The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-13
FIND OF JEFFRIEs.
F<11e of the Champs Intro
|utsxtOn TO the Ring.

F&1le of the Champs Intro
4tstlon TO the Ring.
ageEement of William Delaney
npion James j. Jeffries brings to
" that is new to the pugilistic
Aney. it will be remembered, dis
rtes. The big fellow was a plain
1!leruia+er Of Gigantic build ami
physiQue. bu. of no ring expert
thampfon whipped a bully one
Rrect row in Los Angeles, and
prtfa0u TO see how well Jim DID
be Veteran trainer, who brought
Fhc Font. was confident that In
had discovered world beater,
ccnsab Will the muscular Cali
q The result that Jeffries decided
Dainhcy eli boxing tour. JEFF
potlihe about the art of hsticuffs
w accept rup.'. and soon had
enough pointers to enable him
raj lesser lights in obscure Cal
Wien Delaney began to boom
Rkcr us coming man he was
but that did not weaken the
nc veteran tIa:,er tell in tho
eer. Vt VII; Wen Corbett had
~ 20 prepare him for his mill
UNIONS at Cal so' City that De
q cLance 10 bims Jeffries into
rotice. Corhett waited hard
atning. and Jehries was PROMOTE
ONE 70 Carson City. where he was
rough it daily with "Centlem13
ries was COCA natIred and sucn
*, as FAR as science wont. that
a.ianCy to HIM. Jeffries was
and rete.ve5 hard knocks from
j, Had won the heavyweight cham
~ soha l. sullivan, One day
y was feeling good ne cut loose
PM punched Elm severely. The
" laughed AS the blows were
ok him That made "Pompadcur
TOE tfe first tune since the mea
lutR asked C1r3ct testify.
pour lite!' laughed the boiler
nov. don't my blows hurt,,
Great boxer.
ktis ro'' replied .ieffries coolly.
fbis duo exclaimed Corbott,
you Out" With that the cham
u peiImell, He landed labs
Zen S jaw He piled in ston-
pnd sinaslos on the heart and
hoS~as weary. But still Jeffries
Even waffle NJ en- Corbett let
itpkcr was laughing heartily
ers fhr days work, Delaney went
ani SAID JEFF. those punches
onor Eill, hardly felt thcm,o
said The trainer. "he is
~ As hard as he can. and he
49, he next time he asks If mis-
p1Aing e the kind" retorted the
isHs Let him keep ON trying
aug, and some OF these days
nQ%in the game myself.
GAY Corbett again tried to put
ri; Ihe former used all of his
ueTHrength. but The boilermaker
nnQeck with the same cid smile.
p9te<e white with rage, yelled.
u up that the blows hurt,
QQuf. persisted Jeffries. Then
re- ~ again 10 whip the youthful
M time Jeffries was working
oAfE The mix-up was corker.
lseeA say that II IL had not been
Who interfered. Corbatt might
xuQQked out. After Ii was all
n Dad talk with Delaney.
thines. the hoileInaker said:
neiS the champion Of the world
y any harder than that. I can
1ny ether man, AMI I'll prove
Ten me with him and IL | don't
ok for cent
oWefer, was too busy with Cor
Ink 40 bother with such talk
meApt business Just the same,
~ Corbett had been beaten bv
J86ries raid to Delaney, as the
eAv{1g Corbett's dressing room.
n Who both Of those fellows"
youscan, Jim," unused the train
u ncetch YOU with one or the
. a. possible. 4"
hforaned W. A. Brady what he
rles could do. and Brady caught
made matches with Sharkey,
~ and others over whom Ief-
x his superiority. and then
Big fellow Fast. where he won
nn9htp and became noted the
Vas not a. all strange. there
elauey was heartbroken when he
ltcd bv Tommy RYAN Of Svra-
riess trainer for the battle with
k'atl4y fell that he was entitled
'&tfpent The bic champion saw
Eht Too. after Delaney had gone
with a cnp fun Of sorrow
fSse4 Ryen he extended the hand
Hpd gratitude 10 the veteran.