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Show Corlictt Takes on Former Champion Cham-pion for l''irs( Time for JOHNSON'S IJPPKRCUT DOKS NOT FIND MARK Kel'ercc Smith Says He Would Like to See More Flesh RIC.V LO.MOXD. Cal.. .lunc 10. The Verdict or the Jeffries camp followors, after watching the bout tills morning between the boflermakor and Cornell is that Jeffries Jef-fries litis worked up an impregnable defense de-fense against Johnson s famous uppcrcut. ISvcr Hincc coining to the eamp Corbelt lias been studying and practicing the black man's murderous Jab. which has done so much in bringing victory to tho negro, ami yesterday lie shoved a bat-tcrv bat-tcrv of hot ones at Jeffries, duplicating as ncarlv as pos-sihlo Johnson's blow. The lig lighter blocked them all before they landed, outboxlng his lightning-fast opponent oppo-nent at every turn. "lie looks mighty good to me. said Kddle Smith of Onklaud. one time candidate candi-date fo: the position of referee of the big light. "No one can hotter realise than Sam Merger and myself the remarkable remark-able improvement In Jeffries' lighting trim, tfnm was Jefi'iiea's sparring partner, part-ner, and I was a mimic rcreree when the big fellow made his llrst public appearance appear-ance in a San Francisco theater after a layoff of nearly six year. At that time Jeffries was so high in Jlosh and in Fin.-h poor shapo that he could not stand thicc-mlnute rounds, and the rounds were cut to thirty seconds. At that time BH lie was badly winded and could scarcely H speak after each show. It was hard to believe- him the same man when I saw him work lids morning. In my opinion h-? Is lit to licht tho toughest sort of a jB contest right now. Personally, however. 1 would like to see a little more ilesh on Several eastern newspaper men. recent DB xnivnls. winched tho workout and said !BH many kind tilings about Jeffries. !HH Instead of boxing again Jeffries went Km mi the road this afternoon, making a tflBl speedy trip to llouldcr i-reek. Un the SAhK run back l:e covered four miles over tho Hfl mountain loads In twenty-six minutes. HB1 Th"re will be more boxing tomorrow, but XMI not with either Corbet t or Choynskl. both J of whom left Tor San Francisco shortly H before noon. They will appear in a tliree-round tliree-round exhibition bout for a fraternal or- fl canlzatlon tomorrow afternoon. Kelly Will Flay. NOTIMC UA."IK. Intl.. Juno 10. "Ued" H Kelt-.-, captain of the IftlU baseball team. has "signed with the Chicago Americans Hj nnd will Join the team next week. He M ui.i return to Notre Dame next year to Bfl inlsh liis course in law. and will coach HB the team. lH San Pictro Wins. JH IWTMS. June 10.--The Prix La Mori-n-"re of ?100o. distance eleven furlongs. HBJ run at .Maissons Laffltte today, was won mM W. TC. Vnnderhlll's San Pictro. . |