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Show ft f FRIES HELD HIS HUE TK LONGEST AN PRANCISCO. Cel.. Teh. To James J Jeffries must be accorded the distinction uf holding t lie heavy weight championship of the worid longer than any other man l or lever vears. from j ihe time that hi-; defeated Bob Kltsaim- j mona In 1S9 ' until he In lutn was defeated j at Bene Ne . in that world famous fight, ; July 4. 1910, he was the Otis holder Theie ta no rule in the code goernlng' beaiaej whereby a crown can be lost j through default A champion osnnot now j bs compelled to defend his laurels. There- fore, and although Jeffries retired from the ring snd awarded ths champtonshlp to Marvin Hart, be was ettll vlrtualtv the champion until Tex Rickard. the referee, stopped the fight In the fifteenth round ana awarded the title to Jack Johnson. JeJTrles Is still In his prima. At the age ; of 37 he hss amassed a fortune that la aV estimated in nix ilgurea. So far aa IS Ph known, he owns property, both personal and real, valued at about 110.0W. Alnce hla defeat Jeffries hea retired to private life as much as Its poeslble. and Seya that he has forgotten the ptixe ring. Hla one pleasure Is to bunt Finding himaelf In the wilds of the mountains with a gun or on the edge of a trout atresm with a line Is hla greatest Joy-He Joy-He caree nought for the tribulations of boalpesa In hla fe money bas sought him more than he has sought money although hs can drive aa shrewd a bar gain as anybody Vast stretehea of alfalfa lands are one of his princtpsl eourcee of revenue. He owns real estate 1n Los Angeles and. together with hie brother Jack, conducts one of the most proparoue cafes the other side of the Rockv mountains-or rather Brother la k conducts the business, hut Brother Jama (-.hares the profits. Jeffries, too. acquired no meager bank arcount as an actor. At various tlmea be has appeared before the public In this role, hut never more successfullv financially than after he had agreed to re-enter the ring after five years' retirement retire-ment and had been matched to fight Ton neon |