The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-21
HOW JEFFRIES
BECAME PROMOTER
Greatest Champion of Them
All Is Whole Show in
Los Angeles.

Not long ago a group of sporting men
were gathered around a table IN Jim
Jeffries' cafe on Spring street Los An
geles, when the talk turned on the cham
pion's permanent cessation of ring activ-
tiles Il hate TO do it," said Jeff, FOR 1
love to be around fighters. But l whipped
everything they had, so it's % for the
glove game so far as big Jim is con-
cerned."
That was a chance for Baron Long.
newcomer to the southern California me-
tropoIis, and he was not slow in grasping
il jeff, what's the matter with the pro-
motOrial part of it, he queried. You
could start a club and put on shows
around here that would certainly please.
JeffrleS Is slower in thought than he is
in ring action. and he pondered over the
subject before making a reply. Finally
he turned TO Long and said, There's 50
much crOOkedness, or talked-of crooked
ness connected with the business. Baron,
that I'll have to be shown some way
where il can be made absolutely above
suspicion before III tackle it,"
Long was right at home, and came back
strong. Easiest thing in the world, jim.
Wen start the club and make you pres
ident and referee, and then you will be
right in a position to nip in the bud any
thing that looks the least bit shady
Jeff stayed up late that night threshing
out the subject with Long. but the next
day found him convinced, and the JEFF
fries Athletic club was the result. And
now that he has broken into harness
again, only in different way, the great
as good as he did when wearing the
gloves.
Has international Bout On.
At present the whole fistic world is
eagerly awaiting the next card at the JEFF
fries Vernon arena, which is situated just
outside the city limits. Recently the city
council put the lid down and placed a
ten-rOund. nO-deCisiOn. dampeT on the
game within the village confines, so Jeff
got out where ht could stage decisive mills
and render a verdict in accordance with
the merits of the fighters. Freddie Welsh
and Packy Mcfarland will be the con-
testants over the twenty-five round course
and jeff himself viii act in the interna
JiOnal bout.
There Is no doubt as to the class of the
boys Mcfarland presents a clear record
10 the readers of the dope book and
Welsh in fifty battles, has sustained but
one defeat and that at the hands of Nc
Farland.
Many think that Welsh should present
as clean a bill of health as the stOckyards
wonder. for although the decision of Ref
cree Malachy Hogan was adverse to him.
some of the greatest fight experts in the
country who occupied seats at the ring
side conceded him an even break with
Packy.
Du' lil0 NOSotLol piulliIotS 10 pt Scltleu
for good and all on the Fourth of July.
as, instead of ten rounds TO battle in, the
boys viii journey over the longer course.
Unlimited confidence repOses in the breast
of each, but as both Mcfarland and
Welsh realize that on the outcome of
their meeting rests the white lightweight
championship of the world they are not
taking any chances by being out of con-
ditiOn-
Mcfarland has selected a place close to
the Vernon arena in which to train, and
Welsh has hied himself 10 Venice by the
Sea, where his craving for the ocean can
be gratified by a stretch of Pacific from
California 10 China.