The San Francisco call., 1906-09-27
l7eauyDeight Boxers Cannot 4 gree on 7iftu 7EHfttui
in the CHnches and in the Breabaways
Berger Prefers Colna as Scene Of
the Big Ring Battle.
By z. a. Sr11ytl1.

fore the public He is faint hearted
when opposed to a formidable opponent
but he will put up the best fight of
which he is capable when he meets a
comparative novice. Kaufman has
been unfortunative in his match-mak-
ing, as his first important engagement
was with Jack O'Brien, who punished
him badly.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 26.-James j.
Jeffries is a farmer once more. He
went to his ranch near Burbank today
and expects to remain there until his
alfalfa cutting is over, at least JEFF
fries merely laughs at the story com
ing from San Francisco to the, effect
that he has given his word that he will
fight again
Not while my mother lives will I
enter the ring again. says the retired
champion My mothers is nearly so
years old and when | quit the ring
she was greatly pleased fl should 60
back to the fighting game am afraid
would kill her.
1t is known that Jeffries' wife is lust
as much opposed TO his fighting again
as is his mother Jim claims he has
plenty to live on and If that is the
case it would be the mere love of fight
ing which would induce him to change
his mind. None Of the heavy weights
hereabouts are anxious to believe that
Jeffries means business.
"Oh, just eliminate Jeffries," saws
/ Jack O'Brien. He has given his word
that he will nots fight again, and we
/ must believe him. : OF course. If he
should change his mind, I would be the
first one who would be ready to meet
/ him. but that is rot at all likely. 1
| admit that physically Jeffries is SUI
perior to me and asbetter man, but as a
scientific fgbterI 7 don't know how a
match between us would turn out
/ That would have TO be decided on its
merits K z-
] OBrien Is passing his. time attend
1 ing pink tea affairs and enjoying HIM
/ self at the easians resorts. He is taking
! good care OF himself He worries not
a bit over his -match-with Berger.
III they don't arrange things salts
I factorily at San Francisco 1 will fight
/ here" said OBrien.
/ Il have left everything in the hands
! of my representative in San Francisco
and he isIaampotent to attend to mat
J ters while T am away We signed
! papers in Chicago and these should be
/ sufficient TO bind the match until the
other arrangements are made"
1t is believed that much depends
on the outcome of the Berger-O Brien
match as to the attitude Jefries will
spite his deciarazion that he would not
ght again. II appears as though both
( o Brien and FERRIES VIII steer clear of
each other Jeffries wants no more OF
that fancy work from boxer he would
be given no credit for beating. Jim
! Corbett pecked him to pieces at Cones
Z Island and O'Brien might he able tc
cut up the big fellows countenanct
/ somewhat Ii they should meet before
i Jehries could get him.
+ NEW YORK Sept 26.-Gus Rubin
I the Akron Giant. has retired from the
/ prize ring. This is Gus first retirement
j and he says it will be his last Hence
forth Rubin will devote himself en-
tirely TO the management of his many
real estate properties and he-expects tc
/ be worth $4,000 inside of three years
Rubin gives as his reason for retiring
the fact that he Is disgusted with the
poor, class of present day pugilists
Rubin owns thirty lots in Brooklyn
and has a sixth interest in about
seventy lots in Bronx borough.
NEW YORK. Sept. 2s.-Clark Ball
4 once manager ~of Jack Monroe, the
Butte miners who found fame once and
Il beating afterward after staying
! three rounds with Jim Jeffries, says
Munroe is still in the fighting game and
would like a crack at Tom Sharkey
I Ball says: II read in last nights
paper where Sharkey contemplates re-
entering the ring and 1 would like to
match Jack Monroe, the Butte MINER
! for a finish fight. providing Sharkey
will make a side bet of $4,000 in real
money, purse to be split 10 and % per
cent. or winner take all Monroe will
power pow to 4ct for him nave '"e