Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-02
JEFFRIES WILL
SAIL OCTOBER is
BERGER RECEIVES ANNOUNCE
MENT OF DATE
AMERICAN RANDOM is EAGERLY
AWAITING RETURN
All the offs" will BE Revived When
sour Jim" Lands in New York
City - Next Card Is
Arranged

James J. Jeffries is coming home. This
announcement, flashed along the wires
late yesterday afternoon, caused the
sporting world, which has temporarily
sidetracked the Jeffries-Johnson en-
broglio, to sit up and take notice. All
the old arguments were brought out
and conned and rehashed. All the
round of speculation regarding the pos
sibility of the fight taking place, the
date, the place and the conditions, and
more than all else, the outcome, are be-
ing threshed out all over again. Our
jim" is coming home, and within three
weeks the huge form of the big fellow
will be seen on the steamship pier, and
the heavyweight battle will again be-
come the question of the hour.
So many reports have been brought
back by those who have seen Jeffries
in Carlsbad that the American public is
on tiptoe to see their champion again.
When he left, the crowds were curious
to know just how long he would be
gone, what he would do while away,
where he was going; when he comes
back they will be just as curious to
know how he feels after taking the
"cure," what are his plans, and when
he will settle the details of the big bat
tle IN fact, there is only one other
man in the country who is now COM
manding as great attention as is our
fellow townsman, and this other man is
equally broad of shoulder, larger grit
ed, and with the same expansive smile
that Jeff can assume when he wants
it. Also this other man is now a-trav-
cling.
viii Demand Time
Within few days after Jeffries re-
turns 10 New York the public will
probably be Informed of the exact
conditions that will govern the jeff
ries-Johnson match. JEFF has an
nounced his purpose of at once ar
ranging matters, and though slow in
making up his mind, he acts quickly
when he has decided. That the fight
will not take place for several months
Is generally admitted, since Jeff will
demand plenty of opportunity to go
through the long and arduous hard
training necessary to fit him for ac-
tual combat.
Just one thing more. California
seems assured of the fight. Los An
geles and San Francisco are bidding,
and Jim Coffroth, whatever his faults,
is formidable competitor when it
comes to bidding for big battles. But
McCarey will make a hard fight for
the battle, and if he can bring it
ABOUT Ine 1dNS OIL JlIl ; HOIIle lOWn Will
have the privilege of seeing him in
action.
Arrange Complete Card
Monte Attell and Harry Foley, his
manager, will leave San Francisco
Sunday evening for Los Angeles, and
the bantam champion will go to
Doyle's camp Monday to prepare for
his ten-round contest with Danny
Webster at McCarey's pavilion sched-
uled for October 12 Danny Webster
started training at Eastside yester-
day, putting in preliminary practice
with a view to getting down his avoir-
dupois as much as possible, as the
Los Angeles favorte is to make 115
pounds for Attell on the day of the
battle at o'clock.
Manager McCarey yesterday com
pleted the entire car for the 18th, as
follows:
Monte Attell vs.. Danny Webster,
ten rounds. 115 at 8.
Hobo Dougherty VS.. Kid Rees, ten
rounds, 12S at 8.
Billy Cappelle VS.. Gene McGovern,
six rounds catchweights.
Frank Harris VS.. Kid Barnes, six
rounds, catchweights.
Jake Arnold VS.. Jack Atkin, four
rounds, about 1856 pounds.