The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 26, 1902, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JULY 26, 1902. BATTLE ATTRACTS AN ENORMOUS ATTENDANCE OF SPEC1AT CHEER FORMER CHAMPION FOR HIS MARVELOUS SHOWING WHO Thousands See Gladiat- ors in Battle Admirers t’n‘i Crowd Seek Bob’s Hand Though Beat- en He Is Still Their Idol ORE than five thousand were thrown was a line of | ‘Kip T EGAN LooxweD LIKE | Te A L Aaic TEAsSTEC THE R_ EYES UPoN Him d. At no stage of the contest did I fear for W ma He ' CORBETT IS NEXT, ' SO SAYS DELANEY mpt to go in and clean his man with a e fighti be made Jeff wil | me and bled pro- ing him any. He fight and won handily i ould have knocked a question of time when | ner punches would give | z put up a good, rattling opinion the best he has two-punches in oubled him up. | fition he landed a | ndid showing, and d condition The He was a little over- | 1 to take his time. Jeff always wasa | , goes at his task in a workmanlike world, and it will be many years be- els from him." "We are now ready next month he can do so. but I been t ing for four months and | business, however, and if satis- fight Corbett in this arena g ed round the| ing or crowd- | The reserved | in larg arrive ock. the big f n th capacity to direct the NTED POLICE BUSY. MOU Jutside arena on Valencia us on the oppo: ticket-hol. the entrance. by the police er had no reserved seat he was r entrance. Reserved ered the chute and passed ow gate and as the coupons off they went to their places. itted to go tickets were scanne ry hand for its perfect arrangements. Every car on the Valencia-street line was pressed into service. Men hung on to the straps and rails and even rode on top e cars. Carriages and vehicles of every kind and description were used in bring- Ing the sporting men to the battle grounds. The crowd was a good-natured It was composed of men in every walk of life. The banker rubbed elbows with the workingman who had saved his | money to see the contest. The lawyer and the doctor threw aside the cares of their professions to see the men of brawn battle for supremacy. ARENA WAS IDEAL. Men came from every part of the United | Btates to see the event and will return | bome and talk about Fitzsimmons' mag- aificent showing against the champion They will dwell at length on the arrange- ment of the arena and describe how the | ry was built. They will tell of sit- ting in the balmy air and watching the two gladiators trained to the hour ex- ging blows that meant victory to one | at to the other. All this will be a f conversation that will last for The battle will go down into the of the prize-ring as of the est ever brought off in this country. arena was an ideal one in which to ff a championship battle. It is 200 with a slight decline toward f the lot. Tt was here that the cted. The Independent Elec- mpany turned night into i r electric lights were strung all Under the canvas canopy ring and extended out s were twelve arc threw their beams over the ! when the men were battling | ¥ made could be discerned | trom the farthest part of the arena. The clicking of telegraph lnnlrument&l was the only sound that could be heard one 5 feet ed the reserved it. at times during the battle. tors sa The specta- breathless and watched the two trained boxers fiddle and dance, strike out with the force of piston rods and with the skill pf experts. This breathlessness would g)lpp way every instant to a mighty shout whenever either man landed a blow in a vulnerable spot. of animation and interest. Men who have won fame in other walks of life occupled seats close to the ring- ide and watched the battle with keen interest. Before. the main event was brought off they discussed the chances of either man. No igtroductions were need- Occu nts *of seats turned to their neighbors and talked learnedly about jabs, hooks and cross counters with as much ability as they would discuss the price of 1, same knotty question of law or the golf. Ping pong was forgot- everything else that was a ad or pertained to business. Every one’s mind was on the battle and all sat wait- ing patiently and speculating how long the contest would last. FITZSIMMONS APPEARS. Close to the ringside were correspond- ents for papers all over the United States. At their elbows sat expert operators who ticked away as if their life depended upon Speed was an essential point and the best operators manipulated the keys. Shortly after 10 o’clock the men entered the ring. Fitzsimmons was first to ar- rive, and as his tall form, enveloped in a bathrobe, was discerned there was a howl that could be heard blocks away. He ac- cepted the plaudits with a pleased ex- pression. The shouts attested to his popu- larity. Jeffries was also given a hearty greeting, but not as great as that given Fitzsimmons. When the battle ended there was a surging toward the ring. Spectators stood up on their seats and watched the inci- ed. | dents that took place in the roped arena. | They saw Fitzsimmons struggle to his feet and in a doubled-up condition walk toward Jeff and shake his hand, In an- swer to cries for a speech he replied in a steady voice: “The best man won.’ This is my last fight.” He then removed the gloves from his big mitts and threw them among the audience saying he would never fight again. Fitz also stated he would have given the cham- plonship to Jeffries had he won, as he in- tended to retire for good. Another ova- tion was given the gritty fighter. As he walked toward his dressing-room he was| commended on every hand. Every one wanted to grasp his hand, but few suc- ceeded, as he moved slowly in the center of the spectators wno were crowding out of the arena. Jeffries was commended also, but he was more a figure of curiosity. Every one gazed on his face and saw the ‘effects of the blows landed by the Cornishman. Both men retired to their dressing-rooms | and subsequently went downtown in car- riages. When the men entered the ring the car- penters tore away the barriers.that re- strained the ticket-holders from crowding into the arena. This was done in order to | give the people a chance to get out quick- Iy when the battle was over. The specta- tors did not hurry in leaving. They moved* | selves were: Mace Grant; The scene was on(" COUNTED —ThHosE UNDE R THe&, CAN~V~A S CLARK BaLo > THA L L JE“CQNDED THE “MAaZumat. From Many States. Continued From Page One. Frank and George Condy, proprietors of “The Pullman”; F. Baker, a capitalist, and ardent admirer of sports; Leon Justin, Councilman D. T. Sherritt, Fred Fields, Scott Brook; Johnny Eugene and Clar- ence Blazier, the liquor men; Billy Swope, a newspaper man, and L. and C. Holman. Johnny Malone showed the way for a select coterie of sports from Tacoma. Clarence Waterhouse of the local racing firm of Burns & Waterhouse laid away his rod and reel at the camp up on the McCloud River and came down just to see the “bloomin’ go.” Elks’ Fair Forgotten. Things are pretty busy over in Salt Lake City just now prepar- ing for the crusade of Elks, but that did not deter Sam Reggel from making the trip to the ring- side. He is one of the best known of Utah’s sportsmen. Bert Levy dropped in from Lower Lake and took in the evening’s entertainment. Dave Argyle found time after banking hours to join the Seattle consignment. So did Johnny Considine and Jim Morrison, both extensively known in the Sound country. Tom Trullinger and Billy Cook will tell the villagers of Astoria how it happened before the can- ning season opens. They repre- sent the sporting circle there. Luke Kelly, a popular boniface of San Pedro, found the town too small as the date for the fight drew nigh, and had a prominent seat at the ringside. Bakersfield did not lack repre- sentation. Fred Carillo, the backer of Aurelio “Hurooroo,” out of the grounds in an orderly fashion and dispersed. that youth supported Terry Mc- Govern in the realistic pugilistic drama “Does or Does Not Win Ein Six,” and Jack Woolley came | up from.the oil region. Herrera | was also present. | Because rhere is no railroad | out of Eureka, the fact chopped no kindling wood with the sport- ing element of that city. In the crowd were T. C. Cadney, J. Kelly, P. Thompson,. iG: E: Glmesserle and J. Broderick. A cluster of San Jose ringsters | held their own with the noisiest |J. Kelley Russell, the crack bowler of the Garden City, and C. M. (Buit) Smith explained uppercuts, the corkscrew and the auger punch to the kindergarten members. Floyd Mitchell, a candidate for Sheriff of Fresno, piloted a party of twelve from his town to the ringside. All hollered loudest as Jeffries crawled through the ropes. Up From Arizona. Tom McDermott journeyed all the way from Tucson, Ari- zona, and remarked that the fight was nearly as hot as the cli- mate down his way. Mr. Perkins of Phoenix and the rest of the boys from that city enjoyed the affair immensely. Abe Enkle of Los Angeles, with a full deck of pasteboards on “Jeff,” held his breath for five rounds, and now claims the rec- ord for chest expansion. “Jim” Arnold, one of the best known ranchers of Glenn County, purchased a first-class ticket at Willows and saw his first fight. He reckoned Jeffries to be about the best man at “scrapping” seen since his boyhood days, and re- turns home well satisfied. Chief of Police Sullivan, Joe Terry and Homer Buckman, of Sacramento, saw the big mill and were highly pleased with the character of the entertainment af- as Billy Jordan announced when | forded. The coursing park people L 1 E DoDIE cleg»;a?;\ = 1 s . ) = 2ot cenTiRs- | ¢ & EFEREE A5 HE s SBYBREED APPEAR Ko 2 KRoOBERTS, Fimz | Piero AT OF o> ANGELED, THE s DA~ ~NO OWNE SK>. sH.eLD Buir L) R L e e ST — - 3 SEVERAL CITIZENS WELL KNOWN TO PATRONS OF THE PRIZE RING WHO SAW THE FIGHT FOR THE WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP AND WHO WERE CAUGHT IN CHARACTERISTIC ATTITUDES BY CARTOON- IST WARREN OF THE CALL ART STAFF. - & Jeff Still King. Continued From Page One. fighting blood and he rushed Jeif- fries across the ring, scoring right and left to the head. Jef- fries was like a wild bull, charg- ing after Fitzsimmons with his head down. Jeffries hit Fitzsim- mons in a clinch and drew hisses from the spectators. Fitzsimmons opened the eighth and last round with a| stinging right uppercut. He fol- lowed this vp with a number of quick jabs. There was an in- stant when Fitzsimmons, who was backed up against the ropes near his corner on the Four- teenth-street side of the ring, seemed off his guard. Jeffries whipped in a short half-arm left hook. It caught Fitzsimmons in L o S i o turned out profusely. Noticed among them were Judge J. P. Reilly, C. C. Griswold, “Jimmy” Dean and Slipper “Jim” Grace. George Ringling, of the noted Ringling Bros. of circus fame, occupied a ringside seat. Will Coolidge of Honolulu thought the “scrap” almost as enjoyable as a hula dance. Prominent among those gath- ered around the four sides of the battle-ground were: Colonel Ko- walsky, Fred Belasco, D. R. Mc- Neil, Al Hall, Henry Ach, Lan- sing Mizner, Judge Mogan, Will Crocker, Colonel Brady, Prince Poniatowski, Lewis Mor- rison, Joe Redding, Colonel Her- bert Choynski, Chief of Police Wittman, Joe Eppinger, Joseph Tobin Jr. and R. M. Tobin. Sev- eral women whose addresses! could not be found in society’s bluebook, also occupied seats in- side the $5 limit. SR Y0P e Jeffries and Fitzsimmons. These gentlemen admit' that M. J. Keller, 1028 Market street, turns out the swellest kind of men's tailored suits to order. They claim New York City don’t show better styles, besides the prices there are much ers . + ORS, Fighters Add Large Sums to Accounts e Cheers Greet Doings of'the - Cornishman ‘Ureat Finish Causes No - Excitement AMES J. JEFFRIES will receiva 60 per cent and Robert Fitz- simmons 40 per cent of $23,910, which is 75 per cent of the gross receipts of the fight, 331,380 having been received through the sale of seats. | Jeffries will receive $14,346 and Fitzsim- mons will add $9564 to his bank account. The share of the San Francisco Athletie Club is $7,970. Out of this it must pay the expenses of the fight, including $500 for the referee. Many thousands who love the manly art, but who were unable to witness the fight, congregated in every part of the AWSON: sure as the ful hitting. but hé was would have way he mix ' JEFFRIES TOO BIG AND BOB TOO OLD put up the greatest fought in an American prize-ring, world, for that matter. while boxing Griffen, and that was against him, too big for him, that's certain. old. too, of course. as_fast then as belt fight that could have been made, Jeffries going all the time, and I looked for a dif- ferent result. Jeff is a giant, and he took smashes that no other man living could have taken and not gone out. That was an unlucky body punch that Bob got, but it happens to the best of them. . d I don’t see how Bob got beaten. He fight that any man ever or in the I thought he would win fight progressed. Bob did wonder- He hurt one of his hands Thursday in fine condition otherwise. Jeff is Fitz is pretty Five years ago the result been different, even had Jeffries been he is now. Fitz put up the and the ed it was marvelous. I think he Had -+ the lower ribs on the right side of the body. Fitzsimmons bent double and in falling clutched the lower rope of the ring. In this attitude he shook his head sadly as much as to say, “It’s all over. | I can’t go cn.” As he fell he said to Jeffries, “You've got me.” Fitz Is Counted Out. Fitz steadied himself on the rope and seemed leaning out of the ring to speak to some one. His knees did not touch the floor at any time. Referee Graney counted him out. In the mean- time Fitz was slowly drawing himself up to a standing position, and at the end of the count was supporting himself by the top rope of the ring. Jeffries -was ready to finish him if he showed any fight, but there was no strength in Fitzsimmons. His seconds surrounded him, and the fight was at an end. Dr. Cox made a cursory ex- amination of him in his dressing- room and said one of his ribs had been cracked. He also sprained the thumb of his left hand. Back to Bensonhurst Eitzsimmons could not stand erect for some minutes. When he could speak he faced the spec- tators and said: “I can’t whip Jeffries and no one else can. I have fought my last fight and will now retire to my home in Ben- sonhurst to teach the young idea the art of self-defense. Had I won I would have relinquished the championship at once to Jef- fries.” While he was talking Fitz had taken off his gloves and repeat- ing, “I have fought my last fight,” he tossed first one glgve and then the other far into the crowd. There was a scramble for the gloves, and they were carried off in triumph by the men who secured them. The scramble for the bride’s banquet at a fashion- able wedding wasn’t a marker to the rough house which prevailed for a time. There was a delay before the men entered the ring, caused by a discussion as to who should pay Referee Graney. After a heated debate the club officials agreeds to pay him, and he was handed $50¢ in currency by Sam Thall. ¢ A floral horseshoe was presented = to city where reports of the championship battle were being received. The interest shown in the contest was keen, but not near as intense as on previous occasions. Fitzsimmons was a decided favorite with the crowd. Every time a bit | of encouraging news of the Cornish- | man's doings was received the crowds | cheered wildly. There were Jeffries ad- mirers in plenty, but they were in the minority. The result was calmly received | and comparatively little cheering marked the great finish. Most of the sporting fraternity were on the battle ground and the few who re- mained behind crowded Harry Corbett's and other well known resorts where news of the contest was being received. The sports waited patiently for the final news to arrive and many expressed grave fears for the champion during the early period of the struggle, when Fitzsimmons' flerce jabs seemed to do telling work. The betting was 10 to 4, in faver of Jeffries, and there was not much Fita- simmons money in sight even at those odds. No large bets were made. There seemed to be really no doubt as to the outcome. Every one knew of the terrible strength and vitality possessed by the champion, and every one knew what an advantage he would have when the scrapping became rough. Amazement and surprise, mingled with joy and excitement, ruled supreme when the first reports were received. It seemed that the Cornishman was about to take the measure of the husky boilermaker and actually beat him before the, fight was well on. The real sensation was sprung when the final announcement was posted up. No one could quite understand how Jeffries had won. Fitz seemed to be doing the better work except in the seventh round, and the finish was a puzzle to many. The cheering for Jeffries’ victory was mild and little enthusiasm prevailed. The fighting pavilion was practically sold out at 6:30 o'clock when the ticket seller left Harry Corbett's. All the §7 50 seats were disposed of early in the after- noon, and then a raid was made on the higher priced ones. With the exception of a very few $10, $15 and $20 pasteboards, not a reserved ticket could be obtained. e o e ] Fitzsimfnons in the ring, to his evident disgust. The knights of the padded glove think it a hoodoo to receive such a token of esteem in the ring, believing it brings bad luck. Fighters Enter Ring. Fitz was first in the ring, bareheaded and attired in a blue bath robe. He was seconded by Dawson, Griffin and Ha- berly. Jeffries appeared- fully dressed even to a Panama hat and an oyvercoat. With him were Jack Jeffries, Delaney and Kennedy. He examined the ban- dages on Fitzsimmons’ hands critically. His own bandages were applied in the ring. When the men stripped Jei- fries appeared in black trunks, while Fitzsimmons wore lavender ones. Harry Corbett challenged the winner on behali of Jim Corbett. Referee Graney appeared in Tuxedo and with a wide expanse of shirt front and a black satin tie. The spectators were electrified at the showing made by Fitzsimmons in the first round and cheered him wildly in each successive round. He outboxed and outpointed the big fellow, who seemed unable to escape his cutting blows. Jeffries was a sight after the first roond. He bled profusely, which did not add to his beanty. His crouch- ing attitude did not save him from pun= ishment, and at times he abandoned it. Jeffries Distressed. Fitzsimmons was not distressed as much by his exertions as was his burly opponent. The latter breathed heavily during the minute rests. Fitzsimmons seemed to need no attention from his Continued on Page Four,