The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-23
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A DAY IN THE GYM WITH JEFF

NEW YORK. Nov. 20. while jim
Jcfffioa ~ on his ten weeks thentri
cal tour no will travel in a private
car fitted up with gymnasium appa
rntus The big fellow plans 90 con
tiuue. az nearly a. possible, the hard
work that he has been doing daily
Tor the past month Ia cOoper'a gym
He viii not be able to play hnndball
On tho train but be VIII have every
thing else with him
Handball ~ Jeffries' favoriie form
0f exercise lie Invariably starts hlt
day in The gym with a game. Sam
Berger generally b.inR his opponent
The game Ia played In an enclosed
court. and what Jim does 10 Sam 81
shame AZ one Of their recent
games they had quite a notable
audience. among the spectators be-
Ing J. Cal Ewing. ~ San Francisco
Jack Gleason, Of San Francisco. and
william Humphreys, president 81 the
Olympic cub o. san Francisco
when the game started JEFF turned
to his audience with big wink
that intimnted that be was coins
10 lot Sam roll up lead.
And he did. sam had about ~
points before Jim began awaiting
the ball Then the score began 20
pile up in Jeffa favor
Makes Berger Puff.
Berger. although handball ex-
port. wasn't IN Marathon condition
Sc began 10 tire and puff a little
and ~ he tired jeff joahed and
kiaded and forced him 10 play faster
Jeffries' mastery ~ that ball was
marvellous No matter where Il re-
bounded he was ia the way Na
matter how hard Il was % reach. his
great paw shot out and met a.. Every
time be drove II back 20 the Wall. the
ball fairly slxxled through the air
His fooiwork his stepping 70 meet
every change ~ angie. vas ahtonish
inRly swift But most impressive u
al MAS the difference iu the sound
Of the ball a. Il thumped against the
Waii when Berger drove u. the
sphere struck with "A light tapping
sound when Jcffp hairy hand pro-
PEELED a. tho impact was Ike that
nf a hammer on this head ~ an
empty barrel
FINALLY. with Jaffries growing
faster and faster every moment. Ber-
ear gave out and went 90 she ahow e.
bath. Jsffries. after challenging the
crowd without much Satisfaction.
danced out into the gymnasium and
began on the chest weights
standing In boxing position, he
went through a score 81 blows lie
wasn't even drawing long breath
after All his fast work Ills wind
appeared 20 be perfect. Overland.
undrrhand. straight msaf. ahead
pumped his hands the meiEhis going
~ aud down behind hifn with
piston like regularity Fifteen or
twenty minutes u this
Can Work ard Talk.
white he worked. geffries answer
Cd questions Fight again after
whipping Johnson don't think 80
Pm coming out just % settle that
negro I'm afraid III have 60 retire
again. az eid before. because there
won't ~ any more good men 20
fight diGnt stop fighting be-
cause ! wanted 20. ! vas willing 10
fight any time Y q good man showed
Up I thought 10 come oat and fight
SQ1ifcH hrt people thought ifd be
a Joke Glad I didn't / might have
hurt him tpo badly fs was too
little I don't want 70 20 around
like Johnson. whipping the middle.
weight
Down went the iron weights with
a thump and Jeff began shadow
spafflng around the room. feintinK
a, his friends and laughing like q
big hid when they fell over them