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Show TAKES A BIG DHOP Hi PUBLIC OPL'ilOU Eastern Paper Hutting It in Good and JIard cn Jim Jeffries. Jim Jeffries has taken a big drop in the estimation of the public by his actions ac-tions since his defeat at Dutte, Mont., ty Jack Munroe. says the Philadelphia Korth American'. Twice fcince then Jef-frtc-s has refused to meet two Inferior f ;!.t-TS. and now he says that $20,000 Is too small a purse to induce him to train for a fight with Jim Corbett. Bob Flizsimmons, who has always been a ' bigger favorite with the public than has Jeffries, la coming'in for nearly as much criticism aa his theatrical partner. |