The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-14
jeff in Hard Training TO
Theatrical Engagements
May Listen to Call OF tho
Ring and Go After john
son.
Los Angeles, Jan. IA.

Los Angeles, Jan. "A,
Yv1 TTH his $4,000 a week the
w atrical contract in hand,
" big Jim Jeffries Is actually
IN hard training. Jim is proud OF
his personal appearance. He wouldn't
think OF going on the stage to do a
boxing stunt unless he could show UP
we'll.
There's great excitement In Los
Angeles and all along the Coast over
Jeff's training Jim has so perSls'
tently refused to take up even a the
strical date that his change OF heart
IN this particular may lead to more
important things, even II Jim's pres
emit intention Is to stick to few
weeks Of the $4,000 money and let 1t
20 at that.
In the first place Jeffs training 10
sure to make him feel so good that neil
feel like fighting The hard thing IN
Jetf's matches has always been the
task Of getting the big fellow started.
Once in training he works like horse,
and seems to enjoy the prospect OF
scrapping. But he always put on inc
hard work as long as he could. ana
sometimes tried to have his matches
postponed Just because he preferred an
other month Of hunting or fishing to the
daily routine Of the training camp.
He'll Hear the Applause.
JEFF 10 training now. In 9 few days
lie will be before the public again. He'll
stand In the glare Of the footiights and
hear the great roar Of applause that al
ways greets the champion Of all cham
p!ons. The bell will ring for his exhibi-
ton bout with a sparring partner. Jen
will feel the old thrill. He'll slip In
swift, agile, catllke Qf you can Imagine
q 2s0-pound cat. and look with narrow
eyes for an opening. He'll parry the
blows that come his way. or take them
and grin. Then he'll drive over one OF
the old body smashes. His opponent
will crumple up, fall forward, and lie
prone on the canvas floor, and Jef, IN
4 trance Of recollection, will turn to the
crowd and listen again to the adulation
that comes to the conqueror. In that
moment JEFF will come to himself. He'll
change his mind at last, and on the In
stant determine to put himself back
where he belongs-on the pedestal re-
served for the worlds champion.
Can Jeffrles Resist1
That's the way Cal!fornans figure It
out. JEFF may not have the slightest In
tention-now-of fighting again. But can
he resist the awakening Of his own In
stincts when the time comes to declare
himself?
There'd be a fortune In II for Jeff. too.
Besides the $4,000 In Australia he could
pick up at least as much here.
Before meeting big and clever and
dangerous man like Johnson Jeffries
should have "a fight under his belt He
should not be expected to go In for the
championship with his hands strange to
the work. In four years even a cham
p.on can forget things that no training
camp work can bring back. And against
the negro JEFF will take no foolish
chances through lack Of preparation.
so the situation stands to-day. Jeff has
started. He has put his head out OF the
hole Of retirement He may come all the
way out and II he does well see some
Of the greatest heavyweight scrappiHg
pulled of since James Figg was In his
prime. a couple OF centuries ago.