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Show CHAMPION JEFF TO BECOME A BONIFACE Tho announcement that Champion Jim Jeffries was going' to retire from the boxing game within a year was not a great surprise to the champion's intimate friends, -to whom he made known his plans before he left for the Pacific coast It Is- understood that Jeffries has been contemplating opening up. a big cafe and hotel in New York. During his ex- ' tended visit to the city the champion was approached by several wealthy friends who offered ' to advance-' considerable con-siderable money to start the scheme. Jeffries has a longing; to become a honlfaee, but he hesitates about going Into the matter until he cbuld givo the "busincsa his personal attention. Jeffries realizes that within a jear thero will not be an opponent in sight for him to ' meet whereby he could) add to his bant account to any great advantage. Putting Put-ting some of his savings into a good business proposition from which he could draw a regular income. Jeffries thinks would bo better than to meet inferior in-ferior fighters and get only a little money for his trouble. When Jeffries retires he will not leave tho profession a bankrupt like many of his predecessors. The huge Californlan J has mode money fast. He has accumulated accumu-lated a small fortune ln a very short I time, and, although he has lived a life I of ease, he has by no means squandered his money. Profiting by the experience of those great fighters that fell by the wayside, Jeffries learned that it was a wise scheme to lay something- aslre for a rainy day. With some of his savings -he purchased land In California, and presented his mother with sufficient money to purchase a homestead at Los Angeles, in addition to money to maJn-1 maJn-1 tain it with. |