The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-06-10
SOME CRITICS so AMUSING.
Bat Masterson in New York Fires a
Broadside at Wise Ones in Frisco.

Bat MaSterSon IN new YORK flTeS
Broadside at Wise Ones in Frisco.
New York, June At would be
amusing, were it not so absurd, to
note the way some of the sporting
critics of San Francisco handled the
exhibition given by Jefries at Dream
land last Friday night. The critics
seemed to think that because Jeff had
failed to sail in and slaughter his
brother Jack and Choynski, both of
whom acted as his sparring partners
at the exhibition, the big fellows con-
dition was still something of a mys.
terry
What any sane person expected
Choynski and Brother Jack to do, or
rather, make the big fellow do, is a
mystery to me. When Jeffries ar
ranged to appear in public exhibit
ton in Frisco it was not to show what
he could do as fighter, but merely
to give the Frisco public an opportun-
ity to judge his physical appearance
to satisfy public curiosity on that
point, as it We're. SO far as his looks
were concerned, the critics found no
fault.
The only thing that seemed to wor-
ry them was the fact that jeff failed
to knock the daylights out OF his
sparring partners. To any one who
knows Choynski and Jack Jeffries, the
idea that either, no matter how earn
estly he might try, could make Jeff ex-
tend himself is simply ridiculous.
Surprising, for instance, Jeff had turn
ed loose at Choynski and his brother,
Jack, and knocked them out of the
| ring into the crowd in the first round,
on his condition?
Anyone who knows Jeff must rea-
lie that had he felt so disposed, that
is exactly what he could have done
and not half try. Even had Bob Arm
strong essayed to act as a sparring
partner there is no reason to believe
that he would have Jared any better.
Some of these sporting critics are
certainly the limit when it comes to
handing out an unaduterated article
of nonsense.
Now that Jim Corbett is on the
ground, we may expect to hear some
thing reliable concerning Jeff's real
condition. Corbett was in pretty fair
shape himself for a short bout when
he left here, and after he gets the
kinks out of his legs due to the long
railroad journey to the coast, it need
not surprise anyone to hear that the
eX-champion had hooked up with the
retired champion in a sure enough
scrap
Corbett's intentions when he left
here were to give Jeff a try out some
morning in real earnest and the out
come of the tryout would furnish
him with a line on the big fellows
chances when he meets the negro
champion on the Fourth of July. Cor
bett told me before leaving that any
/ time he put on the gloves with Jeff it
would not be with any intention of
| engaging in a friendly bout. 'I'll make
jeff fight every minute of the time
while | last" was Corbett's emphatic
declaration.
iAN9C u dllllS camp bOulS WIFI
sparring partners are all right in their
way, but they amount to little in put
ting a man to the test. Il know Jeff
better than any man in the world
Corbett continued, land I'll have a
| pretty fair idea of how good he is
when | get through with him, or rath-
err when he gets through with me.
don't expect to take him over a very
4 long distance of ground, but I'll make
him step mighty lively while we are
at it,"
| Corbett's idea of what Jeff requires
| is no doubt the correct one, and while
| don't look to see him go great way
in a mix up with the big fellow, in
case he starts, nevertheless | feel that
he'll be able to give Jeff the only real
workout he has had since he's been
i in training.
Maybe Jim Coffroth, the boxing pro
moter, did really say this and then
again maybe he didn't. Anyhow, here
| is what sunny" Jim is supposed to
| have said about Jeff after witnessing
his performance at Dreamland Friday
night: Il did not think jeff could get
down so fine in weight. He looks to
me to be in the same condition as
when he was training for his bout
with Munroe. l have never seen Jeff
look as strong and healthy, and have
watched him closely in many a fight.
| am of the opinion that he is bet
ter man today than he was ten years
ago" This ought to make Jim 10
to l fayorite.
NOLAN MAY MANAGE JOHNSON.
II is Reported that Nelson's Former
Boss Will Take Charge of Negro.
! San Francisco Iuna THAT Ri1lv