The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-01
Corbett Displeased With Fighter
for Neglecting Boxing
Work.
CAMP IS DIVIDED
OVER THIS QUESTION
Many Maintain That Jeff Does
Not Need It--Awning for
Jetf's Corner of
Ring.
BY Max BaltIlasar.

Z
naming as to Jim Jeffries' condition,
1t has to do with his boxing, and while
there has been an almost constant cry
on the part of his admirers for glove
work. Ii has not been unit! within the
past week or so that thinks have come
to a crisis right within his own camp.
Jim Corbett. the supposed Moses
who was chosen 10 lead big Jim out
OF the wilderness In upper cuts ana
left jabs. has shown signs OF rebellion.
Gentleman jim took TO heart the many
criticisms offered because OF Jeffries
failure to do more boxing, and felt that
some odium attached TO himself. He
became quite free in his talk OF Jei-
fries evident indifference. Jefrries. he
insisted needed NOR boxing. Within
tn past few days Corbett has declared
that In his opinion Jenries is making
most serious mistaken neglecting 10
make his sparring partners do more
work.
Corbett DispIeased.
Corbett, ever since he announced
himself ready to box with his tvo-time
conqueror, has shown that he was dis
pleased with the manner in which his
gloves were piighted. II remained,
however, for a friend TO point out. that
since he Joined the big fellows camp.
Corbett has had the gloves on with
Jeffrtes lust seven rounds.
Il have done the best | can" said
Corbett. II have pleaded with Jefrries
to do more boxing. He needs II. Morn
ing after morning l haye begged him
to put on the gloves with me. He has
invariably promised. but when the
time came he wasn't there. OF course,
there is SO little time left now In which
the big fellow can do glove work that
1t Is hardly worth while to bother
about 1t. but / am really sorry Jeffries
has not done more boxing. At that,
he's going to win. But the failure on
his part TO do more boxing will be very
evident before the battle Is over"
That there has been a difference of
opinion on the boxing question TN JEFF
fries camp has just become know n.
Three weeks ago Jim was In shape and
withFa couple days for drying out" he
could have gone into the ring in just
as good form as he will show when he
enters the ring Monday afternoon. The
camp was not exactly divided against
itself, as the preponderance of judg-
inent was against any more hard work.
boxing or otherwise. Brother Jack.
who has been with Jim in all his big
fights. has insisted throughout there
was no necessity for boxing and In this
he has borne out by Farmer Burns.
Roger Cornell and Bob Armstrong. Joe
Choynski was -committal. but WILL
ing to admit that his old rival was
ready" to Cornell the ex-champion
gave his ear s.ses maintained that
all that Jeffries NEEDED was little ROAD
work to keep his wind up and rub
downs to keep his muscles flexible.
Jeffries hesitated a long while be-
tween the public clamor of Corbett's
on one side and oCrnelr
training wisdom on the other. In the
end he needed Corneli's advice and the
result was that Jim has almost ignor-
ed glove work. II a mistake has
been made, only the contest Monday
can reveal 1t.
Awning I'm the Ring.
Although the afternoon of July
Is expected to be ascoreher. there will
be no umbrella erected between rounds
to protect Jeffries from the blistering
rays of the sun. Not because he and
his trainers don't think II wise to
shelter him from the sun. but because
Mrs. Jeffries objects to carrying UNI
brellas into the ring It's bad luck,
she says. and in Difference to her wish
and superEtition. special awning.
adjusted and collapse BILE. is
being made. 1t will be so constructed
that when the bell closes a round II
can be instantly raised over Jeffries
chair and by the same contrivance
closed the moment the gong calls him
to the center again.
Another innovation to be introduced
viii be specis- medicine and instru-
ment rack. 1t win he placed at the
side Of the ring Immediately beneath /
Jeffries' chair. safe>fram damage be-
tween rounds. but available for use the /
moment the seconds bound into the |
ring when the round closes.
Mrs Jeffries Not mt Ringside.
While there will be many women at I
the ringside. including almost the en- /
tire divorce colony here. Mrs Jeffries |
and other women of the Jeffries party /
will not see the fight. Instead they |
will received ringside notes from the /
ring over special wire. Similar ar /
have been made at the /
Johnson camp. the negro not caring
to take chances of starting q demon /
stration by having his wife appear
within the arena.
Tex Richard and slack Gleason
again announced to-day that there
would be nc preliminaries and that Il
the fxht will start promptly at 1.3o
o'clock Paciiic coast time.
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