The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-09
nv Ed. w. Smith,

Chicago. June 9.-Well, the big bur
" is going TO try it. He has signed
to battle with the best man that can
be found In Plttsburg on the night OIL
| June 10 in six-round affair,
II they can get somebody with some
speed and little bit OF hitting power,
along with bit of courage and heart
| on the side, we will know something
the next day. We will find out wheth-
er the oyerbearing Mr.. Johnson Is TO
continue lording II over the Caucas-
ians or whether the black mans days
are numbered pugilistically.
II Is little too much to expect that
Jeffries will shine Respondent In a
six-round affair or that a great deal
may be told about his qualifications
In six round bout
We must be forced to the opinion In
the light of Jeffries' stand regarding
the Pittsburg offer that he is serious
and that all OF his talk about fighting
again is based on strong personal
conclusion that he has reached.
Jeffries is going to submit to an op-
Grafton on his nose In short time,
ana probably before the Pittsburg af-
fair comes of. 1t is not generally
Known that the big fellow can scarce
ly breathe at all through his noStrils
because of a growth on both sides
that practically closes them up. He
explained this when here during his
three weeks stay. and stated then
that while he didn't care to make any
fuss over the matter publicly one OF
tho ordeals Of his pugilistlc reJuven-
alton would be the operation and sub
Bequent treatment. He made arrange
ments with a New York specialist TO
have the nose burned out, three treat
ments being necessary. The special
ist guarantees that after these treat
lnents are finished the growth WI
never reappear and that JeffrieS'
breathing will not be impaired in the
future at all
The appearance OF Je1ries in the
ring recalls the first time that he ever
performed before a reai metropolitan
crowd and brings to mind the rather
startling fact that the event took
place some eleven years ago. AS pu-
'Silists now go, a lapse of that length
of time might mean complete ca
reer, and that Jeffries is IL aong time
rast his prime 1t was on August 20,
1898 that Jeffries attempted to stop
two men, Bob Armstrong and Steve
O ODonnell In ten rounds each He
boxed the ten rounds with the negro,
but refused TO tackle the Australian,
the claim being made that he had in
jured his arm in the first bout.
The metropolitan press teemed
with roaSts for the big Californian,
who had been pronounced a lobster of
the brightest hue, and would have
been termed the biggest lemon that
ever came from California only at the
time the lemon expression was not in
general use. No man ever was scold-
he felt crushed because or his poor
showing.
Yet In his very next appearance he
smashed Bob Fitzsimmons, then
champion of the world. inio complete
eclipse. That was the foiiowing June
and was an event that fairly stagger-
cd the world.
Jeflries has had strange career,
and the strangest part Of 1t all Is that
about four-ffths OF the civilized
world, looks upon him rfgnt now, at
The age OF "a years, as the only man
we'll equipped to upset the blacks su-
rremaey And the best part OF it is
that Jeffries seems to be in earnest
In his efforts to justify this conf
Gence