The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-30
WILL MEET MITCHELL
JIM JEFFRIEs GOES ABROAD FOR
PLEASURE AND TO GAIN A
FEW DOLLARS
LOOKS EASY FOR BIG ONE

AAON@A6 G@AO GOA O4Q ONG
Mitchell Is Tricky and May Bring
Grief tie the Californian as He
Did to John l.. SuIIivan-OId Jem
Smith to Be Given n Dressing by
the American ChampiOn-Kearns
as Lightweight Champion.
Big Jim Jeffries has sailed across the
briny deep to gather in a few crowns and
to. incidentally, enjoy himself Jeffries
should have an easy time disposing of the
men with whom he has been matched by
his manager, Billy Brady. Charley Mitch
ell is the first of the pair for Jeffries to
meet. Charley never was very dangerous
and should be less so now that he has
aged considerably, has been out of the
ring so long, and is naturally a high
liver, which is not conducive to pugilistic
greatness. And yet Mitchell is as foxy
as they make them, and may cause JEFF
fries to regret having made the trip. That
is what he did for John L. Sullivan back
in the days when the dig fellow was re-
garded as inVincible. That thrity-nine
round battle at Chantilly was ever dish
of crow for Sullivan. True, he was not
beaten, but he might as well have been,
for the fact that Mitchell fought him to
a draw was sufficient to weaken conf
dence in Sullivan.
JEFFRIES GIVES HANDICAP.
>As stated, the contest between Jeffries
and Mitchell is to be a hadicap affair
that is, Jefries is to stop Mitchell inside
of ten rounds. Corbett easily defeated
Mitchell in three rounds at Jacksonville,
Fla, but that was a different arrange
ment, and the men were SO incensed at
each other that the affair was nothing
more nor less than rough and tumble
fight With Mitchell and Jeffries it will
be different. Foxy Charley will do his
best to stay the limit, and If he retains
his oId-time skill he is liable to give JET
fries a surprise. What a setback that
would be for the big Californian. 1t
would render the remainder of his trip
abroad more like funeral than picnic.
The chances are however, that it is
simply a money making affair, the result
of which can be nothing but victory for
Jeffries. Brady is not asleep, and he made
the match.
JEFFRIES AND SMITH.
Next on the list for the American boxer
will be ancient Jem Smith, the man Dan
Creedon, middleweight, defeated in two
rounds That job should be easy for the
big fellow. Smith is a stOCky individ-
ual, about the stature of Creedon, save
that he lacks in reach. Ills arms are so
short as to give the impression that he
is deformed He once bore the title Of
champion of England, but it was doubt
full honor at the time, for there W ere no
other fighters in his class to dispute it
with him. Jeffries should stop Smith in
a round There are no other men abroad
who can give Jeffries trouble, unless it
be Godfrey Thorne, who is a man much
OF the build of Joe ChOynski. lie has
not done anything to entitle him to meet
a champion. Jeffries will likely return to
America hide whole.
JEFFRIES' QUEER TALK.
The new champion is talking qUeerly Of
late. First he says the match between
himself and Sharkey is in doubt, then
changes his mind and says that he will
defeat the sailor, though he realizes that
Sharkey is a sturdy youth and has a
chance to win. Asked If he would meet
Mccoy, Jeffries said that he considered
the Hoosier not in his class, and that If
he made a match with him he would in
sist that all the money go to the winner.
In other words, he does not propose to
give Mccoy chance to make money out
of a defeat by the heavyweight cham
pion. AS to Peter Jackson, Jeffries says
he thinks the man who fought draw
with Corbett in his early days is jok-
ing-that he does not mean to fight. That
is too much like the old Corbett- Brady
talk The public does not like 1t. JEFF
fries said at the outset that he was
fighter, and that he would devote his at
tentiOn to the ring and not to the stage
He was willing, he said, to meet any man
who had the temerity to face him. He
has so far talked considerable and made
but one match, and that one is, accord
ing to his own statement, in doubt. JEFF
fries is entitled to bit of a vacation
and no one will abuse him If he does
business in the fighting line when he re-
turns. But he must fight or quit Amer
leans had one Brady champion who talk
ed until an army mules hOof would have
been f1attened against his jaw. They will
not stand for second.
LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP.
Much interest is being taken in the
lightweight championship just now
Frank Erne won the title from a worn
out once great fighter, and there are
others he must meet and vanquish be-
fore he can hope for recognition from the
followers Of the game. All the good
ones in the lightweight division are
aware of the situation, and the best man
feels that he will get a go at the new
champion. 1t now seems to be up to Tim
Kearns and Erne. Kearns has sudden
ly developed, but he is the king of them
all save Erne. He is the genuine fighter
and if Erne is his master the public will
be satisfied to accord to him all the hon
ors after he so demonstrates. There are
some few, however, who are excellent
judges of the boxing game, who say that
1Grne will find in Kearns a foeman wor-
thy of his glove. And there are a few
who think that Kearns, and rot Erne
will be the champion after the battle be-
tween the two has been fought.
PALMER AND MGOVERN.
There seems to be some question as to
the meeting between Terry McGovern
and Pedlar Palmer but the differences
will likely all be adjusted before the date
probably get together as originally an
nounced they would. It seems that Brady
has had a finger in the pie, and that he
wants a share In the proceeds. He has
mixed matters a bit, but the probability
is that an understanding will be reach
ed and the battle brought off 1t will
doubtless prove great drawing card
McGoVern is the favorite at present 1t
is predicted that he will enter the ring
the choice Of the talent. That does not
win the battle, however, and it is prob
able that the doughty little American
will have the task of his career in de-
feating the Englishman
ITIrTZ AMI meow