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Show 1 . SKETCH OF JEFFRIES AND OF JOHNSON until bo acquired a reputation, his 1 prospects for a championship battle .ero but as gauzy as the tall of Hal-ley's Hal-ley's comet. He says ho believed then 98 confidently In his ability to ahclevo the title ns he did six year9 later, when lit last his opportunity to battle for the supreme prize was realized. "It was not my fights themselves, but my fight to get those fights that proved the hardest part of the btrugglc," Johnson told The Associated Associ-ated Press In recounting his difficulties difficul-ties In reaching Ihe pinnacle of his ambition. "It was my color. They told me to get a 'rep'; but bow was I to get a 'rcy' without meeting fighters , pi class? Hut I made them fight me. ,1 pjust kept plugging along, snapping up what chances to fight I could grab, until by-and-by the topnotcherR saw-that saw-that sooner or later they'd have to take me on. As soon as I had shown what I could do. the fight public most of Ihe fans, anyway tok sides with me, and that helped a whole lot" Johnson asserts that he has never I been apprehensive of possible defeat In any contest he has engaged In. I None of them, he declares, had any terrors for him. s four most Impoitan tbattles have been fought within the last year and a half, dating from hh defeat of Tommy Hums In Australia, December 20, 1908. Having wrested the championship cham-pionship from Rums, he determined to meet and defend his title against all comers. His fights with Philadelphia Philadel-phia Jack O'Hrlen, Al Kaufman and Stanley Kelchel followed In rapid succession suc-cession On his fights two or three years before, be-fore, that had brought him prominence promi-nence and helped blm along greatly In his career, his contests with Sam Langford. the Boston negro. Joe Jeanette, Sam MvVey, Denver YA. Martin, Jlno Flvnn and others, John- tilts never failed to furnish the real I excitement at the camp. . . , ' Johnson's business affairs, are looked after by Slg Hart, who has been connected with flic champion only since last October, but whoso acquaintance with him dates back twelve years. Hart Is ont of Johnson's John-son's favorites, and It Is thought to have been mainly on his account that Ceorgc Little, who was hostile to Hart, was deposed. Hart Is a veter-on veter-on at Ihe ring game, having been ban torn weight champion eleven years ago. Frank Sutton, a Pittsburg negro who wns formerly the trnlnor and a sparring partner of Bobby Dobbs, the colored light weight champion, joined Johnson's camp some time ago to look after the big fellow's cuisine. He has officiated as Johnson's cook before be-fore and the champion Is nftvor entirely en-tirely happy while tralulng unless Sutton Sut-ton Ib In the kitchen Tho last, but not the least Important Import-ant of tho big negro's training staff Is his huge 90-horse-powor automobile, automo-bile, a battleship gray, torpedo bod-led bod-led affair that Johnson bandies with cleverness and skill. This motor car has given Johnson more fun and bis staff moro worry thnn any one thing In his weeks of training He loves the big toy, and, driving It himself, tore over the roads at a terrific paco until Promoter Tex Rickard felt constrained con-strained to Interfere. Tex did not relish the thought of a mishap to the fighter, and some three weeks prior to the fight persuaded Johnson to put his machine Into tho repair and paint shop, thus keeping the negro out of harm's way until the important event was over. Johnson is a chronic speed fiend, and while the car was at han-1 he never whirled away from camp but that his trainers expected a message mes-sage telling of disaster. Age Jeffries, 23; Johnson. 32. Weight Jeffries. 220; Johnson. 214. Height Jeffries. G ft. 1 1-4 inch; Johnson, C ft, 1 Inch. Neck Jeffries. IS 1-4: Johnson, tS. Chest (normal! Jeffries, 40; Johnson, John-son, nu. Chest (expanded) Jeffries, 50 1-2; Johnson. 42. Biceps Jeffries. 13; Johnson, 1C 1-4. Forearm Jeffries, 13:, Johnson, 11 1-L Wrist Jeffries, $: Johnson, 10 1-2. Reach Jeffries. 73; Johnson, 72. Waist Jeffries, 36; Johnson, 34. Thigh Jeffries. 23 1-2; Johnson, 2.1. Calf Jeffries, 17 1-4; Johnson. 13. Ankle Jeffries. 10: Johnson. 9 1-2 Fights Jeffries, 20; Johnson. 61. Ijost Jeffries, 1; Johnson, 2. Puree. $101.0.'0. Jeffries gets $73.-73rt, $73.-73rt, win, draw or lose. Johnson, $25,-230, $25,-230, "Moving pictures estimated $50,000 to each. When James J. Jeffries was born. Ihirty-ttve years ago April 15 last, a fliMtclass fighting man was created. H- was endowed with everything that g es to make up a fighter, right from the start. He did not need to train and school himself to any gTeat extent. ex-tent. He had both the brain and tho brawn, and all he locked was the ambition am-bition to win fame as a fighter. When that ambition did come to blm it required re-quired but two years for blm to vanquish van-quish every fighter worthy of consideration, con-sideration, and make tbe championship champion-ship title one of hU personal assets. Onc,e he seeured It. the only way he could find of ridding himself of the burdens It imoosfd was to give It away. That Is what Jeff did with 1. He looked over the field of worthy heavyweights with a lew to adopting adopt-ing one of them as his heir. Eight yearn after bis first fight he decided that Manlo Har! was the heir-apparent, and abdicated in Hart's favor. On of tb striking things about Jfffiies Is the fact that It took a great deal of argument to convince him that be was a flghLng man at all. Despite Nature's generosity to blm In the matter mat-ter of size and strength, he had a strong suspicion all tbe time that he was Intended to be a farmer. Through bis early life he displayed great fond-nets fond-nets for getting close to nature la a fishing iod or a gun. and spent quite a bit oi time among the mountains. He developed a decided fondness for country life, and when he resigned his high state as champion, having annexed an-nexed enough money through purses. roolng pictures and singe appf-ar-ances to di what he nleas'd, he hastened has-tened to a farm in Southern California with the Intention of ending his dayn ; a sort of country squire. Had John Arthur Johnson and the color question ques-tion not interfered with bis plans, he would. In all probability, have carried out that determination. Jeffries was born In Carroll. Oblo. In 75, but his parents came to California Cali-fornia so soon after his arrival that he Is looked upon almost as a native of that state. Little is recorded of his doings prior to 1S97 bevond tbe fact tbat he wan a mighty hunter, a good loiler-maker. and a ru;h and tumble fighter with whom few cared to mix. He n-vcr was an amateur fighter. The first time he entered the ring he did fo on the spur of the moment, accepting the challonKe of a colored fighter named "Hank" Griffin because of tbe nloney be would get by defeating the challenger. The fight occurred In Ixs Angelen. Cal., In IRM. and Jeff accomplished the defeat of tbe colored man in fourteen rounds, winding up with nn artistic knock-out. While this victory did not seMn to Biouse Jeff to nny ambition as a fighter. It attracted the attention of fighters to him as a valuable training partner. He seconded a middle-weight named Billy Gallagher In San Francisco Fran-cisco two years later, and Gallagher pot him a mutch In 1VJG with Dan I-ong of Denver. There was a $1,000 purse up, and Iag went to sleep In the second round when Jeff's left encountered en-countered his nose. It was bhortly after this that Jim CorU'tt began to prepare for bis fight with Bob Fltzsluimons, which gave the latter the championship. Harry 1 Corbett. Jim's brother, who wa on the lookout for sparring partners, sent Jeff up to Carson City, Nevada, to Join Jim's training staff. Corbett hammered the big fellow unmercifully, unmerci-fully, but Jeff was absorbing knowledge knowl-edge of the fighting game through exery pore. These were his firt real boxing lessons, and he took them from a master of the craft. Within time weekK after Corbett's defeat. Jeff was In the ilng again on his own hook, doing a way with the aspirations of two promising heavyweights In quick succession. So much had J-ff benefited by Cor-bf-ti'b training that be was marked rs a coming fighter at once, and a match was arranged for him with Gus Rah-I Rah-I In. of Akron. Ohio, w hich wns fought In San Francisco In 1 SOT. Tbe fight went twenty rounds tj p draw. In the same year Jeffries fougat Ji e made between Jeff and Bob at Coney I Island In 1S99. It wns looked upon as n Joke, os the man who had fathered. Jim Corbett's scalp In decsve .-tv'.e was thought to be able io piav w'th the big green hand. Jeffries. Fltzslm-inons Fltzslm-inons did play with him for nine rounds. If there was any part of Jeff's head he did not hit at will, nobody no-body at the ringside could Joei'e ti'.e place. But in the tenth round Fit, tired, and, In the elovewh, nfter gclng down twice, he wns unable to get up a third time, and Jim Jeffries was tho champion of the world. Five month later Jeffries met Tom Sharkey ogain In a twenty-five round fight at Coney Island. Jeff got a-do-rlslon over the sailor, but be deolaies that Sharkey Is the gamest rum who ever entered the ring. Corbett, by this time, was eaer to get a match with his former pparrln,; partner. The fight was arrange I. and tor twenty rounds Jeff took a teirlPc anmunt of punishment. Ho utterly failed to reach Corbett with his gloves, although Corbett battered bim around so freely that tbe big fellow looked foolish. Jeff's seconds told him that he was an ex-chomplon beyond debt unless he did something, and Jeff went out to do In the next round". He tore after Corbett, minding the storm of blows tbat met bim no more than he would mind so many raindrops. rain-drops. His left reached Corbett '.i midsection mid-section In the twenty-third round, and a moment later bis right pnded the fight with a short-arm Jolt to the Jaw. JefTs next fight of any Importance was with his old opponent. Ruhlin. Alter five rounds Uuhlln quit. Jeff bad learned too much for Ruhlin between be-tween their meetings. Probably the. greatest amount of punishment Jeff c;tr ock and be took a lot of It first and l.tst was In his second light with Fitjilmmons. The fight took place in 1I02. and Fltz threw all his cleverness and -l'r.Mut i Into the first three rounds Jeff's free was badly cut by his blows, nnd while Fitz waa fresh, the ehatppioo looked like a novice beside him. Put he could not keep it up. and he ccj-ld not seem to worry Jeff to anv extent. In the eighth Jeff's right caught the tdd champion in the stomach, his left went to the Jaw, and Fitzf lmmon was classed among the has-beens for good. The second fight with Jim Corbett was Jeff's last Important tight. In that fight Jeff rhowe-d that he bad at laft learned tbe boxing game. He outfought Corbett. the admitted ma-, ter of glove work ond footwork, .io very point of the gntne, and In the eleventh Corbett went down for the last count. This was Corbett's last appearance In the ring. Just prior to bis retirement .Tef fought a four-round draw with Jack Munroe at Butte. It was a stay four-rounds four-rounds affair, and Munroe stayed bv clinging to Jeff all the time. Munroe. i after the fight, claimed be had j knocked Jeff down. As a mutter of fact, the l.lg man slipped and fell, but Munroe boasted of bis alleged triumph until Jeff's anger was aroiihrd and another fight arranged. They met in San Francisco, and .Munroe .Mun-roe went down and out In the pecond round. In his preparation for Ms right with i Johnson, Jeffries has done tho hardest hard-est training work ho wus ever known to undergo. Jls methods have been peculiarly his own us a rule. He went In fur ln-ar shooting, fKhlrc. mountain climbing and the like, and his trainers had little to say alKtut what he did. In preparing for Johnson, howexer, the retired champion has, left no part of his training go uneared for. He would not agre. to the nuitrn until assured by try-out work and the opinion opin-ion of ph)sldann that he was physically physic-ally able to get In good condition. Once nst red of that, he took up bis quarters In the Santa Cruz mountains, sixty miles Houth of Sao Krnnclsco. and drilled as he never drilled before. In his camp Jim Corbett, volunteer aid. reigned supreme. Jeff believed Jim was a wle man on matters connected con-nected with the rare of the body, and he heeded the former champlon'p4 j words. Joe Choynskl was also therer and Bob Armstrong. All three of them were victims of Jeff s handiwork In times past, but they worked hard to prepare blm for his last great battle. bat-tle. Among loe Cboynakl's unrecorded unrecord-ed battles Is the defeat via a knockout of Jack Johnson. It won during a three-round fight at Galvestou In 1892. Farmer Bums was another of the training squad. Ho Is a wrestler of 1 considerable repute, and not a day of training passed but Jeffries engaged blm In a struggling, hauling, hefting I match. Klght years ogo. when Johnson bo-1 bo-1 gan to loom on the pugilistic horlzjn, be urged his 'managers to make every elfort to arrange for fight with Jet-fries. Jet-fries. "Jeflrles can't touch me," wai his boast even in those days, and he fretted contlnuully over the fact thut son lays no particular stress except to regard them as so mnny rungs of his ladder of success. "I'm looking for a fight," asserted Johnson, "in which I really can let myself out and show the public just what I con do. That's one reason why I'm so anxious to go up against Jeffries." Johnson's declaration sustains the Judgment of numerous sporting writ ers who have maintained for year that the big negro seldom, if ever, extended ex-tended himself, and was capable of striking harder blows than he has ever ev-er delivered In the ring. It appears Io have been a general belief that Johnson was "holding back." ThU was particularly noticeable in his recent re-cent fight with Stanley Ketchel. In that lout Johnson toyt-d with his man all the way. He seemed to think the fight a joke until a ellp and a tlrucl punch brought him to his knees anl aroused his anger. Just what happened hap-pened next has never been clearly known. It was too fast to watch: and In an Instant's lime Ketchel wai on his back and being counted ont. He did not seem to realize what hal struck hlni, and Johnson himself seemed astonished at th result of bis sudden exhibition tf strength and rpeed. Johnson was born In Galvesteon. In 11)78. bis birthday being March 31. and if ring experience goes for anything, any-thing, he has it. In 1101, his first jear as a fighter, be fought six fights, winning all but one, which was a draw. Tbe next year he went Into the ring sixteen times, and from then on was almost constantly engaged until to date he has to his credit oxer slxt battles. While niany of his opponents have not ben of the stvle to test hi? mettle, his frerji mt bouts have served serv-ed at le;ist to keep hlai always In tralnlDg, and this Is ene of the strong arguments ol his partisans. Temperamentally Johnson Is an Interesting In-teresting study. His chief characteristic character-istic U his unfailing gi'tod nature, a curiously constant sort of even temper tem-per that nothing seems to ruffle. His "golden smile" Is seldom out of evidence, evi-dence, and not even the coarse and Insulting jibes that frequently greet him trom fi;ht spectators seem to haxo the jwiwer to disturb blm. F.xen when ducking a storm of blows and showing wonderful skill In evading the onslaughts of his opponent, John-ton John-ton never loses bis poise nor hli power of observation. His eyes take In and appraise everything that transpires trans-pires at the ringside. He seems to bear exery comment made by the on lookers, ami even In the midst of a clinch, when every muscle Is tense, will recognle a witty sally from th' audience with a flash (t his ready Mulle, and. like as not, un equally witty rejolner thrown at tho audience audi-ence over the reeking shoulder against xxhlch he Is pressing. "Why don't you fight, you black man?" yelled an enthusiast at the Johnson-Kaufman fight. The men were In a clinch at the time, but without an Instant's hesitation, Johnson John-son shouted back, "Why. should 7 fltsht? I've got your ten dollars already." al-ready." And this cool-headedness under fire Is another of the negro's qualities upon which his backers count, believing believ-ing Is Impossible to rattle him by any known ring tactics. That his good nature does not Indicate a low order of Intelligence, however, has been clearly shown by his clever business methods and bis rather will done ringside speeches. Men who huve watched blm say he fdmply has no nerves, using the word in the accepted sense. Johnson feels that he has been well trained for this tight. He regards his present staff that has whipped him Into shape in his wind-swept camp on the beach as the best be exer had, and says no fighter was ever given more lo.xal nnd efficient service ser-vice than he has received. All of his training partners -those who do the real work with blm are young m-n. Tom Flanagan, the man who assumed as-sumed G-orge Little's office ami the nominal title of manager. Is a well-known well-known Canadian athlete and siorts-man siorts-man who has developed a number of prominent long-dlxtanre runners, among them longboat, the Indian. Walter Burns in c harge of the rubbing rub-bing and massage squad. Is a negro who hps been with Johnson continually contin-ually for the Inst eight years. He Is regarded as an expert In his line. Barney Kurey, a negro who bad charge of the rondwork department before Flanaian came out, has also been xvlth Johnson for the last eight years, and. according to the cham-I cham-I Inn, tbe cninp Id never complete without with-out blm. The bparrlng partners. Marty Cutler white), and George Cotton, and Have Mill (colored ), are strapping young heavyweights, who in their rapacity of Ini ii in ii punching bags, have j,lvcn the champion admirable service. In addition to thetc men, Al Kaufman, Kauf-man, the giant xoui'f? heavyweight xvho has been training at the Johnson 'atop prior to bl.i fight with Sun I Langford. fn-ipicntli donned tho gloves with Ihe eha mpiou, and these C'liox nskl n twenty-round draw Mo icxmIIk this fight particularly, he Miy. I'Pcuusp ChoxnKkl landed on his Jaw tlir hardest blow he ever re eind It vx a a ilsht-h.inder. and hod so muri; pood xx III behind It that Jeffrie-!, in ver forgot It. That punch was one of ihe things that mode .le(Tile cull ' lioyn-hkl lioyn-hkl to hi aid when ho derided i( return re-turn to the rlnK to fight Ji.luisoii. Ihirlnff the next year .JerTries l,eean to llnd out how rejilly ptro'v: he was. lie It nocked out Jo, Oodda-J of Australia., Aus-tralia., u hardy fifcht.T xxlth many vie-torlen vie-torlen to his credit. foMoxxel that up by knooiiiDK out Old Peter laek-.ui In thrfle roundx and mnklrm Mexican Pete. Kereit quit In Icsr than three A twenty-round draw with Tm:i Sim-, key came In the fcame yen', and .hen Jeffries went to New York, whero lie xxiis mulched lo flKhi two men In on ovcnlnp. Tho Hrt of thesf xxa-i ili.b AnuKlronK (colored . and .lefr drm-aRf drm-aRf d hi hand nKalnt the hli? blark to such up extent tbat he cuuld m.l meet Rlcvo O Ionnell, the other uiati. mien to Ihe 'delight of O Ionnel" ,'riendd. During thla time nob Fit simrnoiis xxan retaining the c h liiipIoiiKh-p against all coiner. A match was |