The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-14
jim JEFFR|ES
CALLED HAS BEEN
Champion Hears Stranger Say
a Lot OF Hard Things
About Him.

New York, March 1S.-To see our
selves as others see US, is only given
to a few. James ]. Jeffries was one
Of those few. AS d rule, when one gets
such a view of himself it is only by ac-
cident, and the exhibitor is always more
or less perplexed as to how to smooth
things over.
Funny thing about it is that the sight
of one possessed by others is never es-
peciaIly complimentary. And Big
jim" was overwhelmed when he got
disinterested view of himself.
left got I'D in the morning feeling
good, tramped from the Hote, Albany
ND broadway to Forty-sixth street and
turned into the barber shop presided
over by that well known tonsorlal ar
fist, John the Barber" who, since ne
retired from the business of being an
gel for a musical comedy, has gone back
to giving close shaves in the rear OF
the Gaiety theatre.
Jeff entered the shop uaannounced
and no person recognized the dig EEL
low "Iooie" was the artist whose fin
ger wig-wag caught the fighters atten-
ton. and he dropped into his chair.
'Tooie" IS full of everything that goes
is not noted for his tacituTnity. He has
disturbed more maps In barber chair
than any other barber in New York.
He holds the Marathon barber talk
record.
''Iooie's" deft fingers fitted the towel
under Jeff's neck. He passed his hand
once or twice over the Jaw that has
felt the caresses of some Of the worlds
greatest sladiators; he ran his fingers
through the champions flowing locks
and suggested little tonic for the cure
of dandruff.
The big fellow grunted and 'Looie"
got busy. He ratified the brush around
in the cup, smeared the lsther over the
massive phiz of the Golden State pride.
washed 1t of with a sponge dipped in
hot water, after he had carefully
rubbed II in; lathered it up again and
commenced:
Weather seems TO have settled after
the big Storm"
"Uumph-umph,"
Must have had a tough time Of it
down in Washington
"Uumph."
New York suits me all right inaug-
uration time"
No reply to this. "Looie" realized he
had struck the wrong lead
Think business viii improve. now
Taft's In"
Dunno"
Another wrong lead.
Pretty hot play, that Girl Prom
Rector $
No reply. In bad again. "Looie" took
another tack.
"Vaudeville's going 10 be the great
drawer next week
"Yes?"
Yes. Every house got a big attrae-
ton. Jeffries is the best"
Think so?"
sure. Hell draw Ike molasses does
flies. Do you think he's goin' to fight
Johnson
We'll. he seems to be in doubt
NO wonder. I think he's q has been,
myself. Fact is, I never did see him the
way other people did. He was all right
for a little while. but he soon played
out. At that, I always thought his
fights with the big ones were fixed
What made you think that?"
BY this time 'Locie" saw he had his
victims interest, and ne waded right In.
''Oh. nothing hardly that you could
just name. 1t was just sort of feel
ing Of mine. ! knew JEFF well when I
was in San Francisco. I've always been
a pretty good picker when it came to
placing money on a fight. and wouldn't
bet the price of a hair cut on jeff if he
goes against the niger. Is the razor
hard, sir"
no, IT'S all right"
Ever see JefTTies 1ght?''
No"
We'll. if you'd seen as much Of him
ss ] have, you'd say the same as I do.
He may have been there once. but he's
all gone now. His wind Is bad; he's too
fat; he never can come back"
He doesn't seem 70 think SO him
self"
That's his bluff. He was always
good buffer. atade a couple Of lucky
punches. knocked out a big fellow or
two. and his size helped out. The rest
OF the world got afraid of him. Ny
opinion is that il Johnson ever goes at
him he'll make him feel like q man
with a straw hat near the Times build
ing in March. It's surely coming to
him if he mixes with that coon. Little
bay rum. sir?"
NO" (real short like).
Little water on your hair? Better
Try some Of our dandrun cure. sir
Your skins a little tender Hard to
shave a man with d tender skin like
yours without cutting him, sir. Brush
bov."
The brush boy came and was busy
g-novstjng Mr.. JeffTies' apparel. Looie
was baking out his cloth and getting
ready for another victim. The door
opened and in came Jack Welsh and
Henry J. Goldsmith. They both saw
the big fellow at once, and made a rush
for him.
"Je6r' shouted Welsh. clasping his
big paw with both hands. I'm de-
lighted"
Jim" said our Attorney, I just
run up from Atlantic to shake your
Tnitt."
Looie took another good, long look at
his late customer. Then he fell In
fit. JEFF smiled. shook hands with his
friends and walked out into the brac-
ing air of Broadway
"Tll believe anything the funny pa
pers print about barber now" he
said.
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