The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-23
jEFFR|ES AND JOHNSON

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the negro cOuntenance you will meet
with strong traits of benignity.
love what Fuller beautifully calls these
images of God cut in ebony"
Johnson's other examinations of the
thoray a,so brought out excellent re-
suits
Jeffries has the advantage in height,
which means much. Both are very
nearly even in girth Of neck. which In
their large measurements shows great
vitality. Tire great blood vessels run
ring to and from the brain, of
course. are contained here, and, as DR..
Sargent of Harvard university has
pointed out, this is an important IN
dex of vitality. Roosevelt and Nor
gan both have very large necls, and
they are remarkably good opponents
Of this teaching of Sargent.
The chest figures, measured in re-
pose, show three inches in Jeffries' ia
vor, but it is We'll known that the chest
measurement is very hard one to get
accurately. as a slight 'tensing' Of
the muscles or inperceptibly expand
sion changes it decidedly.
Johnson has a simmer waist in cir
conference by tire and a half inChes
hut it Is safe to say that Jeffries will
cut his own measurement down. The
breadth of waist gives Jeffries two
inches the advantage. and if this in
crease is not due to fat, it would mean
more room for the vital organs.
The girth of shoulders is almost
identical. being a variation of only
oue-auarter Of an inch, which does not
mean much. Johnson's biceps in re-
pose are slightly the better but the
forearm has a decided advantage over
Jeffries'. There is practically no diff
ference between their thighs, bat eJef-
fries has the advantage in size of calf.
In reach Jeffries has slightly the bet
ter of it, but they are SO nearly to-
gether in this respect that it does not
count for much
Picks johnson as the Better.
AS a general rule, other things being
equal. the longer the reach the less
power behind the blow Now, let us go
oyer the psychological viewpoint of the
two men. AS l saw them, Johnson
seems to have the better of it.
However. it is only fair to Jeffries
to say that on wednesday night when
saw rim something had happened to
rob him up the wrong way, and he did
rrt have his usual happy mood; but
this occurs to us all sometimes, and it
is uot co be wondered at in the cir
Cis-tstanCes.
He was irritable and nervous When
.-4 looks into Jeffries eyes for an in
sttsst H. conversation, they turn away
-not sd with Johnson.
tn, latter always has the calm
,'cngnt- forward. steady eye. but not in
the least aggressive.
When [ shook hands with Jeffries
his hand. from nervousness, was wet
and cold Each time I have taken
Sohnson's hand it has been warm and
dry: but, as 1 said before, there may
hevc been some special good reason
-, Jeffries to have been under par
te,op9rariiy.
ne mieu and general carriage OF
t.. two men are entirely different
While Jeffres is very fast and light on
his feet he is not as cat-like, or. rather
jrfiiag size into consideration, not as
,.tutaer-liie as is Johnson. Johnson's
spring, both forward aggressively oil
backward when retreating and getting
al,ay frcm 4 blow has probably new
O. been surpassed.
jesfries There With the Pluck.
As to pluck and the ability to stand
pau ishmeEt both men are past mas,
t..,s. although in this respect Jeffries
ffS !aN ltie ppkiOtt~tALty " piONo hiiii'
al to che good more times.
go summarize-in physical measure
r.ents. the men are about as even a!
aayoGe would wish to see. Jeffries ha.
tl.e cali on height weight and reach
Jc'iuson hos it in youth. agility an'
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