Show JEFFERIES SMILES WHEN HE REfUSES Opinion Is General That Bi Big Fellow v Will Tackle J Johnson JIM JEFFRIES IS DIETING Eschews Cigars and High HighBalls HighBalls HighBalls Reason Reason Reason Rea Rea- Balls and Theres There's a son for ItI It I BY W W. 1 TV W. NAUGHTON San Francisco Jan 16 When When Jim Jeffries stepped off tho the Oakland bout boat bouton on his arrival from Los An Angeles thih thi morning morningto to fill till a n. sparring cn engagement I at the Wigwam m theater ho had en an- Inkling of what was was In st store ro for for him Oh you Ou beauty J ono one newsboy Say wont won't you fight Johnson Jim yelled ened another And then each of ot the urchins tried to surp surpass th the others In lit tho matter of ot getting setting tf of off something original I Jeffries smiled good gool and oud had the mien and bearing of or a Q man mal who Is withholding a n. secret from hl his hns tormentors Jeffries looks good after his wee week of ot exercise He Ho intends to I keep in hi con condition although ho he Is not prepared to say ny he will fight JohnsonI Johnson I expect to do a little road rond work while up hero but guess it will bo ho to to muddy mudd said Jeffries I 1 will put in hu some somo time at handball anti and it will noi ni be bo long before I will be in pretty tall fall condl condition Did you ou box ox at all at Los Angeles No o. o I haven't hall hail on a n boxing glove o for tor years rears and I am not goh to rehearse c with Sam Berger as ns some somi of ot tho the folks seem scorn to think When I J get on the tho WI Wigwam sta stage o tomorrow T I Twill Twill will incase my hands bands in gloves os for fOl forthe forthe the fIrst time since my retirement I Iam Iam am nm feeling first rate considering T I have cut out cigars and highballs i an-i aniam am going to take good care caro of ot m myself my my- p- p self Asked Asket point blank If ho had changed Ills 1119 mind at all a as to accepting th the thc offer of a c. contest with Johnson J Jc- Jc Jd- Jd frIes said ho had hal not But he said ir with a n. smile and all nil who hearl heard him formed tho the opinion that sooner or later Jim will announce his readiness read readi ness to tackle the thio negro It will all depend on how tho the stage agrees with him |