The San Francisco call., 1910-05-15


the hardest part Of his work is prac-
t:SaIIy at an end while the latter has
not yet done a stroke OF what might
properly be termed training. If jeff
has already completed the bulk of his
Iabors. what is he going TO do to ill in
his time for the next seven weeks?
VIII he grow stale or will he rest UP
and work by fits and starts? These are
the questions which the fans are put
ting 10 one another on all sides.
SMOKE TO USE GLOVES
johnson viii just take straight
course in boxing. road work and all
around gymnasium stunts. He will do
plenty Of work with the gloves. In
fact his bouts with his husky young
partners viii he more like fights than
boxing contests. He wants plenty of
the rough stuff He will land many a
stiff punch himself and If his opponents
are shifty enough they viii have many
2 chance to bring many one over
on him.
JeTries is depending more upon the
mountain air and the outdoor life in
general TO bring him back. Evidently
he does not place d whole lot of conf
denoe in boxing. for if he did there is
no question that he would have sew
eral husky young fellows to don the
gloves with every day. AS it is. JEFF
appears content to 90 right along with
his few rounds each day with Bob Arm
strong and Joe ChoynsHi. While these
men are uuQuestiOnah bly, masters at the
game of boxing. stil they lack the dash
and the vitality of the youngsters
with whom Johnson viii swap jabs and
swings and uppercuts.
But Jenries never was much after
boxing. anyhow. In the old days up
Al Harbin springs he would rather
wander through the mountains all day
long with his trusty rifle on his shoul-
der than spend his time in any ring
with a sparring mate. Nobody ever
knew Jen to be caught mapping then
Ee always was nit when he entered the
ring. for if he was not feeling right he
would ask for postponement of his
night and get IT. too.
OPINIONS on JEFF VARY
Ii is only natural that the various
persons who have been watching Jeff
go through his work viii have various
opinions TO offer. Some Of them will
tell you that he is fast. just as fast as
he was six years ago. Others are sure
that he lis an old man. only a shadow OF
the one time king Of the heavy weight
domain. This sort Of comment will be
passed out right and left from now till
the day Of the battle.
Nobody knows how Jeffries compares
with the Jeffries Of old. not even he
himself He may say that he can tell
exactly. but he can not. There is only
one way for any Of them TO determine
hundreds Of those who knew Jeffries
in his palmy days could tell after
watching him fight two rounds. But
he is not going TO fight before he
makes his one last grand stand on the
fourth Of July. 50 they win all have to
reserve their opinions till that eventful
afternoon.
II is entirely different with Johnson.
Anybody who knows the first thing
about the game can see that the black
champion has improved 200 per cent in
every possible department Of the game.
He is more clever, hits harder and is a
better ring general that he ever was.
Then again, he has the confidence. born
With the championship which he so
easily relieved Tommy Burns Of in that
Australian ring q year and half ago.
All these things count in the black
mans favor when they are summed up.
REFEREE QUESTION AGAIN
After talking over the lighters and
their chances and their condition and
the like, the fans all so back TO the
old referee question again. This is the
leading issue at the present time. To-
morrow afternoon they promise to get
together and name the third man in
the ring. Right now it looks like a
tight deadlock, but il must be broken,
and the sooner the better.
With all the pressure that is being
brought 10 bear upon the promoters,
the lighters and their managers. it is
only reasonable TO suppose @sT1tva Cali
f0rnian viii be named for the important
position. This has been made so plain
and so strong that it has worked up
ali the fans, and they are pulling
now for one Of their own men to judge
the championship contest.
But unless Berger or Johnson makes
2 concession and gives in one way or
another. il viii look bad for the Cali
fornians. Right now Smith, Graney,
welsh and Selig are lined up just about
as they were several days ago All
of them have been refused by one
side with the exception of Selig, and
Il is whispered all along the line that
he viii loom up as 4 strong candidate.
new name was mentioned yester-
day-that Of George James, the well
known Olympic clubman. He is said
10 have some strong boosters and back
So far as is known, Smith is still keep
ing in the background. Ii must be said
for him that he never tried to force
himself on any fighter, nor did he ever
do any politics TO land such "A job.
Charley Eyeton, the well known Los
Angeles referee, arrived last night from
the south ION important theatrical busi-
ness" However. Eyeton found time to
stroll causally out to the Seal Rock
house and say Hello" to Johnson. Eye
ton was mentioned in Berger's list at
tie last conference and promptly turned
down by johnson because Of his friend
ship for Jeffries.
Both sides are still indignant over
the report that the referee has already
been agreed upon and viii be formally
announced after another meeting. If
their actions and their words go for
anything. Berger and Johnson are tell
ing the truth in this particular instance.
At all events il is to be hoped that they
are acting on the square with the
public.
THIS ONE LOOKS GOOD
ii Al kaufman and Sam Langford
ever line up and swap punches in this
city it certainly bids fair TO loom up