Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-28
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| is not because the lighters could not an
| swer. For intance, Jim Jeffries never
replies personally 20 his unknown cor
| respondents, but no one doubts his abil-
| ity, for he has had thorough school
and business college education. But cor
respondence Is not In the fighters line,
| so he delegates this duty to his man
ager.
An the letters received by JeffrIes
which contain anything of interest are
saved and IL these letters could be re-
produced they would make mighty in
terestlng realizing But fighters as rule
have fine Snse of honor. although not
given credit for t.. and teh indlscretlons
oI the letter writer's never see the light
OF day.
Fighters are not supposed TO have
any sense cf feeling, and some OF the
missiyes sh,w this IN a startling man
ncr A sample one recently received by
Jeffrles viii aiifice Here Is the letter
81 am biz; feller and my frens think
| viii be abill too beat YOU some day
and / want to now II YOU viii come
here ad geve me instructhuns In the
munley art ad II you doo so | will fight
you and whip you cause ! think | kin
lick you nd ny frens Say am husky
and strong nj able to hit harde, II YOU
win send me FIVE dollars | Will be much
abllgd cause | want Il TO train 80 kin
cit IN guide shape cause II am licked
! don't want 100 have emmy excuses.
Please send lyo and remain yurs
truely -----------
joe Eagan, who Is the business man
ager for Jim Jeffries, often sends am
swers TO various inane questions, in his
own humorous stSlo, While the cham
pion was training for his recent fight
hn "A from
a youth who wanted to know how to
add m inch TO his stature, az he was
trying FOR the police force and feared
that he was below the required height.
Eagan's reply was 10 pad his stockings
with one thousand dollar bills.
Women OF high and low degree often
propose marriage through the mail.
Jenries has received many such pro-
posals One Of these, who admitted that
she had four husbands. wrote asking
for an interview, saying that while she
did not aGmlre fighters as rule, she
thought she could be happy with JEFF
fries. She added that she was worth
sf00. 900. As ehe did not submit a photo
graph and give her age, the request for
an Interview was not answered
"The foolish house for me-" said
Jeffries, III | attempted to keep track
Of my correspondence. No one has any
idea save those who have been in the
same position, just what IL means, No
man could give serious attention to all
the rubbish | get. I do try TO be ac-
commodating but 1t is simply out OF
the question. The majority OF those who
write say they know me and my family
and all that, and insist upon answers.
threatening me with all kinds Of things
II | fail"
Others who have been heralded as the
champion fighters of the world have
had the same thing to contend with
as his Jeffries,
When corbett was at the top of the
heap and touring the country in Gen
tleman jim" his mail was enough TO
keep a staff Of clerks busy at all hours
of the day He differed from the pres
ent champion In that he made It a rule
TO personally answer all that he
thought worthy. He, too, was often
threatened.
Just before the fight with Fltzsim-
mons In Carson City one writere sent
word that If he did not beat the Cor
nlshman he would chase him all over
the country until he killed him.