The Detroit times., 1909-12-20
JEFF WON'T 0 UT
IF he WHIPS
JOHNSON
He and Gotch Are Planning Tour
ot the World on the Biggest
Plan Yet Outlined
in Sport.
Wrestler Credited With Making
Many Good Business Suggestions
To the Big Boxer.
BY Ed. w. SMITH.

CHICAGO. Dee. lS-Not satisfied
with the large returns that American
sport lovers are making possible IN
ais Golfers. James J. JeGries has
achieved az ambition 10 make 4
Worids tour that Viii eclipse IN It's
trumphautuess and financial returns
any ever undertaken by a single attn
.ete with a supporting company.
IL Jenries whips Johnsoh-N only
De cam and Frank Gotch intend
70 double up once more IN much the
same manner they are now associated
With their athletic com bination, and
start out on complete tour OF the
globe. enc that viii De 30 thorough as
10 take in every civilized nation and
spot on the map.
This scheme was conceived and then
discussed fully one night AT Columbus
when the combination was filing 4
date there
Gotch. II IS said was the first one tc
mention II. and pointed out 10 Jetfries
with whom he has become very friend
~ since their joint engagement witt
the Frazee iunket. the vast possioi,i
ties OF such "A scheme.
Suggestion Makes a HI
Jeffries and his friends immediately
iell IN with the suggestion and with
out further ado maps We're oDtained
ana an actual route. with the date ol
starting and all the rest or II. Were
discussed freely Before the parry
broke up and went 70 bed JeTries and
GOtch had agreed that In the event OF
Jenrics being returned the winner
over Johnson upon The 4th or 9TH OF
next July they would take mp the plan
and so through with IT, The idea -
20 get up a considerable company o.!
stellar athletes and perhaps some aero
bats or trick cyclists, as is now the
case. and make the tour II is figured
that the party would DO gone ar least
one year. as al least three months
time. II : said, could be obtained n
Australia alone Jeffries aGd GotcL
both being strangers 70 that section
~ the globe
one thing Is quite certain. J
Jvnries should be- able 10 down th'
giant black man In July he is ne
likely 70 retire acain for some tim'
afterward In a recent interview viii
a reliable man Jefiries is quoted "a
SAYING that II there should chance u
be any fighters. black or white. VIII
might have Il claim good and legi;i
mate. upon him for attention in th'
rinc. he would not refuse reasonaol,
offers FOR his services.
Gotch a Business Man.
II Is believed here that Frank Cote,
and hts fat money-making ability have
instillcd into the big Los Angeles mar
4 hr midea OF his own possibilities %
the coming department of this life
Gotch is one Of the greatest money
carriers the sporting world ever had
Frank is not idle single minute 81
time that can be put 70 Use in the
way of gathering in the shekels and
probably Jeffries, seeing that this Is Z
mighty good thing. the short life C
an athlete being considered. is takins
a few tardy but still useful lesson.
from the big Iowa farmer.
Whether JefFries, in the event OF his
whipping Johnson, would care to dab
Bile with ring affairs that certainly
would not net him one tenth the sur
that he would gain in the event o.
victory. realized rom the Johnson bat
tie. IS a matter that is open 20 consid
cradle doubt But at any rate Ieffries
as new champion of the world. is not
going 10 retire. hTt VIII show the On
tire world Just how he lid the trick