The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-01
JEFFRlkS TAKING A REST.
WILL DO xO MORE HARD WORK
UxTIL THE FIGHT.
Is Confident of Winning. and Puts
Big Bet on Himself. His First
Wager-sbarkey in as Zine Trim
as Any PuEiiist That Ever Fought

NEW YORK. Oct 3l.-This vas a day
Of qulet at Jefr!es training quarters n
A~bGfy Park, and except for short run
ana 4 little excursion iu0 rQwOoat this
morning no one OF the party iut his
head n1l OF doors. A terrific storm ragged
ai} day, and the trainers and fighters sat
around the fire and discussed the pros
poets So The weather for the days that
Fe!aaia bcta cen now and Friday.
Hard work and the boxing bouts have
been given up and unless JeftTias sAplld
decide - put on the gloves as a IN or u
some visitors. his exercise hereafter viii
BIZ restricted 10 bag-p4nching ard rope
skipping. As the fight draws near JEFF
fries confidence In his ability u win
grows greater. and today he mailed "a
check for s3V.3 70 his manager with d.
rcctions To put IL on at the best price he
could get In regard to the bet ne said
Il believe / will win ana everybody
around me believes / vii win and long
a. others are going 10 win or me / mlgn.
well get some Of l. myself
This is the hrsI money that Jeffries mas
bet.
Al, the little preliminary ARRANGEMENTS
have been made and everything is il shape
t1r the fight 20 come off according -
schedule Jeffr1ts gloves. a!Ch wefe male
In San Francisco. have arrived d q his
new shoes viii be ready fer him - wear
Thursday.
In thu contest with the sailor or Friday
night Jefries VIII occupy the northeast
corner. the saTne he occupied when he de-
feated Bob Fitzsinimons Ter the Champion
ship Of the world. ShaIkey VIII st III tie
southwest corner, the one occupied ny
Fitzsimmons when JeffTies knocked hlm
out. This was agreed 10 al q meeting be-
tween - Rourke and Brady today. o Rouike
wanted the southwest corner, because ha
1 all If h T. Ian
fghting in that corner having proved sue
cessful As Jenries won the championship
from Fitzsimmonz in the northeast COZ ner
he was very naturally pleased.
Jenries will be seconded in his fight
against Sharkey by Will Delaney, Tommy
Ryan. Dick Dolan. Jack Jeffries and W.
A. Brady. Sharkey's advisers W.h be Tom
ORourke George D.xOn. Bob Armstrong
and Tim McGrath. Both Sharkey and
JoNrles have agreed to weigh in before
the battles begins, so to let the public
know exactly what each man weighs. JET
fries viii probably fight al ~ pounds
while Shsrkey viii probably weigh seven
teen pounds less.
ne big fight will be preceded by ten
round bout between KID Gouletie. or
Rochester. ard Tommy Moran, Of Brook
iyn They viii fight AT l2s pounds Tine
will lie called al SIS o'clock, Jenres AMI
Sharkey have agreed u be In The club
house AZ 9:l5 and to enter the ring At go
Betting on tho fight opened in earnest
at the Aqueduct race track today, where
wasers were made. The biggest bet re-
corded was s. 90 10 $50, the odds on jeff
ries.
SaaFkey. ~ his training quarters a. New
dcrp. today devoted most 81 his time 10
Rag punching and boxing WITH Armstrong
He does not seem 10 need another hours
preparation. ana IS In as fine trim as any
pogilis; that ever entered ring. so far
as The eye can tell. He is perfeo tion IN the
limo OF bodily condition, and II he Is as
we'll trained in science as ne is bodily he
ought 10 put up q great battle.