The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-10
JEFFR|ES WELL
/. PLEASED With
TRAINING CAMP
When River Is Right
for Swimming Willie Be
Entirely Satisfied.
GETTING IN SHAPE
FOR BIG BA It'll E
Plays Baseball Part Of Day and
Uses Punching Bag for First
Time-Again Puts Off Spar
ring Bout--Orders Auto
mobile From San
Francisco.
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Jeffries's Training Camp Rowarden-
nan. California, April 9.-F'or almost
week Jim Jeffries has been in his train
ing camp in the Santa Cruz Mountains,
and In that time he has had an oppor-
tunity to thoroughly size II UP from
almost every angle. He has been on the
roads, through the forest, boating on
the river. fishing in the trout streams.
In every nook and corner of the camp,
and he has made UP his mind that he
likes it and likes it we'll.
After lunch to-day, while Jeffrics
was chatting with n group of friends
and newspaper men. lie was asked IL
he liked Rowardennan as we'll as Har-
bin.
Eyes. like 1T as we'll and better" said
Jeffress. I'm little while tho river
Will be all right for swimming, ana
then I'll have about everything want
Jeffries's whimsical tendency toward
his daily program of training appear
ed again to-day, when the big fellow
announced that the first sparring bout
with Bob Armstrong would once mors
be postponed. After the usual morning
road work, he returned In fine trim.
and laid out a heavy days work be-
fore him But he eased up during the
day, and made a very light afternoon
of IL. playing hand ball for an hour or
so. hammering the punching bag for
brief spell. The sparring with Arm
strong was to have begun as soon after
luncheon as prudent. but when big
box containing four sets of boxing
gloves was dropped off In his porch,
Jeffries glanced at them and said:
We'll, we'll use thsoc on Monday.
Mornings Road Work.
1t is said around camp that Jim
wants to do his first work in the ring
with sam Berger, who is now in san
Francisco. and who will return to-
morrow This mornings road work
was repetition Of other mornings. tbs
only variation being nip and tuck
race, the last two miles into camp.
between Farmer Burns and Bob ARM
strong Jeffries was far ahead OF the
pair when the Farmer boosted that he
could beat Bob home, and he made
good his boast until the last fur
long. when long-legged Armstrong
crowded on all his sprinting steam and
won the race But at that, Jefriess
was home before the racers.
After the usual rub down and break
fast. Jeffries and his trainers took up
the ball, bat and gloves for the base
ball work. Jeffries played ball az
hard as ever, but complained that
the soreness had not left his should )
ers. The big fellow has developed q
baseball finger. Twice this morning
couple of days ago. caught the ball on
its end. jeff let the first painful bang
pass. but when the ball bruised the
finger the second time, he decided to /
drop baseball for the day.
Berger's return from san Francisco
with the automobile is being eagerly
awaited by the fighter The machine
Is expected here tomorrow or next 7
day.
I'VE are going to use that auto =
lot said .Jeffries. After the ROAD
work this morning. We'll run down to
Santa Cruz and get some salt bathing
on the beach. Well probably do that
nearly every day. 1t will be fine
trip, and make a good excursion every
day. We can do some fishing some of
the days"
mecca for Excursionists.
II the auto comes Tomorrow Jeff
will probably curb his desire for ia
little whlzzing over the mountain
roads, for he has promised TO stay IN
camp all day after his morning ROAD
Work to entertain tle eplS tCsoMu ~
excursionists which is said to be conf
ing. He will skip rope, play handball.
and belabor tho punching bag for the
visitors. III
The first work with the punching
bag was begun to-day. 1t has been
rugged up on the veranda, outside the
ball room gymnasium. Jim tried ouS
a couple Of new bags, but found them
too light An old bag was hung up.
and the big fellow danced around,
banging II quick. snappy blows tina,
made 1t rattle like snare drum. The
work showed him to be as quick anu
active on his legs as the average ath-
lete OF sixty or sixty-iive pounds less
weight.
Raisins have been added to Jeffriess
training diet j, r. Wilson. represent
Ing the California Raison Day Commit
tee came from Fresno with d large
box of choice fruit. and presented II
to lin. He was SO we'll pleased with
the fruit that he Immediately sent a
telegram Of thanks to Fresno. and
asked that another box OF the same
sort be sent to his mother In Los
Angeles, He said the raisins were
bully fruit" and very nourishing