The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-05

! his courage and his condition that
Kept him there as long as he stayed
He Lacked Speed.
Frank Gotch sized Jeffries up as
follows:
"Jeffries' head and his heart were
right, but his hands and feet were not
Early In the fight l noticed him fail
In some of the stunts he used TO per.
form so well, and. right then and
there, l knew he did not have n
chance, Jim believed himself 10 be
IN great condition, and / have no
doubt he was, but his trainers could
not bring back the speed and shape
Of his younger days"
Sam Berger. Jeffries' business man.
ager. admits that the better man won
the fight but insists that Johnson
could not have beaten Jeffries when
the latter was In his prime. Berger
said:
Not the Jeffries Of Old.
The Jeflrles OF Monday was not
the Jeffries OF old An absence from
the game for six years made the at
mosphere OF the ring as new to him
as II is to a,Taw amateur, except that
the vitality and strength of the ambl-
tious youngster were lacking"
Out at Moana Springs an air Of
gloom hung over the defeated cham
pions personal quarters. but a NOR
6idly curious crowd shifted hither
and thither about the hotels and
baths. Workmen were busy tear
Ing down the useless boxing platform
and gymnasium equipment and 1t
promised TO be but a short time until
every sign OF the brief habitation OF
the resort by the center of attraction
for the whole sporting world were OBJ
liberated.
Jeffries Hides.
True to his character. the van.
quished fighter remained hidden from
the gaze of the chance visitors. A
few of his old friends, faithful in the
face of disheartening defeat. re-
mained around him and these fingered
under the cottonwood trees that shade
the lawn. Now and then little
group gathered outside the fence and
stared, but the interest was gone in
the main and 1t was but the idlest
curiosity that prompted attention
Packing occupied the reduced staff
at the training camp during the night
and morning Jeffries reiterated his
purpose of departing for his home in
California as soon as his arrange
ments could be perfected. and beyond
that gave no idea of his plans. The
rubbers and trainers worked over his
bruised face during the night ana
the swelling about his battered right
eye was much reduced this morning
The bruises showed, but the darkness
OF bis skin aided TO conceal the full
extent OF the injury.
Packing Up to Get Out.
AT the resort where the new cham.
Dion prepared for his great fight.
there was little Ia Indicate that he
had ever been there When suddenly
he withdrew 10 his private car last
night, sparng no effort to get start
cd toward the applause that awaits
him in the east. his packing was done
In great speed. Not vestiGe of his
camp equipment remained today on
~ the bare boards OF his boxing plat
form and the trampled ground where
hundreds gathered to watch him
lawdle through the boxing bouts that
only hInted at the wonderful speed
and cleverness he was to display In
the real fight
News of the champions departure
was spread during the day and there
were no visitors at the resort last
night The days of its greatness have
vanished and it has fallen back into
the sleepy quiet that it knew before
tho fighters came
Johnson's Departure.
Johnson's departure from here was
delayed until almost o'clock this
morning by a tie-up in the railroad
trains His train was due to leave
over the Southern Pacific at 9:45
Johnson, his wife and several friends
sat In the observation coach until
the train left. Then he retired to his
private coach. The party is due to
arrive in Chicago Thursday after
noon
Only few people were present
when the champion left There was a
little cheering and the negro came
out on the rear platform of the train
and bowed TO the crowd
The banquet that James J. Jeffries'
friends had planned to give their Idol
tonight at q local cafe will never be
held. When Jeffries returned to his
training camp after the fight. he re-
quested Berger to telephone TO the
cafe and say that he would not be
present at the dinner, A few OF the
friends, moved by hunger alone, sat
at the table and consumed the meal
that had been prepared. There was no
wine and little conversation