Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-22
WILL JOIN TRAINING
WITHIN A FEW DAYS
Does Not Expect to Be Dis
appointed When He Sees
His Charge-Big Fellow
Misrepresented by Camera
Fiends-GIad Sullivan Will
Be There.
By James J. Corbett.

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There's whole lot CT difference in this
world in the manner in which people say
things. And there's a whole lot more to
be found and appreciated when you take
the trouble to dig below the surface to
find if one is speaking in a characteristic
way-sincere and true from the heart.
Only few weeks ago l took occasion
in these columns to comment rather free
" upon a statement, two columns In
length, made by Jack Johnson In New
York evening paper upon his views and
the probable result of the fight with Jim
Jeffries at Emeryville, Cal, Monday aft
ernoon, July 4. Johnsons statement in
measure was somewhat characteristic of
the man in tone, while it's length may or
may not have been due to some extent
to the work of the writer. But as you
dug into the matter you saw running
through it all an absence of sound facts
and reasons to support his assertions. lie
was going to win sure because the voodoo
was working that way. and he had the
number OF rounds it would take to DO
the job all figured out on a similar basis.
What JEFF Says of Mill.
In the meantime we hadn't heard
word from Jeffries, although millions oI
times the question had been asked as to
what he thought of his ability TO come
back" Now he makes this public decla-
ration regarding his views as to the
probable result of the great fistlc contest
only seven weeks hence. He says: m
going to lick johnson, sure: l may
I'll win I'm going to be ike grey.
hound If 1 have no bad luck training. AZ
the rate I'm going I'll go into the ring
at o13 pounds Talk about being ias,,
I'll carry johnson along at CLIP th0e
will make his head swim.
DO YOU realize what those s1xty-four
words mean to the men who really I'M
derstand Jim Jeffries? OF course, you 90:
And then he adds to this the forty-eleht
words more as follows: Its no longer
s ~u,ue effort for me to work and know
I'm soon going to be In bully shape. l
wish the fight was the 4th of next month
instead of the Fourth Of July. L kno"
/ could be at my best in another -FOUR
weeks" ,r,
How really CHARACTERISTIC Of JEFF!
Quiet sincere and earnest. It's an ex-
preston of confidence which wells up
from an honest heart. and the feellns
which real fighters always take WIN
too. mark carefully what he says or ms
speed. and when some one asks II you
think Jeff will come back be ready 10
believe that you always doubted II he
ever went.
Off for Training Camp.
Well I'm on my way and before next
Sunday I probably shall be in Jen
training camp at Rowardennan and shall
see and judge of the big fellow as ne
really is During the six weeks / train
with Jeffries 1 expect to do the hardest
work Of my life. for when l volunteered
during chat in London three months
ago to assist in his training l realized
what was before me, for training with
Jeffries is no child's play. you can believe.
l have given every spare moment or my
time since my offer was made. and as
heartily accepted to perfecting my physl-
cal condition and at least my friends
who have watched my recent work say
that l am at my best. What that best
NAV be with JeffrieS means TO me SIM
ply that what little / may be able to do
will assist him to defeat Johnson. II
the referee shall declare jeff the winner
[ shall feel well repaid for all my efforts.
John L. to Push Pencil.
l see by the papers that we shall have
our old friend, John L., with us at the
training camps and at the ringside, he
having been engaged to write story OF
the contest. Well, l shall be glad to see
him and when he swings that famous
right I'm sure he will give us something
strictly Ion the level" | note, however,
that in New York morning paper Sull-
van recently said in letter from London
that ne is sorry the match ever was
made. for, while he is not biased lin the
matter of this contest, l suppose he
means), he thinks that negroes should
fight in class by themselves undoubt-
edly Sullivan IS right to some extent, but
this is an exceptional fight.
Some OF the stuff that has been set
afioat by writer's concerning Jef's condi-
ton is amusing when read in the light OF
private information ! have received direct
from the training camp at Rowardennan.
For instance, because the camera fends
have irritated the big fellow by asking
him to pose for pictures when he should
go to the bath or rubbing table after
the most strenuous work and may have
been CURLY treated, although they say
he has never refused picture, they say
he is peevsh and i'll; that his face is bag
gard and there is even doubt now that
he will be able to enter the ring July 4.
Corbett's Opinion of JEFF.
Now listen to what I get from him.
Jeff has never been in such perfect physi-
cal condition seven weeks before any Of
than ever; cheerful and full of boyish
pranks and brimful of confidence over
the result. He shows plenty of endur-
ance in his work with lots of reserve; his
wind is good and no amount of work
seems to tire him. Whether he should
decide to make rushing or waiting fight
the result will be the same, for he has
both speed and endurance. JEFF has
everything that Johnson has, while his
rugged strength entirely offsets all that
Johnson claims in the finer points of box
ing.
l was rather in hopes that the referee
would be picked at the first meeting. The
idea has rather prevailed in the east that
Jack WEIGH might be selected. / have
never even discussed the matter of any
man with Jeffries, but / know that he
would be we'll satisfied with Tex Richard,
or any competent and honest official.
johnson Down to Work.