The San Francisco call., 1910-07-05
Experts Declare the Game and
Clever Negro Champion
Had Easy Victory
WIFE MOURNS OVER
HUSBANDS DEFEAT
Mrs. JefrieS Hopes Spouse Win
Retire TO Peace and Quiet
of Farm
MISERABLE EXHIBITION.
SAYS GEORGE HARTING
[SpeeiaI DntaIeh % The On

Especial Dispatch to The Call
RENO, July 4.-That Jeffrfes can not
fight he did six years ago il the gen
eraI opinion of those closest associated
with the game. He was outfOught, all
admit. The better man won.
None, save perhaps JeHries himself,
mourned over his defeat more than his
wife. But she found consolation In de-
feat-the public no longer has hold
on him.
Mrs. Jeffries and others gave their
views on the fight as follows:
MRS. JAMES j. JEFFRIES-WhiIe I
am sorry that my husband lost. at the
same time I am heartily glad that he
is through with fghting, and that he
now belongs to me. The public took
him away from me and he answered
the call Now he has served them and
they can not call upon him any more.
I was against him returning to the
ring, but the universal call for my
husband TO meet Johnson forced him
to meet the issue. I hope he gives up
the stage and we can go to our ranch
and live a quiet, peaceful life.
BY JAMES J. CORBETT-The old
time saying that man can not come
back was again demonstrated today.
Jefrries looked in good condition and
worked well in his training, but when
it came down to the real test he was
not there. / am ready to coneede that
Johnson is a great fighter and put up
a marvellous exhibition of defensive
work and fought great fight. He
never backed up and took many
chances. However. I am convinced
that Jeffries was far from the man he
was when he retired from the ring.
JEFF simply got exhausted and tired.
while Johnson retained his strength L
wanted him to box little more during
his training, and I believe it would
have helped him. If I had had my
say 1 would have had him have one or
two real tests before he entered the
ring. However, it is too late now and
there is no use of depriving the win
ner of any Of his honors-
BY TOM FLANAGAN-Natura it
was the crowd that pleased me most,
one. We have been given a square deal
right straight through and in my Opin-
ion every man that entered the arena
was a true hearted sport. Jack John
son certainly won his title fairly and
squareIy and showed every one just
what sort Of a fighter he is. I am
satisfied and happy. 1t was the great
r =.
any one will dispute that
BY SAM BERGER-After the third
round 1 was convinced that JEFF was
not himself The ginger which he dis
played in his other fights was missing
jeff was far from being the same man
he was half dozen years ago. He
did not seem 10 have anything today
His judge of distance was missing. and
while he knew what to do he was not
able to act as hts mind dictated "a
him. If he was himself he would have
torn Johnson to pieces. jeff did not
even have the strength which I thought
he had. 1 did not think ne could fight
so badly. Johnson fought good fight
but l know JEFF did not pot up the
battle which made him the wonder OF
the ring six years ago.
By GEORGE HARTING, Time Keeper
-Jeffries never had a chance from the
moment he entered the ring JohnsACN
put it all over him In every departmsrili lis
of the game. He merely toyed and fooled
with the white man. 1t Is hard to
imagine any fighter going back as far
as JEFF has gone back, but this goes to
proved beyond the question OF slightssr
5oubt that they can't come back. Johnson
proved to the world that he is not yel-
low. On the contrary he Is game and
aggressive may be mistaken. but I
think that the Johnson of today could
beat jeff the best day he ever saw.
feel sorry for Jeff. but I always did be-
lieve that he made the mistake of his
life when he consented to this fight. II
was a miserable exhibition, so far as a
real Queensberry exhibition is con-
eerned. Ii was too one sided. Jef-
fries could not do anything. even rougb
work in the clinches. for which he used
to be so famous
BY JOE CHOYNskI-Aftsr the third
round could see that Jeff wasn't him
self When Johnson pushed Jef's left
arm back l could see that he did NOT
possess the strength which he nos
sessed during his palmy davs.
thought that he would be able to tar
into Johnson and batter him at close
quarters. but on the other hand Ieer Ala
not show that great strength which
made him terror when he was char,-
Dion- Johnson was the cleverest of the
two. but i expected JEFF would h.sah1.
TO take punch and to give one. .1ee
was not himself today.