The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-17
JEFF LOSING WEIGHT
Californian Now Tips Scales
at 30 Pounds.
ABE ATTELL TRAINING HARD
worlds Championship Title Not
Likely TO Be Decided when Hebrew
Faces DrIscoII-Attractise Card at
Fairmont Athletic Club Thursday.
MsIoney Has Backing for Race.

Jim Jearies TOW admits that be weighs
20 pounds. He says he has taken OF
nearly twenty pounds since he began his
boxing exhibitions IN Frisco. and de-
clsres that he VIII keep On working until
he can scale az %.
Those who have looked the big fellow
over on the Coast say that ne has re-
ducsd his girth. and that he has also Sue
ceeded IN removing much OF the surplus
flesh ABOUT his chest. back. and thighs
Jeffries does not believe. It is said.
that johnson viii be ready 70 fight him
until some time next year. providing. OF
course. that the big negro Is not beaten
by Langfori OF somebody else IN the
meantime II IS evident that JET IN
tends 10 keep on giving boxing exhibi-
tons until he has visited all parts OF the
United States In that way he expects
70 pick up fortune, which viii be pretty
soft for him whether he fights again or
rot
Abe AuelI and Jem DrfscoH, who VIII
box ten rounds at the National Athletic
Club OF New YORK on Friday night for
the feather-wsight championship OF ,hs
world. are very busy to-day getting into
proper condition. AtteH worked hard al
Johnson's RoadhOuse. in the Bronx, with
his sparring partners and trainer. He
took run on the road. in spite OF the
rain. used the durnb-bsIls. skipped the
rope. and boxed number Of rounds.
DriseoH was out early al Cannons
roadhouse IN Westchester. He took 3 long
run with sweaters On, and came back
steaming. He said that in order 20 make
the required weight he would have to
work harder than ever before.
As the law does not permit a decision
By the referee il Is believed that the
championship Of the world will remain II
doubt unless there Is a knockOTr. and. as
both men are wonderfully clever IN de-
fensive tactics, such an incident IS not
generally looked for.
The Fairmont Athletic Club, % New
York. has arranged a ten-rouud contest
for Thursday night between frankie Mel.
Of California. and "Boyo" Driscou. ths
champion feather-veight OF Ireland, who
recently arrived IN the city with an IN
beaten record
In spite Of the fact that Matt Nalo1sy
turned professional recently and posted
81 go 20 bind Marathon race with Long
boat, Dorando or anybody else. Re has
been so far Ignored
II IL said InzJ Jongboat and Dcrando
DO not care for his game. AS the pro
posed Hayes-Dorando match seems 70 be
hanging fire. il IS thought that q race BE-
tween Hayes and Maloney would Be sl
attractive event
/ Maloney says ne has backing for q side
I bet Of Sl0.Ge0. and as money usually talks,
IT looks as II he has thrown a good sized
scare into the camp Of the Marathon
racers
Young Britt. the marvellous @ Balti-
more boxer. showed his true colo-s when
+ he fought Patsy Kline few nights ago
! by deliberately displaying tie yellow
streak and this Is the fellow VINO
/ thinks he has q chance with Attsll Back.
/ back, back 10 BalIfmOre--Philsdelph
/ Times.
/ Hugh Mcintosh. the Australian pro
motor. who staged the BUTns-Johns01
battle. says that Burns has new cham
pion. He IS Richard Arnst. the worlds
( champion sculler Burns IS anxious %
train and 81 this young giant. who stands
/ six feet four inches. and Is very power
fui