The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-26
Jim BACIGALUP0
TALKS Oh FIGHT
1t Must Be Short. if Jeffries Is to
Win Back Heavyweight Cham
pionship Of the World.
HAN D.IcA5PP! BY NOSE
Bob Fitzsimmons Crushed That
Organ and 1t Has Never Been
Right Since.
1t Must Be shortsif Jeffries Is to
HAN 0. &c APP PED BY NOSE

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.Jnmes BaciEnlupo Is probably the
best posted man In Richmond in re-
gard to the prize ring and prize
lighters. md having followed both
johnson and Jeffrfes closely since they
begun their ring careers, his opinion
nv to their fight in Reno, on July 4, In
interesting.
although Jeffrics hrs my heartiest
best wishes in his battle with John
son on July A." said Mr. Bacigalupo.
to come out of that fight the winner
Is to finish 1t up quick. His outside
condition looks almost perfect, his
muscles are hard. he has lost all OF the
hog fat. and his heart action appears
to be all right. but will the inside
organs that have rested fer five years
and been subjected to rather severe
strains, last through lorg battle
with Johnson, who is in the prime Of
life?
the first rounds of that battle there
won't be any later rounds. Ii Jeffries
gets the chance to hand the Big
Smoke a few of those crushing wallops
of fame. the Big Smoke won't be in
the business. No man on earth can
fight Jim Jeffries close and push the
fight, at least no man that know
Long Fight Helps Johnson.
'If, however, Johnson stalls and
makes Jeffries chase him about the
ring. the advantage will be with the
negro, He is younger and In such
condition that he can jump into the
he can on July A.. He is built like
Bob Fitzsimmons. with all his fight
ing weight above the waist line, and
he has the most tremendous shoulders
and arms that you ever saw
"Jeffries has one handicap. that
n
by the sporting writers, that Johnson
is peculiarly fitted to make a real
handicap. and that is his nose. That
nose WAS smashed to a pulp by Bob
Frisco, and mas never been right since.
Last fall. while the fight articles were
being negotiated. Jcffries had an
operation performed on his nose to
clear his breathing. The operation
was not really successful, and today
with 1t.
"And one that has ever seen John
son perform. knows that he has the
greatest collection of jabs ever been
3uppercut known. That uppercut has
paved the way for almost every win,
and he uses 1t well-nigh perfectly.
Both the uppercut and the labs are
going to be turned loose on Jeffries's
nose. and the nose has got to go in.
With his nose stopped Jcffries is going
( to have a hard time breathing
"Jeffries made a great mistake In
his collection of punching bags. He
has Jim Corbett. Joe Choynski, BOZ
Armstrong and Farmer Burns. every
one Of whom is a back number. He
should have surrounded himself with
young rough necks who would haye
pulled and hauled him about every daJ
for the past two months. Jeffries
hasn't got a real drubbings since he
began training.
Trrp-iiammers Punches.
with the disadvantage in Johnson's
favor. j effries is a great fighter and
III he can corner Johnson before lie
iweakens or ] ohnson nushes the
fighting, he will wi II, t Those trip ham
i 7, punch li Il % are awful, and all hs
go after j ohnson.s. sto mach. of course
That Is the real weakness of the
II was In Atlantic City once wher
johnson was there. and one of John
sons friends started blow at John.
sons stomach, SAYING. That's Your
weakness is it, said Johnson. anf
out he had landed six feet back
II am either wrong about the mat
ter or the fight experts think lit will
be a short fight because received
notice last week from Harry Corbett's
pool room IN Frisco that the odds
were 10 TO on Jeffrles. Mn opinion
however, and 1t viii take until the
evening of July 4 to unconvince. mo
la that Jeffries will win IL the figh
is short. and IL 1T Is not short John,
son will have q mighty good chance
to keep the championship of the
world Iii