The Detroit times., 1910-05-11
JEFFR|Es REALLY
HAS IMPROVED /.
IN MONTH
Apparently Good Condition Has Be.
come the Genuine Article Through
Rigorous Training Stunts Inaugu-
rated at Rowardennaun Camp.
Terrible Left Hand as Good as Ever,
But Right Is Still Bothering Him
He Hes No Excuses.
By MAX RALrHAsAR.

JEFFRIES' TRAINING CAMP,
RoWARDENNAN, Cal, May 1910
the eye OF the uninitiated Jim Jeffries
looked to be In splendid condition a
month ago. But to the man who
knows prize fighters the big white
was In miserable condition, and APP
parently making little effort to round
into form.
Today all that has changed. The
Improvement In his condition In the
past Two weeks Ii almost unbeliev-
able. watched the former champion
work out yesterday and could hardly
believe 1t was the same Jeffries who
had ioafed through his training when
he first came here.
I Jeffries' crouch, which was so mani
fest when it became apparent the big
champion feared he could not get into
condition, has disappeared, for JET.
fries or today is confident he can and
mas come back. His eye is as keen
In judging distance. his speed Is as
creator greater-than ever before
and, barring accidents. his endurance
vii! be just as good as In the old days
when no human being could withstand
his PUSHES and his punches.
Jenries, month ago, seemed TO
have a fairly good wind, but II was
nothing compared with that he has ac-
quired. After his gruelling training
yesterday he was hardly breathing and
did not seem the least bit tired. His
arms worked with the free motion
that betokened suppleness and plenty
Of ''unkinked" muscles.
That Front porch" which worried
US all SO much has gone, and when
the big fighter strips there is not the
suspicion or soft. surplus flesh on hiS
body. His arms, back and chest are
now entirely devoid OF fat, and those
powerful muscles along his back, from
his shoulders TO his waist, work beau.
tifully beneath his clear skin.
Jenrtes' right arm, bent and never
Strengthened. has not Come back
with the rest OF his body and It Is
clear the former champion will have
TO depend on his wicked left 30 carry
him through his fight with Johnson
This does not mean the right is use.
less. IL is not, by any manner oi
means. II can still deal a powerful
blow and aid wonderfully in defense
But It's bent condition makes Il I'M
possible for Jeffries accurately 20
Judge blov~with his right, as was
evidenced yesterday in his bag punch
ing, his blows from the left going
straight and true, while those from
his right were little out OF alignment.
One OF the best signs have noticed
about the big fellow is the disappear.
ance OF his loginess. He was heavy,
sluggish, slow, apparently lazy. That
has gone. Now he seems to crave
work. He cannot get enough. He
has Come back" Put wig on Jim
Jeffries today and he will be the
replica Of the Jim. Jeffries who slaugh-
tered Jack Monroe. The hair is gone;
the strength is there. II Jack Johnson
can whip this Jeffries, he could have
whipped the Jeffries who won from
Fitzsimmons and Corbett and Sharkey.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 1O.-Jack
Johnson's training for the next couple
of weeks will consist OF road work,
with a view to improving wind and
taking of weight. The big Negro to-
day reeled of IL miles and at a good
clip, and will add another five this
afternoon. This. he says. will be the
extent OF his training for a time.
81 am already in good shape" he
declared today, and | never did re-
ouire much training at best. IL
were TO get down TO hard work now,
IPd be muscle bound and stale by July
T. I am more interested I'm winning
this fight than any one else In the
world, and you can bet I'll be At when
III enter the ring. I'm not stalling, I
am simply taking things as they are
best for me. I'm not going to over
train. nor am /, on the other hand,
going to undertrain."
Johnson weighed 225 pounds today
and says he will take or IL or Is