BOXING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 824, 24 May 1910, Page 7

BOXING.

' JEFFRIES AT WORK. It seems to be the opinion of all who have watched Jeffries at work, says W. W. M'Naughton in the "Referee," that his wind and his capacity for exertion are as. intact as in the .old years. He is :certainly reduced to fighting lines,"so far as his shape is concerned, and he does not complain of any tired feeling, Jeffries is taking things a little easifcr, but he is not loitering by any means. The road worl; continues, and so. does the handball and baseball, but not to the same extent. It was many days before he could make up his inind to begin boxing. He has for one of his road companions "Farmer" Burns, who was chosen by because he is said to be as tireless as a desert runner, but tho "Farmer" admitted to me after -a couple of trips on the road that" he had met his master as a hoof specialist in the person of James J. Jeffries. ' "It is wonderful, wonderful!" said Burns. "In ruggedness all I can comSare this big fellow to is one of the old oman sr Grecian statues,, hown out of granite, or something equally wear-, ing. He had ine begging for mercy before we had gone six miles, and I soon found the reason for it. The rood we took lay over rolling ground, and I discovered that this man Jeffries is more at home striding uphill than he is walking on level ground. He 'is shortcoupled, and has long legs, and he just bends, slightly and goes up inclines like an ostrich. I never knew a man -like him." Bob Armstrong, who is Jeff's principal sparring companion at present, is, as all the world knows, a coloured man. In a recent bout a funny ' thing happened. Armstrong, according to instructions, struck out with plenty of vim, and one of his punches landed on Jeff's head over the ear. Jeff immediately dropped his nrms and circled round as though suffering with a stiff neck. The explanation given was that ho was seized with cramps in tho cords of his neck, and Armstrong was permitted to take a rest while other men of Jeff's crew massaged the affected part. Jeff said afterwards lhat he felt the same thing previously while playing handball, and that he did not think the blow delivered by Armstrong had any connection with tho return of the affection while sparring. WELSH AND NELSON. Fred Welsh has received by cable an offer of a purse of ,£1(100 for a contest with Battling Nelson, to be decided at San Francisco on July 2 next. Tho bout, it is understood, is in connection with the tournament in which the JeffriesJohnson match will cut the chief figure. Jim Driscoll and Abe Attell are scheduled to box on the same day. WRESTLING. ZBYSfIO AND GOTCII. Zbysco, the Polish wrestler, defeated Mahinout, the Turk, in two straight falls at Chicago on Jlarch 30. The first fall was not secured until the pair had wrestled for lhr. 'lmin. 51sec. It was won with a crotch and* half-nelson. The second was easier for Zybsco in 45min. 43sec., with an: arm-grip and half-nelson. Zbysco has now fulfilled all the demands of Frank Gotch, the "toe-hold" champion, and the latter has agreed to meet him for the championship of America. Gotch admits that Zbysco is a good man, but thinks that he cannot evade that typical wrestling grip, the "100 hold." LEMJt AND CHERPILLOD. Articles for a match between Lemm and Andre Cherpillod have been signed. They contract to wrestle the best of three falls in the catch-as-catch-cau stylo for .£SO, open to .£IOO, aside at catch-weights, all holds to be allowed barring the strangle and double-nelson, the match to have been decided in London on April 25. In tho event of disqualification tho referee shall have power to make the offender lose one fall or the match at his discretion. The falls to be distinct pin falls, to the satisfaction of tlie referee. RIFLE SHOOTING. THE "DAILY MAIL" CUP. lly TclDcraoh-I'reas Association—Oooyrljrbt Sydney, Jlay 23.' Shooting for the " Daily Jlail" Cup, Granville Technical College put up tlia fine score of 810. The Victorian Railway (cam is next best yet reported, namely, 779. Bathurst, last year's "winners, scored 775.