The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-21
BIG FIGHTERS
BOTH IN SHAPE
leffries and MunFOe Ready to
Give Great Battle.
jim WEIGHS ABOUT go
KID MCCOY PUTTING FINISHING
TOUCHES ON MUNRoE.
jim WEIGHS ABOUT 23O

The much talked about Jeffries- Munrce
championship fight is scheduled to come
off next Friday at san. Francisco and
dope OF the condition Of the men for the
next week viii be in order. Here is the
latest from the training camps OF both
men as handed out by w w Nauchton-
mo IS on the ground and ought to know
"nat ne Is talking about. NaBghton saws:
mere IS q guessing contest in progress
a Harbin Springs IN regard TO Jim JET
res weight The aggravating part of it
- mat Jeffr1es will not throw any light
on the subject. For some time he fooled
MS henchmen with the statement that he
nau given over testing his weight. He
said that for all the use he had for the
weighing machine some one might throw
1t into the canyon
The big fellow was thought to be sin
cere until he was discovered 'monkeying'
Win the scales one morning early. He
thought he vas hidden from view BY
the hopyines which embower the veranda
look where the machine stands but sew
efal pairs OF eyes we're focused on him.
brotheF Jack thought the champion
mao changed his idea Of things and was
ABOUT 70 issue daily bulletins in respect
TO the fluetua ton Of his tonnage, as he
did at Alienhurst in the old days
Jack approached the scales TO ascertain
the result of what be supposed TO be the
1lFst weighing. and Jim stepped off the
PLATFORM quickly, disarTanging the weight
OF little avail 10 ask questions. Jim s
weight WAS inns secret.
May Tip Scales at $50.
1t is believed that Jeffrfes win weigh
90 pounds in his fighting rig week
from Friday night Il viii be all fighting
weight at that The champion tapes less
around the waist than Muuroe does and
he is smaller in the calf than the miner
he seems to be bigger in the shoulders
and deeper in the chest than ever Hard
Work has rid him Of every suggestion of
an aldermanic front, but seems TO have
increased the area of his tremendous
chest ana back.
Much juggling with the 4OO-pound sand
bag has made his thick arms as solid as
iron 1t Il possible that yanking at the
weight continuance and pushing 1t around
has hardened the champions flesh gener-
ally and increased his muscular develop
ment TO such an extent as TO make him
heavier than ever.
One thing is certain. As he lounges
around Hardin in his shiTtsleeves he
seems ungainly with strength His Shout
ders seem TO sprawl and his back looks
yard wiofs- tt is evident on the face of
II that Herculean exercise is not going
10 make JeffTies thin this trip. Whether
on the road or roughing 1t with his sand
bag, he exerts himself until the perspi-
ration safurates mis- clothing and drips
from his face His wind Is good, but his
weight viii not respond to treatment.
He is trained to the hour, but bigger
than ever.
Kennedy Boxing Again.
Joe kennedys ear is well again and
boxing is the order of the day at Har-
bin Springs Word was received last
night that Jeffries and his men engaged
IN some earnest glove work yesterday.
The champion went four rounds each
with Kennedy and Jack JeffTies and solid
punching was the rule In the third round
Of the series with Kennedy swift left
swing from the champion cut a cash
over his opponents right eye.
The weather was warm. but Jeff put
IN a fuii mornings work in his gymna-
stun IN addition TO the boxing he did
considerable shadow fighting and roughed
II with the sandbag- Then, TO show that
ne stil had plenty of 90 in him. he
skipped the rope 200 times. It is needless
TO say that Billy Delaney was elated at
the capacity for work displayed by the
champion.
Jack Munroe had q busy day at the
beach Road work occupied the morn
ing hours and in the afternoon the miner
practical before a packed gymnasium He
punched the light and heavy bags for
twenty minutes ana then put in ten
rounds Of fast sparring. changing his op-
ponent every few rounds
MCoy Keeps Miner Moving.
kid Mccoy opened the bah with Mum
roe and kept the miner moving at a
lively clip for three rounds. The Kid
kept shouting instructions such as keep
your chin lowered and don't hold on
but keep on punching
Jack obeyed orders Ike a soldier of
the line He was less on the defensive
than he was on tbs occasion Of his open
ing set-tO with Mccoy at the beach and
he moved around more quickly than
usual. He crowded Mccoy TO the ropes d
number of times and the exertion of
keeping out Of harms way made Mccoy
breathe heavily.
Twin Sullivan. Harry Chester and
Andy Gallagher spared with Munros in
turn. while Mccoy kept a watchful eve
on Munroe and instructed him between
rounds The glove work throughout was
OF a spirited character, the bout between
Sullivan and Muuroe being particularly
earnest. While Munroe did not employ
his fun punching force. he went pretty
close TO it and it looks rs II Jack. under
NcCOys coaching. intends TO resort to
retaHatory measures during the remain
ing DAYS of his training.