Evening journal., 1910-07-02

Francisco two years later, and Gall
agher got him a match in 1896 with
Dan Long, of Denver There was a
$1,000 purse up and Longwent to sleep
In the second round, when Jeff's left
encountered his nose
Prepares Jim COrbett.
IL was shortly after this that Jim
Corbett began to prepare for his fight
with Bob Fitzsimmons. which gave
the latter the championship. Harry
Corbet, Jims brother, who was on the
lookout for sparring partners, sent
JEFF up 10 Carson City. New. to Join
Jims training staff Corbett ham
mered the big fellow numerically but
jeff was absorbing knowledge OF the
fighting game through every pore.
These were his first real boxing les
sons. and he took them from a master
of the craft. Within three weeks
after Corbett's defeat. JEFF was in the
ring again on his own hook doing
away with thu aspirations of two
promising heavyweights in quick sue
cession in 1897.
So much had JEFF benefited by Cor
belts training that he was marked
as coming fighter at once, and a
match was arranged for him with
Gus Rubin. of Akron. Ohio. which
was fought In San Francisco in 1897.
The fight went 90 rounds to a draw.
His Draw With ChOynski.
In the same year Jeffries fought
Joe Choynslsi a 20-round draw. He
recalls this fight particularly, he
says, because Choynski landed on his
jaw the hardest blow he ever received.
II was a Highlander. and had so
much good will behind it that Jeffries
never forgot Il. That punch was one
OF the things that made Jeffries call
Choynsh 10 his aid when he decided
70 return 10 the ring to fight Johnson.
During the next year Jeffries began
to find out how strong he really was.
He knocked out Joe Goddard, OF Aus
tralia, hard fighter with many vic
tories TO his credit, followed that up
by knocking out Old Peter Jackson in
three rounds and making Mexican
Pete Everett Quit in less than three.
A 20-round draw with Tom Sharkey
came in the same year. and then JEFF
ries went 10 New York, where he was
matched TO fight two men in one eve
ming The first Of these was Bob
Armstrong oolored. and JEFF damaged
his hand against the big black 10 such
an extent that he could not meet
Steve O'Donnell, the other man, much
to the delight of O-Donnells friends
How Fitz Lost Title.
During this time Bob Fitzsimmons
was retaining the championship
against all comers. A match was
made between JEFF and Bob at Coney
Island in 1899 IL was looked upor
as a joke. as the man who had gath.
cred Jim Corbett's scalp in decisive
style was thought 10 be able 10 play
with the big green hand, Jeffries
Fitzsimmons did play with him--foi
nine rounds. II there was any part of
Jeff's head he did not hit at will. no
body at the ringside could locate tn,
place. But in the tenth Fitz tired
and in the eleventh after going dowr
twice, he was unable to get up (
third time. and Jim Jeffries wal
champion of the forld.
Five months later Jeffries met Ton
Sharkey again in a 25-round fight a
Coney Island. Jeffries got a decision
over the sailor, but he declares tha
Sharkey is the gamest man who eve
entered the ring.
Jim COrbett Falls a Victim.
Corbett by this time was eager d
get a match with his former spar
ring partner. Jeffries took a terrih
amount of punishment. He utterl
failed to reach Corbett with his glove
although Corbett battered him aroun
so freely that the big fellow locke