The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1909-03-19
''lM'S 4 BIG BABE.u
Why He LEFT PRIZE RING.

WnI he LkfI PhlZE HING.
neeanss Ne Was Tired % u Gays Ne.
Tired Champion Hsavy,soieht Fight
oPs opouss-rWllI Fight AaaIn II Ne
Mskss Up He Mind -oIimpsss
IF Their Hsms Lif&
-glmi why. Jim Il my babyr' said
Mn. 5elrriss.
Through the parted portieres OF Mrs.
Jeffrieg bedroom. which showed the
paElor Of their suit at hotel, caught
a glimpse OF Mrs. Jefrries' baby"
the undefsated champion heavyweight
lighter Of the world. james J. Jenries.
who recently started ON theatrical
tour IN New York.
His pretty little German wife told
me the other day all about the training
q 'hahies"-otherwise husbands.
He's pretty big baby" I hazarded.
IN confess I was rather awed by the
champions bulk.
me only go pound baby ON rec
ord." replied Mrs. Jeffries proudly.
"But that's al Jim Is. and the most
good natured fellow I'm the world and
the best husband.
I'm sure I did not look incredulous,
for did not feel so. : Yet Mrs. Jenfries
leaned forward anxiously.
Don't you believe all you've read IN
the papers about jim" she urged HE
really drinks very little"
Then he's not bottle babyT' I ven
tured.
mo, he's not" Mrs. Jefrries laughed
mot a. a rule. Last night the boys
got him. and-welI. be may have taken
a few glasses too much. But, you see,
was too tired to 80 to the theater
with him. and you can't blame him.
But he was 90 grateful the next morn
ing when he came In and ! didn't say
cross word.
But ] really think OF him as just a
great big baby that love and want to
take care Of
81 have two maids out IN Los An
geles, but cook his breakfast myself,
and darn his socks and sew on his
buttons. ! wouldn't let any one else.
do II. Jim doesn't eat much break
fast-just eggs and q cup Of coffee.
Really you wouldn't believe II, but
eat lots more than he does"
Just here a very striking and very
young girl came into the room.
my cousin" said Mrs. Jeffries by
way Of introduction. "Her name Is
Smith also"
That's what she says" called the
champion to me through the portieres,
hut don't you believe IT, Her names
Schmidt"
II was Just little east side girl like
that when i married jim" continued
MFs Jeffries. ignoring the interruption.
Her grandmother brought me mp"
Nothing more unlike your ideal OF
a prizenghter's wife than Mrs. JeffrIes
could be imagined. She is small,
weighing perhaps 1876 or 140 pounds.
She Is gentle In manner and very soft
in speech. with just the slightest hint
OF German accent. She has very
pretty brown hair and very tender
blue eyes. i have heard 1t stated very
positively that she is the BOSS Of the
Jenries household. 50 asked her
about II.
"oh. no." she laughed. "Jim does as
he likes and do as like"
''But you told me he was your 'ba-
by" l objected. Sometimes babies
want to do things that are not good
for them"
'Yes. l know" Mrs. Jeffries acqui-
esced. "And In that case l always
talk to him about II and ask him not
to, but nicely. as a wife should.
Some Of the papers have said that
Jim would fight again on my say 80
and that he left the ring for my sake.
That isn't true. He quit fighting be-
cause he was tired Of 1t, and he viii
fight again II he makes up his mind TO.
That's his business haven't anything
TO say about II. l realize that Jim
doesn't belong to me. he belongs to
the public.
81 didn't marry Jim because he was
tighter. Ours was a genuine love
match We love each other now.
Prof II. A. Howell, of Havana, Cuba,
Recommends Chamberlain's