Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-13
SAY JEFF IS SHOWING FINE
Eddie Smith Declares the Big White
Pugilist is Growing Better.
NEWSPAPER MEN AT THE CAMP
COrbett a Poor Second in the Bout
With the Championships
shoe Was on the
Other Foot.
BY EDDIE SMITH.

JEFFRIES TRAINING CAMP RO-
WARDBNNAN, Cal, June 12-(Special Tel
egram.) -One has but to come to here and
pay visit to the training camp of the I'M
defeated James j. Jeffries to realize why
most every man who has been here more
than a day leaves with the avowed in
tention of having a bet on the big fellow
when he enters the ring with Jack John
son, or at least predicting a victory for
him. Following is a sample of the greet
ing given the writer's by the following of
the camp OF course you will understand
that those remarks are preceded by the
customary Hello" and the shaking of
the hand:
Gee, you will be surprised when you
see the big fellow; he's a bear; why,
there's no chance for him to lose"
This by Dick Adams, our Oakland
booster at the camp:
If I was as sure of being big success
next year on the stage as 1 am that
Jeffries will win, I'd be the happiest man
in the country. The condition that the big
fellow is now showing, and Improvement
he has shown since my coming to the camp
| is SO great that 1 am really afraid to
write the real information to my friends
for fear they will think am going too
strong with the boost"
Confidence I'm JefRPIes.
Everywhere one turns and no matter who
you meet, this is sample of the con-
fidence which greets you. 1t gets so strong
| that to ones self you say bluff" but
when you get what you have come for
a peep at Jeffries-then you almost be-
come booster yourself There is no
denying the fact that the camp is overrun
I with confidence Taff 80
to the talk about his camp. he might slow
up his training and become careless. There
is not the least chance for this, however
as the champion is his own trainer and
1t Is not matter of getting him to do his
work as much as keeping him away
from 1t.
After seeing the big fellow work for ar
hour and half at the gymnasium, during
which he boxed six rounds with Jim Cor.
bett and Joe Choynski, am ready to ven
ture the opinion that right now Jim JEFF
fries is ready to defend his reputation as
the greatest pugilist the world ever knew
l would say that he looks good, but fo
the fact that the change / have noticed
in him during the last year forces me I,
say that he looks grand. 1t really seems
that have jolneo the organization of JEFF
fries boosters to write thusly, but it is tn
truth, and that is what l am trying t
write.
All Surplus Flesh Gone.
From every. outward appearance Jeffrie
looks fit. He is down to weight, work
well, is high in spirits and, best OF all, tn
old-time muscles have taken the place o
: the layers of flesh that covered his bod
: fifteen months ago.
Real truth Of the boxing with ChoynsE
= and Corbett means nothing IL one has [
compare It with the real contest, but tn
versatility Of Corbett asserted itself in hi
) boxing with the champion and there is n
= doubt but that he will do the big fellow
world of good Corbett, realizing that h
Is in no condition for rough work too
things easily possible and tried at a
times to box as much like Jeffries as DO!
:, sible. Jeffries was the aggressor at a
~ times, although 1t was not the wild az
- gressiveness of Ketchel. but the steady OF
|. coming OF patient, plodding boxer, VIII
knew that the landing of one terrlf
u punch would win the battle. Jeffri,
~ crouched in his characteristic manner {
"A the old days and COrbett tried to bloc
"A and stall as II is supposed that Johnso
will. The right uppercut. which is SUI
posed to be Johnsons best punch. was trio
J. again and again. and 1t was easy 10 s,
= that Jeffries' and Corbett's one ambitio
is TO develop block for the big man I,
this favorite punch,
Jeffries did eight miles on the road tn
. afternoon In Just one hour and twen
i minutes, which in itself is proof that
: 10 in good condition.
q, Seen by Newspaper Men.
an half dozen newspaper men. most
whom arrived here recently, after travelii
all the way across the country. gather
on around Jeffries outdoor ring this mornil
ed with a show me" expression smeared
ng over their faces. Jeffries failure to sp
d. led few OF them to believe that the
. fellow WAS ducking the Issue, and d0'