Show r rALL ALL IMPORTANT SPORTS FROM EVERYWHERE JEFfRIES ADMIRES h m. m m m m m m THE SIMPLE LifE UFE Retired Champion Not Anxious Wrest Honors From j Johnson b HAS PLENTY OF MONEY MONE I i T Cannot Leave His Happy Horn HomE r to Strike a a Cruel Blow BY nr JAMES J. j. j JEFFRIES and Undefeated Undefeated Champion lon ot the tho World orld Just n a few tew words In connection with wit with the tho uproar that has lias been raised in connection con con- with thu tho demands that I ro ro- ro turn to the ring and attempt to ro roI ro- ro I f take the title that Tommy Burns yield ed cd to Jack Johnson tho negro heavy henvy- weight To be begin ln with I do tie not intend to fight again mark again mark this as 1 final I have hav burned burnel man many dollars In telegraph raph tolls toll during tho the past week or so so telling in all parts or of the country that tha J I did not Intend to re enter tho ring 1 I have haY also printed printed- statements in tho the newspapers to this effect but bUl thA pub pub- lie seems Inclined to doubt m my sin eln It Jt seems as ns if It er c every man Is saying n Quit your our Joking Jeff when Jolt when are you ou going to whip this negro and regain reg-aln the title 1 They rhe seem scorn to take It for tor granted that all I have havo to do is to got m my hair haircut cut Jump tho the ropo rope for tor about two to weeks 1 put on a f pair of ot boxing es gloves and go In and maul tho the life out o or 01 Johnson The They never stop to think that I have o boon out of ot tho the game garno for tor over four years ears during which time a gymnasium has bas had the tho least of ot m mj my atten attention I repeat that I am sincoro when J I Isay say that I will never no light fight again If It Ifa Ifa I Ia a promoter ero to offer me OOOO OOOO for tor m my end win lose lone or draw I would I sa say no I I. I win will now tell ten the public wh why 1 I am determined to stay out of oC the tho ring and give a tI few facts In connection connection connection tion therewith I have enjoyed my ring career and ana It Is la finished I am now enjoying a atlUe title that no boxer over held before beCore and probably never or will hold after artor me I I have m my home m my wife nUe my business m my health and m my friends I am not rich but I havo have all aU tho the money I need and will wUl never nover want for tor any anything thin Ita It If Ifa 3 a disaster was to hit mo and I was as asto to be off feet swept lU my without a penny penn In the world worM then I might tr try to retrieve myself and m my position by lighting again As It Is I will go on as ae I am enjoying m my ray home homo m my friends and nd m my every day life Wh Why If It It was wan more money I was after I would not have havo to fiK light ht for Cor It ft I have reJected re reJected rejected re- re a fortune In Iti theatrical ott offers rs during tho the past year carTo car To sum up tho the situation I am lm a contented contented contented con con- tented man man and wh wIly why should I reopen uny ring ring- career and upset m my business and home horns lila Ufa for tho the sake of a few rew dollars that I do llo not need neNI Another thing I do not believe that tho great groat American public wants to see ECO men come como out ut of retirement I believe that they would rather point to me as I am am- am the thc retired and undefeated champion The hundreds of telegrams that I J have o IH been n recel receiving aro are mostly from rom newspaper news news- paper men who are looking for fOl a good stor story and from others who would 7 o benefited If It I should consent to light again night t hero I want to correct a wrong WronG Impression I did not give gl tho tRio j Ja Jack k Root noot Marvin lar Hart or an anybody bod else When I retired I took toole tho the title with me and tho the fact tact that the these o fellows fel teJ- lows os claimed that I gave crave them the title to fight for Cor was press agent work pure Jure and arid simple Now a n word to the well meaning people who believe belle that I could go goback goback o oba ba back k In the tho ring rin next week weel and whip hip Jack Johnson 1 I nm am not the Jim Jeffries Jeffries Jef Jet I fries of ot four tour years ago alO I have o spent these four tour years of or m my lifo life In promoting pro pro- i meting my business affairs Since I have lavo e been In tho the cafe business I have havo pla played ed tho the part of or a n good fellow v. I havo have drank In moderation I have I smoked every da day and amI I nave have kept I late hours My 1 place of ot business closes at 1 o'clock In the morning and man many times limes 1 I am tho the last lat person p-erson to leave o ea the establishment At tho the ver very least I would require s1 six months probably a year car to get Into any kind of ot condition and It isa Is Isa a a. question whether I would t bo be In anything like 1110 the condition that I was waa when I quit the ring Suppose that after a year car of ot training I should reenter reenter reenter re- re enter tho the ring and that Johnson Johnon should beat me roe Then tho the public and myself would be In even evon a worse predicament rho people who are urging me mo now togo to toKO KO go In and fight would bo be the first to condemn mo me for ever having considered considered consid consid- I f ered red a n proposition to fight again On the tho other hand band should I whip Johnson which In all nIl probability I would I would bo be In no better belter position post post- tion than I am now no with tho exception exception tion of having hn a few tow thousand dollars more added to m my bank account II I every heavyweight in my slay day and tho majority of ot them I beat for tor good measure I have retired re retired re- re tired In eor every sense of or the word and 1 want to enjoy that retirement I 1 havo have gone farther In this article than ever before e because use I want to show ho the public Just exactly where I stand Bland I have o everything e that I want I repeat that I am nm a contented man and I want to bo be left lett alono to enjoy lilY uny retirement I suppose that in ton years ears from tram now they will still RUll talk of C drag dragging me mo out to tight fight tho the champion cham cham- pion whoever he happens to be |