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Show JEFFRIES SAYS HE WILL NOT FIGHT KAUFMAN New York. March 12. James J. Jeffries Jef-fries said today that Al Kaufman, who last night challenged hlra to fight for tho heavyweight championship, had no chance of getting a fight with him nor had "any other white man." Aftor declaring that ho did not know whether he could get into condition again to meet Jack Johnson. Jeffries said: "If Johnson had been a white man, I never would have thought of fighting again. I would have stayed in retirement re-tirement for the rest of my lire. "How can I tell whether or not 1 will fight Johnson?" he asked. "How do I know whether I can get back Into In-to condition again? Walt until alter 1 get to working for awhile and then may I but I don't want to talk fight now. But I am fGellng fine and taking tak-ing off weight rapidly." |