The San Francisco call., 1901-11-14

AILOR TOM SHARKEY has been
heard from. In answer to a tele-
gram sent him by Manager Ken
- nedy of the Twentieth Century
Athletic Club, offering him a
fight with the winner of tomorrow
nights battle. he agrees to meet the win
ner on December 20. Sharkey will start
for this city within few days. The
match is as good as made if the fight to-
morrow night is as great a success as is
expected.
After finishing his exercising yesterday
James J. Jeffries. champion heavyweight
pugiIist Of the world, tipped the scales at
20S15 pounds. He was elated over his low
weight. Jeffries believes he can fight to
better advantage when he weighs about
207 pounds. His trainer, BILLY Delaney,
is of different opinion. He would rather
have his protege enter the ring weighing
about 215 or 2l7 pounds as he knows that
in the course of a heated battle Jim will
take off weight
when l fought Fitzsimmons.'' said JEFF
fries yesterday, 4 weighed 207 pounds.
I was as fast as chain lightning and felt
as If L could fight all night. Now that 1
have reached within few pounds of that
weight 1 know and feel satisfied that l
am in the best condition"
4 would rather have Jim fight at about
Fitzsimmons at Carson he was down too
fine and when he had gone half the dis
tance he blew up I want Jim to go in
weighing about 215 and I am sure he will
90 so. The reason he is down to 20S is
because of the heavy work he did to-day.
he viii rest tomorrow and viii take on
few extra pounds am perfectly salts
FED with Jef's condition. He is trained
TO the hour and is in condition to put up
q fast fight
Prominent business and professional
men Of Oakland watched Jim work in the
gymnasium of the Reliance Club yester-
day morning. The boilermaker did no
boxing and will do none until the gong
SOUNDS tomorrow evening. He punched
the bag for fully twenty minutes and
only had TO stop when he made the bag
collapse with heavy smash. He danced
all over the ring feinting at an imagin-
ary opponent, worked the rowing ma
chine, chest weights and did other stunts.
In the afternoon Jeffries donned his
heavy clothes and took his last run on
the road. He was accompanied by his
brother Jack and a friend on bicycles.
Jim walked the first five miles al a brisk
pace TO open his pipes. The last three
ne ran At first he went q little faster
than dog trot. When two miles from
home the cyclists let out link and the
Dig fellow took larger strides An elec-
tric car came along and Jim used II as
pace He spurted for two blocks and
then returned to his usual run. During
ne running ne kept up conversation.
be breatheo freely and without effort.
When he returned to the gymnasium
Jen said his legs We're stronger than ever
before and he did not feel tired
He was examined by DR.. William Coon
er Eidenmuller, physician Of the TweT1-
ueth Century Club. Jack Gleason. a
representative of the club. brought the
medico over. After thoroughly exanininf,
Jehries the doctor said he was in perfecf
conoluon end was not suffering from or
Samc trouble. This dissipates the sensa-
tlonal story that Jim had an enlarged
heart.
To-day Jeffries will do light work in the
heiiance Club gymnasium. A number of
ladles Of Oakland have been invited to
watch him perform.