The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1910-08-13
JEFFRIEs IS NOW TllkHG
Former Psgliss King Charges
That He Was Dragged By
His Orn FrleDds


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can sign ne sx1is. asd while / wool1
do asy possible f.vor fo< Tex, vii
rave 70 diappsinE him in this
Il an oas Of tie game forever" 81
these words Mr. JsEnss. sitting near.
smiled . sars6d smile, f0 il Vas tie
fret time her husband a25 given 1ttei-
sacs, even 70 her, Of his Intentions.
She, above al Others. protested against
his last signing Of artiS.ss. aod for her
sake this retirement means . last fare
vel 70 the SPORT OffGs padded nitta
JEFF arose 70 light . cszrsfte-as Il
smoking zzzin-nade himself comfort
able once nG and, musing FOX . spell,
~snf back 70 the sab5scs Of the fight
Jefnes had not uttered aaDgis word
abous his defeat OF the ea1sss that led
TO il. Tais part calAr aitsrnoon b
threw oH the bonds Ct restraint and
opened up. Here IL his story:
Il am positive" be said, "taAi / wa.
the victim Of trickery. Something va
done 70 me. Is would hare beea in
possible for me to break down IN tbs
condition 1 Vas in. % suddenly. uulss.
some one get 10 ne IN an undsrhsnde1
xay.
That I was tempered with 10 q Ger
sainfy. Eight days before the fight
remember eel. il was Saturday morn
ins-I went On . fishing Trip. We had
breakfast while oct. and when | re
turned that Afternoon, / went 10 h1
aud 20 sleep.
Prem that day / was y myself
/ wanted to sleep all Of the time Al
FIRST ] thought had been working To-
much and that q rest for a couple o.
days would fx me all right Bat tbs
lazinsss nsver left me.
Prom day TO day / tried to uaks
myself believe / vas all right. bat tbs
tired feeling would always grab me
after dinner. and l coaid not do any.
thing bat loaf.
II was also attacked with dysentery,
for which not even the doctors could
account, for / had been extra careful o!
my diet the last two weeks Of training
TO show you Just how strong it wa
handed to me / did not recover from
either the dope or d~ysentary until / hat
been at Catalina two weeks"
At this point Mrs Jefries broke in
81 coulin't understand it," she said
Jim is always 50 full Of life, and ever
when not training is always moving
about and doing something. I've sci
dom seen him sit still for more thar
half an hour at a time, 50 / grew sus
picious the moment / saw him loung
ing about when he should have beer
working"
II think she's right abou, that" sale
JEFF. .I'm naturally full of life. Bn
the worst Of it all was that my brazil
went 10 the bad. / couldn't think.
| just had some sort Of an idea all th,
ii ne that I'd be all right next day
Bat I didn't get all right, and finally
began no, TO care
II was not in the condition / was a
Ben Lemond. lam not kidding myssl
when / say / was never better in my lif
than / was there. / was full Of life an.
ginger. / felt the same way in Rem,
until the day Of thst fishing trip.
why don't some Of these experts tr.
10 account for the lifeless hulk tina
staggered about the Reno ring."
THE day Of the fight only remsm
Der going down the aisle toward tn.
ring. / can't recall q single thing be
fore or after that.
Il have always been a bit nervous be
fore my fights. but in this case l had
no nerves at all. Neither was / scared