The evening world., 1909-03-04
ROBERT EDGREN
FINDS JEFF TO-DAY
As GOOD AS EVER
Big Fellow, Stripped and in Fighting
Costume Shows Few Changes in
Measurements Won't Talk
About Re-Entering Ring.

TIM JEFFRIES stripped to fight
ing costume in his room yes
terday afternoon TO let The
Evening World camera illustrate
his exact physical condition. |
slipped a tape measure on Jetfs
muscles to be able to compare his
measurements to-day with those OF
few years ago. when he was active
champion. Exact measurements,
while they don't tell anything about
mans stamina and the condition
OF his nerves and stomach, have q
certain value, for they show at once
what parts Of his body are becom.
ing gross or wasting away through
lack Of hard work.
you don't need to measure my
! any shorter What did I measure
us all stand up by the WALTZ"
!. You and | were the same. Do
when the first measurement showed
wher he was mere NOVICE, At Carson.
in Champion Jim Corbetts training
camp, when James was preparing for
the fight with Fttzsimmons, watched
jeff daily l saw him then. huge and
awkard. but wonderfully quick for his
size, send pile driver blows that earned
later in his first fight wiki Sailor
Sharkey. The sailor was untamed in
those days, He always roughed in his
fights. He tried to hustle Jeffr!es about
and big JEFF calmly grasped Tom by the
shoulders, pushed him back TO the ropes
and shook him until his teeth ratified
lef's strength tanned Sharkey then.
Strength was his strong point. l always
had an immense admiration for JeT's
powerful muscles, They are huge and
thick Ike the muscles Of the Faranese
Hercules, and they are long. His bceps
extend right to the bend OF the elbow
His thigh muscles almost overlap the
upper end OF the kneecap.
I've seen Jeffr!es when he had the idea
that his legs were too thick, and when
he ran scores OF miles on the hot roads
70 make himself thin as possible. He
was all strinGy punches them. Later.
when ne fought his creates. Nights, no
vas mere H!!s- o.:. Even c. his best
ne took on quite little weight between
training periods. SO 1t Is nothing sur.
prlslAg that he is four or five inches
larger around the waist now than when
ne tought Bob Fitzsimnons and became
champion OF the world. He weighed
more when beginning work for his last
two nights than he does to-day,
When he had finished the measuring
stunt and jeff had resumed his ordinary
clothing we sat down for a talk.
Wouldn't Talk Fight
I'm not going to ask you anything
more about lighting. jim" said !
! There, wouldn't be much more to say,
anyway answered Jetf. Il don't know
! Gny more about 1t just now than YOU
do. IT'S Just this way. I'm not going IN
make tool OF myself. | don't know vet
lust how good III be, but I'm going TO
/ 49, '4S'NA ilI TAKE IOOI!sn
chances. You'll remember that
trained as hard for Munrue as ever did
TOR any one. and | knew Munroe didn't
nave a look-!n. When 60 into the
ring know I'm right I've aIways
stuck 10 that and | always will. ! may
De all right to-day 10 hand out a quick
knockout. But I'll never get into ring
again unless know | can 60 twenty or
| forty rounds or TO finish and be strong
at the end. | don't know myself how
| mucn stamina | have left. ! haven.
| Wasted ny strength in dissipation like
other champions. I've kept clean and
| ..Tcl out o. doors Put I've bCnU out o.
! the ring for four years. 4 man mus,
| hight Often 90 stay pa top. Suppose
| fought this Johnson when | wasn't rich,
and got bea,ea. Why, I'd be .ooted at
a.. over The country. When I .e.l M
friends I'm fit to fight they can depend
N il and bet their money on me. Tn.
.ess | know nysel; that I'm as good as
ever was I'll never put on a fighting
glove again with any man, black Of
white, and that settles II. Until ther
I'm NO, going 10 talk fight and max:
any bluffs. I'm an undeteated champion
.!ght now, and Il / ever fight aga!r
You'll know that I'm sure can keep u;
20 my record. That's ALL"
And Jettrles smut his teeth with snap