Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-26
JEFF PREDICTS
A KNOCKOUT
0'BRIEN AND BURNS SATISFIED
WITH ARTICLES
Tommy Displays Fast Form In Final
Days Training at Long Beach.
ThreesFoul Clause Is
Stricken Out

Two ring champions of the world, one
bouncing lightly on the others knee,
was a spectacle which appealed to pas
sengers on an outbound Long Beach
car leaving the Pacific Electric depot
early yesterday afternoon. The reason
was because Abe Attell could find no
other seat than Jim Jeffries' ponderous
limb.
With Tom McCarey and local rep
resentative Jeff started for Tommy
Burns training quarters yesterday,
and as the huge champion managed to
squeeze into a seat little Able came
dancing down the isle in search of a
resting place. Spying James he was for
taking some of the big fellows section.
Alasl when Abe tried to fit in even
his diminutive form proved more than
the cushion capacity. But Able is never
at a loss what to do and without asking
leave perched himself on Jims ample
knee.
Now Jim has no children at home,
but he rocked Able up and down in
true paternal style to the delight of the
beach going contingent. Abe was con-
tent and although several upsets oc-
CURED before Long Beach was reached,
the feather as a rule was gazing con-
tentedly at flying scenery.
AS result of amicable negotiations
with Burns yesterday the contemplated
meeting of Tommy and Jack O'Brien
has been declared off. Burns was per-
fectly willing to have the three foul
clause stricken from the articles and
there will be no occasion for the prin-
cipals meeting before Wednesday night.
AS has been previously stated, the ar
ticles of straight Queensberry rules
agreed upon by the men had attached
clause entailing that after a man had
been warned twice for hitting while
holding he should be disqualified the
third time. Both O'Brien and Burns
express themselves as placing the ut
most confidence in Jeffries and say
that the big fellows common sense
should be relied upon.
After Jeffries and McCarey had talked
with Tommy in his dressing room the
latter donned his training togs and
tripped into the gymnasium. where
those who had Travelled from the city
were gathered to witness him at work
for the final time. Mrs. Burns and sew
eral lady friends were among those
who watched Tommy make for the bag
and commence fifteen minutes of
steady activity that brought forth a
rich, free break of perspiration, which
in a man of Burns build instances the
greatest vitality. Although 1t has been
known that Tommy was shaping him
self to great form, a genuine burst of
admiration was in order when he
slipped off his bath robe yesterday and
darted for the bag.
Burns stomach in particular appears
to be in remarkable condition. 1t past
battles Tommy has entered the ring
with considerable superfluous flesh on
that portion of his anatomy. Compared
with the Burns of one year ago he is a
different man. Instead of the bulgy ap-
pearing front there is direct slope
rsfIR R1anI 1xy
tion which the gymnasium habiliments
could not hide.
If O'Brien wins next Thursday It will
not be because Burns is incumbered
with the slightest physical unfitness.
Not for a second during the bag
punching did Jim Jeffries' eye turn
from Burns work. When the seance
was over Jim remarked:
"That boy is in fine condition.
A supreme confidence hovers about
the Burns camp and Trainer Frank
Mcdonald wore an extremely satisfied
air as he watched his man tear at the
bag lige a bulldog. Tommy was not
punching the leather in an ordinary
sense of the word. He was fighting it
and only ceased when Mcdonald called
a halt.
AS Jeffries walked from the room he
said:
This should be the fastest heavy
weight battle which has occurred in
years and look for one of the two to
put over knockout blow. 1 don't an
ticipate the slightest trouble when they
enter the ring so far as squabbling is
concerned. Both of them want to win
on their merits and it will be a great
battle from start to fnish'
OF course Jeff would express no opin-
ION as TO what the outcome would be
and no one ventured to ask him.
Mcdonald said yesterday that Burns
had done his last work with the ex-
ception of short turn on the road
this morning.