The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-26


because choynski landed on his ia,
the hardest blow he ever received, /
was a right handler, and had so muc
good will behind IL that Jenries nevc
forgot H.
That punch was one Of the thing
that made Jeffries call Choynski to hi
aid when he decided 10 return to TIL
ring TO fight Johnson.
During the next year Jeffries bcgai
to fnds out how, strong he really was
He Knocked out Joe Goddard, of Aus
traiia, a hardy fighter with many vic
tories to his credit followed that III
by knocking out old Peter Jackson Il
three rounds. and making Mexican
Pete Everett quit In less than three
A twenty-round draw with Tom Shar
key came in the same year, and thel
Jeffries went to New York, where h'
was matched to fight two men In one
evening. The first of these was Boil
Armstrong (colored). and JEFF dam
aged his hand against the big black
to such an extent that he could moi
meet steve o'ponnell, the other man
much to the delight of o'Donnell's
friends.
Meets, bob Fitzsimmons.
During this time Bob Fitzsimmons
was retaining the championship
against all corners. A match was
made between Jeff and Bob at Coney
Island 1899. 1t was looked upon as
joke. as the man had gathered
Jim Corbett's scalp in decisive style
was thought to be able to play with
the big green hand, Jeffries. Fitz-
simmons did play with hin,--for nine
rounds II there was any part OF
.Teff's head he did not hit at will, no.
body at the ringside could locate the
place. But in the tenth Fitz tired.
and in the eleventh, after going down
twice. She was unable TO get up third
time. and jim Jeffries was champion
of the world.
Five months later Jeffries met Tom
Sharkey again in twenty-five round
fight at Coney Island. Jeff. got de-
cision oyer the sailor, but he declares
that Sharkey is the gamest man who
ever entered the ring.
Fight With Corbctt.
Corbett, by this time, was eager to
get match with his former sparrinE
partner The fight was arranged, and
for twenty rounds Jeffries took ter
rife amount of punishment. He ut
terly failed to reach Corbett with his
gloves, although Corbett battered him
around so freely that the big fellow.
looked Iupllsl. JclL SeNOIldS lOlu nun
that he was an ex-champion beyond
doubt unless he did something and
JEFF. went out to do In the next round.
He tore after Corbett Winding the
storm of blows that met him no more
than he would mind so many rain
drops His left reached Corbett's
mid section In the twenty third round
and a moment later his right ended
the fight with short-arm jolt to the
jaw.
Jen's next fight of any Importance
was his old opponent, Ruhlin. After
five rounds Rubin quit. Jeff. had
learned too much for Rubin between
their meetings.
Probably the greatest amount of
punishment jeff. ever took-and he
took lot of 1t first and last-was in
his second fight with F'itzsimmons.
The fight took place in 1902. and Fitz
threw all his eleverness and strength
into the first three rounds. Jeff's face
was badly cut by his blows. and while
Fitz was fresh, the champion looked
like a novice beside him. But he
could not keep II up, and he could not
seem to worry jeff to any extent. In
the eighth Jeff's right caught the old
champion in the stomach, his left wen,
to the jaw and Fitzsimmons was
p
Last Important Fight.
The second fight with Jim Corbet
was Jeff's last important fight. I,
that fight jeff showed that he had a
last learned the boxing game. II
outfought Corbett, the admitted mas
ter OF glove work and foot work, a
every point of the game, and in tn
eleventh Corbett Went down for III
count. This was Corb ett's last an
pearance in the ring.
Just prior to his retirement lief
fought four-round draw with Jaci
Munroe at Butte. 1t was stay four
rounds offer, and Munroe stayed b,
clinging to Jeff all the time. Munro,
after the fight claimed he had knock et
jeff down. AS matter of fact the hi,
man slipped and fell but Munroe boast.
ed OF his alleged triumph until Jeff.
anger was aroused and another figh
arranged. They met in San Francisco
and Munroe went down and out in the
second round.
In his preparation for his fight wifi
johnson Jeffries has done the hardest
training work he was ever known &c
undergo, His methods have been ne
culiarly his o%n as a rule. He went ir
Tor bear shooting, fishing. mountain
climbing and the like, and his trainer:
Aau ilttie 10 say about what he did.
Preparing for johnson.
In preparing for Johnson, however
the retired champion has left no par1
OF his training go uncaredSfor. He
would not agree to the match unit
assured by try-out work and the opi.,.
tons Of physicians that he was physi.
cally. able to get into good condition
once assured of that, he took up hi:
quarters in the Santa Cruz Mountains
sixty miles south of San francisco, a nj
drilled as he never drilled before Ii
his camp, Jim Corbet, volunteer aid
reigned supreme. Jeff believed lin
was wise man on matters connecte,
with the care of the body, and h
needed the former champions words
Joe Choynski was there also ana 30
Armstrong. All three of them wer
victims of Jeff's handiworl in time
past, but they worked hard to prepar
him for his last great battle. Anon.
Choynski's unrecorded battles is tn
defeat by a knockout of Jack johnson
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