The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-28
THE TIMES D1sPATc1 RICHMOND FRIDAY JANUARY 2s 1910
TO BEGIN
OUTDOOR TRAINING
Will First Attempt to Get Wind
in First-class Con-
dition.

New York. January 27.-several
friends Of james j. Jcffries received
word from him yesterday that he
would arrive in LOS Angeles on Feb
ruary 16, and would then begin a
long hunting trip. Tho boilcrmaker's
present tour with an athletic combi-
nation will end by that time, and the
big pugilist Will then have more than
four months to spend before the day
rolls around for his battle with John
son. Jeffries has made nearly 100000
clear out OF his present engagement,
which was planned last November by
a Chicago man, while his profits last
year from his vaudeville exhibitions
were nearly as much. Having clean
ed up close to 100000 therefore. by
means OF public exhibitions, which
have been literally patronized on the
strength OF the match with the negro
.pugilist, Jeffries Is telling his closest
friends that he will never have to
worry over financial matters again.
Big Jim's greatest concern, though,
Is the problem which now actually
confronts him. AS soon as he reaches
his Los Angeles home he intends to
find out definitely just what nature
mas lett MIN III lhe way VI Ply 'iHHS'
SO that he can determine as nearly as
possible how long and how strenu-
ously he must train to fit himself for
the fight. Jefries. 1t is conceded. Is
more anxious about his wind than his
physical strength. That his bellows
have not yet shown signs of their
former capacity Is a we'll known fact
JefYries's friends say that he realizes
the fight with Johnson will be long
drawn-out affair, due to the negro
defensive tactics, and that he knows
his lung power must be strong enough
to enable him to go a route
In order to test his wind Jeffries
will adopt various methods. Road runs
are often convincing. but hill-climbins
is even better. The big fellow says ne
intends to go into the mountains
tramping on foot all the way. and VIII
climb many hundreds of feet every day
for nearly a month. He VIII also TAKE
sharp runs at varying speed on ute
roads and over the rough country. with
fast horse setting the pace, and will
| not attempt to box or wrestle until
he has his breathing apparatus in per
| <ect order. Once able to stand the
work without exhaustion Jeffries de-
clares he will begin to skip the rope
and will run the number of skips Ut
to 500 and 500 a day. He will use
gymnasium apparatus, to certain de-
gree and will play many games OF
| handbali. which improves the foot
work and quickens the eye. Jeff be
| lievcs in wrestling and roughing lot
and thinks that fast boxing shoult
come last in the list of training stunts
Jeffs weight will be an importan
point to be considered. In spite of re
ports to the contrary. he weighs more
than 240 pounds at the present time
BY the time he is ready TO fight hi
friends say he intends to scale at no
more than 225 and may reduce to 22o
4 But he intends to keep from being to-
i fine, because he must have surplu
i of weight to work off during the bat
i tie Jeffries does not believe that h
can take off more than twenty-five
pounds at the most. no matter HOY
hard he may work during the mex
Il five months, and is confident he will b
as strong as ever when the finishing
touches have been put on.