The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 11, 1899, Page 4

’ THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JUNE 11, 1899 VALE THE DEPARTED JIFRE ~ |SCHNEIDER DENIES gt BITIL - 10 FIGHT STORY OF TORTURE " [{T §{ CHANCE KING OF THE RlNG' SHARKFY $+M+MM+9+@*®MMWWWW’; UH AHGUM N-l- [N“['ES:[—.—— LOSER GOT THE BlG Gives the S;fi(_)—r Preferencelji’ éJeffries’ —.\./_i;:tory So OVER DEAD | < END OF THEBURSE! = = | e % o 1 2| NO ADVERSE COMMENT HEARD CHAMPION ™ SRe Remuneration. for a | WANIS SUALL BING): e “Greatest Fighter of His | Pummrneling. Declares That in the San Fran- % | S iy Bonked: Bpen as the “."eighi- That Ever g EW YORK, June 10-/—From a financial standpoint the big fight cisco Mill the Navy's Pride :’ Nex:ixlrlgan.}:;:::eifR::;Hlt‘ Lived"ih.e_Verdict. OPIVIONS OF SPORTS Believe Fitzsimmons Suffered More in the Clinches Than From Blows Received entered t a new fistic be the » much ou w and borne down we which the giant boiler ht his neck whenex rules go, it v wi the am, fo gam; immons was conceding thir- to a nicety and coached wh knows too much e of fighting not ul to his principal. who of men to-da; t it and who told the s of t fifty periods e story > contest, agreed upon ) th and while his game- ife made him a age, at such a peed 2nd strengih 3 w ages from time to ti me ptibly weak when J maker but sands stant hang the C n's neck and sho was_ w g him down, z ferred to see the men b have the trick done b after_the first d surprised the case with which he hit he did land g force of 21 the blow. But F ing to coax down his pe r guard and send in one smashing blow which would s not to be, for Jeffries, whio pared wonderfuily well, had a head on him which kept him from the dangers of over-confidence at one moment and confusion following punishment at the next. He could wait. which was a great thing in itself. and he counld afford to wait., which was a matter of still greater importance. No one, unless it be Fitzsimmons - self, knew how e his chances were by the hth, when an unexpected es foited him you want — Try (sreat American [mporting Tea (o's Have 100 Stores = That’'s Why Quality <o Good Prices so Reasonable ‘STORES: 861 Market St., opp. Powell. Central Store. 140 Sixth St, 705 Larkin St- 0 Mission St. 1419 Polk St. Sixteenth St. 1819 Devisadero St. 3 Montgomery av. 18 Third -t. 3285 Mission St. 506 Kearny St. Headquarters, 52 Market Street OARLAND STORES: 1053WashinztonsSt. 1185 23d Ave. 1237 Broadway. 616 E Twelfth Sz. 1570 Seventh St ALAMEDA—1355 Park St. SAN RAFAEL=B St., near Fourth. tzsimmons | s they make them proper better ths under the fatigue of watched sm ald scantily 1 ind selves ~ that Fitzsimmons yet: The blue eves lert and as fiercs The game old | about, al try- the most successful affair of its kind ever held in this coun- The gate receipts amounted to $65,000. Of this sum the fight- s divided $40,000, Fitzsimmons’' share being $25,000 and Jeffries 00. It seems strange that the loser should receive more than the winner, but Fitzsimmons refused to make the match’ unless he was guaranteed the winner's share. The former champion felt so confident of success that he insisted on a very large certainty in the way of money before he signed articles. As he was the champion he, of course, had the right to dictate terms, and Jeffries, in order to obtain an opportu- nity to win the championship of the world, w compelled concede everything .to Fitzsimmons. Many persons were surprised when they heard to-day that mons got the bulk of the purse money. They thought that as Jeff won, he naturally would receive the atest financi William A. Brady, Jeffries’ manager, who is really respon for the match between Fitzsimmons and Jeffries, said that he was obliged to e Fitzsimmons all his’own way in order to make the match. | AS to itzsim- had ration. SO%OLOROROND 860 % VRO ";0!8010 : O'.O'.O?;O‘.Q.‘ It CHALLENGE. 1 . willing to fight Jeffries, can whip Jeffries and he know# it,” he said. *'I am still ambitious, and any man who ha n idea tha 1 am out of the game is mistaken. A great many people have the idea 1 am forever lost to the pugi- d. This is not the ca ady at any time to make ind do not have to ask any- to put up money for me. I furnish all that is needed, and d ready at any time to fight ries for the championship of the I know what I can do. 1 oney in backing my opinion w I am w to fight him. ay one t! however, and that that 1 to stand aside if the p ; PLEASED Champion'swfigher Cannot | Hide His Joy Over the | Vic.ory. : e wo 1 Dispatch to The Call. LOS ANGELES, June 10.—"I am not given to talking about prizefights, and I fear the public will not me when I y that the Lord o was in the battle of last night. won m g xm ready ic thin 4924442494494 4222494294042+ D R R R R else is entitled to the at the new champion.” all other battles, this a victory for our Lord and Savior. My boy won it [++++++++ 44444444+ because the Lord so willed it, and if he etis ana had been defeated it would have been It through a power greater than we me out of h Thus remarked the preacher father ght after his man. No | of “Jim” the world’s heavy- better than the Ol | weight champion prizefighter whe sarried him o victory or to safety asked his opinion upon the result of Were wobbling, but few would have | the now celebrated contest. Notwith ssed it from the Jook 11 the ook | standing this reverential view of thir Shaped up. But Jeffries knew. He had | earthy, the fact cannot be disguised been told that his opponent’s only chance | that Mr. and M Jeff the brot |lay in a single blow, and he guarded well | against that. With his handy left.and |and three sisters are supr »mely happy | his_strong gu : met the ampion’s | that the big boy won the battle, and [1ush, ands oy him and hugged him | ¢ pe possiblilities of defeat had i e caused serious reflection. All day the ng two rounds were simply a D T I ol Tane Temetn and jubilant friends of the aughter. r | curious, idle 5 how Fitzsimmons, t knocked down, | family have crowded around and about | dazed z . but with the | ¢ °s home in East Los Ange gamecoc TEee other bid ¢ Mrs. Jeffries has a ghting ing to him. SPE NI E dn uplifting spectacle mo her eyes are striking in t | Soniiiy to% Bnish was 1 They twinkle slightly, but a suaight | tainly deserved the admi look from those orbs indi g ds about_ him. is weighing the object h into life by his secc upon and is fully “sizing up th preceding the last tount, BUt 5 | tion” to form a mental conclusion. In | O e fich. and gracefully to | her dual relationship as the wife of a fis finish he went, and mosi me ister of the gospel and as _the | D oy bet, were sorry. Say so much of a champion pugilist, Mrs. | for a_crowd fighting mad. And now men ask, Who is the next man sight to go against Goliath? Sharkey, | e. And he will have to meet a bigger and stronger man, who holds him fe in the matter of strength, speed and s exhibits the pride in which a s heart is engulfed; yet she ten- ly respects the feelings that sway worthy and conscientious s I opposed his going into this in Gghing it, and who has far better reach | necs ' said the champion’s mother, | t advantage in height. “and succeeded in keeping him out | some say, McCoy among them. | ;i) he attained his majority. I have | w Fitzsimmons Well, sporting men who %o ihto oblivion wonder if MecCoy could | §ance away from the new champion long | enough to weary him. Therein, it would 2. would be the “Kid's”.only chance. Jnce the glant could corner him or weight | him down, as he did Fitzsimmons, then | MeCoy had better “‘get him to a nunnery al opinion 1s that Fitzsimmor > back much and there W So it always felt that ‘Jim’ would win, and while it is difficult to speak about the subject in the position we occupy I because my boy is decent and clean in this kind of business.” | The fact that “Jim” might sustain some serious injury, or that some mis- fortune might have overtaken - itz- {i Jeffries is as quick as he appeared dur- | simmons as a result of the battle, was N Jemieh of Friday night's fight he will | fhe source of much’ concern to those “rule the roost” until some one fir 00 | well-meaning and seriously good people. | of Tubber eager for ‘mone Since they have heard the full resuits At the outset the new champion | 1. appears like a modest, honest boy, and | of the contest, and that only incidental Miile. Derforce, he takes to the footiights | and necessary bruises followed, a satis- tmmediate ;e seems to be much hope | faction has been added to the joy they that he will come oack to the ring un-| feel. Broled A If Jeffries is like his father he will ¢ s conversation occurred at the | ; Jevtl ri:\ng‘(.!:a[';;\:‘{\\‘: < ‘Billy” Brady and Chief | Prove a sturdy one, fg_r the Rev. M_x._ of Police D : at the end of the tenth | flowing black hair Yound. The Chief sent for Brady and the patriachal features, is devoted conversation is quoted as follows: 5 sively to and is bqund up in his g "said the Chief, “if he doesn’t b raiizious work. It is one of his tenets man in this round I'll have to thing on the score of brutality, ould be over in the tenth. s the -answer; “I | tzsimmons in the finish_hi stop this I thought it I “All right, Chief,” w guess he will finish next one.” | “And he aia. | The Chief was asked several times to- day what he thought of the fight and why he, who sat at the ringside and saw five krock-downs and considerable gore, did not stop the fight as he had said he would. There was no occasion to stop it he said. “It was a clean, scientific contest and was within the general construction of the Horton law. The people seemed to want it and now everybody is satisfied. | There was little damage done beyond | that Fitzsimmons had a bleeding nose and | frics a slight cut over the eve. There as no fouling, no hitting in the clinches; | the men obeyed the referee and there was | no symptom of disorder among the spec- tators at any time. “But you said you would stop the fight at_the first knock-down.” Well,” the Chief said, benevolently, | ive all over now and everybody ls Sont | -But Jim' loves it better than all the i i & sclentific contest. They com- | Fest of tho Tnited Btates. sald John, iied with ‘the law and there never was | and he likes his Los Angeles friends any occasion for police Interference. It | better than all others. He wrote us Wasn't a brutal exhibition. Fitzsimmons | that he would get back here before the Jeft thg ring cheerful and won't be any | month was over. I think he is going the worse for it physically.” | to do a little showing before he rev “YVill you intertere in fighting contests | yyrps. tn New York in the future?” = . R N HEr ey he law, as Up to a late hour the family had re. N A e | cetved no message from the champion, | | | that a minister should accept nothing for his services, and He follows this be- lief to the letter. Jeffries’ brother, John, an especially agreeable young | man and of athletic build, said: “The folks didn’t say much last night before the fight about ‘Jim,” but they were thinking about him just the same. | T sald to father, just for fun, ‘How much money have you put up on Jim?" | “‘Don’'t you talk about betting on | Jim,” was his answer.” The Jeffries home is located on a beautiful rise of ground on the East Side, near the Arroyo Seco bridge. There are about 100 acres in the place and there for eighteen years the family has resided. The large, roomy house | is hidden among tall trees. Jeffries’ | sisters have their flowers growing about the house, and it scarcely ap- pears like a home of the champion fighter of the world. was done at Coney and. “Then New York is likely to become the | but the younger members of the family pugllistic center of the United States™ expect it. Yesterday morning before “1 don’t know as to that. If it is 80 I | entering the ring Jeffries sent this mes- can't help It as long as the iaw 18 not Vio- | gaze to his folks: Jated. ] myself do not believe in rin; CT"- ““Am 'fveellng fine. for me. where gate money is Charp:c(% ! see boxing bouts held only in clubs | mnasiums and conducted so that | Earlier in the day he had sent a mes- yung fellows who want to learn to box | sage to his brdther declaring confidence vould have the best chance. At Conev | that he would win. “‘He'll take good care of himself and | his money,” remarked his mother; “he You ‘want to pull Island there were no foul tactics. The | men broke cleanly at the referee's order and the men were scientific throughou $hdis & almointely no truth in'the sénort | always has and I think he always that my attitude toward the fight was | Will. changed by the interference of Brookliyn | The father kept his peace. politicians. “As for the knockout, Fitzsim- | mons might have become unconscious | == — - after as much exertion from slipping and | WOULD FIRST CLEAR TITLES. falling. There was no violation 03 the | . o e law. The people wanted the bout and row | WASHINGTON, June 10.—The Secretary of the Interior has recelved a communi- cation from the acting superintendent of :he ‘\;on‘emlte Ntatl;m&l Park {ecorflmend~ % ng at no nart of .the recent aj - The new President of France is not | tion of Congress providing for }’ti?p;l{g— absolutely without personal fortune, as | tection of that reservation be used in the stories which have been related of | Making improvements in roads and trails | him would lead one to believe, Ha pos. | Untll all patented lands in said park shall u . | become the property of the Government. sesses about $100,000 ,or half a million | This is for the purpose of giving the Gov. it’s over there's nothing more to be said gxecpt, that everybody appears to be sat- | sfied.” |of F | simmons_wa of francs, nearly all acquired by the *érnment a clear title to all the land: practice of law. | the reservation. i Ran Away From Him. Sl Special Dispatch to The‘Cnll. NEW YORK, Ju’r: Jeffries bears | his honors very modestly. It was after 2 o'clock this morning when the new champion reached the Vanderbilt Hotel, but there was a great crowd awaiting him and he received an ovation as he entered the hotel. He nodded and smiled | pleasantly to his admirers, and, after ex- anging greetings with a few intimate friends, went to bed. He arose early this morning and when he appeared on the street he showed few marks of the battle. There was a scar over his left eye, caused by the blow from Fitzsimmon'’s right, and a right eye, the result of a collision with Fitzsimmons' left hand. Otherwise he was looking natu and perfectly happy. t he jumped into a car- nd rode Brady's office, in the tan Theater building. J from the Vanderbilt Hotel to, the theater bullding he was followed by a large crowd of cheering enthuslasts. At 1 o'clock he left for Philadelphia. His Journey to the Quaker city was a tri- umphant one, cheers greeting him all along the line. Asked about his plans for the future the champion said he would defend his newly acquired title against any man in the world, giving Shar the first chance. He will take things easy for a short time, although he would prefer to fight Sharkey within six weeks. Brady, however, does not want the big fe to figure in ring contests until after he has reaped the fruit of his success F' 5 t it is extremely i and Jeffries will ven months have arkey and I do meet, “I will insist upon one c incorporat eement th d In _the a that will touch on the I want to fight Sharkey so that he can’t run and ring. ot ring, m me like “in San Francisco. 1 beat Sharkey ¢ and squarely then, and if he had s manly ght as Fitzsimmons I ve knocked him out. But he next time we face each o go the full distance, you can bet he will nc said that he was feeling re- n well. He spoke very highly of Fitzsimmons' qualities as a fighter, and caid that the former champion had put up eat batt ‘Fitzsimmon! 1id Jeffries. ing and is a very pame fellow,’ I gave him a hard punch- He stayed fight no he took it plucki he here until could ful improvement d it was due to . Jeffries the ring in such fine shape. principles of boxing, Jeffries said, to his sparring bouts with “Tom- wa my said Jeffri black lump stood out over the | During the | le L e O e he did when I fought | Billy” Delaney and | _ id that he had | scquired knowledge of the scien- | the welter-weight champion. | “taught me ali | tzsimmons' tricks’ and_also a few | tricks that Fitzsimmons did not know He made me not only clever with my hands, but fast with my feet. I thor-| oughly mastered Ryan's left hand feint | for the hody, which caused Fitzsimmons so ofter to draw his body in and his head forward into position for a left It was just that hand hook on the jaw. i straightened kind of a blow that finall Fitzsimmons up in the eleventh round and gave me the opportunity to swing my right hand with knockout force on Fitz- nmons’ My crouching position also the result of Ryan's tuition. My lure to fall a victim to Fitzsimmons' nts was due to careful practice with n our sparring bouts Ryan showed me precisely how Fitzsimmons would try to feint me into a position for a knockout blow with either hand. When I entered that ring T knew every move that Fitz- s going (o make. My antici- Fitz's movements and quickness pating " |in evading the champion’s determined ef- was sure he would defeat Fitzsimmons, | 1 SYA0I0E rts to land on my jaw had its effect on Fitzsimmons and contributed greatly to When Fitzsimmons tried in the first and second rounds to locate a vital' point and missed it greatly discon- certed him, and when I sent him to the floor with a left-hand jolt in the second round he was the most astonished man in the building. 1 knew after that I could beat him, and now, after beating him, I feel that I can defeat any man in the world.” Jeffries praised Brady for the shrewd manner in which he secured the match for him with Fitzsimmons. champion has offered to spar immons at a benefit if the lat- one. FITZSIMMONS WARNED FRIENDS NOT TO BET CINCINNATI, June 10.—Leonard Shil- ley, an attache of the Sheriff’s office, who. is a personal friend of Bob Fitzsimmons, some days ago received the following let- ter from the prizefighter. It shows plain- ly that Fitzsimmons feared defeat at the hands of Jeffries, and had evidently warned all his friends against placing too much confidence in his prowess in the battle on Friday night: NEW YORK, May 31 Mr. Leonard Shilley — Dear Sir: Knowing you to bave been an ardent admirer of mine in the past and think- ing that you probably will have confi- dence in my ability as a Pugmsl. 15 write to you,as I have to all my close friends, in order that their faith in me be not abused. You no doubt are well apsrs of the fdct that I am getting afong In years and have for a lon time been living a life of ease anfi quiet, and, as the saying is, have not kept up with the times. My opponent, Mr. Jeffries, I must ad- mit, is without a peer in our profes- sion_to-day, and 1 would consider it no disgrace to meet defeat at hig hands. He has youth, science, strength and courage, and, in my opinion, should have no trouble to defend the title (should he gain it) from any man of the present time. ou must under- stand that T say this confidentially, and would, of course, not make pub. lic a statement of this kind, and I further am sure that you would not make use’of this unless it be for your individual benefit. My object in writ- ing this letter is: You may be a betting man, and, like a great many more, may have a stub- born idea that I am invincible. Tf such be the case, you might bet recklessly, I would advise you to be careful and not bet on general results. 1 will cer- tainly do my best and hope to gain the victory. I feel safe in saying that T will remain five or ten rounds, and, if my usual good luck does not desert me, T certainly will win the fight. Hoping that you will appreciate my letter of caution, I remain, your very sincere friend, ROBERT FITZSIMMONS. ——— SHARKEY DUBBED A “TALKATIVE TAR” PHILADELPHIA, June 10.—James J. Jeffries, the new champion fighter, ap- peared at the Academy of Music here to- night before a packed house, & notable B S SO A S S S D P S S D S Y . +-o AN RAFAEL, June 10.—When it be- came generally known to-day that ‘William Schneider had been arrested on a charge of having seared face and hands of a little Chinese lad with a hot iron there was not a person who did not expre: surpris Schneider’s family is one of the most highly respected in the community and he himself has always been known a man of honor and integrity. His dis- position is humane to such a degree that I eral times been known to inter- et fight because one of the vas the weaker or a victim of stable George taken before Ju not guilty and w tice Rodden. He pleade: as released from custody either unbelief or | William Schneider and the Chinese Lad He Is dlleged to Have Seared With Hot Irons. e be e bebei et etose® i the | 4= OO 4- OO . & . & + @ % © 3 . & on giving $100 bonds. He appeal perturbed by the charge and w nant that he had been represented in a rning paper as being a drunkard and been pla in prison to protect In exg tion of the affair he ed much ald: “1 have known this little fellow for a long time and have often played pranks of an innocent nature on him. Last even- ing 1 had been drinking, and when the boy passed I took him into Nelson's shop playfully threatened to put him into a tub of water. He resisted, and I lifted him over the tub. I did not mean to duck him, but in his struggles.he ran his face and hands against some hot irons in the tub. 1 did not think they were hot. As soon as I saw he was hurt, for he gave a vell or two, I let him go. I am sorry I ave attained such notoriety and I never meant to injure the lad at all.” feature belng the large number of women present. Jeffries boxed three rounds with his sparring partner, “Jim” Daly of this city. William A. Brady, Jeffries' mana- ger, read from the stage a challenge to fight Tom Sharkey about September 15 for the largest purse offered by any club and a $10,000 side bet. He stipulated that the entire purse go to the winner and tobat no side agreements or Secret arrange ments be considered, and_that the must agree upc The contest, h in an eighteel Very caustic ard,” accusin, Fitzsimmons o two years ago. 2 Jeffries had_little to say regarding his ictory over Fitzsimmons. “I feel abit sore,about the shouldcrs,” he said, “but beyond that I am all right.” A.«k1 ‘1 whom he was likely to meet next he d: am not particular whom T me: would like to meet that talkative tar, Sharkey. I'll fight him for charity, just to show the people that he does not know how to figh BRITISH WARLIKE FEELING AGAINST THE BOERS Continued From First Page. oot ring, Mr. Brady was nd called Shark “blow- g him of ing tobbed the decision in their fight 4 be energetic action to support the de- mand. It may be stated as certain that this contingency has been fully fore- seen for months past. Fresh troops and large quantities of munitions of war have gone ‘to South Africa by every steamer. The troops have been de- scribed as reliefs, but those they were supposed to relieve have remained in South Africa. A steamer which sailed in May took 500 of these reliefs, and passengers who had previously secured accommodations had to yield their places to the officers and men. In Natal, notably at Lady Smith, a large ‘force has been assembled, fully equipped and ready to march at a mo- ment’s notice. Hundreds of mules from South Africa and Cyprus are on the spot, the storehouses are full of for- age and the magazines are packed with ammunition. It is estimated that the Transvaal could muster a fighting force of from 16,000 to 18,000 men, while the British troops there already number 11,000 men, commanded by the veteran, Major Gen- eral Sir Willlam Francis Butler, who has been in command of the troops in South Africa since 1898. His wife was Elizabeth Thompson, the well-known artist. He served in ‘Canada in 1870, in Ashantee in 1874; during the Zulu war, 1878-9; in Egypt, 1882 and 1884-5, and commanded the British troops at Alexandria from 1890 to 1803. In addi- tion, the British have a large body of splendid mounted riflemen and mounted police available, so if hostilities break out, events will move quickly. ‘While the country generally is back- ing Mr. Chamberlain, many well in- formed people assert that, urged by Cecil Rhodes and the potent social in- fluences of the British Chartered South Africa Company, he is hurrying the country to disaster. They say tnat not only will President Kruger not retract, but that the Transvaal forces, familiar with every inch of the country, will | be able to cope with any force Great Britain can put in the field. His ar- tillery is known to be much superior to the British artillery, and signs are not wanting to show that the Boers | ventional attitudes of have more than' the moral support of the Orange Free State. el KRUGER’S CONGRESS IN REGRETFUL MOOD PRETORIA, . Transvaal Republic, June 10.—After deliberating in secret all the morninig the Volksraad yester- day approved President Kruger’s fran chise proposals, and instructed the Government to draw them up in the form of a law, which will be submitted to the Volksraad. The Volksraad also passed a resolu- tion of regret that the British High Commissioner had not accepted Presi- dent Kruger’'s proposals, which the Volksraad considers reasonable in the highest degree. PROPHET SMITH'S PREDICTIONS FAIL Negroes of Houston Confidently Awaited the End of the World and Destruction of the Wicked. HOUSTON, Tex., June 10.—Negroes of this city are greatly excited over the pre- diction of a prophet named Smith that the end of the world is at hand. Three hundred of his followers, dressed in their best, assembled in an old warehouse in Franklin street on Thursday night to await the coming of Christ and the de- struction of the wicked. They kept up an unearthly shouting, singing and praying awn all night, and as prophet was elds, ing the enthusiasm of the others infused them with renewed faith, and all day long they fasted and prayed. The excitement was appeared and the called to nearly as great there last night as around the place where | the prize fight bulletins were being posted, and at midnight, when one of thge lfemale members gave birth to a child, as pre- dicted by Smith, they became réligiously nsane. Sanitary police fumigated the buildin, this morning and built smoking fires outg- soldte. but the negroes could not be driven ut. In four other cities crowds are also awaiting the terrible events predicted by Smith, who is sending them: messages of all kinds, telling his reasons of God’s fail- ure to destroy the world. Families are divided and the more intelligent colored geeo{;l; :{\i '.;::S;ang;}' with Smith. Should again soon he w roughly handled. Al Lo VLADIMIR ANNULLED THEIR ENGAGEMENT Why His Charming Daughter Will Not Become the Wife of Prince i Max of Baden. pecial Cable to The Call and the New York Herald. Co . Brn“e'.](az'r(ghled, 1899, by James Gor- BERLIN, June 10.—The engagement of Prince Max of Baden, the dashing young chief of squadron of the Imperial Cuiras. slers Guards, to the charming young daughter of Grand Duke Viadimir of Russia is broken off. It had even got so far as to be announced in that serious im- perial, royal and diplomatic volume, the Almanach de Gotha. A photograph’ had also been published and exposed in a shop window showing the fiancees in the con- i an engaged couple. Prince Max is a great parti, s is | only one life between him and the throne of Baden, ‘for_his cousin, the hereditary | Grand Duke Frederick, has no children, wi}(;ile the reigning Grand Duke is 78 years old. As for the youthful Grand D Helene of Viadimirovitch, she will hor s 18 till next January and is quite the most charming little lady in the imperial Rus- sian court. She is full of good qualitie and very popular. She sfllg she was op- posed to the marriage, which was a fa- vorite project of her mother. Of late the Qquestion of religion has come-up in Baden Wwhere, they are very dogmatic. Anyhow, there weré difficulties, and it is said that, hearing of them, the bluff old Grand Duke Viadimir annulled the engagement, and therefore his pretty daughter, who is the apple of his eye, remains to him at least for the present. Ring. —_— Never in the hi battles of the pri of championship has there been 80 little adverse comment on the outcome of a fight as was h ke meeting of Fitzsimmc A | ter reading the accoun ght the | Fitzsimmons men wer at the | dethroned champion had done his best | and was forced to strike his colors to a better man. The ba ST a manly one and left SR protest from the friends of Fitzsimmons. The majority of the bettc prised at what was obviou ous improvement s his last appearance in the r my Ryan is accorded the most p this, as he has boxed steadily champion since the latter went i ing some six weeks since. He has trans- mitted to the big fellow much of his own cleverness, as Jeffries is quick to learn new ideas in boxing. With the cleverness added to his natural speed and strength Fitzsimmons went “Billy” Brady, who always has a keen eye for business, has already placed Jef- fries on the road for exhibition purposes, | and will undoubtedly keep his name well before the public so long as the magic of his name proves a potent drawing card. From present appearances Sharkey will | be the next man to face Jeffries in the ring. McCoy, owing to the disparity be- | tween his weight and that of the cham- | pion, is not looked upon as a possible | competitor. Sharkey is thus the only man left with | a claim to the championship title. Tim McGrath, who has been with | Sharkey in all his memorable ring engage- | ments,” believes Sharkey can wrest the | championship from the burly Californian. { According to the McGrath point of view Sharkey Is faster on his feet than Fitz- simmons, can hit harder and can stand more punishment. He is in condition all the time, so there is no possibility of his muscles losing their power or his hands their cunning, as possibly happened to Jeffries’ last opponent during his two vears' ebsence from the ring, Sharkey be- lieves in an active life, and has told his friends he would meet the winner of the Ruhlin-Kennedy fight just to keep himself in_practice. y persons recalled yesterday Jef- first visit to this city. He was brought up from Los Angeles by Billy Gallagher, who discovered him down there 8 a novice at the game then, as illing to learn. He had the pionship bee in his bonnet at that time, basing his fly upon his herculean frame. v was sing | star_pugilistic at that time, and Jeffries romised to put on the glovés in practice, ut for some reason he did not do so A big negro named Pruette was looking | for-a match at the time. He was pointec | out to Jeffries, who surveyed him in awe to see what manner of man he was. Pru- ette_was not cut out for a fighter. In his first engagement he said his opponent was no gentleman after he had received ‘a stiff punch. Brady, Delaney and Jeffries remembered thelr friends in this city and Oakland sending them dispatches saying the ou come of the battle was a foregone con- | clusion. Brady sent an urgent wi | o ow partner, Webster, of | Dark” fame. As a'result, the theatrical men were all on the right side. In the forests of Guiana dwell some | very large and exceedingly ferocious | black ants, which throw up hills fifteen and twenty feet in height. 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