| Show JEFFRIES SAYS SAYS WILL Ift I NEVER GET CT LICKED BY fl A FOOTER fLAT D Does es Not Hold Johnson Lightly but Says He Will Surely Beat Him NEW YORK Aug 7 Jim Jim Jeffries got gotto gotto gotto to talking about his state of mind yesterday yesterday yes yes- says says C. C E. E Van Loan writing to the Denver Post I want as big a purse as possible t to n fight t for t of course said he Im a business man And I want a side aide bet from Johnson if I can get it And as I big as he can cover That's business too But what I want mostly Is to get I that big buck In a ring I want I to get to him that's that'll all Ill I'll fight him for no side aide bet at all an If It I cant can't get him I any other t way anlo anloo Someone o e asked kd Jeff if It he was sore at Johnson i Well he finally declared Im not going to say Im pleased I to meet you when we get In the ring Everyone has read of Jeffs magnificent cent nt condition But it still comes a all as rather a surprise to see what a big whale of a man he Is Is now that he has got r rid of that pantry Lots of other th people pee peo il plo f ref weigh ef la pounds pounds mostly d mostly o cutlets But Jeff rt weighs that mostly 0 bone 0 a and 1st muscle right rl now ills Ilia wrists are e as thick and hairy as a government mules mule's legs His Ills eyes are clear and bright and his skin smooth and he moves like a dancing master That can never lick me he said as dispassionately as though he were discussing the chances of ot fussing between two strangers Did you OU ever see sec him fight Well en I have two have two or three times timea He lie stands flatfooted flat fiat lat footed as a washwoman Let me tell ten you no man on earth who stands flatfooted can ever lick me They've Theve got to get getup getup getup up on their toes to do that The man who ho stands flatfooted in the ring is licked before before before be be- fore he lie ties a glove if It the other man 1 Is anything near his equal Now that may sound like boasting As Af Asa Afa a a. matter of fact It wasn't It was given givon as the calm and well wen considered statement statement state state- ment of ot a man who has made pugilism a business and in that business has made madea a success Then Johnson has only one ona punch said he ha That It is ls He Illustrated bv by bya a slight movement of his hand His big mossy mitt did not travel half a dozen inches but It made the Idea clear I have punches and ever every one of them better than his best I can hit anywhere from anywhere Short or long range from the hip or the shoulder or anywhere ele else I have two to good hands Ho He has one I can send em in from away off or pound em In with two inches play Johnson o c cant And you fellows call calf him clever he continued Johnson J Isn't clever H He Is good at blacking eyes But his footwork Is III that of a man that stands flatfooted and he has his one ont punch Im I'm not holding him too lightly I will train for him until I am In perfect condition and then Ill I'll lick him But Buthe Buthe he hp Isn't really a dangerous man like old Fitzsimmons for example That old man was bad bad d d b-a-d as long as all he lie was wa on his feet You never cared to give him himan himan himan an inch When he was rl right ht he could lick a field full of Johnsons Some one got to talking of the traditional traditional tra tra- hardness of a negro The suggestion suggestion sug sug- was made that Johnson could not be he hurt If It ho hn were hit on the head Hit lilt him upon the head upon the belly shinbone shin shin- bone hone anywhere said Jeff Jilt Hit him hard enough and hel feel no matter where It lands Whore here will the fI fight ht b bp be was asked I r 1 cant can't answer that question said ald Jeff up to the clubs Of course oure the club making the best beat offer offer- th the tho responsible dub of f course ourse will get et the the fight h Im I'm out ui of f ih the velvet elvet l t now w. w j I the the fight h Im I'm out ui of f ih the velvet elvet l t now w. w j I want the money Ive I've got all the glory I can get out of ot this business I didn't want ever p to fight ht again but It seemed I had to White people make me fight It H will never neer do for R- R negro to hold the i heavy weight championship while there Is Isa Isa Is' Is Isa a white man to fight him for it I suppose sup sup- pose pole the tho fight will bl be In California There Therl Is not a hall ball out there big enough of course It will b be bA held In an open all au- arena wherever it may be And Arid that means It will have to ge go In good weather But all that depends upon the club I Johnson says save ho wants to meet you before you sail and talk articles to you i What do I want to talk to that big I black bat for asked Jeff half angrily What Is there to talk about You Vou know no articles that might be signed now would be worth orth shucks until the club luh has hall made mad its offer I have ha m my money up as all a s forfeit and so has haa John John- son But But that dont don't mean anything yet tt I I put It up to show people that I was in earnest but I could take It down tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow tomor tomor- row and it wouldn't ha have any bearing hearing upon the fight The he first thing to do Ifor Is I for a responsible club to make us an lin offer offer offer of of- fer that is mutually satisfactory Then I wo we can an a agree te upon th the articles and then we wo must put up a n forfeit And that forfeit forfeit for for- feit felt will stick But money monty posted now bind binI anyone to anything for there Is no o agreement to be bound to |
