The Washington herald., 1909-03-10
JEFFRIES ARRESTED
Former Champion Must APP
pear i'll Court.
CODE VIOLATION IS CHARGED
Big Californian Showing PsOwess in
New York Observation-Disclosures Are
of Opinion that JehrieS Is Only
kidding the PubIie-JaBes White Is
Confident of Beating Joe Cans.

New York. March 9.-Janes J. Jeffries.
retired heavyweight champion who has
been booked to show at the Lincoln
Square Theater for several weeks, must
prove to Magistrate Harris. in the West
Side court. tomorrow morning that he is
not violating the law. A summons was
served on him this afternoon at the thea
ter while he was preparing for his ap-
pearance al the matinee. He was charged
with violating section s5S of the penal
code. which forbids sparring exhibitions
where an entrance fee is charged.
The former champion viii be on hand
with a lawyer. The imminence Of court
proceedings did not stop the former
champion from boxing to-day.
The law under which the proceedings
were brought is as follows:
a person who, within this state, en-
cages in, instigates, aids, encourages, or
does any act TO further a contention or
fight without weapons between two or
more persons. or a fight commonly called
a ring or prize fight, either within or
without the State. or who engages in a
public or private sparring exhibition, with
or without gloves, within the State, at
which an admission fee is charged or re-
CelNeQ, eklneI directly VI nun SNAlgs -
guilty Of a misdemeanor.
Several well posted sporting men who
saw Jeffrses in his first fight with Bob
Fitzsimmors looked the big fellow over
at the Lincoln Square Theater to-day,
and after the exhibition with Berger they
came 10 the conclusion that JefI VIII do
his best to avoid a return TO the ring.
One Of these sporting men. who had
handled several Of the best fighters. said
tonight:
"Jenries is simply making a bluff to
get the money twenty-five hundred q
week is too much for him 10 turn down,
to say nothing Of $4,000 for his entire
engagement- I do not believe, that JEFF
has an idea OF fighting johnson or any
body else. Why, 10 me it looks as II
he Is enjoying a huge joke at the ex-
pense OF the public. His training stunts
on the stage amount to nothing"
Jenries attracted crowded houses al
both performances to-day. He took things
easily. and the spectators. in many cases
expressed surprise at the shOrtness OF
his act
Several members Of the National Ath-
letic Club took trip this afternoon &c
the training quarters Of Ja5ez White. the
English lightweight champion, in the
Bronx. The Briton. who will meet Joe
Cans In a ten-round bout at the National
on Friday evening, went through his
training stunts with real vigor.
White says that he viii be in far bet
ter condition than when he was out
pointed by Jimmy Britt in California two
years ago. He also predicts that II he
does not defeat Cans on points. he viii at
least be entitled TO a draw. whlfe he
ridicules the statement that he may be
put TO sleep.
Jimmy Britt who was recently de-
feated in London by Johnny Summers,
viii soon be in town, and may meet his
old enemy. Young Corbett, In a ten
round bout
The National Sporting Club OF London
has offered a 5000 purse for a twenty
round mill between Johnny Summers and
Jcm DriscOu- AS Summers IS best at l29
pounds. DTiscou will have 20 give him az
least seven pounds II articles are signed