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Show esIcitt K Champion Looks K of Fine Physical MsindUion. Kld's CHAMPIONS fcL-STAR COMPANY jB Ko to Mexico in Ry to Commence Hpining. BJcffries, undefeated Kr. the manager. 4 Hch, -world's wrestling y jlm Bollor, near-world 's TjBurns, champion light- F 10 '' cnm'"on ""dlc- ill tcCorraack, champion. ! ' etcaii have tho biff box- v f :Eo deny all statements y 1 jR'as coming from Jo- r 'fhe would not box in ""rlsaid anything of the 4 .wrill box any place v PlCS3re- Bickard Jjrecciicd in the articles y 'fln dispatch (Sherman) -r jfthat .Tcffrics would not v fyjjhd-that tho governor Tjerc, did not. come f0Et-was fabrication pure y 'unot talk to newspaper ! rlfhis talking. v '".iSfaot butt into Hick-ffUfTeason Hick-ffUfTeason 's game. They " iKsVtho purse.' Wo box v rX,w. Thoy aro the 4 .?pnd wo are the "ac- v Jwpenr as (hey dictate. v Jjfceighs 230 pounds and 4 Jondition. ' 4 Ollr' co,unicucc n's train- 4- t'jiSsht. trip closes Fcbru- 4 ite Berggr. 4 iJgMS? statement Is the gist of STMnnagcr Sam Berger of fgries, Saturday, at 2:30, at WjlKotel, at which time direct -f Kjaslced Berber by tlic sport-jgfriie sport-jgfriie Tribune. world's champions arrived .fjpirover the Rio Grande and kyovcr 2000 people at the Wlately Jeffries stepped upon rm, throo cheers wero glvcji Xn honor of tlm champion of jfcjf-Over 100 automobiles. In , prrio of the most prominent mho city, wero scat tercel ?MTcrowd. iMen climbed telo-imcgrapli, telo-imcgrapli, polios to find rciils, lifcllable. place where a person Imposition to sccuro a glanco Jon found some one or more a big Jam. and Jeffries fcndcrlng how he would ever JiiK; through the crowd. Lfool:-jffepeoplc. Lfool:-jffepeoplc. Jeffries recognized ,ilfr.GuR Holmes, and making mJf his friend's hand wurm- ijipu. Jlr. Holmes?" ffted his old chum and wel-Vvthe wel-Vvthe city In behalf of the IgjTot tlie state. Jeffries then TJrierlcan Traveler ear, driven tyttr-IUckard. Gotch and Ber-fWtfcffrJes Ber-fWtfcffrJes luid seated lilmself, KlCuN Holmes and asked him grantlre crowd with him and 5ftho bills. This made a hit ilrXwho hoard Ji. and Jeffries ilfcther 'enthusiastic ovation. sllWi'Jcft the depot and went pfnutsford hotel, where the VilpGotch company registered njjK world's greatest alhlotie aln during- their slay In oijptat the- hotel tho building ;3rroimdcd by hundreds of Vufrjlo seo Jeffries, as well as -,yijbrs of the party. Jef--,fied to parlor A. which had WJt fitted up for President Jlffiifas here, and which has a te"' since UWer at Knutsford. ' ijlSer was the Hi-st to regis-isWbut regis-isWbut a moment for all the fl'lifcS their signatures to the ;jjJiWho came with tho com-jgJlilJ- JcffrleH, Manager Ber-. Ber-. W'J"rank Olotch, champion world. Dv B. F, Holler, Wnear champion. Farmer MPb thrown more wrestlers flbther wrestlers combined; ,'ItcK JIcCormack, Herman- ( Ubag-punchor of tho worlds vf,Vtho general secretary of H tho arrival of the chain -yytrled to ihidije the crowd lt' of a rear door, but he 'iftKnnd a large crowd fol-kiMaln fol-kiMaln street, where he clud- tfflhc man .of lb" Jiour" apd r'siiy everybody In the city .'JfJaB a. pugilist been' such a fJt&es of the public as Jeff. 'Tafat. llo great pojiularlly of iJj)held a short consultation '"SSf'upon. the arrival at the oKlf after which Packard and rtfathc press representatives ''yj.wherc the boys wero en-hour, en-hour, andwhere Berger .lltlOoac and gave the report -J6s they '.asked for. This is l,iABerger Talks. jl&jp holding the contest in WiMRU:,'' suld Berger. "all I (M ihavc heard. There have .'w iconlllcllng press reports ,,ftf 'he country that, lo I'm lth, all of us fellows are tij -io who has tho right to ifffl b where the contest Is ' remains absolutely ns a i.t? piuranteed privilege with fia !rc and Jack Glenson of i However, .should these 7JKall to agrco. upon the flfm'" vc ,Ln agreement with "fcfrles and myself, to suet 'rflect u .suitable place. Of i illW-r''08e friend of Gloason I could for him. but ilS-"5 any controversy bo-1(l,vGuui bo-1(l,vGuui Glensoii. that will 1 ffe XwP gentlemon must .7kf,C(in themselves. I am In i- 'if.k money and It Is a buhl-jjfwlth buhl-jjfwlth me, and thnt cuts 7irhIp. Of course, if the jfifito me. there Is no doubt rat'iKVv0r inv friend Gloason, p!BO my friend, aiul I hppe W'im9yii w111 PtL together and r0hc matter. 7n fact, I am aftcen-mlnutes' conference 7r'Would settlo the matter. JjfA Is tho stakeholder and W?iJlQ Judge In tho matter. gflpu. Pace Twenty six. JEFFRIES TROUPE - AKRIYES IN CITY Continued lrom Pane Kinulcau. H;, Tho fighters liavo each postr-d ?10.000 H, with him, and Rlckard has posted $20,000. L and the entire amount of 101.000 is to H.- be posted with Sullivan before the men H,; vnler tho ring. With all tills money up. i' It means a big proposllinu, uud 1 am in Hn 'i Iho panic for the bcnelll nf James J. I Jeffries. Our present thc:itrlc:il trip will, ( be cinchided by F'-bruary I and. after Hi a few. days' real at his home Jn Los 1 Angeles, Jeff ilea will lake a huntinc: trip l , tu old Mexico, where be will remain jt I. as- lon as th" srililes pf agreement will allow him. .Slxiy days prior to the con- t-sl Joflries will come to this city. If l. Him oiitrsi In held here, and will open t l'! training camp. v H How- Jeff Trains. M. "Thix' training camp Is to be handled M, fclrlclly upon a buslnesa basis and Jeff- rls will leave no stono unturned to gat HI, himself Into the best posalblc condition." I 3Ie will surround" himself with tho best HI men ho can secure lo work with and lo will offer $250 to every, man who can J. stand before lilm four rounds- "Burns J, Jiai; aJready been doclded upon as one of ' the trainers; Frank Gotch will spend i some tlmo in the camp,-how long I do ! ot know. James J. Corhelt hns Icindly lt -consented to aid .Tefincs the last thirty Hv ays of his training und comcs'purcly as H . a- friend, with tlio intention of doing all j Hi I lip can Tor the big fellow. Bob Arni-H, Arni-H, Bl?rne wW also be ln the training camp, HJi i,, In, "Sard to .Toffcrlos's weight, forgot H 'l Jeff will train for condition 'and not 1. I for weighty At the present time ho Ht ' weighs about 230 pounds. but ho 'is not l ! tr-lng to cut weight- When ho com-Hl com-Hl mences active liainlng lio may go up or I'C may go us low as 215 pounds, but H -hc weight nuestlon will not bother nor ; w?,rr' Jeff- Condition, boys', that's what HL will count In this match. N Hjl J "Doeo Jeff, underaizc! tho negro? Well, not on your 'tintype.' Jeff knows that HIS ' he lias aolg, strong black man lo con-Hi, con-Hi, I Vnd with, but he is so confident of wln-H'i wln-H'i ' "lag that he would bo willing to enter h': th rll3R at 'ln,a mliiule with Johnson. HI' when, tho men step Into the rinpr vou !, ( can take It from mo that Jeffries will Hi l tt'V to win, oh quickly an he can. There H ! , will be no stalling, und Johnson will have Hi " to box, all tho lime, for all he Is worth, H' ."and every 'second in the Ihrcc-mlnutc H r ' rounds. H i Promoters Will Meet. Hj) ''J miJeraUiid that Klckard and Glnason , are, loVrncct within the next two wtieks. when the matter will be definitely settled H i, Where tho contest Is to go. For that matter. It Js already settled If Glcason Hij , M , nnd'UIckard agree upon .Sallalr beach. Hi t ' . ai'H.J am 'sure tho boys would llku no HI ' better placo to train In than Salt Lake b i . . City. I have not been hra for eight years, but ,1 have heard so much about Hi : this part of the country tliat.l know . the men could got Into lino condition Hi here, and they would be able to put up ! oiio of iho beat boxing contests recorded H' In the history of pugilism, nul taking Into H' "t account hare.-knucklo fights, which, in H . my opinion, were a disraco. j i "Well., boys, I have told you nil I H'., i: know, and I hopo, for your own nakes, 'i ; , ffit you will have tho opporlunitv to t l J . see thls great contest, tho grcatcs't In Mil I .1' hlst0t ,.,n.ld,m lovoly lntermountaln mVi, I elty, nVhlch has already becomo famous , . i the Vonhl .?,'cr in- making such a game :J hl rv,nt thls match. I thank you all '' m far caMin"! on' mo' n,d ,f 5'" cv'-'r have 1 oeraj,;' ,"";tlp want a straight slor' J'c- 1 i "JrdinJ r(Kfr,!:H -v" ,nul' w'"0 me ami I |
