The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-06-30


out Of retirement against his will. He
signed vaudeville contracts then went
on the road, yeritable human noun
tain. BY degrees he worked OF the
superfuous flesh and assumed semi
normal appearance But all this time
Jeffries realized that his wind was az
fected Violent exercise made him
pan like grampus. He could not box
for more than two minutes without a
letup for he had bellows TO mend both
in public and in private. He did not
/ like to admit that he was weak in This
respect. but try as he might be could
not conceal the fact from experienced
observers who saw him In action!
when Jeffrias came back from Carls-
bad last fall he was comparatively
light. He said he weighed $50. which.
II true. meant he had taken or thirty
pounds But as soon as he resumed
his boxing and athletic stunts on the
vaudeville circuits he found that he
was still touched" in the wind Yet
he was not greatly worried over this
defect, for he expressed great conf
dence in his ability to get back to his
former wonderful lung power as soon
as he INDUCED in outdoor exercise in
the mountains Of California. He has
been at this task for three months and
says he has been entirely successful.
Can jeff Come Back7
But has he: The fight alone will
answer that question. No doubt Jeff
has worked hard. and many experts
/ have pronounced him ct TO fight the
battle Of his career While this sounds
very good ana has caused his admirers
to make him a favorite over Johnson
In the betting. still it does not mean
sure victory forthe ex-boilermaker. II
will be six years this coming August
since Jeff engaged in a real ring battle.
and during the FIVE years layoff the
big fellow had very easy time Of IT,.
He has been hard at work for year
trying to recover what be has lost dur
ing the hve years rest. Every one
knows that the wheels OF nature We're
not made to turn backward, and the
man who breaks the laws Of nature
must pay the penalty
Reports from the experts at the
training camp tell ana the pictuSfs
show that there has been wonderful
change in Jen's appearance within the
last three months at Rowardennan. He
has lost his paunch. is down to light
ing weight and is as brown as the sun
could make him Still! that will nos
make him win
Old Vitality Will Be Missing.
when he tackles johnson. Jeffries
will find that the old vitality which is
absolutely necessary for any kind Of
battle will be missing. In other words,
it IS impossible for JEFF TO return 70
the shape he was in when he won the
championship. Did you ever stop 70
think what coming back" means
No? Well. it is like trying to regain
youth. Pugilism has yet to see the
first man come back
viii JET. however. prove an excep.
ton? Hardly. 1t makes no difference
whether one leads the swift. merry
pace or takes life easy for n long time
Either method takes away strength
vitality and agility needed for a bard
battle. Jeif Is in his thirty-sixth year
and. as every one who is familiar with
athletics knows. it is impossible fol
any athlete at the age Of thirty-iiye
after Eve year layoff. to get within
70 per cent Of his form at twenty-five
years of age For any well posted
man to claim that JEFF is physically a'
fit today as he was ten years ago j.
absurd rubbish. In other words. JET
fries has passed the zenith Of his ca
reer
Reverting to Johnson. the negro wa'
carving excess baggage when b
started training for the coming mill
hnt getting into first class condition
was not hard task for him. ns b.
had been very active during the year
that len was passing away in ease
And another thing is that the negro j
at The height Of his powers. He ha
been lighting steadily ever since h
became a pugilist. lie may be big
: liver, but he has never been very ia
! out of condition. johnson will be th
greatest fighter Jeffries ever faced. Il
has everything that pugiIist needs
the wallop, cieverness. stamina, speet
strength--and is one OF the best rim
generals the game ever produced.
johnson a crackeriseIS.
, Don't let any one stun You up wit
the talk that Johnson climbed to th
, front at the expense of little mel
The little men he beat are All prett
shifty fighters. There Is Langforl
Sammy could whip Tom Sharke
E, when the latter was at his best, an
/. you know that Thomas Went twent.
FIVE rounds with Ieffries and gave II
! big fellow all be could attend to.
! johnson Is a better man than Pets