Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-03
FISH AND CARDS
KEEP JEFF BUSY
Takes Turn at Roulette Wheel
and with So Makes a
$14 Killing
is IN BEST OF GOOD HUM0R
Party of Negroes with Sam Lang
ford Visit Camp and Wish
Him Success
S IN BEST OF GOOD HUMOR
Associated Pressl


JEFFRIES' TRAINING CAMP, MA
ONA SPRING, New, July 2.-Fishing
and card playing were the only things
to occupy Jim Jeffries' mind today.
From early in the morning until mid
afternoon he sat under the trees beside
his cottage playing hearts and rejoic-
ing in the misfortunes of his opponents.
Many people went out to see him. A
long line of curious people was strung
along the fence that shuts the cottage
lawn from the main grounds all day.
They seemed to think Jeffries would
do something, but nobody hazarded a
guess what 1t would be. The card
game broke up, and stir of expectan-
cy passed over the crowd. Jeffries
stepped out to the gate, an automobile
drew up in front of him, and in a mo-
ment he was speeding down the road,
bound on an evening fishing expedition
up the Truckee river. That was the
sum total of the excitement at the
camp today.
IN GOOD HUMoR
Jeffries was in an extraordinarily
good humor all day. Frank Gotch, his
former theatrical associate and firm
friend, spent the entire day with him.
The pair, after several hours playing
hearts, were ahead about 50 EACH
They pooled their interests and in
vested the fund at the roulette wheel
across the road. AS result they went
back to the heart game with $14, and
Jeffries was highly delighted with the
outcome of their frenzied finance.
Many visitors of Importance came out
to the camp during the day, and the
champion greeted them all very pleas
antly. He was more interested in the
card game than anything else, how
ever, and turned back to it after few
words from each caller.
Gotch, Phil Campbell, the Reno trout
expert, and Jack Wooley accompanied
Jeffries on the fishing trip. The party
went to Calavada, on the state line,
about twenty miles up in the hills west
of the city. When they returned thirty
river trout were slowed in the bottom
them to everybody who stepped up to
the machine.
FEELS CONFIDENT
There is feeling of utter confidence
among Jeffries camp followers as to his
ability to win Monday. There are, of
course, some differences of opinion as
to his method of training, but all are
positive that his condition is beyond
question. The boxers, Corbett and
ChoynslSi, are bemoaning the fact that
the big fellow would not heed their
urging to work with the gloves. They
believe that If he had boxed more he
would have been able to save himself
punishment in the ring. This, however,
they consider a detail. The result will
be the same in any event, they de-
clare.
The strain of training days has told
to some extent on Mrs. Jeffries. She
passes her time lowering about her
husband, watching him and thinking OF
him all the time, whether he is at work
or at play.
I'D prefer not to say anything about
it." said Mrs Jeffries today when asked
for an opinion on the fight. I'm not
interested in prize fighting; but l am
interested in my husbands welfare l
believe he will win, of course, but do
hope it will be his last fight"
Among Jeffries visitors today were
automobile loads of negroes. They
were piloted out to camp by Sam Lang
ford and came to wish the white man
success when he clashes with Johnson.