The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-24
JEFFRIES IS MINUS
WIND AND STAMINA
Otherwise, He Is in Great Shape for Long Battle
Says Welsh VIII Beat AttelI-One Good Thing
Was Queered.
By THOMAS s. RICE.

Jeffries is all right He is fit TO enter
the ring and bring back the pugilistic
supremacy 70 the white race. His friends
are astonished, nay, We may even go
so far as 10 say they are amazed, at his
excellent condition. The only trouble
with him is that after nine months OF
training Cd he lacks wind and stamina!
Outside of that he is all right So say
the papers. Considering that he is TO
meet the man who, next TO himself, Is
conceded the most dangerous fighter in
the world, wind and stamina are mere
details. Certainly you can 60 the family
plate on the white champion when there
is nothing missing except his wind and
stamina, ana they are Of little conse-
Quence in a forty-fve-round battle. So
much you might infer from the New
York stories.
As We have said before. we do not
mean to say that Jeffries will not be
able to md that wind and stamina
words without really serviceable syn
onyms in this case made and provided
or that Johnson will be q monument Of
wind and stamina. If he can't md
these valuable qualities before he starts
on that remote search for them in the
mour tains of Oregon, we shall be glad
to violate an office rule and allow him
10 advertise for them in the columns Of
The Times at cut rates. We hope he
lands them and identifies them minutely
and specifically ere entering the ring
If not there is going to be weeping
ana Walling ana gnashing OF teeth ana
ducking of board bills by some of our
leading prognosticators-
That lack Of wind bars Jen from the
ranks Of professional refomers. which
helps a whole lot.
Speaking seriously. aside from his sad
deficiency in wind and stamina, Jeffries
really appears in better shape than was
expected. How much of his activity is
due simply 10 the fact that he is
wonderful athlete in the best of health,
who could turn of ten hours a day
with pick and shovel without suffering,
and how much of il Is due the effects
Of special preparation for the prize ring,
is a question nobody can answer at
present, not even JeffTies. Representa-
tives of London Sporting Life saw him
perform IN Paris and London and were
genuinely enthusiastic over him. His
rope skipping and shadow boxing vast
" impressed the Englishmen, who,
while they were naturally favorably in
ciined. usually do not have a tendency
TO slop over every time they describe
a lighters training They are also con-
doent that he really means 10 fight
aggressiveness, although he IS not or
dinarily a rushing fighter, viii be
enough to break through JohnsOn's de-
tense as illustrated by the way the
negro fought Burns and Ketchel and
that Johnson will not be enterprising
enough TO meet fire with fire and drive
Jen back. That is the opinion Of a
great many American critics, and II
sounds reasonable. But, lest we forget,
remember our old friends wind and
stamina"
What do the English suffragette in
vaders think Of the fight? It's about
the only thing they haven't expressed
an opinion about or undertaken to run
for this benighted land
London Sporting Life. by the way.
gives an interesting interview with JEFF
fries on the fight scheduled for Novem-
Der g. before the National Sporting Club
Of London, between Freddie Welsh and
Johnny Summers. incidentally. he gave
them the glad tidings for themselves
that, in his opinion, Welsh would trim
Abe Atten If that pair ever mingle.
Quoth Jeff:
do I think Welsh viii beat Sum
mers?' said Jeffries. why, it's q cake
walk for the boy from Wales I haven't
seen the other fellOW2 Well. that's So,
but the man who's going 10 take down
Freddy Welshs number Is the light
weight champion OF the world. and no
error Say, now. look here; I've seen