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Show There has been quite a change of opinion regarding re-garding the possible outcome of the Jeffries-Monroe championship battle in the past few days, and many of the talent who formerly looked upon the coming bout as more or less of a nursery game for Jeffries now concede that the thick thewed giant from Butte has a very good chance to win. This feeling is stronger since Jeffries' request for a postponement of the mill. That is taken to mean that the champion has been woefully negligent negli-gent in his training, and that battle-wise Delaney is fearful of the outcome if Jeffries goes into the ring in his present form. People who know him are aware that the boiler-maker always was averse to heavy training, and that he always pre ferred jollying the lady admirers who called at 1 his quarters to doing active road or gymnasium work. He frequently grows petulent and stub born when urged to train, if he happens to be In an ill humor. This state of affairs, combined with the miner's present perfect form, makes the prospect for a new heavyweight champion look far from distant. |