Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-03
TALK Of FRAMEUP
ST|RS UP SPORTS
Friends of JeffrieS Indignantly
Deny Interview Credited
to the Governor
STORY is DlSCREDITED HERE
Sandy Ferguson Offers to Stop
Flynn in Fifteen Rounds
or Forfeit Purse
BY JAY DAVIDSON

u1e reported IuUINiGW Will CpNNA
nor Gillett in Chicago, IN which the
chief executive Of California Is made
to say that the Jetfries-Johnson scrap
is a frameup for Johnson to win and
to bunk the betting public, created
a sensation in local sporting circles
where Jeffries is known and loved for
his unbeatable ring record and an
equally unbeatable record Tor integrity
and honesty in all thiugs His friends
here are fighting mad about 1t, and
while the general expression among
these friends yesterday was in SUD
stance to discredit the interview, tnefe
was no lack of emphasis to declarations
that if Governor Gillett had made the
statements credited to him, he had
spoken in ignorance of the high char
acter of the unbeaten champion of the
world.
Jack Kipper, Jim Morley, John Brink
Clarence Berry and other prominent
sportsmen Of the city, long time as
sociates of the big fellow, almost
choked as they tried to express their
feelings in the matter. kipper made
no bones in Saying that he did not be-
lieve the governor ever had made any
such statements, and added that re-
pardless of what anybody might say,
governor or king, he would bet SlO,-
600 that there is not a man, living or
dead, who can say that Jetfrles ever
committed a dishonest act or even con-
sidered doing so.
"Jim Jeffries never committed dis
honest act or perpetrated a fraud upon
the people in his life and he would de
before he would do So" said Kip.
There is not money enough in circula-
ton to get him to consider such
thing To prove that the talk of
frameup is without foundation one only
i. Iooy S-TapT T1a
which Jeff is going every day in order
to get into proper condition for this
FIGHT If it was a frameup he would
not be spending such large sums Tor
training assistants and In conducting
his training.
"Then, again, the world knows that
Jeff is too wise to go into a frameup
in the expectation of being presented
with a decision or getting an opponent
To Law down. Any fighter who would
do that deserves to be double-crossed,
and in ninety-nine cases in hundred
would get the double-cross handed him
Jeff never would have made this match
If he had not become convinced that he
could get into condition to win and
that he was good enough beyond all
question to whip the negro. Life Is
worth more than money and Jeff would
prefer death to defeat by Johnson Inc
story does not look good to me be-
cause L KNOW THAT lilClt - AApNiiii4S 40
it. and l do not believe the governor
ever said anything that even could
be construed TO mean that he believes
the fight is to be a frameup.'
AS evidence of the high character
and standing of Jeffries in the sport
ing world and the commence Whlcn
his friends have in his integrity 1t IS
necessary only for one to walk along
the local rialtO and seek opinions from
those he might meet regarding the
story of a frameup. There was not
one person to be found yesterday IN
stroll along the Rialto VINO could
be even brought to doubt the big fel-
low. and pooh poohs and contemptu-
Gus sneers formed the first expression
from the leading spOrtsmen of the city
when asked for their opinions. II
there is a frameup it is a one-slded
affair, with Jeffries left out OF II. lie
would not even fight Johnson If he
thought that it had been arranged by
ANYBODY for the negro to quit and let
left win for the gamblers. There IS
nothing in the life or ring career OF
Jeffries that would justify even sus-
picion that he would be mixed up IN
anything of a fraudulent or dlshonest
nature.
Owen Moran is sticking faithfully TO
the training job now and IS getthg
into excellent condition for his ten
round DdIlle Win Il ioilhIE N-bIll-9 Ni4tA
will be staged at Maud Junction next
Tuesday night. Moran strips like a
,veIterweight, having remarkably
tine pair of shoulders and an unusu-
ally we'll developed physical makeup
He is down to within pound or the
REQUIRED weight and seems to be about
ready TO step into the ring.
Conley cannot be scared by the good
reports coming from the Moran camp
at Venice and keeps on grinding away
steadily and with good effect IN ms
training camp at Doyles Southsloe
club. COnley says that he Will go lnto
the ring at about 100 pounds, as he
nrefers to be in tiptop condition at
this weight than to sacrifice condluon
far a couple of pounds. He figures
that if Moran beats him to the decision
the Britisher win know he has been 10
a fight and if Moran Will swap wal
lops with him he is confident that he
will whip him.
Renorte are simmering down from
Frisco To the effect that the Abe At
+ell-Joe DriscOQ scrap for July mas
been called off, and color was lent 70
the story by the news yesterday that
Driscol1 had left New York the pre-
vious night for Los Angeles and would
arrive Sunday TO remain until after the
Moran-C -COnley s,rat Charles Harvey
is MANAGING Moran and Br.snOll and
is bringing Jcm to the coast Tor en-
gagements this summer il lS reported
also that the showing that Pal Moore
made against Driscou was a fluke. but
there is chance that This may be
tested in a longer fight on the coast at
an early day. The case with which
Jimmy Walsh cleaned Moore the other
night rather cooled the cnthus asm of
the supporters Of the WhirlWind New
Yorker
Marty Kane and Gene NcGovern are
to meet tonight at san Diego in a
scheduled tWenty-rOund scrap and adj
vices from Kane are to the effect that
he has trained into perfect condition
and subjected his injured hand to ev-
cry test necessary to prove that il Is
as good as ever and that the tests
have satisfactorily proved this To be
truc Marty says he viii stop Nc
Govern sure and then wants to begin
the climb up the ladder that was stop
ped when he broke his right wrist sew
eral weeks ago