Show JEFFRIES SHARES JOY OF TRAINERS TIMERS OVER HIS CONDITION Champion Elated at Prospect Prospect Pros Pros- of of Returning to Perfect Form BEN DEN LO LOMOND Cal May 12 Jim Jim J Jeffries Jet Jef f- f fries rles Is not a grouch The bl big fellow says so himself It cropped out In a ch chat t with correspondents correspondent yesterday that Jeffries s re resents resents re- re tents being characterized as a bear go gorilla go- go rilla and other representatives o of tho faunal kingdom reputed surly It Is kind of mean th the way I 1 am an being h held ld up as a sour tempered fellow he said I J 1 dont don't think Im I'm anything of tho the kind People dont don't stop to think what Ive I've been up against What with having my stomach disarranged d by the strain of or taking off surplus weight and the tho stiffness stiffness stiff stiff- ness nets and setbacks which go 10 with early arly training I J guess I ha ha been tho the plea pleas pleas- fellow In the Ule world orM but I dont don't think I J have b been n Rn any worse than an any other man n would have been under the circumstances Following his fa f and shifty workout In Inthe Inthe the ring Jeffries shared with his trainers their elation over his his Imposing showing Ho felt so good that ho he talked with the tho volubility of or a school girl I am around I ho tho bend In the r road ad now he declared I I I am thoroughly limbered up and m my stomach Is all right again I have taken off art th the extra weight and from now on road work wont won't figure so much In m my schedule If It I ever had a a. doubt about being able to get Into condition condition and and I dont don't as MY ay I had had that that doubt Is I. gone I know now that Ill I'll be read ready to fight light when the time comes comeR and I want m my friends to know that I never remember feeling any better r than I do right now Henceforth Sam Be er announces Jeffries Jef Jet trl fries will take his weekly half halt holiday on Wednesday Instead of Sunda Sunday In order not to disappoint the tho Sabbath excursion excursion- sis lets to his camp The Jeffries training camp was as In high spirits last night because In his workout yesterday esterday the retired ch champion showed allowed d I all of the vim his trainers could expect ie lie was wan to have ha resumed tho the gymnasium lum grind in the afternoon but changed his mind after lunch and with several Ic of the attaches of the camp went b by automobile to o Santa Cruz for a dip In tho the surf Besides working well velI with tho the gloves was In a. a Jocular mood and playfully play- play fully ully cuffed his seconds around during durin the he brief periods of or rest In boxing the fighter rushed both Armstrong and around at a merry marry pace stepping stepping step tep- ping after them furiously In good Imitation lon Ion of his real prize ring aggressive aggressive- ness fleas After Arter the boxing the big fellow tried the he violent abdominal ex exercise which he used to reduce his waist alst line while tray trav- cling with his sho show He lie sat on a backless backless back- back less ess chair with his feet et on the rungs of another leaned back until his head touched tho the floor then arose rapidly to toa toa toa a sitting posture Jeffries claims that the practice of this his exercise for the tho first time tin since ho hoeft left eft the road rOM accounted for his poor boxing box- box InS InS' ng last Monday He said that just before be- be tore fore ore putting on his gloves lo last Jut Monday ho he worked at the exercise for ten minutes In his ils dressing room and when he was waa ready to o box his stomach was so sore that ho could not move without suffering pain Before Jeffries left Santa Cruz Crux he and Sam Berger engaged In a a. conference which caused some speculation Later forger Berger admitted that tho the list of or eastern for referee had been cut down considerably Aside from the list of Call Call- In tho the fight for or the position Berer Berger Berger Ber Ber- ger er Is now strong for three easterners easterners- Suck Stick Cornelius of Charlie White of or New ew York and Otto Floto of Denver Mrs Irs Jeffries Is Js recovering reco rapid rapidly I She paid ald her 8 second cond visit to the gymnasium today oday |