Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-14
HEARD AROUND
THE CORRIDORS
JIM JEFFRIEs MEETS
OLD COLLEGE cHuM
M THE EAVBsDHOPPER


Not every one can bask in the lime
light Of reflected glory as Harry J.
Monahan is doing. Mr.. Monahan ar
rived at the Hollenbecl< yesterday with
his wife and registered from Nome,
Alaska. He is big man with black
hair a big voice and a good natured
smie-a man that one would turn
twice to look at, and as such he re-
ceived his share Of attention, but II
was not until late in the afternoon that
the full glory OF his identity burst upon
the freduenters Of the HollenbeclS
lobby. At that time the big man was
standing near the door waiting for his
wife to come down when some one
walked up and slapped him ON the
shoulder.
why, Harry, you old idiot, where
in thunder did you come from7' said
a voice behind him and then Jim JEFF
fries and Harry Monahan--well, II they
did not fall on each others necks and
weep, they did something very much
like It. They disappeared for a few
minutes and then the bellboys began
to wonder who this Mr.. Monahan of
Nome Alaska, really is. Soon the two
came back arm In arm and the news
spread like wildfire between the boys
on the bench.
It finally developed that Harry Mon
y
known In Los Angeles as many as
nine years ago, before Jim Jeffries be-
came champion Jim" The two were
pals, and when Jim Jeffries made his
first trip east Harry Monahan went
with him. The Alaska man never
went into the ring professionally, but
he served the champion as sparring
partner and he can tell many a story
Of the knocks he received.
. / ~ olr q fr ne II
amt he7" said one of the boys who
stood looking on in wide-eyed wonder.
Hes about as tall, but Jeffries Is
about fifty pounds heavier, anyone
could tell that at glance" put In
another.
"Giminie, but wonder what it feels
like to be swatted by Jeffries?' put in
third, and then the call Of front"
from the desk brought them all back
to the consideration of everyday
things.
Jim and l were pals years ago and
1t seemed mighty good to see him
again." said Mr.. Monahan later in the
afternoon when the two had exchanged
"reminiscences to their hearts content.
I'VE used to be together before Jim
became champion. 1 was never in the
ring and never thought of being, but
two years ago when / came down to
Seattle from Alaska I received a tele-
gram from the big fellow, who was on
his way west from New York. He
told me to meet him at the train and
when l saw him he said that he was
up against 1t. He was to give an ex-
hibition in the Grand opera house that
night and Joe Kennedy, who was then
his sparring partner, had some sort
of an abcess on his ear. He could not
spar and the big fellow did not know
what to do.
"'You have to go on with me- he
said, and 1 could tell by the tone of his
voice that he meant what he said.
had been mining in Alaska for four
years than at stretch and / was all
out of condition. told him l could
not possibly do it, but he would not
listen to me, so we went on at the
Grand that night and we boxed all
around those northern cities.
II got a telegram calling me back to
Alaska and / had to go, and this is
the first time / have been back since
While Jeff. was winning honors in the
ring, was climbing the ice in the cold
north, first at one place and then at an
other, wherever the gold fever led me.
Sometimes when we were working
away word would come that a big
strike had been made In some other
section and we would jump into our
dog teams and be off. 1t is nine years
since 1 have been in Los Angeles and
1t seems pretty good to get here. I
am going to stay in America until
next spring and then off to the north
again.