The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-27
JEFF MUST HAVE
TIME TO TRAIN
Heavyweight Champion Has
Been Out Of 1t SO Long That
lie VIII Need Work.
HERMAN is VERY CONFIDENT
Says lie Can Wear the Negro
Champion Out and That
Youth Must Tell.

PHILADELPHIA. December ST jim
Jefries is matched TO fight BIN squires.
OF Australia. or any other white man. he
VIII insist upon ifa.-ng -FOUR months IN
which to fit himself FOR the mill.
Jens Old manager. Bin Delaney. says
the big fellow has already been out OF
the ring TOO LONG. and that ~ he really
intends 10 fight again. he should get busy
without further delay.
Local sporting men to-day ridieulsd the
proposed Jefries-squiros battle They Eaid
that barring the wild-eye.l miners in Ne
Nada, such mill would not draw flies
They declared that the Australian pugilist
would have 70 first show Americans that
lie could night by whipping some Of tire
second raters before be could command
the respect and attention Of the public
as an opponent OF the giant bonermaker
rs for Jack Johnson, the colored heavy-
weight who has been barred by Jenries
these sporting ceiobrities declared with
much emphasis that in turning down the
negro. Jefnes could not be fairly
charged with cowardioe
Jon has never shown the white feather
WIN SUCH formidable antagonists as Cor
hett, Fitzsimmons and Sharkey. and per
sons who insist on saying that tho cham
plon was afraid Of Johnson could hardly
D. considered on the level
Easy Money for Jeffries.
Nobody blames Jcn for being willing
20 tackle any of the socond-raters Who
acre az present uasQuer aiding - posslbis
champions. for 70 beat ore Of them for
O. $4,000 purse would be ike finding
money on the sidewalk. But many good
Judges ~ matters pugiiistic stated boldly
that no matter who happened 10 be the
next opponent ~ Jefries the latter would
Win probably greater ODDS obtainable
% much more local interest 20 fight
fans 10 the joe GanS-Kid Herman niu
Tor the lightweight championship % the
world. which viii be decided on New
Years DAY az Tonopah. Scv. This con-
test Will be 90 nuish. and will be ref
creed by Jack Welsh. q we'll known Cal
norma boxer. Who is said 20 enjoy an
excellent reputation on the coast
While Cans is favorite In the bet
ting and should win easily on form
There are many ring experts who begin
- believe that Herman has a fighting
chance Of victory Herman himself H.
tte pcrsonlncauon Of confidence
The Chicago boy says that q Will be a
long hEht. hut that he believes ne viii
be able 10 tire Cans out by virtue OF
outh, strength and skill Herman de-
clares that Cans has not wholly recover
81 from the effects or the nght with
Battling Nelson at Goiddeld. and that
tle Baltimore man will also md IL a
most difficult matter % make Ia pounds
riugside.
Cans Working to Reduce.
According o. Herman. Cans did not be-
SIN training soon enough 10 get his flesh
OF. and has been over-exertiuE himself
lately 90 bring about the desired results
II Cans, therefore. enters the ring in
weakened physical condition. Herman
feels confident that. Dy paying strict Mt
tcntion 20 tne champions body. he will
soon beat him down so that he will -
d comparatively easy mark for blows aim
cd az the head or jaw
Herman thinks he can take a punching
from Cans while he is IN the act of de-
lyering stomach blows and also insists
that he has a right-hand uppercut that
may pat joe out o. the way almost at
amy moment. But Herman possibly for
gets that Cans IS one OF the cleverest
boxers iH the world. and that he can also
hand n knockout wallOp.
Great Crowd for Fight.
Indications point TO great crowd at
the ringside Special trains will be run
10 TonOpah from all over the state OF
Nevada and also from san Francisco.
The promoters have completed an arena
that viii seat more than 10 900 persons.
and they are asking exorbitant prices
for tickets. in view OF the remarkable
demand for them
Tommy Ryan now cries from the house
tops that DE has not retired from the
ring. and. therefore has not turned the
middleweight championship over 20 Hugo
Kelly.
Ryan says he has been resting because
hc has nobody To fight. but II Kelly wants
- placard himself as champion al 15s
pounds, RYAN says the Chicago middle
weight Will have 20 meet him first for
the title.