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Show Page THE JOURNAL 6 fTURDAT, lU, FARM TOPICS SPORTUGHT Jim Jeffries Was One of Best Athletes By GRANTLAND Federal Government Makes T t Insect-ProOf New Cheitii of RICE There are few left who saw Jef- delphia Eagles In 1948 and 1949. fries work In his prime. To most of He won the first, in a raging the modern experts he was a lumsnow tornado and the second bering, floundering giant who in middle of a California the knew little about boxing. But you cloudburst with a team that can write it down that from 1900 was at its best on a fast field. through 1905, Jim Jeffries was a There maybe smarter coaches great fighter who certainly doesnt around than the often queruHow good was deserve to be shoved as far down lous Mr. Neale, but I can't rej big Jim in his the list as many have placed him, member their names at the prime? He must 0 0 0 moment. 'Jo 1 1 have been pretty ' , tough on June . 0, Greaty Heals Reports Greasy qualifies as a typical 1899, when he It seemed rather logical that the member of the coaches guild, knocked out Bob best man to interview about this is just about as pessimishe since at Fitzsimmons professional football situation was tic as Frank Leahy of Notre Dame Coney Island, for the coach of the best National or Red' Blaik of Army. To these Grantland Meet1 is was Jeffries League team the last two years. two, every silver lining has a cy11th fight. He had been Corbett's His name is Greasy Neale. He clone cloud, and the only light, sparring partner two years before doesnt answer - to EarL Greasy frivolous tune they enjoy is Chopwhen Jim was training for Fitz- won the big title with his Phila in's Funeral March. simmons and he was only 24 when he stopped Red Robert of Cornwall. Just where is Jeffries place In the ranking list of heavyweights? It is on record that by 1905 he outclassed the field so far that he had to retire. It was a joke to suggest any challenger. DAY BEFORE Darlings world turned black and there was It Is also on record that he was THE to ev- a horrible, terrifying, empty feeld a fat man when he er visit New circus, largest England, came to ing in the pit of his stomach. The tried to come back against JohnSilas Ledbetter called his half dollar was gone I son. Jim weighed 285 pounds when Dexter, Jackie wanted to cry, but he son in from the barn he started training for this fight. was too much of a man for that. and said: The first time I saw Jim Jeffries Look here, He searched through the other was in 1903 in Atlanta. He had just Jackie, youve pocket very carefully, and then come from under a shower and I a pretty looked in his shoes, and under the been thought I was in the same room good boy this bed and about everywhere that the with a grizzly bear. He was 6 feet summer. Guess half dollar might have been. But 2 he weighed 215 pounds and you deserve bein' on hand with the it was gone, completely vanished. And so Jackie, his heart achthick, black hair covered his legs other boys at that circus when it and body. He was then one of the gets here tomorrow.' ing with misery, crawled into finest athletes Ive ever seen. He bed. And then he couldn't The Ledbetters were poor as could high jump around six feet church mice, and Jackie hadnt help It he cried. But all the and he could run the 100 in 10 flat dared even let himself think his time he kept telling himself he was a man now and he'd better 1 saw him work out one afterpop would let him attend the cirnoon and he gave a remarkable cus. Consequently, his round blue stop crying before mom came exhibition of foot and hand speed. eyes grew even rounder. up to tuck him in and kiss him good night. What few people know,' Old Silas grinned and swalmom found him crying she'd If Jim Corbett told me one day, lowed a lump in his throat. He feel bad and probably cry, too. And is that by the time of our down into his pocket and dug Jackie didnt want that to happen. second fight Jeffries had beout a shiny, new sil-brought come as good a boxer as 1 r. jJTE COULDNT, he decided, ev- ver en let mom know was. I have never seen a fightthe half-doll- lost the half dollar. Orthat he had Jackie placed carefully er improve as he did. Ton pop either. in a pocket of his tattered " couldnt hurt him with two That wouldnt be fair. Hed just go overalls, pulled his straw hat well off by himself tomorrow afternoon axes, he was dead game and over his ruddy face, puckered up and make them think he was at he could punch. Jim Jeffries his lips and began to whistle. He the circus all the time. He was a great fighter when -- he wouldnt whistled all that afternoon and want them to know for retired In 1905, as great a anything. was still whistling when he came There wasnt one in the world as I ever seen. have any fighter in from the lower lot for supper. a had better pop and mom than he. Maybe the best of them all. 1 Once Jackie carefully Jackie upstairs, to couldnt name anyone even fought to keep back the off his in then felt took and shirt tears. He didnt wait long after hurt him, much less beat him. the pocket of his overalls for the breakfast and set out with his And Corbett saw Jack Dempsey half dollar. He'd better sleep with over his shoulder and a wreck Jess Willard. Corbett had a it under his pillow, he reasoned, pitchfork whistle on his lips. deep and profound respect for Jef like hed read about folks doing. Once out of sight of the house, fries as a fighter before he re It was right then that Jackie's the whistle died. The ache and tired. heart sank, right then that the misery in his heart just wouldnt let it go on. Still, he was going to see the parade anyway, and pop r and mom would think he was going to the circus. It was comforting to know that pop and mom were happy. Jackie reached the lower lot and began to shake out the hay as pop had asked him to do. He couldn't loaf on the job, he told himself, because if he did pop wouldn't think him very r. ONE OF THE BEST POCKET BILLIARD grateful for the PLAYERS IN THE U.SV STAYED OUT Jackie turned the hay in one OF TOURNAMENT PLAY FOR AWHILE windrow and started on the next DURING THE WAR. HE HADN'T TOUCHBut all the while his heart fairly ED A CUE FOR A YEAR WHEN HE ENsobbed yvith misery. And then abTERED THE IQ42 WORLDS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY PRACTICED FOR ruptly that same heart almost A WEEK-AN- D WON THE TITLE ! ceased to beat. Jackie stared and stared at something round and shiny that lay in the stubbles under the forkful of hay hed just picked up. After a long time, it seemed, his heart began to thump He felt goose pimples again. breaking out all over his body. He QUIZ wanted to' cry and shout and do all CORNER sorts of things. WHAT TWO And then Jackie remembered GOLFERS HAVE that hed been working here on the WON THE US. afternoon before, and the AMATEUR AND BABE RUTH must have slipped out of his OPEN TITLI STRUCK OUT 30 TIMES IN THE IN WORLD SERIES pocket He picked up the coin, SAME GAMES AND DREW 33 squeezed it lovingly and, holding YEAR? BASES ON BALLS. it tightly in his clenched fist went to shaking out the hay again. The tOS60S3NOT A38C8 '(DI60SNVA3 XOlHD Hh best mom and the best pop in the world, he told himself joyfully. FEW DAYS AGO big Jim Jeffries celebrated his 75th birthday at Burbank, California. Quite bald, with his left side partially paralyzed from a stroke, big Jim a s still quite ' I husky citizen. 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