Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-22
JEFFR|ES READY
TO FIGHT JOHNSON
Has Trained Vigorously Abroad
And Is in the Very Pink
OF Condition.
GERMANS THOUGHT HIM CRAZY
Likely Pugilists aud Their Managers
viii Meet Next Week aud
Sign A'ticlcs

New York. oct. 22-Jamcs j. Jeffr;es
/ has come back from his European trin
| ready and 90. il Is believed. 10 fight
! Jack johnson for the heavy weight
championship OF the world. In the en-
vrons of Carlsbad. Bohemia. the one
/ time boilcrmaker is asserted to have
| trained vigorously for the johnson mill
without giving the slightest hint 70 his
| friends In America OF what he was do
| ing When Jchries walked down tho
gang plank of the steamer Lusitania.
| which arrived today, he looked as Il he
was In fighting trim. His solid hulk OF
frame was without superAuous flesh
ana his complexion was clear sam
| Berger his sporrng partner and host
OF admirers az the dock appeared sur
| priscd at the physical condition Of the
retired champion
'Now I'm ready TO nght johnson to-
morrow" said the big fellow. and the
sooner the articles are signed the bet
| ter I'M live up 20 the Berger agree
ment but as TO details they can take
care OF themselves"
What about johnson o" was asked.
Jennes's brown eyes snapped as he
roplcd-
II care not about Johnson That
niggcr has made more noise aud done
less than any man / know"
HOW HE TRAINED.
Jcnrics told how he had brought him
self into lighting condition, but he was
a little reticent about his weight
- weighed under 220 pounds at Carls-
bad. began Jenrics. slowly. "and the
last time jumped on tho scales--it was
in France tipped the beam at 22s
pounds. but YOU can't got me on the
scales now for SEQ
How did / get into shape" he said
| 1t seems the newsI aper men always
have me With a lot of fat on the body.
ara not have much when L went
away and l haven't any now"
And TO emphasize the point Jefferie.
| seized a substantial part Of his vest
| in his hand 10 show how small his
waist line had grown
Now at Carlsbad ] did 10 miles on
| the road every morning" continued
the former champion. "and in the af-
| ternoon ] put I'm my time in the
4
was crazy when they saw me running
| along the highways
| II did soTte more work In France
/ and trained az a place Just out OF
| Paris. I had 10 look at the address on
card every time / went out there to
| work. The French are crazy over
| lighting and l saw some bouts there
| also took In some OF the exhibitions
/ at the National Sporting club at Lon
| don. but their advertised heavyweight
contests are nothing more than mid
dleweight affairs.
4 have done no boxing while
abroad"
TO UNDERGO OPERATION.
Jeffries said he would undergo an
operation on his nose Ia a few days
while I'm this CITY.
Il would have had it done in Carls-
bad, but they told me there that the
doctors here could do IL just as well
and again the prices they charge was
something fearful. My nose was
broken and IL inteEfers with my
breathing.
Jehries said he had talked 20 no one
while abroad about his tight with
johnson and denied he had said that
he wanted purse OF $4,000 Tor the
MILL
Mrs Jeffries accompanied her hus-
band on the trip and spent some time
at her home IA SAKE Meiningcn
Jetries probably viii meet Jack
Johnson and his manager in this city
early next week when the final articles
Tor the eight viii be signed
Last August ia Chicago sam Berger
f1r FERRIES signed preliminary
agreement with johnson for a contest
OF anywhere from 20 90 100 rounds bee
fore the club Offering the largest purse
which was 10 he divided on any terms
made by Jenries. The agreement pro-
VldCd that tho fight should take place
within six months aftor the signing OF
articles.
The retired champion said ne had
heard iu Paris that sam McNcy Goa MS
contest with joe Jeanette IN that city
Il really won The fight aud that n
Usd been fixed FOR Jeanette 10 win.
JenIios added that McNoy was only a
right handed fighter and would have
utue chance With Johnson.
, you want left hand 10 fight Johr-
SON" added Jenries as be walked away
90 Join an adnlring crowd OF friends
on the pier.