Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-17
DEsERET EVENING NEWS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST II, 1904

heavy as Jcffrles, at least not now. A
few years ago he weighed about as
much as Jeffries and was Just as broad
shouldered But through illness he lost
a lot Of weight, and now only scales
100 pounds, while the champion tips the
beam az close to $50 pounds when not
In training.
The acquaintance between Jemries
and Hayes dates a long time before the
Californian ever thought OF entering
the fighting business. They We're and
are still, great pals and both tell a
number of stories as to how they fool
ed lot Of supposedly wise folks, who
mistook one for the other. Hayes II six
years older than Jeffries. Although
born in Illinois ne spent most of his
time IN San Francisco, where he was
the leading man In a stock company.
In those days Jeifries and Hayes were
invariably together and each was often
held accountable for the others acts.
once Jefries In iii Of devlltry played
a joke on a storekeeper. This store
keeper had the reputation of being ii
cross-grainedt tight-hsted man, who
would not part with q dollar unless he
was assured that he could get ten-fOld
return for H. Jeures, who knew the
man, bought a pair OF boots, which
were guaranteed to wear well AZ least
two months. But Jeffres IN order TO
hafass the man, cut the boots and made
the storekeeper change them, lie did
u is with several other articles, until
the man Informed the scrapper that he
did not care any more FOR his trade
and would prefer that he make his
visits 10 the place few and far be-
tweon
one day Hayes was in need OF some
shoes and asked Jenries II he knew of
a place where pair could be pur-
chased for reasonable sum Jeffres
referred Hayes to the same storekeeper
without telling him of his little diff
Guilty. Hayes innocently enough went
to the store. When he came the pro-
prietor was busy with several custom
ers and did not notice Hayes arrival
The actor naturally looked around the
store until his eyes came across pair
OF shoes he thought he would like TO
buy. While he was fumbling over the
articles the proprietor rushed up to him
and in a loud voice demanded what he
wanted Hayes was dumbfounded at
the reception and could not understand
how q man Of business could treat a
prospective customer In such a manner
lie thought that the proprietor had rec
ognized him on the stage ana was
simply joshing him. But when the
question was repeated IN sterneT terms
than at FIRST. Hayes became angry and
asked for an explanation.
Explanation, did We say?' returned
the storekeeper with an angry wave Of
his hand, Why, its q good thing that
] am a man who knows how 20 curb
my temper AS big and husky as you
are, / would not mind breaking your
head with this, ana he fourished
good sized wooden mallet In the air as
he said II, The idea OF you coming
back to my store after the dirty trick
you played on me. Get out Of here
quick. or I'll forget that | am a gem
tleman and the head Of a respectable
family"
Hayes first thought was that the
man was mad, and he concluded TO use
diplomacy, although he was angry
enough to give the storekeeper a sound
thrashng.
III this is a joke. Mr.. ----, It has gone
far enough declared the actor sml-
ingly. II like gag myself but this is
too much. Your face looks familiar to
me, but II sens that | never met you
before in my life.
This last remark only excited the
storekeeper all the more. He ragged
and fumed and raised the mallet to
strike Hayes. The latter warded of
the blow. and there was a clinch In
which he emerged with dying colors.
When !he owner o. the store became
pacified. Hayes convinced him that he
had never been i'm the store before, that
he was not cogni2ant OF any trick or
artilice he had practised on him, and
that he had only come as an ordinary
customer 20 purchase goods Tor which
he was willing to pay the price asked.
His manner was so reassuring that the
storekeeper was impressed with his
sincerity, and the pair were on friend
~ terms when Hayes departed,
Naturally Hayes told Jeffrles OF the
incident. and the fighter laughed heart
n.y. Then It dawned on the actor that
Jefries was the man whom the store
keeper meant all along and after much
prodding Jeffries confessed everything
Hayes was sore for awhile, but was