes were re,2ea5ed. The crowd fingered until Jeffries had put on his street clothes and when he appeared they gave him cheers and hurrahs and followed him down the street.
 Jeffries is a tremendously big-che jt- ed fe.Icw and his arms and shoulders give indication of great strength. He is very active on his feet and in his sparring at Parsons theater last night with Jim Daly he showed cleverness with his hands and agility with his legs. He is powerful hitter and even in the little play-fght on the stage he accidentally came near knocking cue his opponent with a swift uppercut.
 His crouching, tigerish attitude, menacing eyes, sunk under black beetle brows and his shifty motions must be anything but inviting to face. His hair grows down low on his forehead and his face has the tense, f1endish lcok of a Can Collier assassin. Tine muscles of his forearm and biceps are simply immense, and his shoulders are the square ones of a bulldog bulging with muscle He never takes his eyes from those of his antagonist and he showed wonderfully quick perception iii lis judgment cf the blows to te struck He has evidently not been long eruugh on the stage to ''fakn and ewC of his blows last night were staggerers.
 ..He's 1ha most versatile man in A1nerict," said Manager William A. Brady last night, speaking about the new Iugilistic champion, James J. Jet- fries. He is a fighter, a brcyclist, baseball player, and when he learns tc talk from his stomach he will be m actor." MT Brady said that on the stage next season Jeffries will be "a Rough Rider in meiodrama dealing with the famous charge up San Juan hilG And he'l; do it great, said Mir Brady.
 .Teffries said to a Courapt reporter last night that he considered F'itzsim- mons the best fighter in America eX- cent himself and he and NJ. Brady agreed that he fought as well and as strong I>st Friday night as he did against Corbett in Carson City lief fries is quiet and disinclined to talk, but his manager supplies this defi- ciency.
 MT. Brady said JeffrieS was the only man who, after " inning the cham picnship. had declared himself ready to meet all corners. The others. MT. Brady said, had immediately declared himself ready to meet all corners. The others. Mir. Brady said, had immediate " declared their intention Of retiring from the ring An Associated Press dispatch, which said Mike Morrissey, he newly-arrived Irish heavy weight, wanted to meet Jeffries, was shown 10 Mr Brady He said. ''Tedries will | ncat him as so0n as he whiDs Peter l ,Iaher. Well have his money coverc1 | " Saturday night and if he wins from | .Iahe- we will meet him in London tbe | hird week in August. Jeffries will be | hers then, anyway The dispatch | avs Morrlssey E to meet Maher be-