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Show GHOYNSKI AND GORBETTFRIERDS BEN LOMOND, Cal., June 5 Jim Jeffries performed prettily today be-j be-j fore 5ni) spectators in his training camp gymnasium. Three rounds of speedy sparring with Joe Choynskl set tho crowd wild with delight The pace was so fast that it Is doubtful if Choynskl could have gone many more rounds. Jeffries came out of it smiling. smil-ing. He was in rare good humor and boxed with bis face to the crowd so all could got a good look at him. The gymnasium program included rope skipping, bag punching, shndw boxing and a shorl tug at the chest weights Another little sparring match not on the program was a feature of the day. The principals were Jin) Cor-bett Cor-bett and Choynskl. who had been bitter bit-ter enemies since their last battlf in 883. until they met recently in the camp here. Now they are inseparable cronies. They happened to come together to-gether with the gloves today In this way. After Jeffries had Onisbed his ring work John Martin, chief of police of San Francisco, who was down for the afternoon, drew Jeffries aside and asked him to appear in an exhibition In San Francisco June 11 for the benefit bene-fit of a fraternal organization Jeffries said that be would like to accommodate tha chief, but that it would be Impossible for him to break his rule. "I can't Like a chance," he said, "of a change of cooking, or water, but besides It would cut Into my regular sleeping hours." Corbett and Choynskl happened to overhear the conversation. They Immediately Im-mediately volunteered their services offering to appear In a three-round exhibition. ex-hibition. Their offer was accepted aud after Jeffries had gone out the old cronies decided to start In training with each other right away. They stepped through three geutle rounds, each very careful not to hurt the other. Although Al-though the pace was slow, it told on Corbett, who was breathing heavily at the final call. The news that the two veterans were at it drew a crowd running to the gymnasium. Final arrangements for the moving pictures of the fight will be signed by representatives of the two camps In San Francisco tomorrow and Tuesday. Manager Sm Berger returned to , camp tonight af- attending picture details in Sau P. incisco Promoter Jack dleason called on jettrles today and held a long conversation with him. He said thai he came down for pleasure only and lelt for home tonight. to-night. Jeffries motored down to Santa Cruz tonight and will spend the day tomorrow deep sea fishing In Monte- rey bay. |