Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-10
THE PUGILlSTS
WILL JEFF FIGHT
Billy Delaney Thinks the Big Fellow Will Come Out of His Retire me 1t Ryan Will Fight
 O'Brien.

The subject of Champion Jim Jef- fries fighting again is growing in size like snowball rolling down | hill. And according to the opinions of the sporting writers on the coast there is a good chance.
 Recently Billy Delaney paid visit to Jeffries on his ranch near Los An geles and he subtly threw out few feclers to the big fellow.
 T found Jeff" said Billy, "romping with a young calf or rathes making its life miserable by chasing it1about the yard and swinging 1t around by the tail. So far as the love of horse play is concerned. he is as big kid as ever" said Delaney.
 He looked remarkably well. I had been reading so much about the way he had taken on flesh that expected to find him as big as house but was surprised at his clean, trim ap- pearance. I know what am talking about when l tell you that Jeffries has gone into the ring to fight weigh ing every bit as much as he weighs right now.
 T didn't talk fight to him. or it least not very pointedly,' said Delan- ey. He loaded me down with all kinds of information about crops and cattle and his schemes for enlarging his holdings"
 ".There's a ranch over there that can be bought for $5.O0O, he said: and there's another that's dirt cheap at $4.O0O.'
 "'Well. I know how you can get enough money to buy the whole blap- cd lot I put in.'
 'Howy asked Jeff.
 "'Why. just sign to fight somebody, either in Los Angeles or San Francis co.'
 ''Hc didn't flare up and he didn't reply. He just kept on talking ranch as though he hadn't heard me and shouldn't wonder if he isn't doing some deep thinking on the subject"
 As may be gathered from the fore going Delaney would like to see lief fries engage in at least one more battle. Self-interest may have, and possibly has, something to do with Delaney's attitude. for it is needless to say that if Big Jim entered the lists again Delaney would be at the head of affairs ill matchmaking and in the training.
 Apart from that Delaney seems to feel that Jim owes it to himself to buckle on his ring togs and make T cleanup of the precocious heavy weights who are telling what they would have done to Jeff if he hadn't sought the protection afforded by re tirement.
 Before coming away Delaney had | talk with Mrs Jerffies, knowing that Jim would never take any step look ing toward return to boxing without consulting bis wife, Like Jeff. Mrs JeffrieS was noncommittal.
 'How do you know Jim could take care of himself in the ring after such a long resty' asked the little woman with wifely concern and womanly caution.
 Delaney murmurcd reassuringly: I'd hate to ask him to do anything if I thought he'd be taking chances"
 Here's the case in nutshell: De laney thinks that Jeffries is still the greatest living heavyweight and he would like to see him demonstrate that fact. Other friends of Jeffries at Los Angeles are urging him to take just one more whirl at the game. Jimmy Coffroth. the originator of the daylight fistic functions, out in the Colma maedows. is anxious to add Jeffrles 10 his list of coming attracs tlons and is planning accordingly. Jeffries took occasion to explain lately that he had neither presented nor will ed the championship to Hart or any body else. Moreover. Jim doesn't throw a At" now when asked if he is likely to don his war paint again.
 All things considered the answer to the question twill Jim Jeffrics fight again:" seems to be 'yery likely"