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Show JEFFRIES dfflOT ! GET E1U1 WORK Tries to Crowd Tivo Days' Training Train-ing Into One Afternoon; PapUc Surprised. BEN LOMOND. Cnl.. April 20. 'I'liree' rounds r.f fast boxing with Bob Armstrong, Arm-strong, the big negro pugilist, was the most Interesting feature of J!m Jeffries' various training stunts today. .lefTrles bad been Insiruclod by Bergcr to put some steam behind his punches, lie ob'-ved so well that Armstrong was more than willing in quit nt the end of th- three rounds. .Ifffrli-s's old leit punch landed several times with telling effect on the negro. At tho "lid of tho match .IcfTrlcs was tvilling to gt another round or two. but Armstrong refused. Jeffries reversed the regular order of things at the camp. He crowded a full day's labor Into the morning session, as l hough anxious to make up for his lay-oft lay-oft yesterday. Resides lite boxing. Jeffries went through his regular Indoor work, the handball court alone escaping hl.'J notice. There was a red tinge to his face and he went at his task wli.h tho vim of perfect health. . , , Despite his long., hard morning. Jeffries iiuld nut bo content to Idle away the afternoon, lie went out where the laborers la-borers wore building a dam 10 make a swimming hob for him In the San Lo-r. Lo-r. -"! river nnd tolled away with pick ana ."hovel most nl the afternoon, gruat-Iv gruat-Iv aiding the progress of the work. Rlllv I'apke. the Illinois figbler. who .I0I1101I Jeffties's training camp yesterday, yester-day, expressed much surprise at Jef-frb-s's good appearance. "From the pictures I saw In some of the papers." In- remarked. 'T thought Jeff looked llk an old man. Rut he looks no more like an old man than I do. lie Is down In weight and appears to me like a fellow that had never been out of the ring. He seems lo be in great condition condi-tion already." Jeffries gave Paplce a warm welcome. They luiiHied together and chatted volubly volu-bly of old times. |