The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-07-16
THE FALL or JEFFRlEs
Experts Tell Why the Negro Won at
Reno

New York, July Jeffries
was frightened by the Importance of
his task" says William Muldoon who
has returned from Reno. He made
two serious errors. First, he should
not have consented 10 make he
match with Johnson and again he
should not have trained himself
Physically, Jeffries was the negros
superior, but otherwise, he was pit
iful object"
If Jeffries had placed himself in the
care of Delaney, Muldoon thinks the
result Of the big fight might have
been different Delaney's grievance
against Jeifries appeared to be well
founded Having groomed Jeffrieq
into championship FORM Delaney
wanted him to take first crack at Bill
Squires Of Australia when that pugll-
istic lemon arrived on the coast mora
than two years ago. Jeffries, how
| ever, refused and also scored Delaney
for expressing such desire. When
! Johnson beat Burns however, and
| JGHlltS itNiutu " NOlllt Jul VI itAlit
ment Delaney confident that he would
be the boiler makers manager was
suddenly shocked when informed that
Jeffries didn't want him around. De
| laney naturally boiled within when
he saw Sam Berger, a mere novice,
handling Jeffries' affairs and inciden-
tally cutting a good slice from the
revenue that poured into the big fell
lows Golfers As the break between
Jeffries and Delaney widened, mutual
friends deplored the fact, for it was
generally admitted that Delaney w0s
the only trainer capable of putting
Jeffries into proper physical condt-
ion. Delaney knew just how to re.
duce the boiler-maker's weight With
out sapping his vitality, but Jeffries,
stubborn to the last, barred him
from his quarters. Corbett admits
that when he saw Jeffries in this city
last year for the first time the latter
weighed 300 pounds and that within
twelve months Jeffries tried to take
off eighty pounds He had his own
ideas about reducing,-but he might
have Jared better with Delaney at
the helm
Meanwhile it may be said that VIII
liam A. Brady. who managed Jeffries
when the latter won the title from
Fitzsimmons, said year ago that
Jeffries retired after beating Monroe
solely because Of constant fear Of
defeat
"Jeffries always worried about his
fights said Mr. Brady, and he was
MORALLY afraid of being beaten. He
told me many times that he wanted
to retire before defeat might come
his way. If he fights Johnson, Jeff
will worry whole lot"
And now comes Tom O'Rourke vet
eran fight manager, with the positive
statement that Delaney several years
ago informed him confidently that
, Jeffries lacked real grit.
Delaney told me-" said O'Rourke
= that Jeffries wanted to quit in the
. fifth round of his first fight with Fitz
simmons and again in the 18th round
Of his battle with Sharkey at Coney
. Island. Delaney also told me that
: II Jeffries ever met man his own
size and weight who could fight bet
I A'l IMAM AlN 0NiA1HN ntfNnnlu NC Af
: feated / remember when Jeffries
1 boxed in this city for the first time
/ more than ten years ago, lie could
= MT stop Armstrong in ten rounds and
I then didn't have nerve enough {
I meet old Steve ODonnell the
/ same night | told him that little
4 George Dixon had knocked O'Donnel
out, but that made no difference. JEFF
fries who said his thumb was hurt re
fused to fight and in so doing b,
made me believe he didn't have tn,
n right sort OF nerve.
II From that time | always insisted
ii that Jeffries was greatly overrated
II He licked Fitzsimmons because th'
II latter was 80 pounds lighter and wal
II overconident Corbett wasn't stroni
II enough for him and Sharkey was a
II pounds lighter. Johnson, therefor,
III was the first man of Jeff's size thu
II latter ever met and as soon as JET
III found that he was up against II h,
III lost confidence I'm himself. AS mat
III ter OF fact Jeffries never saw the da
| he could beat this black man.
III Il think Kaufman is the only whit
iii litN WHO Ndo u AitAllt Win HhNNob
III and II they fight in a years time DE-
III laneys pupil will be worth BET
III Kaufman Is young, game. superb
II built and is a natural fighter Hi
II chief fault is slowness which Delar
II ey will rectiiy IN time"
II III jeanette aud langford wi
II fight to a finish | will meet the wiz
ner for 100000 a side" says Johnso
III with evident determination. AS Jea
III nette Is anxious to fight Langford
II is thought that they will come togetl
er In the near future as l.angford b
II winning could further emphasize hi
II right to a match with the heav!
II weight champion. But even the
II Johnson might tell Langford to TAX
II a fall out of Kaufman. On the fac
II OF II Johnson seems to have much r,
speot inwardly for the Boston Tia
II Baby.
II II the citizens OF Reno have an
ii say In the matter. prize fighting |
II Nevada will remain legalized. TIE
II Richard II Is understood. is plannin
II to stage Tommy Burns and Langfor
on Labor day II they come togethe
the purse will not be less than 500
600 and forty.fye rounds will be IN
II distance.
Ill