The San Francisco call., 1910-04-02
JEFF IS DUE ON
MONDAY MORNING
According to Latest Schedule
He Will Start His Train
ing Tuesday
By WILLIAM ]. SLATTERY

There has been another hitch in the
plans of Jim Jeffries. According to the
latest advices from Los Angeles the
boiler maker will not leave the south
ern city till Sunday evening. He will
arrive here on Monday morning and the
next day he will start for Rowardennan
to begin his active training. Nobody
knows whether there will be another
switch in the meantime.
Jenries will be accompa anied by his
Wife and two nephews. He will send
Bob Armstrong, his big colored spar
ring partner, on ahead of him to get
things ready at the training camp
Armstrong and Sam Berger will dc
most of the early boxing with the big
fellow and later on Jim Corbett, Sam
Langford and a flock Of others will be
added TO the list.
BERGER ARRIVES
Berger arrived last night from New
York and Chicago, where ne went to
make arrangements for JefTries the
atrical tour of the world in the event
that jeff emerges winner over John
son on July 4. Berger brings good
news with him. He says that the
whole country is crazy over the fight
and that special trains are already
being chartered to carry the sports
from New York, Chicago, Philadelphia
and the other large cities.
Berger will meet Jeffries upon the
big fellows arrival from Los Angeles
on Monday morning. Sam intends tc
accompany jeff to the training camp
and to remain right there till few
days before the fight. Berger plans tc
box several rounds with the big fellow
every day.
Tex Rickard has not yet settled the
accident insurance policies which he
proposes to take out on the fighters. Sc
far as he knows everything is salts
factory and the deal probably will be
closed within the next few days. II
things break right for him Rickaro
will depart for Nevada tomorrow night
but he Will return here within the next
80 days.
TEN SPECIALS FROM GOTHAM
Il understand that there will be IL
special trains out of New York" said
Rickard last night. "If all the seats
ordered ahead of time are taken up we
Will have tough time handling the
crowd and it is barely possible that we
Will be forced to put in about 10000
additional seats. If Johnson would
hurry up out here l would be satisfied
1 have not heard from Gleason yet. but
l am looking for a wire any minute .
The pea and shell Ketchel-Langford
affair seems to be on again, for Bert
lgoe ketchePs new manager, wires
that the so called Michigan Assassin is
about ready to start his training. The
bout was originally scheduled to be
pulled off in Philadelphia some time
about the middle of April, but 1t has
been juggled with so much that nobody
can get a line on it.
LEAVES FOR NEW YORK
The Assassin leaves for New York
tonight to train for Langford." wires
lgoe from Pittsburg. He will have
Tommy Ryan to work with him and
Ryan will be in his corner. Ketchel
feels that Langford is overrated and
that the black man will be shown IN
ketch won't be caught mapping this
time. He Will train, for he knows that
he must make good"
Fighting Jack Root. a Chicag go
feather weight, is the latest bruiser to
join the local colony. Root arrived
yesterday, accompanied by his man
ager, Bert Miller. Root is a stocky lit
tie chap and his eastern friends sav
that he is live one. He will try his
hand at the four round game here if he
is unable to get match over the "a
round route.