The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-21
DANES ]. JEEFR|ES
WILL FIGHT AGAIN
Makes the Announcement From
Stage to an Excited Crowd
Of Admirers.
SAYS HE CAN ATTAIN
HIS 0LD.TIME FORM
johnson Must Defeat Stanley
ketchel in Order TO Get
Match.

NEW YORK. April oo.-''I will fight
+ Mr. Jack johnson. | viii defend my
+ title as undefeated heavyweight champ.
| Ion Of the world. -
Before an audience that packed the
I |American Music hall, in which there
were as many women as men, James j.
/ Jeffries tonight made this formal an
nonnccment
II was the signal for great JOY. EK.
cited men leapcd from their seats,
shouted and chcered and the women
{ applauded. Their shrill and excited
+ cries of approval as they stood mp and
waved their handkerchicts, aud even
their peach basket hats, 10 the ponder.
ons bowing and bushing ''uudcfeated
champion, added picturesqueness 10
the scene
In The streets were hundreds Of per
sons who could not get into the theater,
although high premiums were offered for
scats. Early in the day Jcffries and
The police had TO clear way for him
Il 10 his automobile. or he might have been
captured and borne of bv his admirers.
After his sparring exhibition with
Sam Berger the audience shouted for
Jeffries 10 como out and make the state.
ment he had promised The "big tel-
low soon appeared, his dressing gown
only revealing his shaggy head and
great rcd fists.
IL Tho house went wild literally. and
Jcffries stood near. the fooilights, bow
ing and raising his hands for order.
After several minutes the audience he.
reamc reasonably quiet. and Jcffries be.
gan:
II Will Fight Johnson
" Ladies and gentlemen ("Cut that
out; come 10 the point. cried a voice
in the gallery.) ~ thank you from
the bottom Of my hcart--'
g Never mind that. Are you going
70 fght7' came another voice.
81 suppose YOU want 10 hear some
thing else, continued Jcffries. only
smiling at the interruption.
"fou bet VIC do. yelled dozens Of
men.
''well ! am satisfied, after about
setcn weeks work.
'Quit your kidding came another
linicrruption
That can get in just as good con
Ifgbt Mr.. Jack johnson.
III Jettrcs had had anything more 10
say hc could not have been heard. He
1fnn OH the stage while the auditorium
became q bedlam Of noise and cheers
There arc several conditions attached
no Jehries 5 re-entrv into the prize
ring First. johnson must defeat Kct.
.cnel. Then Jeffncs cannot sign articles
|posslbly for ten months and he insists
that the fight shall take place. in this
country and that II shall be unlimited
las 10 rounds
He made these conditions known oral.
|ly 10 the New York papers when he
banded out the following written state.
|mcni:
go ,,.:l1 -, -. - =
~ bavc held of making the announce
|ment until became sure that was alb
|solntely the same fcflrics as when | re.
|fired four wears ago | did so then
|aiteT defeating every possible contcn-
der for the title. There was no one left
Tor me 10 meet.
Not After Money.
. The prescut heavyweight situation
is the only thing that could have
Drought me from retirement. | have all
fhc money ] viii need and there is no
monetary consideration that could
Tempt me into the ring if | was not
sure that ! could easily defeat any
,fhalleuger for the championship
''As for Mr.. Johnson tho tactics
which he has employed. presumably TO
attempt 70 force n match. have been
such that felt that ! would only
lower myself by replying until I felt
II was prepared TO say that / would
Eight
AT the expiration of my contract
with William Morris. which positively
forbids my signing any contracts, M.
Igilistic or otherwise. ] will be ready to
discuss terms for an unlimited. round
.contest
a "All will ask after that is sufficient
'time 70 thoroughly condition myself.
,nnd should Mr.. johnson care to chal.
lenge me for the title ! viii do what
n think | owe 10 the public. that il 10
defend my title Of undefcated cham.
piOn of the world -
& Jeffrics theatrical contract has five
months yet TO run, with an option OF
five months more.