Show JEFFRIES ON I I IUIS HIS UIS WAY EAST I STANDARD REPORTER TALKS TO HIM IN HIS CAR I Big Fellow Refuses Refuses to t State Whether He will Fight Jack J lok Johnson for the Championship I 1 James J Jeffries retired champion heavyweight hea of the world rolled into union station yesterday aboard the tho 1 I Los Angeles A geles Limited en cu route to Now Ne York Ho He was accompanied by b Mrs Jeffries and big Sam Berger I the latter latler acting as span sparring Ing partner private secretary publicity agent and amI I reception committee extraordinary to I the big champ Jeffries was laB closely guarded In his hie state slate room but his vigilant wife letdown let lot down clowD the time bars halS long enough to allow a representative of oC the Standard to view 10 for or a moment the features of her royal spouse e Anything doing Jeff Not ot a tiling thing believe me sleepily responded the prospective opponent of or LIT the black who is now I defying white Sams out there thero somewhere and hell spin a yarn arn I or cr two for you ou Im going east to take on this vaudeville engagement which I IwI will wI last twenty weeks Beyond Be ond that I I positively have hao nothing to say sa Glad to see you ou Thank you Oil and King Tell Jeff turned turn cd on his couch cou h to lO Inspect tho repast that had hall Just arrived from rom the dining car ahead Outside the Jovial Sam echoed tho the statement of his employer Outside tho the Jovial Berger Derger echoed the tho statement of his hie hi employer saying that he also was unprepared to make i any statement regarding the possibility pl I ty tv of n a fight between Jeffries and Jack JackI Johnson I Jeff has ha Just closed elo cd a six Ix weeks vaudeville engagement on the coast said sahl Berger and he lie hus bus now accept accepted ed cd a 2500 2600 per week engagement with I the Morris circuit In 10 tho the cast east Jeff Jett l works about of an hour after each evenings performance which is putting nutting his In ht pretty prett good condition con He took oft off 20 26 pounds In Inless Inless inless less than six weeks most of It coming from the th vicinity of his equator The Idea that Jeff JerI Is all out of oC con dillon Is 16 a wrong one Of O course while he managed the big saloon In Los Angeles and anti people saw him hint da lIar day after afler day dar about tho the place perhaps tak lak taking lakIng taking ing a n drink now and amid thou then and all the while growing In weight the common Impression prevailed that ho was go goIng goIn lug Ing In back They did not know nor take tako Into consideration that fow few weeks Jeff struck off oft Into Inlo the tho hills lulls or mountains on a hunt of a week reek or ten days das where ho walked and climbed In the fresh mountain air and Incidentally Inci Incidentally dentally kept kepl down his weight to a considerable extent Jeff used to hit the cigarettes pretty strong but he has cut that entirely out and I dont believe bellevo ho he has smoked one in six I weeks weeke This engagement on tho the Morris vaudeville circuit moans to Jet Jef Jeffries J er fries files and until that is closed and he has had time to determine his conch condi condition lion tion and wether or not nat It would be practical for him to lo take tako on Johnson you ma mn mar depend I pend upon It that ho he will have hae nothing to lo say not even to me Our act has hns not been determined upon as ItS yet but I expect ex poet It will bo be In tho the nature or of if a dress suit stilt sketch and then strip for a couple of or rounds of or sparring We will wI open In New Ne York shortly rhoU after aHel our arrival there Just tell leI the people to wait walt until Jeff finds out for himself whether lie be wants to fight Johnson or not and he will give ghe it to them straight as he always has one Jeffries looked In perfect condition as far os his features were concerned his eyes oyes o es bright color good and much of the fat gone from off his heavy hea jaws and neck neele It was apparent that he had been beon doing considerable con train trainIng I Ing After taking off oft 20 G pounds as ag above stated Jeffries still tips tho the beam at but as ns he has fought In InI condition at 22 the present weight is I not a serious handicap for him hint to lo face I |