The Washington herald., 1909-04-18
HOW THE MEN COMPARE.

weight and be III TO fight? That's the
question. It's question that has never
been answered before because no man OF
my weight ever had 70 get down 10 hght-
ing weight before.
But. as I have told you and many
other QuestionerS. am going to do my
best 10 get I'D OF a Hundred pounds.
That's about one-thlrd of my whole
weight I can tell before have gone very
far whether taking the fat OF ls going
"a hurt my wind or kill my chances
II I End that 7 can't set the weight
or and keep well and strong. I am not
going 10 be fool enough 10 keep on try
ing. II ! find. on the other hand. that I
can train the fat of without weakening
me al all, will keep at Il until am IN
condition 20 fight Johnson"
All OF which IS pretty chatter. but there
are few who see Jenries who believe thar
he can ever get into condition 20 90 into
the ring again. There are not many who
believe that he has any intention OF go
ing into the ring again. HIS theatrical
work is paying him well and il viii con-
tinue 20 pay only 50 long as he continues
TO convey the impression that he Is goine
20 fight Johnson
He Is not taxing OF an ounce OF flesh
in his stage work In fact. Il has been
said by those who have been with him
that he has made weight since leaving
the Coast
The amount OF champagne he drinks IN
any one night would drive Billy Muldoon
10 despair II MuIdoon had him In train
ing. That bubble-water campaign ISM
doing anything toward helping HIN 10 get
into condition.
There is not a man in this part OF the
country wise in the hghting game who
takes any stock in Jeffries' pretensiOns
that he will fight johnson Every man
who knows anything about such matters
has formed the opinion that Jetfries cau
never trim himself down 10 fighting
weight.
Jeffries was the star attraction az the
Larry" Mulligan bail during his stay IN
New York He sat in state in one OF the
upper rooms Of Terrace Garden. surround
ed by wine agents. and scores OF. men who
have been fight experts for years went
into the room and looked Jehries over
and talked with him. They all formed
the same conclusion.
Hog fat all over and too far out Of
condition ever TO get back" was the
unanimous comment.
He'd have 20 take an automobile into
the ring Il he ever wanted 10 get al
Johnson" said big BnI' Devery. New
Eorks former chief OF police. He's got
no wind and no foot speed johnson would
go around him Ike he was windmill
and the only chance the negro would
take OF being hurt would be 70 get hli
by one OF the sails by accident"
Jeffries himself Is apparently in earn
est when he talks Of fighting Johnson
IF I ever get down TO weight I viii
fight Johnson. and fight him harder than
ever fought anybody before. because
viii make them let me alone by beating
that negro. I will fight him in a -four
barrel IL he wants. There viii be nc
question OF fighting him II get this FAT
on
Everybody seems 20 think that I don
want TO fight him; that I'm afraid I viii
lose the reputation I've won.
That's ell rot l realize that I ought
to beat that black man. When I Out,
there wasn't anybody in sight that ii was
worth my while 20 train for. Nobody de-
veloped until this Johnson won that fight
over IL Australia It has been years since
fought, and had given Up all idee OF