The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-11
. SPORTS
HOW JEFF IS
TO Do HIS WORK
(By James ]. JonriesO

by James j. Jonr1eS.l
There have been a lot Of erroneous
reports about my plans for training
for Johnson. Almost every day | am
credited with hiring one or more
trainers and with giving out absurd
statements concerning the scheme OF
preparation. In order thai there may
not be any more talk about my plane
I am going TO tell the people just
how 7 will train for Johnson and just
Why think can beat him.
shall finish my tour OF the country
February 18th, az Los Angeles, and
then Will have nothing left TO do
but get In trim for johnson.
have been advised to get right
Iown 10 TO business at once-that is,
start boxing and road work and keep
il up until July ith. If ] were to do
that would 10 10 work into the ring
overturned and stale. No man In
the world can stand for FIVE and
a haIp months training siege and be
at his best.
Wqn Fish and Hunt.
shall take short rest after my
stnge course is over. Then | shall
take a party of friends and go into
the mountains, where l expect to
spend a month or six weeks hunting,
fishing and tramping through the
noun tains and get away from the
fighting game long enough to be able
to start my regular training routine
about April LIST. with a clear head and
world Of strength.
am going to have small stan OF
husky fellows to box with me, and
take good. sound lacings l need
lot OF real fighters, and there VIII
be- plenty In my camp Heretofore l
have been unable TO get enough strong
fellows TO assist me-fellows VINO
were able to take a good, hard punch
| shall have Con. O'Kelly. Gotch and
Roller part of the time. James J..
Corbett will be with me during the
last forty days | intend to ut m!
sparring partners with pneumatic
pads, and then wade into thcm and
punch away for dear life. am going
10 imagine that each and every one
OF them is Johnson so. you know
that the Job OF training Jefries is
not going to be n parlor task.
Few Visitors Allowed.
The training camp will be run on
a thoroughghly business.like method.
There will be a small corps OF men
to help me, and as few visitors as
possible Will be permitted TO see me
work. ] don't want anything TO take
my mind of my work.
have not decided just where ]
shall work II the fight comes on in
California I'll do my preliminary train
ing on my ranch at Burbank II IT
Is pulled off in Utah or Nevada I'll
work near the side Of the battle All
this talk about my not being able 10
fight in Utah on account OF the alti'
tude ls rot Why, OF course, II / were
tn walk into Salt Lake City one day
and try to fight the next, would be
unable to 90 any distance. All ] will
need will be about sixty days train
ing In Utah to be able to put up the
fight Of my life there.
James ]. Corbett has volunteered
to help me with my training, and |
think that he would be of great assis
tance to me He Is a great boxer and
should be able to make me 60 at
tremendous pace | offered to pay
him for his services, but he declined
to take any remuneration, declaring
that he would gladly help me the
last forty days OF my work for friend
ships sake. We probably will have
Two or three good, hard scraps, for |
don't know any man in the world
who would be better able TO try me
than my old friend and foe, Jim Cor
bett
Compares Self With John L.
A lot OF people believe that | am
going on TO my slaughter when I take
on Johnson They say 1t will be an
other case OF John L. Sullivan and
Corbett, with me playing the role OF
Sullivan. Why, man. there is no COM
parison between the John L. who
fought Corbett and the Jeffries who
will whip this fellow Johnson Sui
livaD was in no condition whatsoever
when he met his Waterloo / am go
Ing TO be better than at any time Of
my life. and II Johnson whips me
shall have no excuse to offer He Will
have whipped Jetfries at his very best,
This talk may sound like idle talk.
but ] know after being In partial
training for the last nine months that
/ am In better shape than ever before,
and with six months ahead OF me
in which TO complete my training,
/ am going to get into the ring In
as nearly perfect condition as It is