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seemed 10 get on JeH . hciNcS. as
serted JEFF after an argument with I
went over 10 Jack -ohnson's side Je
fude. They had been ivelong friends.
him on the road to success. and II al
learned that Delaney was going to
when he should have teen training o
Jeffries, when his thoughts should have
been on other matters. would turn to
me and remark Jim. I can't Under
stand 1t. Why should Delaney turn on
me like this?" l tried to console him
and turn his mind to other channels,
but Jeff was stubborn. not only in this
way, but In many others.
For instance, when the pair signed
articles l begged the big boilermaker
not to sign to hit on the breakaWay.
But Jeff would not listen to me.
In a way it was the sam herofsm
which marked that gallant feat OF the
American crew of the Merrimac led by
Richmond Pearson Hobson, then an en-
sign. when he bottled ups Cervera's
feet in Santiago bay.
Most of my readers, / suppose, VIII
remember how II was suggested that
the Merrimac be sacrificed and blown
up at the neck of the harbor In order
to bottle up the Spanish fleet. It was
suggested that the Merrimac should
sail under Spanish colors In oraer 10
deceive the enemy. but Hobson said,
NO: If we are to die il will be under
the Stars and Stripes" How success
full he was is a matter of history.
] draw this line of comparison to
show that 1t was pretty much the sam
spirit which ac.uated Jeffries in refus-
ing to do as | suggested. He knew
that lighting in the clinches md at
close quarters was his enemys
strong hold, yet he preferred to go dow
i'll a real cha npi.n. irving no quar-
ter and asking none.
He had been a real champions thor
oughbred-and if e were to die he
true colors He had never before asked
for any such concession. as he called 1t,
and he never would.
Jen Worries in Training.
When Jeffries went into training he
began to thinl, over thee matters.
however, and they weighed on his
mind heavily. There was that ever
recurring thought: 1.-The whole world
is watching me. What a ~disappoint-
ment it will be If ] fail to uphold the
honor Of the white race" | tried TO
talk him out of that mood. and used
SIS an argument that the public had
forced him into the fight; had dragged
him out of his retirement, n 1t was
up to the public to do the worrying,
but Jeff ould not see IL that way and
orooded yer his chances.
Then too, he would not listen to his
advisers. I wanted him to box more
than he did. but he would not listen to
anyone Abou two weeks before the
fight he began to realize that 1 had
been right-that he should have boxed
more. and hat made him feel wor
than ever. He simply could not take
his mind o- that big fight. and the day
before the fight his brooding became
more apparent han ever. We sat
down to play a care game, and he
made ridiculous mistakes. We pre-
tended not to notice them. Jeffries
worried too much. When the time
came to go to the arena | was with
JEFF.
Through some mistake we started
down the wrong aisle and mad to go
back. Jeff had been following me. a
dull. meaningless expression in his
eyes. The incident. due to somebody's
carelessness. seemed to get him going
worse thar ever. When he was In
troduced he stood In the middle of the
ring with his mouth open gaping
around like one In a dream. his legs
wide apart and presenting q pitiable
sight.
Jeffries was beaten. but I still main
tain that = hnson is far from being a
real all-around champion. Time and
again he hit Jeff on the jaw with every
ounce Of his 200 pounds behind those
blows. and still he could not knock
r1ee~t1, ont AT0hueo~ -,o,.fz t..,o A1a-
a cinch for Jeffries in his prime, but I
viii not discuss the present champion
today. I win give my opinion OF the
present heavyweight champion of the
world In tomorrow's article.