The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 12, 1900, Page 1

Tall, VOLUME LXXXVII-NO. 1 73. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1900. PRICE FIVE CENTS. JEFFRIES RET ARNS f WORLDS CHAMPIONSHIP Big Boiler-Maker Knocks Out Corbett With a Right Swing to the Jaw in the Twenty-— Third Round. £'J ¥ FFRIES HIS OPPO PESS L g »* | e e ‘ » Special Dispatch to The Call. * ¢ NEW YORK, May 11.—Corbett's ation to me. He never %* ! better He was ( % °PP t * - ad * 1 for an opportunity to ( » e th e T and gave me the * |9 Al ¢ ! ed to be. Had Cor- (|4 a X4 Vie ‘,' * (e ¥ ® . filled the hall. The money was © him, but he had a wealth of sym- | ¢ It was probably his natural herit- | & s the short-ender before the battle | 4 but he won more support by his | J of speed and skill s won with his strength—both that | ¢ gth that les in the power of massive ¢ and that strength which is the ¢ e of vitality. He made the pace for | & f the distance and at the end was | ¢ flective. At first glance | | to detract a_trifle for it showed that ¢ h him and get away | © that fighter of the |*® strong and rugged | & st he will take the . who to-night left | I : m . It is improbable t there was ever a | © more orderly affair under the Horton law. | § the assembling and | ¢ great crowd and order In The small army of police | 4 skless and the contesta & led nor quar- quar- | 0 E under left have ended him just knocked him out sive Jim look offense = at that was DA AR H S SURPRISED B e e BY NENT’'S SHOWING the Ng. nt places during the evening, but five to to two was probably the highest and five to three the lowest offered. A favorite bet was that Corbett would last ten rounds, and the men who had a true line on the former champfon’s condition reaped well for their knowledge. There was de- cidedly more Jeffries than Corbett money offered. acti¥ity in the betting. Appearance of the Men. e reception of the as warm but 2 and the and they not demonstrative. red slowly. At 6 p. m 2 persons ntered the It was late before there was color wd. There was but little outcome of the battle. In played Jeffries was a clear orite at odds of two to o These veered at different times and differ- but there never was at any time men at the ring- ! seconds came almost nd their seconds ex- [ e e O O . ) R R R S S o S R O R A SO changed handshakes. Jeffries looked brown, rugged and strong. He smiled an occasional recognition to a friend in the crowd, bu t seemed seri- ous. He Corbett sald he memorab was clean and trim. i d more” than on the day | pugili,;m when he defeated | Sullivan, but he did not look it. He was in splendid condition The crowd showed its first enthusiasm | over the announcement that Charley White would referee the fight. a roar of applause when he ring. There was a brief wra bandages on Corbett's hand ly allowed to wear them were quickly sli on the gong clanged out loud the men sprang forward were stilled to silence tk There was entered the | le over th but he w The glove and in a moment and clear. the As spec wa r of the egraph instruments. In the prelimipary sparring Corbett showed to wonderful advantage. He was r-like on Lis feet and darted in and with confusing speed. He whipped his left Into Jeffries' face and was either or away freelt the punch. Jeffries golng in, however, but he seemed 2rd. The pace made by the cham- on was fast and there was a yell of sat- faction from the admiring spectators | when the gong ended the round. Jeffries kept on making the pace when they were at it again, but Corbett slipped way from him. Jeffries would try his left in a rush, but Corbett was almost in- variably away from it. It was a superb »n and there were thund. that at times broadened into Corbett was out-boxing his man and out-pointing him with his lefts to the | only by the rattle and clatt face. They were both fighting carefully, s of ap- | z) JAMES J. JEFFRIES, CHAMPION PUGILIST OF THE WORLD. D e 0000000t ei 066660006t eiebeiesdeitsdeisdsrdededeisdeoeieded | | THE B e S ¢! | @ *| P ® + 4| * L 3 4 ‘ @ | 4 e for while Corbett had the speed and cleverness he found Jeffries hard to get to. Jeffries fought in his crouching at- titude. which proved so hard for Fitzsim- mons to solve. Jeffries’ Strength Tells. Jeffries quickly began to use his strength and in the clinches threw a little of his strength upon his opponent. Cor- bett showed surprising ability against him and it was long before the strength of the champion began to tell. When Cor- bett had saved the ten-round money there was a strong change in the senti- ment toward him, and the men who had their money on Jeffries to win began to be somewhat dublous. Jeffries was grim and resolute and kept at his man. He knew that up to that stage of the game he had beenoutpointed and his only chance was to rush in and mix it. Cor- lConqueror of Sullivan Surprises Spectators With a Brilliant Display of All Time Cleverness. bett kept his avoided him. To the man who loves strength and the wits and did picture. Here was youth and strength, with a fair measure of skill, pitted against the master of the sport. There were s that youth would win, but the partisa of the man who possessed it had their grave doubts. The pace was one that would have told against any man not perfectly prepared. By the seventeenth round Jeffries, maddened by the danger of marring his reputation, began a series of desperate rushes In which he mixed it fiercely with Corbett. He seemed angered by the jabbing at his face and wanted to end it all with a swing from left or right. Corbett had begun to show the pace, but while his punches lacked force he was still steady on his feet. He contented him- self with avoiding punishment. It became of desperate game could be kept up. At the twentieth round It looked as if Corbett would stay the limit, and popu- lar judgment awarded him a victory. He had up to that time avoided any serious punishment. His face was unmarked 4 | and the scratches on his shoulders and arms were more the resuit of clinches than blows. His defense was still per- fect and he was smiling and confident. He either sidestepped from Jeffries’ ter- es was hammering away, however, and as strong and game. Cheers for the Conquered. The end came with the suddenness of a shock. The men had had two flerce ral- lies, followed each time by long range sparring and were in together again { They were both fighting fast and hard. Suddenly there was a report of a sharp blow and Corbett dropped. It needed no | for a moment there were roars and calls. The confusion was but momentary, how ever, and in a silence that was most re- rcfused to give them. Then, a moment | It was in the corner of the de- too, response. feated man, that the crowd gath: CORBETT SAYS HE HAS strength and | ered 4 |play of a giant athlete it was a splen- | | simply a cuestion of how long that sort | rible rushes or ducked into clinches. Jef-| f; later, when a friend of Corbett put the | little too heavy. question a thousand re-echoed a kindly | under 6 feet 2 inches in his fighting shoes of His Old- AR @ NO EXCUSE TO OFFER ! * 3 s Special Dispatch to The Call. * % NEW YORK, May 11.—I thought I would win sure. I was landing my J A blows in good yle and surely felt I would - twenty-five rounds and A | ¢ get the decistion. How I got the knock-out blow I don't know. I have no ree- ¢ | % ollection of it landing. It must have been a corker, however, to have put » ’ /) me out. I have no excuses to offer for my defeat 1 think I pointed the | ¥ champion, and, had the bout gone the limit, would have got the decision ) * . But it's all over now 1 got beat and am done with fighting for a » ¢| ) while JAMES J. CORBETT. 0 0| O TXTRTRT AT R TR YT RT RTR, RT R L] nd there were more solicitous offers for aid for him than there were congratu- lations for the man who had defeated him. It was but natural, however, for Corbett had made a showing that entitled him to that consideration His skill had made it the best fight they had ever seen, and their hopes had been with him from the moment the battle shaped itself. e A MW’COY DESCRIBES THE FIGHTERS” APPEARANCE Spectal Dispatch to The Call NEW YORK, May 11.—The World pub- lishes the following by Kid McCoy: “Cor- bett is first in the ring, followed by little Frank Dwyer, his mascot; then his sec- onds, George Considine, Billy Madden, Leo Pardello and Gus Ruhlin. Jeffries fsn't a half minute behind him, with Billy Bra- dy, Tommy Ryan, Jack Jeffries and Ed Dunkhorst, the human freightcar, in his corner. Both fighters are a little pale. They smile pleasantly when they shake hands in the middle of the ring, and really seem glad to see each other. They ought to be glad, for they are old friends. This fight has no malice in it. It is onlv a matter of business. They both look good, but we can’t tell quite how good they are until they strip. Corbett goes over to Jeff's corner with Charley White and all his seconds. After a minute’s talk Corbett the outside layer of his ela ages and that little difficulty is settled. The men are stripping and we will have a chance to look at them. Jeff strips first. He looks as big as a house. Deesn't he look big and strong enough to grab Cor- | bett with one hand and pound him to count to tell that Corbett's hope for the | Pieces with the other? See what a differ- champlonship again was in vain. The ex- | ence between his heavy frame and Cor- cited spectators sprang to their feet and | bett’s. The ex-champion is modeled like a racehorse. Jeffries isn’'t anything of a carthorse by a great deal. He is more like a big, heavy markable, the fallen fighter was carried | hunter with plenty of speed but not as to his corner. Some one called for cheers | fast as a racehorse. He weighs 212 pounds. for Jeftries, but the almost sullen crowd | He is 24 years old. Jeffries is @ perfect model of a gladiator except that he Is a He stands just a shade Continued on Second Page. TO GUARD CANAL Senator Lodge Pleads for More% Warships, and ble With oy es navy wi ered with the of Lodge's dis- f public questions and attracted hout and f Virginia presented an extend support of the immediate Government of ect of a re of economy. fon to the amend- D ald th nators from South Carolina e (Tillman and to get The net resuit i n to put a stop to of a navy. The amend- he said, would absolute- ling of ps. He had no st ernment armor not at all assured been better in the be c ction of our navy to ¢ . To stop the| ¥ 1til the armor plant coul would, he thought, be a fatal n Cont &, Lodge sai My ve for desiring more ships, and | s my belief that 1 States depends upon Our Atlantie coast the Gulf to North of this great coast © no adeguate fleet. n the construetion wer it will be bet- r not is yet an open " canal, to defend mmerce and for en though it be t be the naval We must have we have to- pends upon our ought to be 1t and time is mear w i e X2 we are o prote canal, as well ur OWn coast, We muet have a navy pro- tionately strong. I bope and believe that war far more powerfu The safety of the ANl ad t P we shall have no but a great ficet is the greatest insurance pence. However, we would be fooligh, in- Seed, if we should close our eyes to the possi- bilities of the situation. We could never allow while Allison of Towa ap- Government armor t for the past three | Hints at Trou- Germany. the Danish hands uld tslands to pass han ours. undertake to take possession of those right on the road to the canal and hem freat naval stations would by that an enemy of ours. We could no such thing as that s a great protection to the United en of all parties—Democrats, Repub- nd Popullsts—without distinction, ad- that. I am by no means sure that Furopean nation (perhaps one whose v W recetving such rapid increase) may test the Monroe doctrine. We may be called upon to protect that doc- v in Brazil or in some other South Americar into any to e way to preserve peace is to have vy s no power in the world would unter. such a care t Lodge did not think there.was anybody | believe in the construction vy powerful enough to defend our line and the Monroe doctrine. He urged that no ther obstacle should be tion. In a colloquy with Lodge Tillman said | it was well known that the navy of the United States was superlor, to that of Ger- many. Lodge, agreeing in part with Tillman's statement, pointed to the great increase that was now being made In the German navy. “If the Senator thinks,” said Lodge, “there s no danger to be apprehended, I fear he underrates the importance of the subject, a subject to which I have given much thought and consideration.” Bacon of Georgia and Daniel of Virginia favored a Government armor plate and Elkins of West Virginia and Allison op- posed it. Penrose of Pennsylvania offered an amendment authorizing the Becretary of the Navy to procure the best quality of armor for the battleships Maine, Ohio and Missourl at $545 a ton, including royaity. | He argued against a Government plant, saying it would lie idlc much of the time and would be immensely expensive. It was agreed that debate on the armor plate matter should cease at 3 o’clock to- | morrow and that all amendments to the committee’s proposition should then be voted upon. The Senate at 5:40 p. m. ad- Journed. Pension Bills in the House. WASHINGTON, May 11.—The House to- | day broxe all records, passing 180 private | pension bills. Among them was the Sen- | ate bill to pension the widow of the late General Guy V. Henry at the rate of $100 per month. This amount was reduced by the House to $50. At 4:45 p. m. the House adjourned until Monday. other | The European nation which | The Monroe | I am not conjuring up fancies, but I | placed in the way of the navy's construc- | SANTA FE HAS A RIGHT A Great Railroad | Deal Gonsum- mated After| | | Many Years of Scheming and| Endeavor. HE Santa Fe Railroad is at last in a position to enter Onkland and to compete with the South- | ern Pacific Company upon a plane of absolute equality in a | ferry wsystem between Oakland and San Francisco. A railrond deal of the greatest significance has finally been consummated after years of speculation, endeavor and schem- ing. The California and Nevada Rail- way, which is the most available railway terminal directly into the city of Oakland, has passed out of the hands of the heirs of the late Captain J. W. Smith and into the control of A. A. Grant, one of the original buillde: of the Atchizon, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. Mr. Grant is now in control of the bonds | of the rond and has been put in actual control of the property itself by appointment as receiver. There is more in this than the slmple transfer of a small but valuable | ratlway terminal, for it is the first step in the securing of an entrance into Oakland by the Santa Fe Rall- road Company. The California and Nevada Railway is now in a position to be taken by the Santa Fe when- ever that corporation may deem it necessary. When thix will be done will depend upon the outcome of the litigation now pending over the California and Nevada in both the State and Federal courts. There is much that will have to be done before actual possession will be taken by the Santa Fe people, but they have finally got the smaller road into a position where they can take it when they so desire, and this Mr. Grant, the new recetver and owner of the bonds, says himself. The possession of the road by Mr. Grant is practically equivalent to its possession by B o S R S | e & the Santa Fe, for Mr. Grant has built more miles of the Santa Fe system than any other single contractor. His Interests | construction of a wharf and ferry system. | are inseparable from those of the Santa Fe and those who know what is transpir- ing believe that this move fs simply the placing of the California and Nevada Railway in such hands that it cannot get away. The present line of the California and Nevada Raflway runs within three-quar- ters of a mile of the line of the Santa Fe approaching Point Richmond. The right of way and franchises of the little road into Oakland are complete and all that would be necessary would be the con- struction of the three-quarters of a mile 8ap ?hnd the changing of the smaller road from a narrow to a broad gauge in order that the Santa Fe mizht ba ziven a per- OF WAY INTO OAKLAND LR R R S S Route by Which the Santa Fe Railroad Can Enter Oaklan 1. .WMQWQWM.‘ ¢ D R B e s R SRS ST Te SaCi S A o fect entrance into Oakland. There is al- ready in existence complete plans for the ‘The wharf is partly built and it would be | but necessary to complete these plans to | give the Santa Fe wharf and ferry facili- | tles from Oakland to San Francisco. This, ‘ however, would involve the expenditure of many millions of dollars and this Is no light thing, even in the present day of great corporations and vast capltaliza- | tions. It is the general belief that the Santa Fe system is not yet ready to undertake such a proposition, but that it has taken this opportunity to secure the only avail- able terminal that would enable it to BY A. M. WALSH. Special Dispatch to The Call. on the steps of Old Nassau Cali- fornia’s sturdy athletes are snugly tucked in thelr beds dreaming beating the Princeton sprinters. than once will each California man run that they will not again suffer defeat at the hands of the Eastern collegians. boys are in much better condition than Princeton men a harder run than they did the Yale men. The Tigers, like the followers of Eli, are strong in distance and sprints, while we rely on our men in The Princetonians are not so confident of winning as was Yale. The fleld day will be held in the morn- ing and a ball game between Princeton and Georgetown In the afternoon. Prince- ton arranged matters in this way because they wanted Hutchinson, their hurdler, who is also center fielder on the ball team, fresh for the fleld day. Jarvis, their sprinter, said that he would be compelled to run in both the 100 and 220 yard dashes ['to win the day. Captain Cregan of Princeton made the following statement this evening: “All of my men are in the very best con- is an even one. jump. Then, if we win one of the hurdles, we will win the day.” following statement: “It is a_doubtful proposition and looks rather dubious for California. We ought to win all the fleld events except the high jump. hurdles and a fighting chance in the quar- ter. We will be doing well if we tle them to-morrow."” The entries for to-morrow and the rec- ords of the men are as follows: 100-Yard Dash. Princeton—Jarvis, 10 seconds: seconds. Californta—Drum, 1) 2-5 seconds, 200-Yard Dash. Prirceton—Jarvis, 22 seconds; Smith, 22 45 Kratz, 10 25 10 15 seconds: Cadogan, seconds. Californta—Drum, 23 seconds; Cadogan, 23 1-5 reach the bay shore from the populous Continued on Second Page. seconds. 400-Yard Dash. Princeton—Cregan, 50 3-5 seconds; Willls, the seniors of Princeton College | are chanting their college songs | More | his race in his slumbers, because their one | thought throughout the week has been | ‘The | they were a week ago and will give the | the fleld events to win the day for us. | dition and I think our chance for winning | The way I reckon is that | we will win all the runs and the high | Captain Drum of California made the | We have a good chance in both | » | although Hamiin complains of Indigestion RINCETON, N. J., May 11.—While of | | | | | | | CALIFORNIANS WILL FACE TIGERS TO-DAY Western Men in Good Condition and Hopeful of Defeating Old Nassau’s Sons. 2 4-5 seconds ifornia—Drum, seconds. seconds; Cadogan, 51 1-§ 880-Yard Run. Princeton—Perry, 1 minute 3-5 seconds; Chamberlain, 2 minutes 2 seconds. California—Service, 2 minutes 5 seconds. Mile Run. Princeton—Perry, 4 minutes 28 seconds; Cre- gan, 4 minutes 23 23 seconds. Californta—Moser, 4 minutes 40 seconds. 120-Yard Hurdle. Princeton—Hutchinson, 1§ seconds; 16 1-5 seconds. Californta—Hamlin, 1§ 25 seconds. 220-Yard Hurdle. Princeton—Hutchinson, 26 seconds: Wheeler 26 3-5 seconds. Californla—Woolsey, 28 2-§ seconds; Hamlfn, 27 seconds. Wheeler, High Jump. Princeton—Carroll, § feet 1 inch; Curtiss, feet 11 iInches. California—Hoffman, 5 feet 10 inches. Broad Jump. Princeton—Hutchinson, 21 feet § inches: Von Krug, 20 feet 7 inches. California— Broughton, 23 feet 4 inches; sey, 21 feet § inches. Pole Vault. Princeton—Coleman, 10 feet 11 inches; Horton, 10 feet 7 inches. California—Heffman, 11 feet. Shot Put. Princeton, Wright, 39 feet; inches. California—Plaw, 41 feet §% inches; Woolsey, 10 feet. Hammer Throwing. Princeton—Wright, 123 feet: Montgomery, 18 feet. California—Plaw, 136 feet § inches. California’s team is in good condition, ool- Cralg, 37 feet § and Broughton still has a sore heel. Hoft- man bas had a chance to vault only once during the week, as his pole did not ar- rive until Wednesday. The weather durirg the week has been rather disagreeable, due to cold winds and frequent showers. If the weather prophet in New York City is correct we will have southerly winds to-morrow. This means that the sprinters will have the wind at their backs in the 100 and 220 yard dashes. It also will help the jumpers and pole ‘vaulters. In looking at the entries with an un- prejudiced view Princeton ought to win the games by a score of 7 to &