The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-03
Jim BAC|GALUP0
ON BIG FIGHT
Thinks Jcffries's Chances Have
Improved Within Last Week,
SO That He Can Easily Win.
FIG HIT WILL BE SHORT
Pullman Car Porters Stalking
Their All on the Big Smoke.
Bets on Number OF Rounds.

This Is the second statement iron
james Bacigalupo, of thi. citys VIII,
has followed both Jack Johnson nnt
James j. Jcfries through all of thei
bnttIcs. Inst Sunday BnciEnlupo sait
that Jcfrrics would either win In n shor'
fight or would have hard time of II
He nIso laid grent stress on the fact
TINT Jerries might not be all right in,
side.
The weeks work before the big mill
has put Jeffries into much more fay.
orable condition for winning the fight
with Johnson" said James Bacigalupo
yesterday, land from present indica-
|tions it looks as if the big fellow will
win. Not win easily--Johnson Is far
too good a physical specimen for him
ITO do that--but to carry the fight to
johnson and clean him up otter hard
Night contest. / take my information
from what / already know about the
lighters and from the dope written
/ BY Mike Murphy from the training
Ecamps.
Murphy is one of the greatest au-
thcrities in the world on physical con-
Hitlon and his reputation is such that he
cannot be bought by the fight syndl-
Gates to write stuff about the men that
iis not true He has sized up both men
innd believe that he has the dope
about right
sayres Came Bnck.
Il .1f linn Jeffrles does come back rug
red and strong, as ii seems that ne
has, he will be the second man to DO
4 the trick in the history OF pugiiisH.
Tom Sayres came back after three
Years retirement and made good/lhe
second time. Now Jeffrses mas oeeh
ont of the ring for six years, and II ne
is rugged to-day IL VIII DC ii'os'
markable thing.
.IJnless the hidden fat has swamped
Jeff,s muscles and put his condition
tso that he won't be able 20 go the dis
lance think there Is every prospee.
of his taking the championship away
from the colored fighter. Apparently
he is in prime condition, and there is
nobody in this world that can stand
UP against the big fellow when ne Is
in prime condition
"As to the lighters stalling away lot
ten or more rounds, so that the MOVING
pictures may have good showing, that
is all bosh Jefries and Johnson like
each other about as much as rattle
snake likes a hog. Each has said
things about the other that have stung,
and they will both go in for blood from
the first tap of the gong.
Depends on Dig brother.
"Johnson whipped Jack Jeffries some
time ago in five rounds, when he was
training, for the Sam Langford fight,
and whipped him cruelty. Jack JEFF
fries said at the time that his big
brother would chew UP Johnson for
. that fight. and Jim Jetfries has the
same feeling about it. They have
both been paid for their share of the
moving pictures, and Jeffres at least
has nothing to prevent him from start
ing out for blood and going after 1t
until the finish.
THE most of the betting on the fight
is being done on the number of rounds
that johnson will last, The Pullman
car porters who run out of Chicago
have staked pile of money that John
son would be on his feet after the
tenth round. Other bets that he will
be on his feet in the eighteenth round
are also popular The betting on the
result of the fight has also assumed
gigantic proportions. BY the time the
lighters get into the ring believe that
the odds will be two 10 one on Jefries.
"In spite OF all that has been said
and written about the fight, ] believe
that Jehries will win In short fight
He is not the man TO play waiting
game, and waiting game viii be all
against HIM. HE is going after john
son from .the.aEst Zap of the gong. and
If he can land she proper walIop. the
Big Smoke is going down into history
es the man who vas