East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-11
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er has not been accustomed to such
things and resented the treatment as
a violation OF his citizenship rights
As for the justice Of his complaint.
that is not TO be decided here. He
has one version and the police ar
ether of the affair and both prob
ably have too little respect for the
other
In the course Of his interview
dJoinyille related interesting bits
from his varied career He is now
40 years old, and has been following
the ring game off and on since March
II, 1904. When not fighting he has
helped train and manage some Of
the leading pugilists, such lighters as
Dick Hyland, Young Corba.t, Battling
Nelson, Jabez White of England. VIII
lie Richie, While Beeche-, George
Chip, Wild Cat Ferns and Jess Will
lard. In fact he claims 10 have been
one of the first to discover the Kar-
sas farmer who so recently wrested
the heavyweight crown from Ethiou-
ian Jack Johnson. He was in o.
lahoma at the time, helping publish
newspaper, he states, and was at
tracted by the possibilities in the
young Kansan giant. He helped de-
velop him into a creditable fighter.
he says and the blows he received
from the great fists of Willard helped
to deprive him of his speech and
hearing. An abscess formed and.
when II was cured, he could neither
hear nor talk.
Far from quitting the game, how
ever, he kept on fighting and train
ing other fighters. In fact he saws
some of his best fights have been
since his great misfortune, Asked
how he knows when a round is end
ed, he declared the referee always
taps him on the shoulder or else his
opponent indicates to him that the
gong has sounded by backing away.
He is not through vet either he
says, or rather writes. His rheumo-
tism he thinks is only Il temporary
ailment and he plans to 30 on with
the game to the end, AS late as Feb.
Is of this year he fought a 15-rour.d
draw at Trail, b. c., with Dick Mar
shall, the 175 pound champion Of
Canada. He would be up at WestoG
now helping old Barney Mullin, he
says, but for his condition, for he
has helped get Barney ready for the
fray before
He started fighting in 1904 at 12S
pounds. His first battle was with
Jack Eby, 14S pounds, in Angels
Camp. Cal, Mar. II. of that year and
scored a knockout in five rounds
Since then he has had Sc fights wor-
thy Of the name and has never known
he sensation of being knocked out.
As Young Jefferies" he was cred
ted with being the southern middle
weight champion for a number Of
-ears.
In 1905 at 1876 pounds he twica
defeated Frank Ely who six years lat
n gave Bud Anderson a hard battle.
In the same year he knocked out in
hree rounds Caspar Lampeer, the
Lightweight champion Of California.
he also had two battles, winning ana
oslng one, with Frank Mcconnell who
,nce fought % rounds with Mysteri-
,us Billy Smith for the worlds title,
IN 1906 he fought four rounds with
indian Joe who six months before IT
Ballard, Wash, stayed the limit with
Tommy Burns, then heavyweight
,hamp.
In 1905 his principal fight was
With Jack Daughtrey, middleweiglt
champion of the Pacific cast and he
disposed Of him in one round. In
1911 he met Tommy West who once
,eat Joe wolcott. the welter champ,
Ie knocked out West in three
ounds In the same year he boxe
hree rounds with Jim Flynn .and
itaycd although Flynn had promised
O knock him out Harry Baker, who
,eat Leo Houck in 1912, lost by the
<. o. route TO Young Jeffries "a
.911. He won from Billy Mccoy the
anne year the same Mccoy who Won
/ title from George Chip in one
-ound a year later He fought
lraw with Tom Abbott and won from