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Show If KETCHEL wants .1IM I JEFFRIES AS REFEREE j I NEW YORK. .June 11. Stanley Ketchel ft would like to have Jim Jeffries as refill ref-ill eree for his coming light with .Tank ( Johnson for th world's championship at ,11 Coltnn. pil. The Michigan middleweight .2 arrived hero early this morning from ' Philadelphia, with his manager, W II his 1 TJrJtt. Speaking of the statement of 5 Joffrics that he would take on Ketchel j for the championship should he defeat jj Johnson. Brltt said: ,K "I don't believe Jeffries would want to gfl light Ketchel. JcfTries's sole idea In rc-kfr rc-kfr turning to the ring was to defend the j title from Johnson, who claims it. I 31 should like nothing better than to have I; Jeffries refore the Kctchel-.Tohnson i. light, and will accept him In a hurry if II Johnson makes no objection." |