Salt Lake Telegram | 1946-02-22 | Page 19 | Stoke Strikes Jeffries, Former Champ

Stroke Jeffries former Champ BURBANK Cal Feb 22 UP James J. J Jeffries 70 who took the world heavyweight boxing championship from Bob Fitzsimmons Fitzsimmons Fitzsimmons mons at Coney Island in 1899 si was In Burbank Y hospital t today 0 day i i. i A olio II win i t tS t'S S 'S following 0 0 wing Ib 11 a i stroke i t Jeffries Jeffri es was described as doin dong do I h 0 S 'S 14 X JJ in ng mg fair fairly nice nicely i y but ut his d clan lan Dr Winson Wins Wins- ns- ns k ZYi 1 ton ton on Net Nethery her y added For a man of Jeffries his lis age anything of this type may turn urn out to be serious The old champion who in his year six reign before retiring undefeated undefeated un- un defeated knocked out such challengers challengers chal- chal lengers engers as Jim Corbett and Fitzimmons Fitzsimmons Fitzsimmons Fitz- Fitz simmons immons In a a. return battle was found in his room unconscious ye yesterday by Joe Eagan a longtime longtime long time ime friend and former manager of f Corbett He was waB taken to the hospital unable to speak and his left side Bide p paralyzed Last night he rallied and r re r- r gained his speech as well as partial partial par- par Jal movement of ot hi his left arm and leg eg If everything goes well he should hould be able to leave the hospital hospi- hospi tal al soon and be back on his feet after fter a few weeks' weeks convalescence Dr Nethery said His condition is better than average for a man of his llis age