The evening world., 1904-07-20
,JEFFRIES SURELY GOING
BACK AS GREAT FIGHTER
Big Fellow Has Failed to Keep Promise Made
When He won the Championship, and His
Fight with Munroe LikeIy to Be His Last
BY ROBERT EDCREN.

II am champion OF the world now. have seer other champions fall
through dissipation, and I know the dangers that have to look out for.
] 80 youns and s,rOns. and I will take arr Of myself. will hold the title
unul age makes me retire, or until some bsnsr man takes It away from
me-"
That 1. the promise that J.ms. !. Jsnrss mad. to the public on the
Of the world.
That was only Ave years ago Jenriss has hardly had time to become
the victim Of advanced age Yet the greatest big fighter the world ever
saw is slipping down out OF his lighting condition Just as John [. Sullivan
and hundreds Of others less famous did before him.
Jenrts, after spending several weeks in training, developed a sore
knee, and called on the match with Jack Munroe. Th, hsht Is to 20 on
some day in August, unless the champion falls down again.
II was not q sore knsc that kept Jerrtes out Of the ring II was the
ht that he found 1t impossible to get into shape for the battle with .
younG strong fighter, and he was unwilling to risk hi, title
The reason that Jenn~ could no. get into shape Il the sams that
troubled him while preparing for his fight with corbett last fall.
Whom the giant first came East. fresh from the training camp 1t Carson.
b wu y rugged y a man could be. The great muscles that he developed
" bard work in q boiler factory we're Just sorening enough to be elastic.
His body ws - thin - q geyhoundt, and his lungs had the power and
capacity Of q bAnksmihs bellows He was full of energy. When training
be could not nnd time In the twsntytour hours to do all the work hs felt
IKE doing He ran on the road until hi, trainers though, he would drop
SssA. He boxed and did everything else that a fighter in training ever
had donA
CANNOT GET UP ENERGY.
But now 1t Is a hard thing for Jerrtes to get up energy enough to 90
eut on the road, to box, or to do any OF the other stunts.
He gets % fat between periods OF training that It IS a positive torture
Etr him to work down again into condition when the time comes.
When fairness oncs comes upon an athlete Of any kind II takes uu-
'k''J bNNbhA louWl AHu
Sury. His mighty muscles re becoming nabby because he Is too lazy to
~ The work that Il necessary to keeping In shape.
Probably II wM dissipation that started Jehris o n the hack tau
'AHe We lak hsht with FtMimmons In San Francisco the big chamnion
t9oyed for two days IN the hack rooms Of a saloon on Post street drinking
tk Ne END Of that time bis BILL for champagne was $500, and he paid IA
n ~ didn1 drnk al Of that hlmsolf-he had a rstinus OF camp followers to
49, him.
ssHss~ is . wine drinksr"
E* a. Hardin Springs Billy Delaney has to watch the champon c,o..,v
1eD him AWAY nom the nz water. Now and then Jenries sueaks sw.y
~ ~ road 70 Middietown Then there Is a popping OF corks tina, can
~ ~ heard In Hardin. and for q day or two afterward Jer %.
tnnp Brownns like q bear with a sore head.
MI nj Of thing continued for q few year,, would re.hs II, .,,,.,.
~ hunt rsnkn
'&h Jsnss J Jshris may be n rotund a. John L Sullivan.
&KTY POUNDS OVER WEIGHT.
WIKI kncp n y bsa fact that when be went to Hardin SPRINGS A couns NJ
~<-4 =. ~ hs fellow ustshd 26 pounds In bis clothes. That d, ovsr
E - nhs IN best condition ct ,1o. when no fought Ftuimmoo, ars
= ooid have made 200 pounds without much trouble
# Ik - on work down 10 $50 for Munros next month hs win surprs
nv r1pnsy. and oil Of the others who arc near to him.
[T This fight may be the last appearance Of Jenris a. q great champiou
shos vinnins the title the California giant has developed into a ceys
4Mr ~ ~ rsn@t heavyweight fighter Of this or probably any e,As
~ RE1Dtnncns, IN the lighter diyiston. Jenries will have to 10 bach,
- &nt behrs hk rival, can outelass him.
E@&(w ~ b knocking on the percentage marks with the suthusiasu