Show jEffRIES' jEffRIES 7 BIG BIC BLUff AS EXPLODED IN MONTREAL CANADA Coast Writer Hands Beefy Ex-Champion Ex a Choice Bit of Roasting Whether or not the Canadian mounted police of ot which we C have ha heard so much have the authority to arrest and imprison one James J. J Jeffries of at Los Angeles Calon Cal Cat on a charge of ot obtaining money under tinder false pretenses has not yet been decided decide by the American sporting public says II If r j. L. Boggerly But that they would b bl be supported in such a movement by ever everone every everyone everyone one of at the sad eyed dubs who have paid pale money to look at the said James J J. J Jeffries Jef fries trips during the past six months Is established established beyond shadow of ot a doubt In fact If they led the aforesaid ald James J. J Jeffrie to one on of ot the neighboring stanchions o othe of the Western estern Union Telegraph cOmpan company and d dangled him for a few W days dava by th the head d dd it nf Is doubtful 0 if y you w would r hear a murmur from the host of ot dehui d hero hero- worshipers who saw In the Los Angeles Angele confidence man a savior sa of the Caucasian race tace from the incursions of the To use the words of a French-Canadian French philosopher The dam has bust Jim Jeff Jeffries ties heavy ex weight champion of ot th the world ex defender of ot the faith ex ex-dis- pener of ot hot air all and beefy beery sentences exuberant exubErant exuberant ex ex- extraordinary exasperating ha has justified the cynics and scoffers scorers killed th the goose that laid his golden olden eggs am and thrown off ott the mask which for the pas past six sh months has concealed his Ill gigantic bluff from the guileless suckers slickers of Amer Amer- Ica lea In an unguarded moment at Montreal Montreal Montreal Mon Mon- treal last evening while the crowd was wa breathlessly awaiting Jeffs Jeff's description of ot how Jack Johnson would go hurtling through the skylight when he cracked him on the Jaw the Californian announced announced announced an an- that his weeks of training am and shouting o had gone for naught and that tha rl fd eta he lie would never never no e no never never meet v meet Po Lil Athur Jackson Johnson for tor the championship champion champion- ship of the world Just think of that Only the other da day in the sam same samp Canadian Canadian Canadian Cana Cana- dian city which heard the fatal new news o ohis of his final retirement from affairs pugilistic pus Jeff Jef and his dapper manager Samuel amuel Haberdasher Berger Derger gave forth the word that they would be ready for tOr the big big- Galveston Galveston Galveston Gal Gal- veston negro In a few short weeks You know mused the big fellow flicking off orr the ash of a perfecto six and gazing coyly at the newspaper menI men I 1 really am Interested In knowing just how how- far tar I can knock this piece of ot teakwood teakwood teakwood teak- teak wood and what his sensations will be when I drive my right a foot or so Into his carcass And then just to make the tho thing seem Impressive e. Jeff softly hummed Longfellow's bit of ot verse I J shot an arrow Into the air all It fell tell to earth earth J I know not where The newspaper men properly Impressed rushed off madl madly gladly gladly aye a e sadly when they thought of ot poor Jack Johnson and Johnson and RI r-RI filled Richard al their Je was J papers himself y rs ln with again al the eal and joyful Yg the whole news l f world l would u soon o be ringing with t the ea lf l news that once c more r a white king would o sit on the throne of ot The match oh match oh the match could be held any anyplace anyplace anyplace place An Island In the South Pacific Pacific Pacific-a a platform In the midst of at the Sahara desert des des- ert ert-an ert an aeroplane hovering between earth and sky sky any any place lace It went the public tt lIdS a r l would fall for It The I main thing l was Jeff Jrr was to fight again Now comes the denouement Tired of ot deceptive e eba posing 1 meant double c words stalling ba backing n and n filling Jeff f has at last turned upon his managers and press pres agents and shown himself in his true colors col col- ors Listen to the ultimatum I wont won't fight Johnson for tor I 1 have ha decided decided decided de de- de- de to quit the fighting game I 1 cant can't get into my old class lass and besides I dont don't want to fight a n colored man I 1 would like to see the championship go to a white whiteman whiteman man nan but I cant can't go on to defend It my my- self There are plenty of men who can trim this man Johnson The fans can count me out though Well after all we were fools to expect It t Jeffries has had far too much to do with the Idle luxuries of life to e et get jack hack into his former magnificent physical condition and without It H lie he would be In Insane Insane Insane In- In sane to tackle the champion Jeff Jet negro has amuse c 1 1 ua tn far n. n of ce d In s colon u u un v v. v goo v ong av and ind now that the curtain has hall been rung down lown we should not howl Vale J. 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J Jeffries' Jeffries announcement leaves the the- heavy y heavyweight weight field alone to Jack lack Johnson and big AI Al Kaufmann of California There is 10 no doubt In the world that efforts to bring these two men together have ha al already already already al- al ready been renewed by the California promoter promoters promoters pro pro- moter and It will be a n. poor guess If It m either Ither jihnson O at t and Colma no m Kaufmann ao or the tho Coliseum are u not t tb b before seen r September has passed In her checks Pittsburg baseball fans and the owners off the P Pittsburg u baseball a team n are Indignant indignant Indig indig- nant at what tn they ftp v claim 1 r Is a c conspiracy r on the e ea part a of pitchers of the National Ir ht I league eague g t to keep Hans Wagner er the tho champion champion cham cham- pion batsman from hitting the ball by bypassing bypassing passing him to first base on the slightest revocation provocation The one-hit one game Jame that Adrian Joss pitChed against the Athletics would have been jeen a no-hit no game If Umpire Egan hadn't refused to allow Danny Murphy 1 to o tako talo first when struck on the arm by ft a pitched ball A moment later Murphy make nake a two You Vou often oCten hear har of a new player being a second So Ho and So hut but never of a second Hans flans Wagner agner Shall Rhall we ever P look 1001 upon the he Dutchman's like again Beyond t d all eoY doubt oY vl Red fled Murray has abr filled 1 D shoes e leaving nothing t to bd b. b der sired Ired as a a. successor to Mike The only point is that were Donlin on hand there would be two of ot them |