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RECEPTION FOR PUNCHER8H« Who “CSetH There” Flr*t to Have Jeffrie* to Wallop.Chita so. Dee. *28.—Billy Delaney, manager of Chani|»ion Jeffries, arrived in the city yesterday. He is bound for New York, with the object of inducing some of the leading heavyweights to try their luck with Jeffries. Delaney said: “My visit to New York Is solely for the purpose of signing some good mau to fight Teffries. Every possible inducement will le offered Fitzsimmons to draw him toito another match with Jeffries.“I hfl,V^ made arrangements to hold ft sort of reception in New York next » !3onday afternoon. All of tUto leading | hejjvvweights or tUeir Representatives l\vlll be requested to attend and make bids for a fight with Jeffries. The man that gets his forfeit money for amatch down first will le Jeffries’ nextopponent“Madden will have to look elsewhereIfor a match on behalf of Denver Ed Martin. While Jeffries does not draw the color line strictly, yet he refuses to box a negro for the Championship-’’
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Columbus Daily Times
Columbus, Indiana, US
Sun, Dec 29, 1901
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