The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-01
Sharksy

I II. IL inches .... elght....5 a. 81 inches
! III inches.......... Calf ....... .l6As inches
252. inehes...-... Thish ........2.ts inches
"a pounds........ Weight ........ls5 pounds
/ 34lz Inches. Waist.....,....33 inches
A. inches. Chest expanded. an Inches
/ Al inches ...Chest.........-t2%a inches
/ II3s Inches. Neck. ....,....lS inches
| is Inches. Biceps ..........i5 Inches
| 1854 inches. Reach ........ 70 inches
The careers Of the fighters. with a rec
| cord OF their past battles, may serve 10
give line GA the abilities Of the men.
James JenrieS was born Ia Akron. Ohio.
twenty-four years ago Ills father. the
/ Rev. Alexis Jeffries was aud Is an evan
| gelist. and his mother was a Boyer, from
/ up IN Moline Pa. JefiTies' maternal
/ grandfather. Christopher Boyer was a
/ scrapper. who fought. not for purses. hug
I for the love Of hghuns. and he was ths
champion OF the schuylknl Valley. His
fathers family Is from New England.
pioneer family who kept moving West
Five years after James Jefries was born
his father and mother moved 70 Los An
geles, Cal. where the champion was raised
lie was a good natured lad generally. but
when in temper whipped ali the boys ia
/ preachers son
He remained a. home until he was past
% years Of age He LEFT home and sought
employment with James J. Corhett. hLs
Idol. ana Corbett chose him FOR a spsrrins
partner because ne was big and strong.
That was the youngsters nrst cap iute
public notice
He became fighter. and. on July 2.
1896. knocked ola Dan Long IN two rounds
a. san Francisco. on April g. 1877. 30
knocked out r. Van 8uskirk AT San. Fran
cisco in two rounds ON May - % he
same year. heknocksd out Henry Baker
in nine rounds. and on July Is he fought
a twenty round draw with CO Rubin a
San Francisco. 70 Is on this fight that
the detractors from Jeffries fame bsss
their statements that he u no nGhter-
Rubin is certainly not % championship
eaIber. Je1r.es' friends claim the fgat
ought n5t 20 count against h!m. as -
was then rev a. The game and that De
has improved Until ihe fight cusuls 70
more than a b9yish battle.
on Nov - isg7. Jefriss was slated FOR
the greatest battle % his career Up %
that time lie was 90 nght Joe Choynssi-
The hzht resulted in q tame. twenty
round craw n T. said me Chief q Pc
Ice entered the ring snd waruef The -
zalnzt rough sighting. after which boa
went easy In March. 1,ss Jefiriss beat
Joe Goddard. TIE old Barrier champion.
IN f9er rounds ~ Los Angeles. ard On
March 2. beat Peter Jscksen iu thrss
rounds ~ San Francisco. ON Arfh =.
ne whipped Pete Everett a. San Frsufis-
ca.
on May chs rising young star net
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