The San Francisco call., 1901-10-30
JEFFRIEs' CAMP
KNOWS NO REST
Big Fighter Tireless in
the Routine Of
Training.
Presents Picture Of Rugged
Health and is in High
Spirits.
Special Dispatch to The CAN.

HARBlN SPRINGS. Oct. 2s.-These
are busy days in the Jeffries camp. The
champion O@ the world is fitting himself
for battle as he has never trained before
and to-day presents a picture of rugged
health and strength that is a pleasure to
v1sok upon He is interchangeable in his
work and his sparring partners and rub
bers have careworn expressions on their
faces. He is as restless as thoroughbred
race-horse and as happy as an overgrown
boy. JenrIes cannot st still a minute.
If he is not sidestepping or feinting at his
companions he is dancing Jig or raising
his hearty voice IN song. Despite the fact
that he is going through a course of
sprouts" that would sour the average
person, his sunny disposition never de-
serts him.
Jefries does not talk about his coming
fight He does not seem to worry nor
does he feel nervous as to the outcome. If
pressed for an opinion as to his chances
he modestly refrains from boosting"
himself and magnanimously speaks of
Rubin, whom he considers the best big
man now lighting, other than himself.
Champion Hits the Road.
Owing to a leak in the roof of his new
handban alley Jefrries took to the road
yesterday. huf11ed UP in heavy sweaters
ano with his feet clad in strong shoes, the
champion went on a ten-mile spin TO test
his breathing apparatus. KID Eagan
paced him in a cart and during the jour
ney pointed out deep puddles Tor Jeffries
10 avoid. So intent was Eagan on pre-
venting his friend dampening his feet
that once he pulled up his horse in such
q hurry that Jeffries, who was right be-
hind the cart. in trying TO sidestep a col
lision, tripped over the wheel and receiV-
ed a ducklng. Eagan was profuse in his
~ pologies. Jeffries laughed at his mishap,
snoOk off the water and mud and they
continued the journey.
Although perspiring freely and evident
ly tired from his long run uphill, Jeffries
after a few minutes rest dOffed his coat
and tried his hand at the rowing machine.
He worked the oars vigorously for ten
minutes and during this violent exercise
kept up q running conversation. He
laUghingly told of his fall and ridiculed
Eagan's driving He seemed to take de-
light in rowing and said that he had found
this form OF exercise highly beneficial.
Il not only strengthened his arms but
took out all the kinks that might be in
them. He advised boxers TO use this ma
While being rubbed down after partak-
ing of an ice-cold bath Jeffries said he
never felt better in his life He expected
10 win his contest. but not without a
than FitzsimmOns and says that if Gus
and the freckled blacksmith were again
TO meet the result might be different.
Jeffries says that if he defeats Rubin he
viii be ready to meet EitZsimmons in De-
cember and if Bob cannot I'LL the engage
ment he will give Tom Sharkey another
trial
Expects a Fast Fight.
When asked how he intended to fight
Rubin the champion replied that IL de-
pended wholly upon how Gus would fight
him. Jeffries said he never crossed a
bridge until he reached il.
Rubin is a willing fighter" he said.
and L would not be surprised to see him
come right to me. If he does the spec
tators are very likely to see a veritable
'roughhoUse' from the tap of the bell.
am going into the battle with but one
iGea and that is TO win and L will leave
nothing Undone that is within the rules
OF fair fighting TO achieve a victory
The champion tipped the scales at 220
pounds. He is gradually reducing him
self and expects 10 enter the arena on
the night Of the contest weighing close
TO this figure.
The heavyweight champion is a great
hunter. Every chance he gets he takes
q shotgun and his favorite dogs and
climbs the hills in the neighbOrhood.
Yesterday he treed four coons. and, after
Staying three of them, captured the re-
naming one and brought him into camp.
he placed the animal in barrel and
tied 1t tc the wire fence around the fish
pond, with the intention of subsequently
adopting il as pet: One of the members
OF the training staff fooled him, however.
In the early hours of the morning Bob
Armstrong, who likes pOssum quail and
coon, paid a visit TO the barrel with a
view to glOating over his future meal
The coon became frightened and made a
jump for the big colored boxer and the
latter dUcked. The prisoner. upon regain
bushes and disappeared.
Jeffries intends going bear hunting next
Saturday night. He learned to-day that
q farmer in the vicinity lost two calves,
which were killed by bear. Jeffries says
he viii not do as a certain well-known
sporting man Of San Francisco did; that
Is, he will not kill a tame bear with a
~ ring in its nose and then f1aunt it as evil
dence Of his prOWeSs. He intends to bring
home the real article.
Billy Delaney, the veteran trainer. who
is looking after the big fellow left for
San Francisco this morning to confer
with Madden and Jim Kennedy of the
Twentieth Century Club about pictures or
the big fight. Delaney will not agree to
pictures unless the persons to take them
on the night Of the contest will guarantee
that the men VIII not suffer from heat
Delaney remembers the battle between
his man and Sharkey in New York a few
years ago. Pictures were taken, but the
heat was so great that the contestants
VI suffered This was due to the myriad
Of lights that had to be suspended over
the ring.