Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1910-11-19
JEFFR|ES MAINTAINS
THAT He WAS DOPEO
SAYS TALK OF FIGHT WITH JOHN
SON BEING FIXED" is ROT.
Billy F. NEAL Will Tomorrow Tell Re-
publican Readers Inside Facts.

James J. Jeffries, erstwhile heavy
weight champion of the world, is de-
| termined that the story that he was
doped when he faced Jack Johnson in
the ring at Reno shall not down. Now
that his friends nave grown tired of ex-
planning the "yellow streak" that ar
peared in the boiler maker on July 4,
Jeffries has taken personal charge OF
I the publicity department and is en-
, deavorning to perpetuate the tale.
In this he is being ably assisted by
one or two Los Angeles space writer's
who hang on every word of the hope
Of the white race" and foist his sayings
upon the public for gospel truth Wit
ness the story sent out from Los An
geles to the papers of the country a
/ day or two ago:
James j. Jeffries is having a few
words to say these days about the
| stories printed recently that the Reno
! fight with Johnson was fixed A few
weeks ago Abe Attell in Kansas City
was credited with a statement to the
effect that the colored champion had
agreed to lay down, but that he had
given Jeffries the 'rinky -dink,' other
wise known as the double cross
Next came our gruff old pal, John
L. Sullivan. Yours Truly etc, with a
talk made in Denver in which he also
makes the assertion that the July en-
gagement was to have been a croowed
deal, but that Johnson experienced a
change of heart during the last twenty
four hours preceding the fray on the
desert
'Jeffries brands the Kansas City and
Denver stories as lies-plain, every day
| lies
" Never from the moment that |
signed articles in New York until
went into the ring at Reno was there
any understanding between johnson
and myself otherwise than that the
fight was to be decided strictly on its
merits. Any man who speaks to the
contrary tells lie. and l hereby pubf
licly challenge John L. Sullivan to
prove his statements, said Jeffries.
I trained the best l knew and |
fought the best | could. / was beaten
and have kept pretty close ever since.
great deal has been said about my
being doped. You may say for me that
am positive that l was doped some
time during the last three days that
spent at Moana Springs. This is not
the talk of squealer | have spent a
lot of money and am willing to spend
lot more to land the guilty party
Whoever he or they were, their tracks
were covered up so thoroughly that it
next to impossible to prove anything
Before talking further Jeffries called
a consultation with his brother, Jack,
and his business partner. Jack Ripper |
The latter, acting as spokesman, then
issued the following statement:
John L. Sullivan, VINO poses as the |
idol of the American sporting public, |
has charged that the Jeffries- Johnson |
bout was a frame-up. Sullivan must /
have some positive information in his
possession. Therefore this being the
case, he owes it to the public, to Jeff
ries and to himself, to make a clean
breast of it, If, within a reasonable
length of time Sullivan proves his as
Sertions, it will be up to Jeffries to de-
lend himself as best he can.
I'VE offer Mr.. Sullivan or any of
his associates 81, 900 if he will produce
proof that Jeffries ever knew any
agreement made between johnson and
my second party whereby Johnson was
o lose the fight"
Readers of The Republican have
'Ome to know Billy F. Neail. the sport