Salt Lake Telegram | 1905-05-03 | Page 7 | Retirement Announced by Champion Jeffries

BY CHAMPION JEFFRIES assssssMapssBsi On the night af Saturday, May IX James J. Jeffries Win ceaae to "be pub-116 pub-116 character. ,- Hs opens a. week's -gaement with "Davy CreckeUT ta.th Windy City on the night of Msy "When the curtain fails on the last asC Saturday Satur-day night. Jeffries will make a speech. He will never again don the husktrf and will return to private life, The hi Jeflow has passed up the ring and win never fight ' again. Jeffries Ttrday received at his own request releases from aB. contracts with Klaw & Ertahger. The big Jeltow explains his course In the ftnowmg talk. "I nay possibly take a trip to Europe with my -wife, after which I am coins; Into In-to the mining business with my pother. Jack, and 1 shall thereafter devote my time t ft. The prmclsak reason for my retiring from the rmg and from the stage is that my wife objects. That has been the controlling Influence In my reaching this determination. 1 have decided to quit fighting for all time. The last ftght I had rh Ban Francisco was fairly well patronised, patron-ised, and although I won the big nd ox the purse, thera waa "but little in tt Tor me. I have determined, along with my wife, that R la not worth while to go into the ring any more. The public to Aokta. I am weU provided with this world's roods, and I am dene with It all. Billy Delaney is also well fixed and he will also retire from the business with me. When my engagement -ends In Chicago, one week from siext Monday. I shall make my bow as a public character and shall never again go either on the stage or lata la-ta the prise ring." .. As Jeffries ia a letter to the writer a few days ago said he win confer his title oh Robert Fitxsmtmons and then let the thens get busy with Fits. Jeff is sincere. sin-cere. He means his retirement. Ha to Hterally forced out ef the Tin because there to no one left to fight hiss. -He Is ia a class by himself. And thus passes the greatest champion of tbm ail, of any age or time. James J. Jeffries is indoed a gladiator. Ha has put the Indian sign in double on every mas of prominence ia the tomriness. He is tn a class by himself and will so down in pugilistic tore.