Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-07-30
eTeffFfeS Tells
of His Fight
With johnson.

Milwaukee. July 24-"You can
say for me when you return East
that never again will I enter the
ring TO battle for the worlds title /,
or any other title.
The above remarks were made to !
she writer at Jenries's home in Los
Angeles few days ago. just before |
leaving the glorious Los Angeles eli |
mate for old beer town. The remark |
of JEFF was an answer 20 many re-
ports that the big fellow was not sat !
isiied with the result OF his battle
with Johnson and would demand |
another chance at the title.
Here is another bit Of information |
that has not been given to the public !
AS yet on July IS. when leaving Los
Angeles. Jeffries was still bothered
with a numbness on the right side
of his face: in fact, the entire side.
from his eye TO the chin was para
lived. He had no feeling i'm it what
ever. and 20 prove what he said he
invited the writer TO pinch the face
and run a needle or such into IL. His
gums were also affected the same
way. His left eye. which was hurt
in the second round OF the bout AT
Reno. was considerably better. but
even at this late day il bothered JEFF
whenever ne turned suddenly, and
the vision was not perfect From the
above 10 was very evident that when
Johnson hit JEFF over the left eye in
the second round he injured the optic
nerve severely and the continued rain
of blows 20 his cheek and jaw after
ward caused sort of paralysis OF the
left side of the face. According 60
the doctor, Jen will be troubled with
the feeling for some time. and care
ful massage viii be necessary 10 re
licve him.
Is STILL n DAZED CONDITION.
There have been all kinds of ru-
mors since the battle at Reno as tol
the cause OF Jeffries's poor Showing.
etc. but the following statement by
Ien himself, after ne had recovered
from the shock. will no doubt be in
teresting. Regarding the mill JemI
said 90 me.
TIP 20 this time have hardly
known nay own mind. ! was In al
dazod sort OF way. a kind OF stupor,
and could not come out OF IT, It isl
all past and gone. and that is what
makes me feel so bad. There is no
use trying 90 OFFER excuses. for people
do not care 10 hear them. but they
might as well know the truth. ] am
sorry. very sorry. about the friends
who bet on me and lost. but had
known the real condition was in I
never would have permitted them TO
go ahead. I did not realize Il until
too late 90 help them.
Had the fight taken place two
Il.
would have the crown today At
Rowardennan / was on edge and Nc as
man could be and only waited the
tap OF the gong. I had then started
TO ease of in my work and did not
look for any setback up to July 4.
However. when the report came that
Governor Ginett had ordered il
stopped, h naturally upset me, and
in fact all the boys Then when il
was finally shifted TO Reno my plans
were all knocked out. After locating
az Nonana Springs I did not feel the
same. The altitude and water affected
me, no doubt, and ! am positive now
that the altitude had much TO do with
making me logy and out OF sorts. To
add 20 this, / had a severe attack of
dysentery a few days before the fight
and that was the real reason I could
not box more. It weakened me, but
/ stopped IL the day before the fight
and thought / was all right again.
In this I was folled, for / was not
right, although / did not fully realize
10 until in the ring. Still worse was
the fact t5at | was nervous and fret
ted, which the doctors tell me was
nothing more nor less than nervous
breakdown.
REALIZED CONDITION IN RING.
when I entered the arena my legs
appeared heavy and there seemed
strength in my arms. IL was then
that / first realized my condition, but
j had determined 10 win at any cost.
and felt confident I could. IN the first
round I felt out the same as John
son did, but I could not work right.
] said TO myself that / would be all
right in few rounds and would then
sail in and mix matters. When / re-
ceived the blow on the left eye I'm
the second round the fight was lost,
for the optic nerve was no doubt m
jured. The eye began swelling, and
could not see well out of IL, but that
would not have been so bad had Il
not been for the fact that l saw two
men in front OF me all the time and
could not tell where to hit or how to
hit, ! simply saw double. / told my
seconds about it and they worked on
the eye, but could not help it any.
As the fight progressed it became
more apparent TO me that l could not