The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-17
APPENs Il II X - IO'S DOIIW
THREE WISE MET
MADE JEFFRR
EdgTen'S Interesting Cha
on PrOWeSS of FOFms
Champion.

Harry TuthHi physical d.re4t,-
National Athletic club. trainer
champion Detroit Tigers and 1a-r
as a handler Of champion f.rrts.a
plies a highly interesting paper
present day gossip regarding Jim b. ~
says Bob Edgren in the New Yo-.,
nal II hope JEFF STAYS retired
TuthilL "because they never get 49,
ter long lay-off' Which rss-,I
Tuthiil would probably not s5y+..
fries 10 tackle Jack johnson
Jim Jeisries could beat T5m-vs -
without training any more than g..
hair cut" says TuthiU. lie ror1f
john L. Sullivan the best dav s,,,
knew He is the greatest n-fz.r,
that ever lived. Picture d man - y
20 pounds, perfectly prouorrf1-.st II
can do the l0f-yards dash fr ~
one-half seconds. who has nlvl- 4
shocked off his feet. who can ortbr
Cvtoett, supposed To De the fastest F. -
weight the rims has known. and vo-
Jim Jeffries +'-
Tuthill has for years followed tr..
same. He trained "AIvsterforsi. s q
smith. Tommy Ryan. Young Corbe.
Govern and Il hundred or ur-e =
stars OF the rims. He has seen fhe -
est Of them all come and 90 ~
knows his business well -
There VIII never be another lea. ~
unless circumstance so shape then -
that conditions can be repeated Tse
was the outcome Of p ueruffa- r--i. T. p z
Of the fight game. e.
Slow at First.
The study of the fighter is a fa.-
Ing one Just take this giant as a 80 :
N is nEnnIn fur-fra Il-t
fined His father was a minister = -
fries when he started out showed =
Of this innate brain power. It was II F1s
Veioped- He had the remarkable ur7g-
and that was all. He began fiEhtirz -
at the time ne started out there q, -
remarka Die bunch Of heavies doing f. r.
ness There was Fitzsimmons and A. s.
best. and Sharkey. and Rubin. and b
Gov and Ryan and many. many 0e- 2
ANY one OF them could have whiDuslrlA
best in the ring today.
LuueT these conditions Jeffries r. II
taken in ha-id by three Of the wisesf =
IN the righting game-Delancy, Bradr Z r.
Tommy Ryan. Delaney worked win T. -
to keep him in healthy condition. r.
taught him TO save his money and yh5- q
MN now TO live thereby awakening q
dormant mentality And To- finish C
Tommy Ryan, with that wicked wa7
his. used TO take him into the gymna- II
day after Gav and deliberately cut pF
To ribbons The work of Delaney rets- ~
for him his W0ud arfuI strength the v- S.
Of Brady brought out his intelligence II
MADE MIN reason AGAINST the attacu
Ryan The work of Ryan toughenef
and brought out his wonderful speed p
Corbett Too Refined.
The brainless fighter is a sad
4 ct the man who py education devs. +.
ms brain too much is not the ideal fie
Take Jim Corbett, for instance. H..
brainy man. He, therefore. was too E.
strung to be a fighter like Jei.--.. =,
tltzsimmons. He had too much -. {
animal educated out of him Ht
soned that he could keep from beiug
isheu- Jim Corbett could use a ta
punch If he wanted TO-. but he finn
that fast hitting and getting away e
mitch better for him. He was too retrs E
Take Joe Grimm as the other cytr.-.
lie was of such a low grade Of men1
that he had no reasoning power. A 81
on the Jaw tnat gave pain brought DO 4
Spouse from the brain. He Just dimIva I
ured that he had been hit and his
desire was to nit the man who did &c. {
tie man Of his brain power the sen
were dulled.
'Jeffries was the happy medium & E
was a man OF native intelligence. bu-at
early environment had not emitted +
TO develop, for ne LETT home and rouE
it most of his life.
After reaching manhood with an
wonderful str myth he was taken in D
by the wizards Of the game 7 have n
toned BY their work that Innate tr [
power began to work. but only 90 i
channel. that Of fighting. once argl
ne startled the world by the rapidity
which he learned. Slowly but surely
became too cunning and swift for Rva-
trouble him. The blows OF the old Il
were blocked or when they did land e
touzhened frame gave no response. 4
Was the evolution Of the greatest % Il
fighting machines. He went the r0.
lea rr1a~ al
sharksy Was Game.
when he first fought Tom sharkey 4
tough and game a man as ever step1z
into a ring. It was almost a staudoff RI
he developed rapidly after that The Sci
ond time. h. fought Sharkey Doe s1oI
have been i'm the hospital instead of
the ring Eut De crushed tn the saiiG-'
ribs. and Tom has never been able E
fight since That is how hard la can h
As to his speed ana ability as 2 D0Xs
the last time ne Fought Ccr1ell ne on.
boxed the man supposed 10 be the cieFe
est IN that line. Jeffries was the resH
Of an intelligent parentage. w9nderil
body and ar early environment winch q
not permit MS brain power fI develop .-
til he was WatureG. the animal fizhtl
nature Of primevai man being I+.a-ne
intact
y mean to take nothing from suHrz
when I say Jeffrfes would nave bed.7
him I'm a Few rounds for sullivan was
vicious fighter. But John j. Won t.
fights bv knocking down his opppHeA-
guard with sweep Df mis- left arm p
crossing with his right. What c--al..
on earth would he ever have nad %
that with a MAJ Ike Jeffriess Twice 2
strong. fast as a lightweight and fl1Hil
as Tommy Ryan,
''Jeffries once told me. after be I11 r
the game. that the hardest punch He ~
got in his life was from Bob Firzs.Hlll,
Cd That redhead. he said, could z
harder than any man who ever W
gloves. ft was toward the close on
round fin the last fight when l- '-i---
the blow. It caught me between -He .t'
ana 7 staggered. The bell rang JUST .'-
and r dragged myself 20 the cnfH--
leaned against the -1DeS and was a--e,
TO put nv hand u my head IH'-
my skull had been spiintered I'd ~
pieces and thev were piercing my "@
MY whole forehead seemed TO De a7
and mushy as "a sponge. KEPT Nl-@7
ing how ! retained ms senses. -
"Jeffries gave me that as an -
opinion. and yet be rccuDerated -' A..-
1v that he went in and beat BOB %
pulp. There is but one Jeffries az. y
way the fighting game is deteTio' way. :,
don't think there will ever be even q.
slightest chance for another one
TEN-RoUNO DRAW.
Naw Orleans. Jan. lG-Jonnur -
Of Boston and Willie Jones Of b-4-h..
fought q ten-rourd draw tonight p =