Arizona republican., 1910-05-28
CHRISTENSEN TRAINING
 FOR JEFFR|ES MATCH
The 8rawney Wrestler Arrives and
 Starts Work.

Al. Christensen, champion wrestler of the southern states. arrived in Phoe- nix yesterday to train for his match with Zand Jeffries which will take place at the Majestic theater next Tuesday night. The match has been put off one day in order to give the two men another day for training.
 Christensen hasn't the remotest idea as vet as to the identity of the man with whom he is to wrestle. But just as soon as l see him. he said last night. m know him, for l have met at one time or another every wrestler in the country" It is generally as- stunned that Jeffries is a wrestler of no mean ability and that he is cOncealing his identity for the time. He is under the management of Eddie Doyle, while Christensen is managed by Delzeli.
 As d wrestler christensen has a re- markable record. He has been in 247 matches, and of that number won all but eight, two of which were draws. of the six matches he lost he defeated later five of the men, the last man re- fusing to meet him. He has defeated such men as Charles olsen, Dmetrell, the Greek Demon. Dan McCloud and Walter Willoughby, who is now in training for the middle weight cham pionship of the country. Two of the big jiu jitsu men have gone to the mat beneath him. orno, one of the best Japanese, was thrown by Christensen, and another Yatamassa, he threw so easily that he offered the audience their money back on account of the poOrness of the exhibition.
 He defeated Albert Kubiak for the championship of the south in two straight falls after having drawn with him before. In addition he has defeat ed some pretty good boxers in the light heavyweight class.
 Christensen looks more like heavy center in a college football team than he does like a wrestler While he is built on superb lines his weight is so evenly distributed and his flesh so hard that one would be inclined to under estimate it. He really weighs 193 and there isn't any fat on him. He has the shoulders of pugilist and the Staunch legs of wrestler. When seen yesterday he appeared in perfect con ditiOn and did not seem to mind the heat in the least. "I am a native of a warm state-Georgia." he said, and this seems like home tO me"
 He has signed articles to throw the unknown five times within the hour to win the match-provided of course the unknown doesn't quit before time is up. IL seems like a rather large un- dertaking;~ but Christensen has given himself harder tasks than this. In sev- eral of his matches he has agreed to throw his opponent over his head in the first ten minutes-and he has al- ways performed the feat.
 ''I only hope" said Christensen. that the man they have put up against me isn't dub; hope he is one of the top notchers among the wrestlers in the country. for then the audience may be assured of some real sport. I don't want to take on amateurs. After this match l shall be glad to meet any wrestler in the country and post a forfeit to that effect. In making this statement I'm going to bar Frank Gotch. I'm not a world champion and I'm not fool enough to think so. But l want to meet the best men of the pro- fession that I have not already met"
 Christensen was assured that from all reports this man Zand Jeffries was no light weight or has-been. He has been seen on the streets and looks as though he could stand an hour on the mat with some of the best of them.
 A preliminary match, the best two out of three falls, win be wrestled by two .lightweights, Jack RetZer at 122 and Del Cormack at 13l for purse of sl00, the winner to take all. These wrestlers are local boys who are well known in Phoenix. The matches next Tuesday should be of exceptional inter est and there is little doubt that the local sports will be out in force to see them.