The Detroit times., 1909-12-28
JEFF MAY BIZ: CRAB.
BUT THAT'S HIS
SALVATION
would Never Have Had Chance tC
Get Back Into Shape Had He
Been One of Rings Typical
Good Fellows.
And, In His Quiet Way, He's a Gen
erous Sort of a Scout, as All His
Friends Very Well Know.
RY Tip WRIGHT.

I wonder why so many people be
lleve a boxing champion should be a
hale fellow well met?
On his present theatrical trip, Jim
Jeffries has been held up by some
critics as a surly individual, with no
thought save OF self He has been
compared TO the suave. smooth, silver
tongued Jim Corbett and has been
made to suffer by the comparison.
We all know Jeffries isn't a Corbett
Never was there fighter TO compare
with Gentleman Jim as salve tosser
The actor-boxvr is so smooth he makes
every other man IN the business look
like a rough neck.
Jim Jeffries is not the boor some
critics would make him out True. he
is not polished like a Tony Biddle
and. by the same token he is not
ofish or surly.
I have seen Jeffries meet some Ct
the hundreds he is called upon TO meet
i'm every town. shake hands and turn
away with no more than his Glad 70
know YOU" which is the basis for one
of these attacks upon him.
Well. can you blame him?
5ashfuI Perhaps.
| know Jeffries fairly we'll think.
end want 10 say right here II Is
nothing more than bashfulness that
makes him so diffident Jeffries is
much the same sort of an individual
as Napoleon Lajoie. often referred 10
as a crab" when his falling Is bash
fulness.
Jeffries would rather be in Los An
geles right now. surrounded by his
friends. than making one-night stands
and meeting every Tom, Dick and
Harry that desires 10 shake the hand
that will exchange wallops with john
son.
"Oh. JEFF isn't good fellow" walls
one sHe's a tight wad." declares an
other. And IL the big boilermaker
were TO sprout wings and grow halo
you would find carping critics upon
his trail with same sort of yelp.
Because he isn't good fellow" in
the. sense commonly accepted, Jehries
Is now able TO get into physical condi-
tion. Had he been the good fellow.
who .speuds his. money oyer the bar
for a lot of cheap sports. the chances
are he wouldn't be able To get into
the condition he already has reached
And as for being a tight wad-well
the chaps who are wasting time with
this sort of stun are the huskies who
have been turned down by Jenrfes.
No Use for 5eggars.
> Jeffries IL a big kid. II you get a
chance to watch him as he walks along
the street, you'll be satisfied this state
ment is true. Let a professional pan
chandler approach with the usual whine
and the big fellow sends him right
. about, ON the run.
But let a crippled mendicant ask
for aims and the big fellows hand is
plunged into his pocket and he passes
over whatever he gets hold OF.
Members of Jefries' company say
he delights in grasping some aged bit
Of human driftwood by the arm, walk
ing a block or two with him. and say
ing goodby. with a handshake which
leaves a greenback of large denomina-
ton In the surprised ones hand.
Yes, Jeff's a tight wad" and he
isn't a good fellow" but It's a pity
we haven't had more like him in the
aghting game, which Is the better FOR
his participation in H.
Orban won the pool tournament mt the
Majestic rooms. going through the
tournament without losing a game.