Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-24
~JAs. J. JEFFRIEs."

"JAs. j. JEFFRIEs."
Jimmy Burns is down to weight and
half pound under according to signed
statement issued by Jim Jeffries,t VINO
visited the fighter at his training camp
In Long Beach yesterday. jeff also states
that he finds Burns in good condition.
Jeff's visit was the first of the official
inspection which will hold sway this
week Until Friday, the day of the fight,
the big fellow and Manager McCarey will
alternate between the camps and examine
the men.
Should anything warrant it, they Will
take along a physician, who will examine
either man at the option of the club
officials. No pains will be spared to in
sure the club and public against frost
through lach of condition on either side,
and Cans and Burns are sure to enter
the Maud Junction ring in fit shape
Does Usual Stunts
With Jeffries and McCarey looking on
Burns performed his usual stunts at
Long Beach yesterday, and did not omit
any detail of the work he has gone
through for the past two weeks. He is in
grand condition, and demonstrated yes
terday that it will not be troublesome
to negotiate the 1876 pound mark when he
climbs on the scales at Maud Junction
Friday.
Burns boxing was easily the feature of
the afternoons grind. First he took on
Frank Fields for a lively three round
session, and then, without much of a
break in between, mixed 1t with Eddie
Chambers for a like period. The fighting
was rather rough for training stunts so
near the day of battle. Burns is siren
uosity personified and will not let up.
Burns followed the boxing by walloping
the bag and skipping rope, and when he
had finished was perspiring freely. This
was the right dope, for he knocked off
nearly two pounds while performing.
Cans did not have a very hard day at
the lakewood Inn yesterday, and for the
first time since he has been training at
the Arcadia resort the champion was
greeted by a small crowd of spectators.
This did not deter him from putting in
a good afternoons work, and Willie Keefe
announced Joe's weight as being less
than 1876 pounds.
In all probability Cans will weigh more
than this when he steps on the scales
this afternoon, for Keefe is going to al
low him to take on weight up to the 1873
pound mark. But the extra burden will
be carried but day. as Wednesday will
see the champion down to the 1876 notch
required at the rings.le Friday night.
Visit lakewood Today
Jeffries and McCarey will visit Baldwin:
ranch this afternoon and Cans will work
out for them in the same manner Burns
did yesterday He will not try tC
demonstrate how easy it is for him tC
make weight, and Jeff's statement to-
morrow, will undoubtedly show Cans tc
be overweight. Still. this will not bother
Manager McCarey for Keefe has already
explained to him his me nod of training
and weight reducing.
The sale of seats for the battle opened
at AL Greenewald's yesterday, and the
clerk put in a busy session peddling the
pasteboards to those anxious to secure
choice locations. There are plenty of the
$40 perches still for sale, but the lesser
priced cushions are rapidly finding theil
way out of Greenewald's hands.
The gloves which were especially or.
dered for the fighters arrived from Sar
Francisco, and will be turned over t
Jeffries before the mill. They are of the
five ounce kind, and in order to preclude
any chance of accident two sets wer,
ordered. This is done so that if eithe
fighter rips a glove it can be replaced b!
one of the same kind without an in
stant's delay.
McCarey and Jeffries will start for Ar
cadia today on the 2:1O car, and Gan
will begin work for their benefit at
o'clock. In all probability large GROVE
will accompany tie referee and the pro
moter, as many are anxious to see Gan
stem onto the scales