The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-24
WHY JEFF. WILL
NOT FIGHT TWO
Remembers His Failure to Knock
Out Pair Before the Lenox
Athletic Club.
BROKE HIS RIGHT HAND THEN
The Champion Has Been Living
in the Open and Is Fit to
Go in the Ring.

PHILADELPHIA. December 23-Pros,
poets Of $4,000 purse for "a glove con-
test have determined James !. Jenries
10 leave the alfalfa field for fstiana.
That is Jefiries has consented 10 re-
enter the roped arena and defend his
title OF champion heavyweight pugillst
AGAINST any man in the world. The big
fellow announces as his choice OF an
opponent the winner OF "a bout between
'PMiade !phia Jack O'Brien and Tom
my" Burns.
HIS preference in a measure compH.
Gates a situation that FOR a time looked
promising for the big boilormaker re-
entering the ring The miN-up OF things
is due 20 difference OF opinion be-
tween Jenrics and TEX" Rickard as 20
the men tho champion should meet
Richard has offered Jeffrios "a purse of
$1,000 20 meet O'Brien and Burns in Tire
same night AS soon as ono is beaten
the other is to spring right In and finish
the battle
Jenries'e refusal 90 this OFFER is probably
due 70 reflections " his early pugilistie
career. on August g ls9s. at the Lenox
Athletic Club. Jedries contracted %
knock out TWO mon. one after the other
The men selected 20 oppose him were
boS Armstrong a negro heavyweight
ana former sparring partner OF Peter
Jackson. and steve O Donnell. an Aus
traiian heavyweight Jcnries agreed 10
put each man ~ sleep inside OF ten
rounds.
How Jeffries Failed.
The big fellow failed The first man no
met was Armstrong They fought ten
rounds. Jenries getting the decisiun on
points. "Jef' might have done even bet
ter but for an accident IN the third round
which resulted IN tho breaking OF his
Ia
dent he was unable 10 box with O'Doa-
nell That experience is what probably
makes Jehries balk az the idea OF meeting
Burns and O'Brien under tl. conditions
stipulated Boy Hickard
While Jefrics was fortunate enough N
oe declared the winner over Armstrong
and received a stipulated sum. regardless
of tile fact that he was unable 70 fulm
us contract 20 fight O'Donneu. he Is
UNLIKELY 10 fight again that way under
less advantageous conditions.
Rickard insists that should Jearies he
lhcapacitatcd by reason OF an accident In
bout with Bricu or Burns. whichever
met MIN first. the second man would DO
declared the victor without putting III,
his hands. II Rickard and Jenries can
come 10 more easy terms. 70 far as Isf-
IFles is concerned. the blk fellow may yet
De prevailed upon 10 meet the Caradian
ana the Quaker ga the same ring on The
same day al Goldneld New but Jerries
VIII certainly never agree to the win "a
lose proposition on the basis OF an acc,.
dent
IL is equally certain that Richard will
not ofer "a $4,000 purse for meeting b -
tween Jenrics and the winner OF a bon,
between O'Brien and Burns The Nevad,
fight promoter says that such a contest
would De- "a Joke. as Jenries would have
"o o-'4e ~ easily disposing OF Burnss
championship aspirations So Pi.k,rt
ana Jenries are dcadloc l1ed on tho issos
and 'Jen.' in spite of his willingness to
nattie' may not Doe able 90 crafty his de-
sire Tor snin II the roped arena.