The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-01
SPORTS
JEFFRIES WON In {
A DREAM=FIGHT
(By Tad.)

(By Tad)
New York. Dec. 1.-For the second
time within a month Jim JeffricS has
dreamed that he knocked Jack John
son out in four rounds. A great many
battles. of course. are settled in
dreams Bill SquiTes dreamed that he
Knocked out Burns; Jim Corhett
dreamed that he beat Fitz, and Con
OKelly dreamed that he put Pat Con-
molly on his back in two minutes.
Sometimes they come true and very
often they repeat with the reverse
English.
Jcffries, however is one of our best
little dreamers Before every big
fight Jeff has at least two dreams con-
corning the result He is extremely
nervous just prior to a big go. and
these dreams. Thinking that the
sporting world would like U know
exactly what Jeff dreamed We wired
the big fellow at Springfield. Ohio.
and had him send us Just what he
could recall of the dream he had con-
cerning Johnson. Here It is:
-Four rounds were all the fight
went, and won with left hand hook
to the Jaw AS | remember the thing
now, 1t was very warm day. | had
never fought in the open air before
and the light kept me squirting all
the time. Johnson and | tossed a coin
for corners and he won, taking the
chair with the sun TO his back. In
my corner the sun was right in my
eyes, and Kid Mccoy, who was behind
me. held a parasol over my head as
sat there waiting for the bell to
ring. He kept telling me funny stor-
les. Tim McGrath was a great fel-
lew for taking a mans mind off the
fight by telling these stories. and Nc
Coy had me glggling like a big kid
at the Jokes.
Il was a bit nervous at that. My
first real fight in about seven years
you know, and the mob. buzzing and
looking at me. like gawks. made me
fidgety l don't remember about the
first three rounds. except that ] mis-
distance. / could sec Johnsons black,
shining head in front of me, but every
time | let go it seemed that he wasn't
there The sun was awfully warm Oh
my head and shoulders. 1t reminded
me of the night l fought Sharkey.
They had about 10000 electric lights
over the ring for the moving pictures.
and it was like fighting in an oven.
"Old Billy Jordan was the referee
yes, / remember Bill hopping around.
Seems funny having Jordan as ref
cree, but | remember that we had an
awful fuss over the referee and final
ly all hands decided that Billy was
the one man who suited us all.
THE sun that way was low, and
II l ever got that side of the ring
where 1t hit me in the face always
backed around until l had Johnson
over there and had my back TO 1t
My mouth was swollen from jabs
/ remember and IL felt as though
bee had stung me, Neither one Of
us was bleeding at all. I know that
my lips bothered me. and the knuok-
les on my right hand were bad from
where j belted Johnson upon the head
When | went to my corner in the third
Mccoy told me to slam when John
son did. and that the chances OF d
clean punch were better If | could
connect
we got close just after the bell
and exchanged punches To the body
| know mine seemed to sting him,
as he fell on my shoulder just for a
second after We landed. / could hear
a terrible shout Someone, or rather
all, in my corner were waving their
hands To rush him waded in and
forced him toward his corner, He
shot out his left at my nose again and
| hooked the left over on his chin.
There he goes they yelled He
fell upon the ropes and Just sank like
a brick chimney hit In the middle by
cannon ball His knees sagged and
refused the weight OF his body His
head hit the lower rope, and as Jor-
dan counted ten seconds off | stood
against the post in my corner, | could
hear the howls. JEFF wins. Jeff wins
Il guess | was so excited that |
woke up. and then again | heard.
Jeff wins" ] rubbed my eyes and
sat up to listen. 1t was Berger OH
the phone in the hall telling Gotch thai
! Won a bet from him that we left
Berger to decide Yes, Jeff wins
Berger kept saying, and then jumped
out of bed to tell him about the dream
m pretty good on dreams and
think that this one will come true