The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-07-14
jEFFRIES WHIPPED
By JACK JOHNSON



RENO, -Special-Jfm
Je0ries Enished MP his puxsliss1c
cnrccr by playing the part % Jack
AxO0roe IN that thrilling nelo-
drama, Tho white Mans Hope"
For the pas SIX years Jack Nom
sters worked on , IL was he, the
Butte miner, who put mp fhas
ham fsghs VITA Jeffr1es an Frisco
six years ago. door Jack. how
they laughed &C him; what q Joke
he was In the eyes OF tho nghe
fans.
Monday James ], JeGrsee wns
rs good al imitation OF Jack
Monroe IS have ever seen I'm my
Mfc-
He fought Jack johnson. or at least
attempted TO fight Jack Johnson, and
put up as miserable a bout as you'd
ever care TO read about Jim Je6ries.
the bear man." the white noun
tain" the shaggy monster was a
newspaper tiger. The gong sounded
and he was through.
His bearlike rush. his ribbreakiRg
1olts. his bulldog ferocity, they were
left in the dressing room. He met the
big colored bear cat and he met a
fgnter.
Johrso was IS COOL as an iceberg.
He had the fight he longed for six
years &C get and his confidence was
nRbounoeS. no wanted Je6ries to
have everything his little heart de-
sired. 50 that the<e'd be no holler after
ger asked him to toss q coin for oor-
ners. johnson said: Help yourself.
Take that one over there. so that jim
can have his back TO the sun. III sit
in the other corner. doa't mind a
bit ] don't went to toss"
Jeeries took that corner WITH his
hack to the sun and Johnson took the
other. Jeffries said they should not
shake hands nor pose for photogra-
pliers before the fight. johnson said
very we'll and waited for the gong
The Jedries people had no kick oom-
ing 50 far as o0urtesiee were concern
ed. All johnson wasted was TO have
the bear man face him in q twenty
four-foot ring He had his wish and
all that went along with said wish
Burma
No Toagher Than Ke4cheA
He was no tougher than Ketckel po1
stronger than kaufman
IL was all play for the coiored Eel.
low from the start to the finish. He
took things easy. that big black cat
The poor white mouse just faded and
faded and faded until there was nc
more life in IT, Tho mouse simply
Hopped to the foor helpless. bleeding
thought he was a bear man for 8
while He swung hard and tried tc
rough IL, but bit later thought thai
the hug and walk around stuff was
more to his liking and as long as the
referee said nothing nor touched
either man. continued TO hug.
''Quit loving me-" said Johnson as
ne looked down into Jenries face
Never mind" said the bear man
iii give you all the loving you want
before I'm through With you"
he really thought he had a mark
Add fnnh fha laff faha m fha nnoa
And mouth without a whinper, feel
ing all the time that. like Coroett OF
Rubin. this fellow. too. would fold
mp after the hrst punch.
Johnson smiled at him. "EoE lead
thnt left. Jim. az Corbett told you to-
he'd say. and pop Jeffries on the
nose with a left They'd ciinch then
and az johnson faced JefrteS corner
and listened to the kidding OF hr.
Corbett. smiled agaiH.
He'd talk 70 Corbett and then sud
denly pull out his LETT and Jolt JEFF
fries on the mouth The latter was
awfully slow.
Johnson PICKED on everything the
fxg fellow sent his way with ease-
never seeming TO worry az all about
missing one Hsskepf up cno<'zuai
line OF talk
johnson Jokes JeG.
Don't rush aov, jim bed say,
What's that crouch for? Oh. you'll
Geraighten up IN q minute. TIL wait
INT nae in the body the way Coroe<t
told you To I'll quit for you, sure,
Where's that ball rush you used &c
haxe7 Amt you sorry you tried uc
ccEne back2~
And All sorts OF remarks euch al
these. broken only when he jabbeo
Jenries or caught come long, slow lef,
coming towards him.
In between rounds Ar. Corbet'
would so over into the corner neal
johnson and talk. He did this FOL
three or four rounds until the crowC
howled at him Then he cut IL out 6
couple. The idea was To get John
1elne at all Back Corbett would &c
~ the bell rang and sit on, the steps
81 4elfries, corner. flring advice to the
bis feilow and trying TO ham the col
Nffo man to muss him up in his ideas
<.Sfbett never even distracted the
c1lSr6d. fellow, who was paying al
nIA aftentfon and compliments TO the
1e&r man in front Of him.
Ht him In the stomach and bel
quit" yelled Corbett time and again
That's what they all Ray." pipeC
johnson in return. as he poked hi:
Ions left into JefIries' nose or mouth
He closed Jeffrfes' right eye tight ir
the sixth with & left hook and theT
started to kid Jenriea about the lamp
Can you see me on this side p
he'd say. Anything you want, Jim
III set over there SAD face the SUI
II you say So"
.Teffries had soothing 20 say. He
wiped his eye G couple OK times. bat
went On chewing his gum. crouchine
and looking for an opening. He'd
rush Johnson and and nothing hut
arms greetinS HIM Then they'C
olinch and pick out little openings.
Once Jeffriea belted his n&n on ti1<
body and taae crowd iet out an awf'i
yeip.
Here Jim. hM 4 again IT'S ntc4
and roundo said JohnsOn as he pull
ed his left away and .geErfe6 pokeC
ham. The crowd laughed loudly then
but second later when Jeffraes pull
ed hack TO send In another he got
one on the Jaw that was q terror. He
did not take anything in that ffnf
afterwards that johnson ofered. The
coiored fellow watched Jeffries' arms
AL the time. He'd be talking over
Jeffries' shoulder to Corbett Wheu
Jefries thought OF the tIme to let
one go, but instead usually COX one
himself
Johnson'a falk was to stall and
Jcffrfes usually fell for r.
The big colored fellow west along
3ust as though ne was with Some spar
ring partner until the sixth when he
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