Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-16
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PugiIistIc Enthusiasts Eagerly Await
Action of Jcfries.

PugiIistIc Enthusiasts Eagerly Await
Action of Jcffries.
NEW YORK. March 15.-Every pugilis-
tic enthusiast in the world is waiting
eagerly for definite news as to whether
Jeffries will agree to meet Jack Johnson
in a contest for the heavyweight cham
pionship of the world. The recent arrival
in this country of Hugh G. Mcintosh OF
Sydney, Australia. added greatly to the
public interest in the possibility Of such a
contest, but considerable feeling has de-
veloped that McIntosh's offer OF a purse
for the match on foreign soil should not
be accepted and that the merits of the
men should be decided in the United
States. 1t is known that Jeffries is not
inclined to fight abroad and that II he re-
enters the ring he probably would favor
the offer for a. worlds championship bat
tie in Seattle during the exposition there.
He has taken up road work in connection
with the light work he has been doing
and will continue this work the coming
week. Jeffries tells his friends that his
wind is improving rapidly, and he says
he intends to work up gradually, IL pos
sible, to his real fighting trim.
1t is no secret among friends of JEFF
fries that he is anxious to fight johnson
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do so as soon as he feels sure that he
will be able to do himself justice in the
fight. Johnson. who has declared his will
ingness to fight Jeffries. is expected to be
in the east within the next two weeks
and it may be that he and Jeffries' manager
then can come to an agreement.
The New York Athletic club will hold
its annual indoor carnival at Madison
Square Garden Tuesday. Monday night
Dorando Pietri of Italy and Johnny Hayes,
winner OF the London Olympic Marathon,
will meet in Madison Square Garden for
the third time in a match to settle the
question OF Marathon supremacy.
The Marathon wave has hit Pttsburg
and two contests have been srranged in
that city for the 18th and nth of this
month. The indoor track there measures
seven laps to the mile. On Tuesday ten
men will qualify there to meet five New
York amateur distance men. including p
II. White, Tom Morrlssey, Samuel Mellor
and NJ. ]. Ryan at the full Marathon dis
lance, in the P%ittsburg rink. on March 30.
Edward Payson Weston will celebrate
his list birthday Monday afternoon by
starting on a 4.3o0-mIle walk from New
York to San Francisco. He hopes to reach
the Pacific coast within 100 days. The
old ped will start from the postoffice
in New York at o'clock.
Amateur and professional billiardists will
have an inning this week in New York.
Amateur three-cushion players of Chicago,
Kansas City and st. Louis will play a
series against eastern experts on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday The games will
be at fifty points each. The western team
will consist of James Shea and Charles
NORM, Chicago; Jordan w. Lambert and
DR.. william Campbell, st. Louis, and T.
]. Backus, Kansas City. The eastern play
ers will be A. Brock. 1. Peyer, c. Palasco,
d. Ballou. James Blair and G. Loutell.
George slosson will defend his title
against George Sutton next Thursday in
the Garden Concert hall, New York. The
match will be 500 points up.