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Show Corbett Swells Up Jeff. James J. Corbett has started in to praise Jeffries now that the champion has retired. He says. "I think Jeffries, today. Is a much better bet-ter man than nrai John L Sullivan In his prime 1 fought thSm both and ought to know it was no hard matter to sttp away from Sullivan and stop back and punch him. True If I had stood up, foot against foot and fought him he might have downed me. But I Introduced the science In the s i t w hich was never known before be-fore as It has been known since "Former baltles wero slugging matches. I proved that the man with R. lenco WSS , 1,,, ,,,.in , .1 tin- Imur EiUMimnons p..--.u.mrd both of these and had the steam i 1 nd bis blows. Jeffries, while he Is n,,.' f,o f tst r,u his fe.-t as some of them. Is Just as quick In other ways, and had the punch and can take any kind of punishment. pun-ishment. "H 'bowed that when Fltz fought him and when Sharkey met him that he could take punishment. Munroe Is not a fighter. fight-er. Jeffries made him look like a novice, and he will probably never enter tho ring again." |