Evening journal., 1910-07-04

Francisco two years later. and Call
agher got him q match IN 1896 with
Dan Long, of Denver There was a
$1,000 purse up aud Longwent TO sleep
In the second round when Jeffs left
encountered his nose.
Prepares Jim COrbett.
IL was shortly after this that Jim
Corbett began to prepare for his fight
with Bob Fitzsimmons. which gave
tho litter the championship. Harry
Corbet, Jims brother. who was on the
lookout for sparring partners, sent
Jeh up to Carson City. New. TO Join
jim training staff Corbett ham
mered the big fellow numerically but
JET was absorbing knowledge Of the
hghting game through every pore.
These were his first real boxing les
sons and be took them from a master
OF the craft Within three weeks
after Corbett's defeat, Jeff was In the
ring again on his own hook doing
away with the aspirations of two
promising heavyweights in quick sue
cession in 1897.
So much had Jeff benefited by Cor
belts training that he was marked
as coming fighter at once, and q
match was arranged for him. with
Gus Rubin, OF Akron, Ohio, which
was fought in San Francisco in 1897.
The fight went 20 rounds TO a draw.
His Draw With Ch0ynski.
In the same year Jeffries fought
Joe Choynski a 20-round draw. He
recalls this fight particularly. he
says, because Choynsk landed on his
jaw the hardest blow he ever received.
II was a right-hander. and had so
much good will behind II that Jeffries
never forgot Il. That punch was one
OF the things that made Jeffries call
Choynski to his aid when he decided
to return to the ring to fight Johnson.
During the next year Jeffries began
TO md out how strong hesreally was.
he Knocked out Joe Goddard. of Aus
tralia, hard fighter with many VIC
tori to his credit followed that up
by knocking out Old Peter jackson in
three rounds and making Mexican
Pete Everett quit in less than three.
A 20-round draw with Tom Sharkey
came In the same year. and then JEFF
ries went TO New York, where he was
matched to fight two men In one eve
ming. The first of these was Bob
Armstrong. oolored. and JEFF damaged
his hand against the big black to such
an extent that he could not meet
Steve O'Donnell. the other man, much
TO the delight Of O-Donnell's friends.
How Fitz Lost Title.
During this time Bob Fitzsimmons
was retaining the championship
| against all Corners. A match was
made between JEFF and Bob at Coney
Island in 1899 IL was looked upon
as a joke. as the man who had gath
cred Jim Corbett's scalp in decisive
style was thought to be able TO play
with the big green hand. Jeffries.
| Eitzsimmons did play with him-for
/ nine rounds. If there was any part of
/ Jeff's head he did not hit at will, no.
/ body at the ringside could locate the
/ place. But in the tenth Fitz tired
and in the eleventh. after going down
| twice. he was unable to get up a
/ third time. and Jim Jeffries was
/ champion of the forld.
Five months later Jeffries met Tom
| Sharkey again In a 25-round fight at
Coney Island. Jeffries got a decision
over the sailor. but he declares that
Sharkey is the gamest man who ever
entered the ring.
! Jim corhett Falls n Victim.
Corbett by this time was eager tC
get a match with his former spar
ring partner. Jeffries took a terrific
amount of punishment. He utterly
failed to reach Corbett with his glove.
although Corbett battered him around
so freely that the big fellow looked