The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-30
SPORTING NEWS.
Big Jim Jeffries Lost No Time
in Starting.
His Leg in Good Shape After
Operation.
OVER ROPE 1000 TIMES
Champion and Fitz Laugh at
Ryan's Statements.
COrbett and Tommy Do Fast,
Clever Boxing.

Hardin Springs, July 30.-Worry over
Jim Jeffries' leg has now passed. and all
the talk of postponement is up in smoke.
DR.. Anthony removed an abscess from
the champions leg, and the flesh showed
up sound and healthy. Jeffries was so
pleased with the improvement that he
went right to work, and the way he
stayed at it showed that there was de-
sire to make up for lost time. The bags,
rowing machine and skipping rope
worked for two hours. and at the end
of it all Jeffries said he felt stronger
than when he started in. AS a rope
jumper Jeffries certainly does splendid.
Yesterday he skipped 1000 times up and
down and around the little gymnasium.
This is one of his favorite exercises.
Billy Delaney wired down to James Gof-
freth, of the Yosemite club, that every
thing was all right now, and that he
might go ahead with final arrangements
for the big go. Goffreth was a bit afraid
there might be pOStponement on ac-
count of Jeffries' condition, and wired
up few days ago. Delaney was a bit
uncertain himself until the doctor called
and now everything is settled.
While the advent of Tommy Ryan at
Corbett's camp has not caused much
disquietude at Hardin Springs, it has
d lot OF IOOQ IOI InOu&nI ana
is a frequent topic of conversation. jeff
says Ryan cannot tell Corbett how to
keep from going down and out when
he lands the blow and Fitz handles the
affair harshly.
"Pshaw." said Bob, contemptuously
He couldn't teach Corbett anything. He
never taught Jeff a single move. Jeff
is just a natural fighter and it's no use
for any one to try and teach him the
game. When man is fighting he has
TO watch the fellow in front of him and
he can't listen to words from his corner
If he does try to he usually gets a clout
on the side of his head that wakes him
up.
I wouldn't be able to do anything
myself for Jeffries and I know more
than all of them. jeff has licked me and
that is enough. He is not looking for
advice. All he has to do is to hit Cor
bett and it will be all over. Tommy
Ryan can't prevent that, and no one
knows it better than Tommy himself.
Tommy Ryan and Jim Corbett went
four fast rounds at Corbetts training
camp at CrolPs Garden, and the decis-
/ ion reported at the end by the specta-
tors was the fastest boxing exhibition
ever given. Ryan and Corbett went at
it in the clever fashion that only Tommy
and Jim can, and blazed away at each
| other at stiff gait throughout.
At the end of the four-round session
4 both men were tired and realized that
\ they had mixed matters at lively gait
When the men let up Corbett declared
he had gone a bit too hard, and Tommy
sat down in the nearest chair he could
find. That certainly is the swiftest
work I have had for a long time de-
clared Jim.
I am convinced of one thing" an
| swered Tommy, that you know more
about the fight stunt than you ever did
If you set the pace against Jeffries that
you did in our bout you will have that
| big fellow all at sea. When you get
feinting him and him guessing, land a
couple on his solar plexus and you will
win the money. Jeffries has never been
known to stand punches in that region
of his anatomy"
| morning.