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Show period lo teach Jeffries how to attaek and defend himself fn.m Johnson The light sparring In which Jeffries and Armstrong Indulged yesterday piovohed Plight interest, ew the big fighter showed zest for the exercise n n.l made no attempt to unllmber hU flsllc artillery. HI trainers have pointed out to him the urgent necoss Itv of taking hlH preliminary work Hl'nwly and lefrilcs apparently in heeding heed-ing the advice. JEFFRIES MEETS BOB ARMSTRONG Ben Lomond, Cal., April 13. This Is Jim Jeffries' birthday, but owing to tbe Illness of Mrs. Jeffries and the gUiom cast over the fighter by the operation which will he performed en her, festivities planned by Sam Bergcr for the anniversary were curtailed Mrs. Jeffries' birthday comes next week and her husband, on the eve of her departure last night for an Oakland hospital, presented her with a costly diamond necklace. On the last day of his 34th year, Jeffries yesterday faced a negro In the ring. It has been many years, It is said since he last sparred with a negro, and, as on this occasion. Bob Armstrong was the black. Armstrong wn3 with Jeffries In the latter's preparations prep-arations for his battle with Fit.slm-mens. Fit.slm-mens. A couple of years prior to that, J ffrics had met aud defeated Armstrong, Arm-strong, who was then In his prim?. The hlack man has been added to Jeffries' Jef-fries' crew because of his long association as-sociation with Johnson, with whose ntvle of fighting he Is believed to be thoroughly familiar. Armstrong Is ex- |