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Show WHEN JEFFRIES QUIT THE STAGE (By Van.) CS'ew York, tb. 24 Once more w rife and give three tentative cheers and a hopeful tiger. Because why? Jim Jeffries has quit the stage again! This makes the fourth lime that he has quit in the pat month or so. Once he quit In Seattle and explained a flying trip to Chlcaco by the statement that his wife was sick In that city, The. third time he quit was In Wisconsin, Wiscon-sin, and, lastly, he has announced himself in St. Paul, Minn., adding one more great sorrow to the load of woe already borne these many years by Minneapolis. When Jim came back from Europe, throwing out his chest and talking fight. It was hinted that a few million people In this country would like to sec blm In active training, as a sort of guarantee of good faith. Jim was provoked, and so was Sam Berger. "Why not let 'um get the money?" asked Sammy. "Ain't he entitled to It?" We all agree that Jeff got the money. mon-ey. If he missed any, his manager does not know where It Is located. If the Morris contract was on the level und the money was real money, Jim must have mopped up something like J 100,000 since he left Los Angeles An-geles one year ago. That's inite some money for a man to make on the strength of promising to fight, and now we should all be very much pleased to see the Big Fellow throw away his purple silk tights and grease paints and get down to business. |