The San Francisco call., 1904-06-05
'IEFF'S STRENGTH
IS INCREASING
Champion Gains Muscle and
Brawn by Constant Hard
Labor in the Gymnasium
WORKS WITH A WILL
Brother Jack Relates Tale
of a $4,000 Deposit, Which
Slipped Big Fellows Mind

HARDIN SPRINGS, June At is a
! well-known fact that Champion Jim
Jeffries cares no more for a hundred
dollars than Hetty Green or Russell
Sage do for a postage stamp. Not that
he tries to corner the wine market or
shoot up the establishments where
liquid goods are dispensed, but he sim
ply does not give the collection Of
money thought. Jeff is long, long
way from being broke at that, and had
he been constituted of a more grasping
nature could almost have been mil
lionaire at the present time with the
opportunities he has had.
His brother Jack tells a good story
illustrating the carelessness of JEFF
where financial questions are involved.
Jack is young man Of irreproachable
reputation, wears medals earned for
truthfulness and veracity, does not be-
long to the Social Settlers Up, an or
ganization here at the springs for the
propounding of "dopey" ideas and ad
vancement of ethereal thoughts, and
no salt, lime juice or tabasco sauce is
required to make it digestible. Just
after he had beaten Fitzsimmons the
big fellow was rummaging through his
trunk when he stumbled across a bank
book on an Oakland savings institu-
tion. On the first page was written
$4,000 to the credit of James ]. Jeffries.
There was no question about the name
being all right, so jeff hunted up his
old friend, John Marcovich. the Oak
land restaurant man. and together the
pair paid visit to the bank. Without
hesitation the cashier said there was
$4,000 on deposit to the credit of Mr..
Jeffries. The boilermaker had forgotten
all about this little plant.
A terrific nor'wester the strongest
in years, Travelled through here to-day,
and tonight is still holding it's own,
scattering leaves and boughs in regular
showers.
Manager Billy Delaney was due this
afternoon, and soon after breakfast
JEFF was stripped and hard at work in
the gymnasium. For almost two solid
hours he labored industriously. at the
conclusion of which he remarked, while
seated on the rowing machine for a
breathing spell, "Tll be stronger for
this fight than when 1 met Corbett."
This should be cheerful news for Mum
roe, but then. perhaps. under the hyp
nothing treatments of Tim McGrath
the miner will be able to stand a longer
shift. too.
jeff began with the pulley weights
for a warming-up exercise. Then for
twenty solid minutes he hammered the
bag viciously until the perspiration
actually oozed from his great frame.
With only a short breathing spell, he
skipped the rope 500 times. Next the
big fellow showed and tugged with the
immense swinging sandbag, work about
as light and easy as the ordinary man
would find it pushing a bank safe up
Telegraph Hill. Shadow boxing with
the light bells followed. jeff intended
TO hustle his sparring partners around
III the afternoon, but changed his mind
and went for run on the road instead.
After dinner he participated in game
of ball, occupying the pitchers box.
His drop ball, combined with the errors
of Captain Kennedy, proved too much
for the opposing team.
The champion is apparently fit and
ready for a short fight, and when the
night of the big contest arrives will be
on edge to go any route.
Billy Delaney states that all the
minor details of the big match were ar
ranged with Manager Coffroth, and |
only an accident will prevent the two
big fellows from putting up their
hands. f. e. MULHOLLAND.