Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-29
CORBEU IS READY
TO AID JEFFR|ES
Ex-Champion Arrives at San Fran.
cisco on Way to Row.
ardennan.
WILL VISIT CAMP DAILY
Letters to The Star Forthcoming as
Soon as Gentleman Jim"
Is Settled.
BY James ]. Corbett.

Copyright, 1910. by The Tribune Company. In
authorized reproductions OF this article Will
be prosecutedD
San FRANCISCO, Cal, May 2s-(Spe-
caldwell. here am on my way to JEFF
fries training camp in the mountains Of
my native state. California.
There are great many reasons why
] have looked forward to going to the
mountains near Santa Cruz aside from
the fact that am in splendid condition.
and 1 know that my being in condition
viii help jeffries, because IL should have
come out here and not have been In con-
dition I would be Of little use to the big
fellow. But / can assure my readers that
II Jeffries' condition on the Fourth of
July is as good as mine it will not be
necessary for you to worry about his de-
feating johnson.
Another thing l have found out is that
people and a great many friends of mine
all were worried about Jeffries coming
back" Now, am quite a few years older
than JefYries and / have just been train
ing an hour and half to two hours
every day for the last four months. and
all I ask is that Jeffries' condition be
as good as mine.
Corbett to Rest for Week.
l will not box the first week 1 am out
here, as the long trip on the train has
naturally upset my system somewhat.
Therefore l expect to pass the week play
ing handball and doing road work with
Jeffries and looking over his general con-
dition After that l will box with him
as often as he cares to and 1 will box
as much like Johnson as I possibly can,
jabbing with the left hand and using the
right-hand uppercut and also doing my
defensive work by catching the blows
with the glove and blocking them as
Johnson does.
/ will have Jeffries cut loose at me for
all he IS worth. OF course, l know 1t is
not soft thing to have big fellow
like Jcffries bustling one around every
day, but he must have some one to box
with hard and some one that he cannot
hit whenever he wants to. some one that
can run away, feint and be fast on the
feet. making Jeffres extend himself fully.
This is about the only way he can get
back his speed.
From ali the reports i hear from the
training camp. Jeffries physically is all
right, as sound as dollar, and as strong
as bull. They tell me that all he wants
now is some fast boxing and foot work,
and i promise your he will get it from
me.
Glad Richard Is Referee.
I am glad to hear that they have Sc
lected Richard referee. l know him
we'll and he is a fine gentleman and l
might add a true sportsman. l think
the finest gentleman in the land Is a
true and honest sportsman. So no one
needs to worry. neither Johnson nor
Jeffries, about getting all that is COM
ing to them from the referee in that
championship contest
1 also am pleased to know that the
fight is going to take place in this city.
The other place was all right, only you
had to take trip on the train to get
there; but now that il is right in the
heart OF Frisco, it will make it even
more convenient.
see the ministers here have started
an awful wall and are trying to get the
governor and district attorney to stop
the contest. OF course, they don't stop
TO think that the earthquake in Frisco
upset the city. A lot of people whom
know myself went broke-in fact, a great
many men were put out OF business and
the city was greatly hurt financially.
Contest Will Be Money Gain.
Now. they always have had boxing in
Frisco. and it seems to me it would be
a shame to stop 1t right now. as this
contest will bring no less than mill
lion or two OF dollars into Cal fornia.
IT also will bring people from all over
the world. and none but moneyed people
can afford to make the trip. Thus
many will see this beautiful country
and scenery, and great many of them
will never rest till they come back
again and again, bringing and sending
their families. 1t is the greatest adj
Xertisement California possibly could
get, and as Frisco always has had box
ing there certainly is nothing unusual
in having this contest.
have noticed the papers have much
tn n
jealousy between Choynski and myself
in regard to who will be the boss at
the training camp There seems to be