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Show HELD TITLE ! LONGEST, Jeffries Undisputed Champion For Eleven Years Straight To James J Jeffries must be ac-l ac-l corded the distinction of holding the ; heavyweight championship of the world longer than any other man For elexen years, from the time that he ! defeated Bob Fitzsimmons In 1V.) un-, un-, til he in turn was defeate.l at Reno, Nev., in that world famous fight, i July 4, 1 110, he was the titleholder There is no rule in the code governing gov-erning boxing whereby a crown can j be lost through default. A champion cannot now le compelled to defend his laurels. Therefore, and although lot fries retired from the ring and awarded the championship to Marvin Hart, he was still virtually the champion cham-pion until Tex Rlckard, the referee. I stopped the fight in ihe fifteenth j round and awarded the title to Jack Johnson. Earned Fortune Jeffries Is still in his prime. At ' the age of 37 he has amassed a for-tune for-tune that is estimated In six figures, ; So tar as Is known, be owns property, both personal and real, valued at tbout $750,000 j Since his defeat Jeffries has re-I re-I tired to private life ss much as in possible, pos-sible, and savs that be has forgotten the prize ring Hi one pleasure is to hunt Finding Find-ing himself In the wilds of the mountains moun-tains with a gun or on the edge of a I trout stream with a lino is Ins greatest great-est joy. He cares naught for the I tribulations of business In his case ' money has sought him more than he j ha sought money, although he can ( drive as shrewd a bargain as any-I any-I body Runs a Cafe Vast streiches of alfalfa lands are I one of his principal sources of rev. lenui. He owns real estate in Ios An-jceles An-jceles and, together with bis brother Ijaek, conducts one of the most prosperous pros-perous caJes the other side of the Rocky mountains or rather Brother Jack conducts the business, but Brother James shares the profits Jeffries, too. acquired no meager Ibanlt account as an aetor I rarioue I limes he has appeared before the pub. Hc in Ibis role, but never after lie ha Icessfully financially than after he had agreed to re-enter the ring after five years' retirement and had been matched match-ed to fight Johnson |