The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-03
NETTING WRONG.
IN JEFFR|Es CAMP
Followers of the Fight Game Do
Not Like the Aspect of
Things There.
HAS BEEN DUBBED
THE OLD MANS HOME
Old Fighters Who Are Gathered
About Champion Are Not
Fitted to Put Him in
Condition

SAN FRANCISCO. May 3.--Fans
are hoping--even praying-that Jen-
ries will come to- and go into real
training. Art, literature and music
never helped a man swing right
hook to the jaw. even though Choyn-
ski has introduced such novel train
ing methods. jeff must heave to and
go about on another tact--and quick
ly, If he wants to keep his word and
XIII Jack Johnson on the Fourth Q.
July
10 an outsider, the training camp
looks like a midway in q county fair,
run to make money and not to make
Jeffries champion. They charge for
everything. Berger, the boy man
ager," has the concessions. He even
sells Exclusive news" about the train
ing. Jeffries stands for this because
he hates being interviewed and pho
tographed. He leaves everything to
Berger, who takes advantage OF 1t to
the limit.
Something Wrong.
There is something rotten-not In
Denmark, but In the Jeffries train
ing camp. Despite all the bull re-
ports that have been sent out as to
the splendid condition of the cham
pion and the strenuousness of the
training methods, 1t has become an
open secret that sincere admirers OF
Jeffries, and men anxious to back the
champion in his July fight are
holding their money. Men who know
| the fighting game and are unpre1u-
diced in their viewpoint state that
some radical changes are going to be
necessary In Jeffries' camp and train
/ ing methods IL the big fellow Is to
have any chance with johnson.
| The Jeffries camp at Rowardennar
/ has been dubbed the old mans
/ home" by reason of the number OF
'has-been'' fighters who are engaged
/ in the task of rounding Jeffries into
/ form.
| Choynski Not Fitted.
/ The dissatisfaction among Jeffi1es
/ friends eliminated with the nrriva
! of Joe Choynski and the introduo.
ton of his methods, which are brand
ed as plain bunk" A number o
sporting writer's have been toutini
Choynski as a wonder, who plan
1 a stin daily fight with his charge.
Men in the know and who have hal
an opportunity to see things on tn
inside declare that Choynski can Civ
Jeffries just about as stiff workou
as bantam champion would. The,
say that Cheynskf, whose fighting day.
ended years ago. cannot possibly ge
into condition to be OF any value Il
Jeffrtes, and that his stomach is Ii
such condition as to make him {
! joke as boxer.
| A number of Eastern papers hav,
devoted great deal Of space to Bot
Armstrong, "Jeffries' sparrfng part
ner, who is supplying the real ACTIVE
mixing which the champion needs"
| Armstrong Is also a joke az fghte
and Is 30 much afraid Of Jerries
wallops that he IS valuable for littl
except making place in sprint race
But he Is very good rubber. tn,
talk OF Berger's value to the cham
pion as a sparring partner cause
those who know Sammy to smile
Beurer is so fat and out of condition
that reference to him and his abilit,
are ludicrous.
There is not strong young fellow
about Jeff's training camp who cal
give the big fellow gruelling bou
in training. The men are really anx
Ions TO see Jeff win, and those wh'
want to bet their money on the cham
I'pion are almost praying that jim
Corbett viii soon take charge O.
things,