The San Francisco call., 1904-08-24
IEFFRIES DONS
THE BIG MITTS
Interested Crowd of Spec
tatOrs Watches Champion
Go Eight Fast Rounds
THE BETTING is LIGHT
From Appearances Every
body Wants to Wager on
the Man From Los Angeles

Champion Jenries is fiattered but not
pleased at the overwhelming favorite
his friends have made him in the bet
ting on the championship fight He
expected TO get some money on himself
at one 10 two, but the market is flooded
with the money of his admirers 1t is
going begging al one to three and a
half, with the prospects Of still larger
price before Che big fellows enter the
ring on Friday night The betting is
even money that Jeffries viii win in
side ten rounds
The outsider in the betting on a prize
fight always has a following, but it is
not possible 10 absorb all the Jeffries
money in sight
There VIII be an important fight con-
ference at s O'Clock tonight at Harry
Corbetts Referee Graney will meet
Billy Delaney. representing Jeffries,
and Kid Mccoy and Harry Pollok, the
representatives Of Munroe. They will
discuss the matter Of bandages and the
rules under which the heavyweights
viii fight
In order that the Eastern papers may
get the story Of the championship into
their first editions Manager CoffrOth
has arranged TO have the men in the
ring at O'Clock. The conference to-
night VIII do away with the customary
. Rrangle in the ring, thus saving con-
siderable time. The spectators are as
sured OF being home at a reasonable
limit.
For the last time until he faces Jack
Munroe Jefries donned the gloves yes
terday. He boxed eight fast rounds
with Joe Kennedy and Brother Jack
The champion viii DO no more boxing,
as he does not intend to take any
chance OF injuring his hands. For the
same reason he Will cut out bag punch
ing and will confine himself TO road
work, rowing, shadow boxing and work
with the apparatus in the gymnasium.
JEFFRIES A HARD WORKER.
JEFF arose about o'clock yesterday
and shortly after breakfast repaired
10 the Reliance Club to begin the last
hard days work Of his training. A
crowd was on hand. as the report had
gone out that the big fellow would
surely don the gloves. A number Of
well known sporting men from this
city jOuTneyed across the bay to see
the champion in action. They were
not disappointed, for they saw eight
rounds Of such milling as is seldom
witnessed in training
The burly champion opened the pro-
gramme with q short period of rope
skipping and then. taking a pair of
light dumbbells, he worked at shadow
boxing for nearly half an hour At
the close Of this lighter exercise he
called for the gloves and at last the
spectators knew they would see some
boxing. Joe Kennedy faced the cham
piOn for the first round. After a min
ute's rest at the close of the round.
Brother Jack came up to take his share
Of the medicine. Thus while Jeffries
boxed the regular three minute rounds
with but a minute rest at the end Of
each, both his sparring partners re-
ceived a full four minutes rest They
needed it. Although It was plain to
every one that the big fellow was not
letting himself out. yet time and time
again his brother and Joe Kennedy
were sent reeling back from short-arm
3Olts delivered at close range Once
during hot mixup. Brother Jack ran
against hard uppercut and was sent
fat on his back on the floor.
MUNROE'S LAST BOXING.
When Eugene Van Court called time
at the end Of the eighth round both
Of the champions trainers were in
need Of a rest. while jeff danced around
as II he was just beginning to warm up.
There is not a doubt that on Friday
night the big fellow will be as he says:
Fit to put up the fight of my life"
A bath and rundown concluded the
mornings work and for a couple of
hours after dinner the champion loafed.
In the afternoon he ran around Lake
Merritt and ended the day with an
fbOur's rowing.
Munroe did his last boxing yester-
day morning at II o'clock He went
four rounds with Kid Mccoy and three
each with Chester and Foley. The
Eounds were all sharp engagements,
hard blows being given and taken by
the boxers.
A five-mile jaunt on the park roads
VIII probably be the extent of Mum
roe's work to-day as he wants to build
UP his store Of vitality. He is trained
10 the hour and expresses confidence