The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-20
CHAMPION JEFFnIES
IN WONDERFUL FORM
Referee SAYS He Presents PhySi-
cal Marvel. Which He Has Yet
to See Excelled.
STILL FkvORITE IN BETTING.
Fitz Is Studying the Rules Car
fully and Wants Them Oh
served Strictly-Bad Foot
Prevents Work.
SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
San Francisco. July 1a-Jenries sthl
rules 4 lG-to-4 favorite over FItzsimmons
I'm the bets that are being made about
town on the outcome Of the fight
At these odds. however. there is no
scarcity Of short end money Harry Cor
bett has received 4 telegram from a Mr.
Payne Of C~cvinEton. Ky. Offering TO place
500 against 500. The money was soon
covered.
The sale Of seats for the fight continues
active and 4 crowd in the House is as
surcd for the great contest. Including or
ders nearly SOoN worth OF tickets nave
already been disposed Of.
Edward McGrauey. who will referee tho
Observation-Disclosures hGht. spent yesterday
az the rhauuion's training quarters At Oak
land. and gives the result OF mis- stay IN
the following recital:
..Early in the morning I went over TO
Oakland fOr the purpose OF ac~cumpanyinS
JeIriss in his Out-of-dOOr Wo-S- Ii greet
ing the champion at the Reliance Club,
previous to his start on the road. 1 found
him In a cheerful mood. lie was in much
better spirits than on Wednesday and
chatted frequently throughout the eight
mile run that followed.
Mounted on horseback. 1 set Jearies n
lively pace over the Lake Merritt bOule-
vards. during which he showed not the
sighted sign OF exhaustion. Thgu-h per-
spring freely he developed no Ieyerish
symptoms and did not ask for water tue
entire distance.
Notwithstanding the fact that his first
four miles were covered in very fast time.
Jcnries wCJld thereafter keep chLleIsi :
me to short spEiuts. Not content VITA
some races with my mount. he once took
issue with a swiftly passing elscirc car
and ran quite q distance.
JrGrIes i'm Wonderful Trim.
AT the conclusion II the run Jeifries
jumped into u ruwboat on Lake Merritt
ana for half IN hour did some strong work
with the oars.
When he returned to the club. and while
Jenrles was undergoing his rundown. L
wonderful condition lie Is down tine and
trained TO the hour. The 1.-THE and Siuewy
muscles covering his frame In regIiar lines
struck me as representing a physical won
Ger that / have yet TO see exce.lel- 1 never
saw him. or any other man for that matter.
IN better tr.m and / have seen him under
similar conditions previous TO many OF his
other contests.
1T Is an Impossibility to discern a physi-
cal weakness in JenIies makeup. His htnds
are strong and give him no -Othsr. 1 under
stand. which IS a matter Of far more iMpor-
lance TO a maj OF such tremendous OlIen-
siye powers than many imagine
so perfectly mt does Jeffries appear at
present that, in my opinion. a possibility ex-
lists OF his becoming a victim OF ovsrxprk
ever. the danger on this score is very slight,
indeed.
'Je1ries's splendid appetite Is Of a healthy
sort. The manner In which he made his
favorits dishes disappear when at dinner
In the sas kitchen yesterday was a revel1-
ton
when I departed from Oakland 10 pre-
pare for my trip to FitZsimmOns's camp II
was with a conviction that the champion. II
relieved Of his title, will have no good
ground for complaint on the score OF cOndi-
ton"
F1tE Wants Rules Observed.
W. w. Naughton. who is observing the
Cornishman closely at Skaggs Springs,
writes from F~ttzsimmons's camp:
ed Graney. the referee OF the coming
championship fight, has sent word that he
is on his way TO Skaggs Springs. When he
arrives he will find FitEzz5ohs all cgcksd
and primed for = h22Npo-heart talk on
matters pertaining to the Marquis Of
Queensberry rules. under which the two big