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Show JEFFRIES RECALLS FOURTH OF JULY Chicago, July 5 James J Jeffries, who passed the heavyweight championship cham-pionship oyer to Jack Johnson a year ago yesterday, attended the Cub-Cin clnnatl game at the "Yest Side grounds "Yes, things were happening to me nt a great rate about this time a year ago." reflected Jeffrios, when asked by a delegation of local followers if he still possessed a keen memory "But I am through as aflyhter From now on I will be a business man. "I'm mighty sorry to hear of the recent injuries Frank Chance has sustained, sus-tained, and the fact that ho Insists upon sticking to the game in his present pres-ent condition simply goes to show the type of man ho Is "In tho parlance of the boxing world Chance is a game fellow and he deserves de-serves to have his ambition realized that of bringing home another pennant for Chicago." |