The San Francisco call., 1904-06-09
Jeffries Makes It Interesting
for Brother Jack and for
Joe Kennedy.
BY f. e. MuIholIands


HARDIN SPRINGS, June s.-If the
city sports fell for the yarn that Jim
Jeffries was in no shape and had
his contest with Jack Munroe, set
for the Mechanics Pavilion on the
18th inst, it is the fault of no one at
this end of the line. Gullible people
can be found the world over and may
be the ghost of P. T. Barnum has en-
gagged in. the boxing game.
When Dick Adams, the Eddy-street
tavern-keeper and promoter, left here
last Saturday for San Francisco it
was to float his latest project Dick
claims to have discovered well OF
natural hot air in a huge cavern up
back of the training quarters and saw
millions in sight if it could be piped
to the city Adams took along with
him several quicksilver TASKS filled
with his discovery and his last words
as he climbed on the stage were,
Watch mel" Dick gained some fame
as the composer of the wartime bal
lads, When the Smoke Rolls Away"
Papa Came Home Half Shot,
Matches, Matches, Matches" Charge
Of the Baltimore House Pipers," Keep
My Gun in Good Repair" etc. Adams
was always a sensationalist and when
report had caused below he said, II
wish had a-hold of that sucker, what
a duckin' in the pond he'd get"
Last summer, when the big fellow
was conditioning himself for his match
with Jim Corbett, there was a chance
then for postponement. While fool
ing with Brownie, the bear, the little
fellow sank his teeth in one of Jeff's
ShinS, and for a time it looked as IL
there would nn RI
though, the boilermaker has not even
been run over by freight train, kicked
in the face by a mule, lost an arm
monkeying around a buzz saw. blown
the shingles off his roof while out
shooting or been held up by female
road agents. In fact, he has enjoyed
a phenomenal run Of luck.
One squint into the gymnasium this
morning would dissipate any idea one
might possess of the champions
lack of condition. For three or four
days, owing to Joe Kennedy's lame
wrist, he had not donned the gloves,
but this morning he got the carpet
sweeper out and gave both Brother
Jack and Kennedy a thorough sweep
ing. The night before, while playing
on the opposing ball team, both of his
sparring partners incurred the dislike
of jeff by their kicking tactics and he
promised them an enjoyable outing
next time out in the gym. He put each
through a fast four-round bout and
horse clipper could not have performed
its work with more neatness nor dis
patch.
Jack Jeffries had a square inch of
skin tissue removed from over one eye
and Kennedy looked as if he might
have got in range of the japanese siege
guns planted on the heights command
ing the approaches to Port Arthur.
John Marcovich, a great friend of the
champion. dropped in from Calistoga
at this stage of the proceedings and
Jeff cut the balance of his work short.
After skipping the rope nearly 500
times, he quit and started for the
plunge. Before dinner run down the
road completed his training for the
day.
After dinner jeff officiated in a pig
sticking contest down at the pens. AS
a result there were two porkers less
and to-morrow's guests will play
against roast pork and apple sauce,
straight, place and show.
The champions face is beginning to
show the effects of his labor and he
says that now he must be careful and
not overdo things. After his fast
eight rounds with the gloves he scarce
ly took a long breath. Arrangements
have been made by the Jeffries camp
to leave for Oakland next Tuesday and
then the public can judge for itself
whether or not big Jim is in condition.