The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-10
JEFFR|ES REALLY
HAS IMPROVED
IN MONTH
Apparently Good Condition Has Be.
come the Genuine Article Through
Rigorous Training Stunts Inaugu.
rated at Rowardennaun Camp.
Terrible Left Hand as Good as Ever,
But Right Is Still Bothering Him
He Has No Excuses.
BY MAX RAlThAsAR.


JEFFRIES' TRAINING CAMP,
ROWARDENNAN. Cal. May 10.-To
the eye OF the uninitiated Jim Jeffrier
looked 10 be In splendid condition q
month ago. But TO the man who
knows prize fighters the big white
was In miserable condition. and ap.
parently making little effort TO round
into form
Today all that has changed. Tho
Improvement in his condition In the
past two weeks Is almost unbeliev-
able. | watched the former champion
work out yesterday and could hardly
believe II was the same Jeffries who
had loafed through his training when
he first came here.
Jeffries crouch, which was so mani
fest when IL became apparent the big
| champion feared he could not get into
condition, has disappeared. for JET.
fries or today is confident he can and
has come back. His eye is as keen
In judging distance. his speed is as
creator greater-than ever before
and, barring accidents. his endurance
VIII be just as good as in the old days
when no human being could Withstand
his rushes and his punches
Jenrles, month ago, seemed to
have fairly good wind. but II was
nothing compared with that he has ao
CURED. After his gruelling training
yesterday he was hardly breathing and
| ala not seem the least bit tired His
arms worked with the free motion
! that betokened suppleness and plenty
| OF "unkinked" muscles.
That Front porch" which worried
us all so much has gone. and when
me big hghter strips there IS not the
suspicion OF soft. surplus flesh on his
! body. His arms. back and chest are
now entirely devoid OF fat and those
| powerful muscles along his back from
his shoulders 10 mis- waist. work beau
tifully beneath his clear skin
Jehries right arm, bent and never
Strengthened has not Come back"
with the rest OF his body and IL Is
| clear the former champion will have
TO depend on his wicked left To carry
I him through his fight with Johnson.
| Inls does not mean the right is use
less. II is not. by any manner az
means II can still deal a powerful
blow and aid wonderfully in defense.
But its bent condition makes il i'm.
, possible for Jeffries accurately 20
Judge a blow with his right, as was
evidenced yesterday in his bag punch
Ing. his blows from the left going
straight and true. while those from
his right were a little ont OF alignment.
one OF the best signs have noticed
about the big fellow is the disappear.
ance of his loginess He was heavy
sluggish slow. apparently lazy. That
| has gone Now he seems TO crave
work He cannot get enough. He
has Come back" Put a wig on Jim
Jefries today and he will be the
! replica OF the Jim Jeffries who slaugh.
tered Jack Monroe. The hair is gone:
the strength is there If Jack Johnson
can whip this Jeffries. he could have
whipped the Jeffries who won from
/ Fitzsimmons and Corbett and Sharkey
SAN FRANCISCO. May l0.-Jack
Johnsons training for the next couple
OF weeks will consist OF road work
with view to improving wind and
taking of weight. The big Negro to-
day reeled off II miles and al good
clip. and will add another five this
afternoon. This. he says. will be the
extent of his training for a time.
II am already in good shape" he
declared today, and | never did re-
ouire much training at best. II
were to get down to hard work now.
I'd be muscle-bound and stale by July
A. am more interested in winning
this fight than any one else in the
world, and you can bet I'll be AT when
| enter the ring I'm not stalling. I
am simply taking things as they are
best for me. I'm not going to over.
train, nor am |. on the other hand,
going TO undertrain"
Johnson weighed 225 pounds today
and says he will take of IL or Is
pounds before July 4.