Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-05
FIGHTS AND FIGHTERS.
Jim Jeffries One of the Best Built Athletes in the World.

Examined By a Leading Physician and
 Likened to Roman Gladiator-Ruh-
 lin Has His Gloves Submitted to
 Him For Inspection and Pronounces
 Them All Right-Peter Maher and
 Jim Jeffords Matched.
 San Francisco. Nov 5.-Jeffries rest ed Sunday. His trainers were happy, for they were very tired from Satur- days work. On Saturday night Jef- fries put them through a course Of sprouts that took all the curl out of their hair Delaney, who is looking after the champion. returned from San Francisco Sunday. He has been ab- sent four days, arranging terms for the kinetoscope rights for the big fight.
 From now on Delaney will devote his time exclusively to Jeffries' work. He is unwilling to let Jeffries go to the city on Friday night. He is afraid the change of air and diet will make him stale. It looks now as 1T the champion would stay at Harbin Springs until the day before the big battle.
 Jeffries submitted to q thorough phy- sica1 examination at the hands of Dr Clinton. one of the leading physicians of San Francisco. His measurements were taken which follow: Weight, 214 pounds: height. 6 feet 1 1-2 inches; reach, 77 1-2 inches; ankle, 103-4 inch es; calf. IT 12 inches; thigh, p inches; wrist, s inches; forearm, 13 1-2 inches; arm over biceps, 14 14 inches; waist, 34 inches; chest at rest. 42 1-2 inches; chest forced inspiration. 46 inches; chest forced expiration. 401-2 inches; pulse. g; respiration. 14. Dr Clin- ton made the following report on lief fries condition:
 "I have examined a great many ath- letes and pugilists in my time, but none to equal the magnificent physique of the champion. He is proportioned like Greek god and possesses the strength and endurance of a Roman gladiator In a word. he is perfect and magnificent specimen of manhood. Every organ in his body, including the heart, lungs. liver. stomach, spleen and kidneys, are perfectly normal. His muscular development is superb. My examination failed to find weak point in the champions entire body.
 During my short stay at Harbin Springs I watched him closely daily going through his various physical ex- ercises, including boxing rowing. skip. ping the rope and handball, and con- sidering his great size, his activity, quickness and agility are truly phe- nomenal. While his capacity to re- ceive and assimilate punishment is great, his power and ability to infiict it is terrific. This is evidenced by his battle with Sharkey, and the lat ter's defeat and fractured ribs which were the result of the contest. He revels in hard work. The harder it is the better he likes it. and it does not seem to tire him. which empha- sizes his fine physical state. The con- dition of his nervous system is excel lent. He is even tempered, good na- tured and as frolicsome as a school boy on a yacaftion.'
 Ruhlin in accordance with a lifelong custom attended church Sunday morn ing. He walked from BIanken's to All HallOws church. South San Fran cisco, and after services strolled leis- urely back over the long road. The one important incident of the day was the trying on of the gloves which he will wear in his battle with the cham pion. Sol LevinsOn. the glove maker. arrived at the training quarters shortly gloves which he had made especially after noon with a pair of fighting for the big fellow. Levinson had ta- ken Ruhlin's hand measurements earlier in the week and the gloves which he produced Sunday fitted the Akron fighters hands to nicety. He tried on the gloves, assumed q fighting attitude, and gripped them thoroughly before expressing satisfaction. He took them off and examined them care fully for flaws. but found none.
 They're just my size" said he as he gave them a parting squeeze and handed them to Levinson. According to mutual agreement the gloves will be placed in charge of Referee Harry COrbett. who will see that nobody tam pers with them before the fight. lief fries gloves were sent to his training quarters for fit and inspection Satur- day. If they are satisfactory one of his trusted followers will be delegated to replace them in the hands or Harry COrbett. Gloves may be easily tam pered with before a fight and for this reason the referee will be instructed to keep an unusually watchful eye up on them.
 PETER MAYER AND JEFFORDS.
 Peter Maher. who has not done much fighting lately. has signed articles to box Jim JeffOrds of California next Friday night before the Eureka A. c. of Baltimore in a ten round contest About a month ago Jeffords and Maher met at Lancaster for six rounds and the result was draw. If Maher beats Jeffords in decisive fashion he states that he will issue a challenge to box the winner of the Jeffries- Ruhlin mill.
 BASE BALL NOTES.