Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-20
JEFFR|ES At WORK.
Big Fellow Intends to be I'll When
ne Fights.
AN EASY BOXER TO HANDLE
rahes Required Exercise Willingly
and ts Learning the Ptve Points
OF the Noble Art

In spits OF the failure Of the concy
Island club to obtain a license and ali
the knocking that Ia going around that
the big nsht VIII not come on. the biG
fellow. Jim Jcffries. goes grinding along
the same. The night Will certainly &C.
cur. II not here. In the West. probably
Colorado, and Jcffriea Intends TO be Mt.
says Right Cross In the New York
Journal.
lie u. perhaps. as willing a worker as
ever started In at the lrksome task
lie never ahirka. and II there II a ten
dsncy 20 cut the work u becomes appar-
cnt at the beginning. when ones Wind
u bad. the feet get sore and one has
not settled 10 steady grind. hut Jen
goes into II with the best heart imaEin-
able. In fact. he has done wonders In
getting his body stripped Of supernu-
Gus ncsh In the few days he has been
at work.
II there IL a criticism. II IL that he
has worked too hard. Wise old-youns.
rather --iiiil Delaney looks at Jcff with
a cold rcproach at times, declaring
that he IL going q bit too strong. Hut
Jsr II after speed. He II anxious 60
get somewhere near the weight he Will
nsht at and then harden. lie Il strong.
for him.
Perhaps the most beautiful thing
about his work II the exceeding good
nature which marks his every mood.
lie begins the day In tho most serious
mood Imaginable. Not "a word does he
speak unless by way u q quiet Joke on
one of the stan. The run seems 10 make
him feel bit better. and h. always has
an incident or two Of the trip 10 Long
branch 10 relate at dinner
His row on the lake. which prccedes
his work In the gymnasium. usually
gets him ruffied. The boat n ~ heavy
az coal barge. and he declares he
should have something that he can see
20 when he works Iut the work FOR
the back muscles IL the essential thing,
and by the next day Jeff understands
that a shell would be utterly out of
place.
~ THE HANDBALL COURT.
lie l. fairly good.naturcd at the bar.
but the whole stan plots against him
In the handball court. and Jen argues
ana fufHca like nchooboy over NOR
blcu. The truth i they DO rob him
nhamcfully at handbali. Daily especially
never being able 10 count a game fair.
They arr always interfering and zen.
orally making him play with all sorts
Of handicaps 10 win. SIN he seldom
picks out any particular person, but
storms at the bunch and plays like
NAhH'
In the boxing bouts with Ryan he
neys- loses hia head or asks that he be-
given shade the best " H. Ryan l.
told 10 let 'cm come. and Tommy cer-
tainly let's them 80. Jeffries II Inn
proving In hitting by the work. lie
NIGHTS closer. Hfnothers up better ana
hits ntraighter already. In spite of
some nasty labs. he never tries 10 u.e
his weight and strength 10 get even.
His temper " exceedingly even.
After u rundown he Ia usually a.
hungry a.. n wolf, and gets suspicious
OF every clock Ia sight before the sup
per bell rings lie eats well. and usual
~ In comparative silence. but when the
meal II over he reminds one of nothing
80 much NJ cub bear, lie starts all
sorts Of things In the way " Jokes at
Ryan until they get at the vicious game
81 cfoquet. lie IL certainly one OF the
most daring men who ever played the
game without the aid ~ net
lie h all In all ~ good.naturcd and
laxative n fellow a. one would care
10 meet. but there II certain uerionH-
ness about him which gives one an en-
tlrciy different Impression.