The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-01
FRIDAY MIGHT s Fight
Is to be Somewhat in the Old
Fashioned Way.
WITH PLENTY OF SCIENCE
Still With Tons and Tons of
Naked, Brute Force in 1t.

feeling thousand per cent better than
ever did in my life. Ny wind is jus,
perfect. and to my surprise can run
faster and longer now than I could last
spring. when I was training for my bout
with Fitzsimmons
Il have enjoyed excellent care. and the
continued fine weather has greatly aid
ed me in getting into razor-edge shape
Everybody agrees that I am faster than
ever before. and If Sharkey bests me he
Will do It at the best I was ever in.
Still. I am not looking for any such
ending OF our encounter. but confidently
look forward to the night OF Nov. as
yet further establishing my claim TO the
championship of the world.
James j. Jeffries.
New York, Oct. SIN this fighting
business a fellow has friends just a long
as he is on top. but as soon as his day Is
over every one goes back on him, want
to quit the ring while l can do il grace
fully and settle down TO some quiet bust
ness for the rest of my life.
If I win 1 will fight Fitzsimmons and
then Peter Maher. After that / viii re-
tire for good. I have made some money
in this business. ana intend to buy me
a home at Mount Vernon. bring my moth
er and father over from ireland, and take
part in no more fights.
You can tell my friends that I am
feeling stronger. bigger. and more ex-
perienced than ever before. l could not
feel more confidence in myself than I do
I want TO saw that if Mr.. JefTries beats
me he is entitled to all the credit in the
world. And if I beat him 1 am entitled
to it. Thomas Sharkey."
Asbury Park, N J., Oct. S1-Except
when he is boxing with Tommy Ryan or
his brother Jack, nobody would think that
Jeffries soon was to be the central hg-
ure in a contest OF physical strength,
science, and endurance, fraught with
such momentous consequences to him.
He Is the embodiment Of perfect seren-
ity and in absolute self control His tenn
per is never rufled. he is jolly. good
humored. and mirthful in the extreme,
and imparts 10 all around him the same
happy, buoyant disposition.
AS for confidence, he has no end OF t.
and is certain to carry into the fight with
him next Friday night an inexhaustable
supply of this necessary commodity to
pugilisue outfit.
From now on to Jefries leaves here on
Friday morning for the battle ground,
the work will be gradually shortened,
as his supberb condition requires but lit
tie exercise to keep him up 10 the mark.
Friday night in the arena OF the Coney
Island Athletic Club two magnificent spec
linens of physical strength will struggle
for mastery and the winner Will be pro-
champion pugiust OF America. OF
the world.
An Irish lad, Tom Sharkey, once a sail
or in the United States Navy. will battle
against James Jenrles, the son Of Cali
fornia preacher. and the majority OF the
people Of the United states will hold 9th
er things as uninteresting until one or
the other shall have proved himself the
master.
The men represent strength Both have
sprung suddenly into prominence. and
both have. during their short careers as
prize ring gladiators. busted themselves
disproying the theory that science can
beat brute strength. They fight az the
old champions OF the prize ring fought.
yet, with their strength is mixed much
of the skill. speed and science OF hghung
The heavyweights learned 10 value speed
Of foot and skill in defense form such men
as Mccoy and Corbett.
Jenries holds the title OF champion. lie
has whipped sharkey, bat since then
both Jeffries and Sharkey have aged and
improved in their fighting unIl the form
Irawn from their previous meetings j.
worth little as TO what they can DO now.
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