The Detroit times., 1909-01-12
jim JEFFRIES IS
TAKING AWFUL
CHANGES
REGARDS STAGE EN-
GAGEMENT AS AM6uscADE -
CHAMPION OF WHITE sU.
PREMAcY MAKES APPEARANCE.
By w. w. NAuoHTON.


SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 12.-lf Jim
Jeffries harbors the idea that commo-
ton consequent upon capturing cham
pionship by one Jack Johnson Will
pass away like other spaSms OF pub
lie Indignation. he will find himself
nightly mistaken. Trouble has only
begun: we have simply heard the low
growing OF the approaching storm
which. when II bursts I'm all Its fury,
will burst upon the head of Mr.. JET.
fries OF the alfalfa patch.
So far as can be judged. the great
American public has not begun 10
play Mr.. Jeffries In earnest yet. II Is
waiting until it gets Jeffries where he
would be a better mark for the lash
Of criticism and a wallop OF wisdom.
II wants to get him on the stage: to
draw him into ambuscade as II were
In the meantime. as Stanley Ketchel
says. there are other would-be oppon-
ents Of Johnson to beguile US while
JefIries Is coming timidly towards the
footlights. Jim Corbett Is willing TO
obiige, for one, and SO are Fftxsim-
mons, Sharkey, and q few others who
were brilliant performers In the old
years when the shadow OF the black
hand did not intrude itself above the
championship situation.
Men with brilliant schemes, too, are
numerous: but the most original prop
oeition OF all comes from Wallace.
Idaho. It's the scheme OF a man who
Is not only willing to furnish the
sinews OF war. but to fight for the
championship. and what IL better
or worse-he Is willing to take Jack
Johnson and Sam Langford In the
same ring and fight them lone up and
one down."
The intrepid challenger signs him
self Ding Roundtree. He says he was
always opposed to becoming a pro.
fessional pugilist. but the prominence
of the Negro in the prize ring sport
has impelled him to cast aside all
scruples. Then he proceeds:
''To begin with, will deposit &c.,
coo with the Examiner that will fight
Johnson and I.angford the same night,
In the same ring, under the following
condition:
First. Rounds to be OF three min
utes' duration. with one minute In
terval; Johnson to fight the first round.
Langford the second. and so on and SO
on, thus giving each coon a rest Of
Ave minutes between rounds, while I
will have the regulation one minute
i do this In order to prolong the fight
30 that the fans may have a run for
their money. But. be II understood.
when the first victim is counted out
the other will thereafter have to con-
tent himself with one minute rest.
The fight 10 to be a finish. the win
rer to take the full gate allowance
plus the $4,000. Should | be first to
succumb. which Is not at all likely, the
coons can fight 1t out themselves.
Il make this proposition merely to
demonstrate the superiority OF the
white man. and, having restored the
title, will then retire, for have no
desire to continue in the game"
Roundtree says In his note: 81 have
boxed with Jeffries and he can and
no doubt will. give you some interest.
ing information that we have kept to
ourselves"
He says further that he would like
to dispose Of Johnson and Langford
In q San Francisco ring and will de-
post the $4,000 the moment there Is
q prospect Of challenge being ac-
cepted.