Bisbee daily review., 1910-07-03
By Associated Press

where he was matched TO fight two
men in one evening. The first OF
thes was Bob Armstrong (colored)
and jeff damaged his hand against
the big black to such an extent that
he could not meet Steve O'DonneIl,
the other man. much 20 the delight
of O'Donnell's friends.
During this time Bob Fitzsimmons
was retaining the championship
against all comers. A match was
made between Jeff and Bob at Coney
Island 1899. II was looked upon as
a joke. as the man who 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 him-for nine
rounds. If there was any part OF
Jeff's head he did not hit at will. no
| body at the ringside couid locate the
place. But in the tenth Fitz tired.
and in the eleventh. after going down
, twice he was unable TO get up, third
time and Jim Jeffries was champion
of the world.
Five months later Jeffries met Tom
Sharkey again in a twenty-five round
fight at Coney Island Jeff got a de-
cision over the sailor but he declares
tha Sharkey is the gamest man who
ever entered the ring.
Cor5ett by this time, was eager TO
get a match with his former spar.
ring partner. The fight was arranged
and for twenty rounds Jeffries took a
terrific amount of punishment. He ut
terly failed to reach Corbett with his
gloves although Corbet battered him
around so freely that the big fellow
looked foolish. Jeff's seconds told him
that he was the ex-champion beyond
doubt unless he did something and
jeff went out to do in the next
round. He tore after Corbett, mind.
ing the storm of blows that met him
no more than he would mind so many
raindrops His left reach Corbett's
mid-section in the twenty-third
round, and a moment later his right
ended the fight with a short-arm
jolt 70 the jaw.
Jeff's net fight of any importance
was with his old opponent Rubin.
After five rounds Rubin quit. jeff
had learned too much for Rubin be-
tween their meetings.
Probably the greatest amount of
punishment jeff ever took and he took
lot of i first and last-was in
his second fight with Fitzsimmons.
The fight took place in 1902 and Fitz
threw all his cleverness and strength
into the first three rounds. Jeffs face
was badly cut by his blows. and
while Fitz was fresh. the champion
looked like a novice beside him. Blu
{ he could not keep t. up and he could
not seem to worry Jeff to any extent
I In the eights Jeffs right caught tn
l old champion in the stomach, hi
left went to the Jaw, and Fitzsimmon
was classed among the has-beens 70
good.
The second fight with Jim Corbet
was Jeff's last important fight in
that fight Jeff showed that he had
at last learned the boxing game. II
outfought Corbett the admitted mas.
ter of glove work and foot work, at
every point of the game. and in the
eleventh Corbett went down or tn
count. This was Corbett's last ap-
pearance in the ring.
: Just prior to his retirement jeff
fought a four-round draw with Jack
Munroe at Butte. II was a stay-four-
rounds offer and Munroe stayed by
elinging to Jeff all the time Munroe.
after the fight. claimed he had
| knocked Jeff down As a matter of
fact the big man slipped and fell:
but Munroe boasted Of his alleged
triumph until Jeff's anger was
aroused and another fight arranged.
They met in San Francisco and Mum
roe went down and out in the second
round
in his preparation for his fight with
Johnson, Jeffries has done the hard
est training work he was ever known
to undergo. His methods have been
peculiarly his own as rule. He went
in for bear shooting. fishing. mount
ain climbing and the like and his
: trainers had little TO say about what
he did
In preparing for Johnson however,
the retired champion has left no part
OF his training go uncared for. He
would not agree to the match until
assured by tryout work and the opin-
ions Of physicians that he was ply
sically able to get into good condi-
!, ton. Once assured of that. he took
: Up his quarters in the Santa Cruz
[ mountains, sixty miles south of San
y Francisco and drilled as he never
e drilled before In his camp Jim Cor
, bett, volunteer aid, reigned supreme
: Jeff believed Jim was a wise man on
a matters connected with care of the
2 body. and he needed the former cham
pion's words. Joe Choynsh was
n there also. and Bob Armstrong. Al
l. three OF them we're victims of Jeffi
5 hsndiwork in times past, but the5
worked hard to prepare him for bis
= last great battle. Among Choynski'i
d unrecorded battles is the defeat via
a a knockout OF Jack Johnson. Il wa.
h during a three-round fight at Calves
n ton in 1892. Farmer Burns was an
: other of the training squad. He i
a a wrestler of considerable repute. ans
not a day of training passed bu
Jeffries engaged him in a struggiins
: hauling. helfting match
ri. Eight years ago when Johnson be
Is gan TO loom on the pugilistic horizon
e. he urged his managers to make ever.
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