The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-05
jim JEFFR|ES IN
PRIME CONDITION
Big Fighter Works and Plays
With High Spirits
HE NEVER FELT BETTER
Jeffries VIII Appear in Public One
More Time Before the Fight at
Santa CRUZ In n Seaside
Carnival
HE NEVER FELT BETTER

| Ben Lomond Cal June 4.-(Special)
With two months of active training
behind him and exactly one month of
| training in store before the time when
he shall step into the ring and do
battle against the Ethiopian champion
ship holder of the heavyweight belt.
big Jim Jeffries today passed through
what was probably the best day he
| has experienced in his preparation TO-
the great ring contest. Every actioH
and word of the big fighter indicated
his spirits were at top notch and his
| physical powers in the best possible
condition.
| The way jeff worked, and played.
and laughed and joked. and chatted
| today called forth comments from all
about the camp upon his rare good
humor and physical prosperity
| When the big fellow had wound up
| his days work and came forth fresh
and invigorated from his bath and rub
down he sat on a pile of lumber out
| side his gym and talked with happy
enthusiasm to his friends.
| IF that fight were coming off right
now" said Jim, II feel as though
could fight all day and not get tired.
| l have done lot of work this morn-
| ing and every bit of it was fun.
have done twice much and not have
| tired myself at ALL
Jims remarks called attention to the
| fact that the big fellow decidedly has
Off days and ION" days. About the
greatest worry which now besets the
men who are putting him in shape
| for the fight is the fear that the Fourth
of July might find Jeffries in one of his
off, days, but every precaution to
| prevent that will be made by giving
| him long rest before the great day.
| What will probably be Jeffries' last
| public appearance before the big fight
| was arranged for today by Fred Swan
| ton of Santa Cruz. June IS and 10
are to be big days in the seaside re-
| sort, a sort OF grand carnival and out
burst of gaiety and Swanton has Sc
cured a pledge from Jeff and Corbett
| to appear on Sunday afternoon, June 10,
| in sparring exhibition at the Casino
on Santa Cruz beach. AS secondary
attraction that will be of little less
| Importance. Frank Gotch and Farmer
Burns will appear in wrestling bouts
1t will be the first time Jeffries and
Corbett have appeared together in pub
| lie in many years.
| San Francisco, June 4.-(Special.)-.
| Following the hard day which Cham
pion johnson put in yesterday. finishing
| up last night with an exhibition in
Dreamland rink, he fels entitled to a
| rest today in order to prepare for the
strenuous work tomorrow. Johnson al
ways likes to please his Sunday specta-s
tors with some fast work and he hasa
| a new stunt for tomorrow.
Johnson, in order to show how hard
| his muscles are, allowed Marty Cut
| Ter last night to hammer his stomach
as hard as he could. He was asked
| today If he did not feel some i'll effect
| from this strenuous treatment.
| Not a bit of it," said he. IT am
| in such condition now that I could
easily take a beating that would put
any other man unconscious. I am go
| ing to win that fight Stories have
been published and have been passed
| from mouth to mouth saying that tho
compact had been formed to allow JEFF
| fries to beat me. That is a lie all
through"
| johnson says his one ambition in life
| is to own an automobile which can
| go 100 miles an hour and to drive 1t.
| He seems to think more of this ideal
than he does of winning the fight on
| Independence Day.
I'm not bothering about the fight"
] is the way he expresses It,