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Show I They May Meet Before, the Big Contest Is Pulled Off San Francisco. June 1 Jack Johnson's John-son's day off from hard training ye?- terday was spent In drawlDg up a I written "come-lrack" to James J. Corbett Cor-bett s. fusilade regarding the negro champion's ring courage. Johnson appears ap-pears to bo uncommonly exercised over his long-distance word Jou3t w ith the former champion. "In reply to James J Corbett," his document begins, ' f wl.h to state that It Is not niy purpose enter Into any mud-clinging- combat with him. However, How-ever, he who has been poking under the alias of 'Gentleman Jim.' had started this campaign loDg before ho reached San Francisco. Possibly be may believe that I will havo to take such Insults as he intimates on account ac-count of rny color. As to his assertion asser-tion that 1 have a yellow streak, maybe may-be b is right. Still, no one has beep able up to the present to produce It." Johnson goes on to try to fndltt Corbet t of cowardice in his meeting a decade ago with Tom Sharkey, and wants to know If Corbet t's hohaxlor In thuse set-tos would come under the. heading of 'yellow streak.' The statement state-ment concludes: "As to ou coming to my quarters and boxing, T would be ashumed to ever offer you inducements after the expresslon.i of many as to your shattered shat-tered frame. In fact, if the truth were known, you hardly scale 'he middleweight mid-dleweight llmIL Now. I hope and trust this mav appease your appetite for gallery playing, for which you are famed." Corbett, in a "signed statement," says he i3 in earnest about arranging a meeting with Johnson "to ?hov him up." and that if the negro fails to prepare pre-pare for one. that be will take the Initiative himself. Jeffries is Lazy. Ren Lomond. Cel.. June 1. The first long trip in his new automobile was taken by Jim Jeffries yesterday, when with big brother Jack. Manager Rr-ger Rr-ger and other companions, he. visited Santa Cruz. The party returned about j three hours lam- and tho Dhtcr ! stretched himself out for a Dap. in-tending in-tending to get in Rome gym work later. But the afternoon was sultry and tha shade . t hi cottage porch so pleased him that he decided to ca'.l ofT all further exercise tor the day. As he announced that fact, he remarked remark-ed that hereafter he. would try to get In some boxing every day. Jeffries is urging Corbett along in the latter's conditioning work, as h-t Is anxious to begin sparring with tho clever and shifty "Pompadour Jim." |