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Show ONLY ONE OLD FRIEND I GIVES JEFF GREETl i By Leased Wire to The Tribune. NEW VORK, April 22.-.Iim Jeffries, o.v-lioavywolghL champion of the world. Is back In town again after an absence of almost a year. He arrived today from Chicago on the Twentieth Conturv limited of tho Pennsylvania. With .Teff were his wife and .lack KIppor, who Is his partner in the big enfu at Los Angeles. I here was a vast difference In the size of the crowd whlclj saw Jeffries arrive iV.(.ilfL"ml 0,,c 'h,eh sroeted htm eighteen months ago. On that occasion several thousands crowded the Grand Central depot, and not only was business suspended, but tl,c reserves had to" he called out to keep the peopc back. To-daj To-daj there was Just one of his loyal friends on hand to meet hlm. lie was? Bob r- ni0n' L'teSf ,0,ok(l ne condition and showed inl h ,ina ,)Cen ,aklI1KIl( care of. himself, despite the facL ha- ,.. 10 if1 !P d'!l"nIon"'n to .lack Johnson .. ' "'a' ?,d ,,al!" shouted Vernon as .loft came down the platform Ver- non's remark was overheard JH tho station employees, who 'PSAi news of Jeff's arrival ao qtucalJSM less thap live minutes a croWflJHBJ boys nnd trainmen had surroMjB big fighter. . - "Get us away from here quf.BJ JefT to Vernon, wishing to In a few minutes Vernon 'WNH a tftxicah. which all hands WaM were al once driven to the vSbI where Jeff will slop until "jHJ he will sail, with his wl'-'M for Germany, where ho Intends jPMBJ for several months. iJH "Ilavo you anything to fW-JnM toyour battle with Jolinson7jB "Nothing." replied Jeff. "onlyH through with the lighting JSJJM and Intend to take life copy JgfH mnlndor of mv days." .r9Al To other questions Jeff merely . be excused, saying he did ""'jMH be reminded of the contest wWCJJBJ often caused hlm heartacliesB |