Show JEFFRIES JEFERIES BOOKED I FOR V Independent Circuit Signs With I Him Hini for fol Twenty Weeks Weeks- To Tour U 1 THAT POSTPONES FIGHT Will Not Meet Johnson Until S Tour Is Over at Least Leash San Francisco Tan Jan 26 James J. J J Jeffries tonight signed a contract to appear upon tho the Eastorn Eastern vaudeville stage for a period of or twenty weeks at atu atIL u IL salary of or 2500 2600 a a. week or for tho the engagement This means of or course that the tho big 1 11 retired and nd Undefeated undefeated un un- defeated heavyweight champion of ot tile world whatever his Intentions may y beIn beIn be bo boin in T regard gard to an art ultimate meeting with Jack Johnson will spend another r six ix months at least to think It O C over The Tho contract with Jeffries was waR obtained ob ob- ob- ob tAllied by William Morris of Now York head of ot tho the big Independent vaudeville circuit that has hns been causing so much trouble for the so-called so vaudeville Ulo trust Morris slipped quietly out of ot New York and had his contract sl signed ned before anyone anono was aware of ot his presence pres pres- enco ence in this city Jeffries Is slated to go o directly to New York with Morris about tho the eighth of oC March Starting in New York he will take In two theaters in that city Boston Doston Brooklyn Chicago and other large cities VIII California Before DeCoro leaving tho tito coast however ho the big fellow will win make mako a barnstorming barnstorm barnstorm- ing IIII tour of oC tho slate state Jeffries goes toes to Vallejo for a ono stan stand From there thero he lie will ili travel directly to Los IMS Angeles where ho expects to spend about eight days das settling his private affairs preparatory to the tho long trip before the tIme footlights When the champion actor-champion has un- un his business in time the southern metropolis me me- ho will entrain for tor Bakersfield Bakers Bakers- field to start time the swing through this state which will Include one night stands at Bakersfield Fresno no San In Jose Stockton and and two nl nights at Oakland When this trip 1 Is completed Jeffries will ivill bo ho turned over overto overto to Morris for tor tho the Journey journe to New YorkI York J I 1 completed a contract with Jeffries Jef fries for or twenty weeks on our vaudeville vaudeville vaude vaude- ville circuit said Mr Morris this ev evening I i dealt with Jeffries di directly dl- dl and he will go East with mo me early In March Marcim Wo We will show at tho time Lincoln Square theater In 1 New cw York the American Music hall hail In Ln Chicago the 1 Fulton ii In Brooklyn and tho the Orpheum Or- Or I In Boston |