James J Jeffries mb-height 5316 with coaches and figures in

with coaches and figures in Guildhall Yard

The case cost Burdett a vast amount of money and he declared that he would not stand for election again

showing the area between Edmund Townshend

on Horse Guards Parade - is surrounded by an astonished crowd of all classes

James J Jeffries mb-height 5316 with coaches and figures inJames J Jeffries, American boxer, 1910. Jeffries (1875 1953), known as 'The Boilermaker', became heavyweight world champion in 1899 by beating Britain's Bob Fitzsimmons. A remarkable athlete, he was able to run 100 yards in just over 10 seconds and high jump over 6 feet. Jeffries retired undefeated in 1905 but came out of retirement to fight Jack Johnson in 1910, suffering his first defeat.