The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-21
JEFFRIES TO FIGHT
ANNOUNCES HIS DIFFERENTIATION TO RE-ENTER RING.
Vast Throne Goes Wild As the Retired Heavywcight Announces That He Hns Reclaimed His Title as the N Undfspute1 <Chnn,paon Of
 the World.

 Jack Johnson. I viii defend my title as undefeated heavyweight champion
 Before an audience that hacked me American music hall and in which there were as many women as men. James J. Jeffries tonight made this formal for announcemsnt. % II was signai from their seats. shouted and chsersd plauded. Their shriii and excited cries W waved Sp'Ss tSsir SsndR s sschisfs So' ana even @ their peach basket hats to the ponder ous lowing and blushing "undefeated champion" added picturesqueness to .
 In the street were hundreds of per- sons who dld not get Into the theatre Mslthonsh M high premiums were a,sa offered had promised to give his decision to- night. These waited for Jeffries and the police had to clear a way for him been captured and borne of by his :. Alter his .parrinE exhibition with sam Berger the audience shouted Tor statement he had promised. The big fellow soon appeared, his bathrobe or dresslnE gown. only revealing his sn4sss 4s hoss ssss wsnt ssS sTis swa ssrs sa 's and smiling and lowing and raising hds nsnds for sssra. osdsr Assr ses r quiet, % and ysfsries started on:
 Ladies and gentiemen--s
 Cut that out. lief. come to the
 T thank you from the sostom of Of my
 Never mind that; are you going to :. T suppo.e you want to hear sonas- thing else. continued Jeffries. only smiling at the Interruption.
 You bet we do." yelled dozens Of
 .ws:.. am satisned. after about seven weeks work
 .ouit your kidding." came another
 'Gthst can get in just as good eondis,sp ss I ! .sver wa'.Nand I win fight s"eN Croyvd coer wria.
 If Jenries had anything more 10 say, he could not have been heard. He rap Of the stage. while the audito- rum became hediam of noise and
 There were several provisions at- tashsd r, to ssFEis Iosssey Irssssery s, ln.o Sns sign articles for possibly ten months and he insists that the fight shall take place In this country and that it nall
 He made fhess isonditions known ed out the. following written state
 II will say that never felt better. have held of making the announce meut until I became sure that was when retired four years ago. did 60 then after defeating every possible contender for the title. There "The present Heavyweight fs the only thing that could have brought me from retirement. I have all the money will need and there ia no monetary consideration that could tempt me into the ring if was not sure that I could easily defeat any challenger for the championship. "As for Johnson. the tactics which he has employed presumably to att tempt to force q match. havs heen such that felt that would only low. CT myself. by replying until I felt I was prepared to say would fight. sAt the aspirations of my contract with William Morris. which positive pugiNstic or othsrwige. viii be ready to discuss terms for an unlimited
 sAiisf wiii ask js sufficient time to thoroughly condition myself and should Johnson care to challenge me for the title, I will do what I think I owe to the pubiic--that is to defend my title. as undefeated champion Of 5effriss theatrical sneagsmens has Ave months yet to run with an option of live months more.