The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-31
NAUGHTON'S VIEW
OF JIM JEFFRIES
(By w W. Nauehton y

| san francisco. May 2t.-The big
fight is barely six weeks away, and IL
might be as we'll TO engage In little
stock-taking.
One Of the questions most frequent
" asked is: How has Jim JeffrIes
come along In his training" The ans
wer. | take IT. should be. Very well,
indeed"
Jim mas thrown his whole heart and
soul into his work and has proved
good many things. First of all. he
proved that he was able 10 reach
fighting proportions without incurriae
any OF the ills prophesied If he at
tempted such "A wholesale reduction
OF flesh after years OF inactivity.
In tho next place. he has proved
that he retains his old-timc strength
and endurance and that his wind has
no flaws in It.
You have only TO look at Jeffries.
of course, TO know that he is down to
his fighting notch In weight. AS FOR
his endurance. the tales brought back
to camp by those who have tried 10
keep stride with him over miles and
miles OF mountain trail are convinc-
Ing testimony The endurance dis
played by Jefftes In trudging, sprint
ing and running would be In evidence
of course. II the strain was of a differ
cDt character. for 1t Is his muscle,
lung power and faultless heart action
that enables him to perform prodIGicS
OF outdoor work and these same
qualities would stand to him in other
tests of stamina.
For that matter JcffUies' gym
nasium exercises arc generally of a
grucllinG character, and the way he
winds up his daily grind proves that
ne is capable of sustained eXcrti1u
and that his breathing apparatus Is
in the best of shape.
As for Joffrics' strength It can only
be guessed at. but the way his spar
ring partners crumble when he rush
cs playfully. and uses his massive
shoulders as battcring ram. suGgests
that he is resistless from the stand.
point OF force as he was in past cam
paigns.
| guess that is about as far as any
ono can go for Big Jim at present.
He has endurance. strength and good
wind. Some may claim that he also
has speed but many man who has
been accredited with this attribute
has been made to appear as slow as
an Ice wagon when he stacked mp
against the man he went through all
his training for
Sam Berger. Jcffries' manager.
says that all Jeffries needs now Is
plenty OF fast work so as TO accustom
him to hitting. blocking and dodg-
ing with his old-tIme rapidity True,
Samuel, but there will be no way of
gauging whether Jeffries has regained
these faculties until he shapes up
with Johnson
Training camp standards and com
PARSONS are unreliable. A man can
extend himself 10 the limit out on the
road and show all that he is capable
OF in the line of exercise, but he must
of necessity be under wraps when
boxing with his partners. If he were
TO cut loose without reserve he would
find IT hard work. probably. TO keep
any help around him
Such thing as hiring human
punching bag who liz willing TO endure
all the discomforts and rlgors OF a
private tryout. or purseless prize
fight, for wages is talked of occas.
ionally when men are in training, but
is seldom put into execution. There.
fore. the best we get while watching
JefirIes In his daily spars is the sight
of human giant setting to In halt
ing way with men who palpably are
no match for him. For an idea as Ia
what extent Jim can ladle out really
swift and furnishing blows, we have
to draw on our Imagination.
This much can be said. however
There is nothing about Jeff's indoor
program which suggests that he is
not as active on his feet and with
his gloves as he was years ago There
Is nothing TO hint that he does not
retain his fighting abilities, that his
Judgment OF distance is impaired, OF
that he is not as quick Drained as he
| used to be I'm dealing with cmergen
cies. BY the same token, nothing
short OF the fight itself will prove
that he Is the Jeffrics OF old In this
| direction
That six ycars' layoff is always a
wet blanket To those who have en-
thuSed over Jeffs work and training
They may say they are positive he
is the same old Jim. but the POSSIBLE
ity that time may have slowed him up
| and affected his fighting talents I'm n
| more or less degree Will intrude It.
| self
In this connection one hears some
strange arguments and SMILES Dur
ing one discussion of this particular
| point heard man contend that five
| years of dlsUse operated to the detri-
ment OF innnimate objects. as we'll as
| human beings.
"A railroad man once told me that II
| q locomotive was left In the sheds for
| year It acted as crazy as bedbuG
| when taken ont and put to work
| again. said the fellow in question
also knew man who kept his
| yacht In the estuary FOR couple OF
| years. and he swore to me ho never
| could get ii TO sail straight after
| wards"
In conclusion. II the cIean-cut way
| JeIiries has rid himself of overweight
| and has sharponed his wind conveys
| any hint as so what more he may ac-
| romplish In the work of restoration,
| those who are picking him and back.
| ing him TO win have reason TO feel
| cheerful over the prospect ~ M
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