The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-15
JOHNSON is
POWER Ill
So is Jeffries and Both
Are Eager for the
Big Contest

Ben Lomond. Cal. June 15.-When
Dick Adams returned 10 Ben Lomond
yesterday and casually mentioned
that he had looked Jack Johnson ov-
er. Jeiiries pricked up his ears.
Does he seem TO be In good condi-
tion?" asked the retired champion.
The question surprised all listeners
for 1t is the first time Jeffries has
openly eyinced the slightest interest
In the form of the man he is to do
battle with July 4.
"Yes. | was surprised, JIM" Adams
told him, TO find Johnson In such
good shape These stories about his
being fat and under-trained are all
wrong. according to my judgment.
Johnson is big and powerful and will
be In first class condition"
If this information disconnected the
big fellow he did not show it. But
his eyes narrowed, as II he were
weighing the news and It's signifi-
canoe.
"All right: I'm glad to hear IL"
With that laoonio remark he turned
away, dismissing the subject.
Word is being passed along hero
that Tom Flanagan, Johnson's new
manager, is coming to Ben Lomond
soon 10 see JefIries work The re-
port has IL that Flanagan's visit will
be ostensibly In the interest Of sew
eral Canadian papers he represents.
but really that he will be acting as
n scout for Johnson In order TO Sc
cure first hand slze-up OF the boiler
maker for the negro champion, Ac-
cording to Dick Adams, Johnson's
followers were inclined to think that
he was scouting for Jeffries in visit
ing the negro's camp to see him hox.
Jenries, on coming in from his road
Jaunt yesterday. looked as clipper
as a robin In q blackberry bush.
Il wish" he said, that the fight
was next Friday instead of July A.
Again be declared that he is In the
very pink OF condition and reiterated
his statement OF few days ago that,
il he is beaten In the coming fight.
he will have no excuse to offer
This opinion appears to be shared
by the camp gentry and all who have
seen Jeifries In the last few days.
Walter Monahan. former sparring
partner of the big fighter. who has
been watching Jenrles' steady I'M
provement, declares that Jeffries is
as fiji for this fight as any that he
ever engaged In. Moreover, he gives
II as his belief that Jefrries has come
to be faster boxer and that his skill
with the gloves has increased Mona
han, who has seen much Of the big
fellow since his retirement from the
ring, discredits talk 10 the effect that
Jeffries. did not take good care of
himself during the interim.
"A good many people" he says,
thought that Jeffries idled away his
time after leaving the ring. They
Will be Influenced to bet on Johnson
because of that belief. but they are
sadly mistaken Jeffries spent most
of his time on his ranch, working
hard He built a fence around the
place and dug couple of wells. When
he was on the ranch he was out OF
doors all the time, and when he was
not working he was hunting in the
mountains or fishing. I'll bet he has
taken far better care of himself than
the average man"
Jeffrics no longer flinches under
the manipulation OF the masseurs.
His skin has toughenod so that it is
no longer necessary to handle him
with care. and, instead OF dreading
the rubbing process as he did in the
early days of his training. Jetries
seems to enjoy It,
Jim Corbett showed some vexation
over the fact that Jenrics refused
TO box yesterday. but he Is beginning
TO learn that Jeffries Is the arbiter
of his own training regime and will
work only when he thinks he needs
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