Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-28
Edits the Post Christmas Page
And Interviews Billy
Delaney.
LATTER GIVES GOOD ADVICE.
he Says That Champions Are Born
And Not Mad. Game Is Like
Prize Ia Grand Lottery.

James ]. Jenfries, ex-bollormaker and
champion pugillst Of the world has turn
cd writer as well as actor and fighter
He edited tho Christmas edition OF the
Denver Post and did remarkably we'll
The first two assignments he had were
10 interview his manager, Billy Delaney
and then reply to the challenge Issued
10 him by Frank Gotch. ,he wrestler The
account Of tho interview with Delaney is
decidedly interesting, and is as follows
80 you are tho sporting editor" asked
Billy Delaney OF his big friend and
champion. "Well come on and interview
me l want 10 see how you 80 &C It,"
Jeff hesltated momentarily then faced
the man who has been interviewed by
every prominent sporting writer 10 tho
country and said "Al right the hrst
question l am going to ask you IS what
would you advise a young man who was
Just beginning 10 look around ~ the
world and who thought no would like TO
make living through the hghung
game"
Il would say to that young man, don't
take up the fighting game" replied De-
laney. "lts like drawing the grand priao
IN a LOTTERY, 50 far as the chainpVns'"p
is concerned"
How do you make that out?' asked
Jen.
simply because fighters are born and
not made. In order to become q cham
pion fellow must have the qualifications
In everything tho term Implies before ne
begins Unless man has the qualihcd-
lions Of a fighter NJ the start Il rs an
absolute lmposslbllity TO develop him into
"A champion. | know what IL means /
have seen hundreds try but in all my
years only two nave been developer
under my charge, and that Corbett and
'''iil tell you, Jefi." continued Delaney,
while l am at II and being interviewed
l might as well 10 along and tell my
story as ! would 70 any other sporting
editor. 1 want 20 first state that you
James J. Jeftries, are the greatest fighter
we have ever had In this or any utner
old time. Heavyweight material Is scarce
and It's astonishing or the many men
who two years ago were looked upon as
championship possibilities that are now
dead ones Some last longer than others.
Those who do last are favored by
nature and then lead a life that does not
take all tho vitality out Of them They
don't abuse the gifts that nature be-
slowed upon them. That class OF fighter
always lasts tho longest.
Just let's look over tho list and see
n we can pick a single fgnter that eau
even make respectable showing against
you. OF all on the waiting list Marvin
Hart looks tho most likely one and Is
very apt 10 take your place when you
retire. | have never seen a man who
has grown 20 big and strong IN 80 short
a time. They tell mo he now weighs !
20 pounds and has filled out wonderfully.
lie IL big ami strong and has an inking |
OF championship timber I'm hts makeup
Just then Harry Dunno asked Delaney |
who WAS the hardest hitter he knew or |
II think JEFF and Flt3 We're" came back |
tho answer THAT pair could hit just
az hard az they liked But for A fighter
90 HEX an ordinary man, or rather sI ek !
out sucker, Mike Ceary was tho best |
man ! ever saw, lie could swing on a |
sucker anc put him away faster and |
quicker than any man that ever lived. |
Peter Maher was another tighter on that |
order
"Corbett was a far better fighter than |
the general public eyoi gave him credit |
for His great fault, however, was that |
while he was IN HIS prime he failed 10 |
demonstrate that fact TO tho public He |
was always finding excuses TO AVOID |
meeting men that he could raw
with the greatest ease. 7 told him on |
many occasions that he WAS making a |
serious mistake, but he could not under |
stand II that way
when Jeff retres, and retire he Will |
very soon unless some good man shows |
up, there will be a great scramble among |
the heayies to see who gets tho title |
With Jeff out OF the way IL II about am |
even thing among the rest Of tho bunch" |