Show JEFF DOES SOME REAL REFEREE QUESTION UP TO TEX Ben Lomond CaL Juno 1 IHU Hit hard was the order at Jim Jeffries camp when the former form torm r champion began bogan boxing again after att a It layoff of or more than a week Jeffrie laid down the law re to hI partners before b tore he began Intimating that If It thoy did dla not slug sIU ha he would and the result was ns immediately noticeable Bob nob Armstrong was tho the first man up Ho He rushed Jeffries from the start and sot a lively pace for tor three rounds Just Suet before time lImo was nI called for tor the bout Jeffries JoffrIes drove his glove gloe Into Bobs midsection and Armstrong doubled up with a grunt Joe camo caine next for tor rounds and the pair pall stepped stopped around In Ina a clever cleY r sparring exhibition Choyn Ch n I ski displaying even more moro skill than usual I The main event however was a go with Sam forger Berger who came last Sam hit hard and Jeffries replied In kind much to Borgers dis discomfort discomfort comfort toward the tho close of ot the tho bout These bouts were tho the nearest ap approach approach preach to the real thing seen hero since Jeffries started to work Jim Corbett hugely enjoyed tho the glove gloo work as ns a Corbett will not do any sparring until next n Monday The inception of ot Jeffries private eating establishment watched over by his wife VUe was ivan another event of ot tho the day Jeffries his brother and their wives will belong belon to this moss mess which wilt will be served sered from a 0 private kitchen and by a n private waiter walter walterA A signed statement was Vas issued by Jeffries today toda with respect to the re recent recent recent cent discussion as to the pos possible re retirement retirement of oC Tex Richard RIckard as referee and the substitution of Eddie Eddlo Smith The statement follows In reference to the tho referee my position Is IB this I have accepted RIckard after aCter stating my preference for tor Smith After accepting Mr RIck RIckard Rickard ard In whom I have hove every confidence I cannot very et well ask him him to resign lIe He is good enough for tor me But In Inthe Inthe Inthe the event of ot his not wishing to act of his hla own feeling that It is against the best Interests of the match for tor him to officiate then Mr Smith is tlc able to mo rue This however Is dodd decidedly I edly up to Mr Rickard Richard as I cannot I accept a n man and then ask him to resign Either man is acceptable to tome tome tome me meSI Signed SI ned JAMES J 1 JEFFRIES Before leaving for tor San Francisco this evening Berger Borger ordered the erection lIon tion of a new outdoor ring in front of the gymnasium It will be con constructed constructed constructed as an exact duplicate of ot the theono theone theone one ono in which Jeffries and Johnson will meet The suggestion was made by b Corbett |