Show AFTERMATH OF FIGHT AS TOLD BY SAN FRANCISCO FRANCISCO PAPERS I The San Francisco FrncIsco papers paper with wih ac accounts accounts accounts counts of the t fight arrived in the city yesterday and the Examiner Is the only one that makes me any attempt to prove the contest a fake This hl paper pape comes out In bold type pronouncing the fight a 1 fake pure Imre and simple and offers the letter leter sent by b Naughton to Mayor Iz stating II that the fight had been fixed to t end in Jeffries favor favor In the eighth round rund as proof Sporting Editor Editor Naughton of I the Hearst paper is very er bitter in his arraignment of ot the fighters while none of ot the te other sporting writers of the I city except pt the assistants of augh Naughton aughton ton even intimate that th t such is the case Below are a number numb r of opinions given on the fight as a taken from the San Francisco press Dress W W cc Naughton in Examiner Jeffries Jefre won his fight With wih Fitsim Fitsimmons mons mona last lat night In the eighth round but it appears apper to me 1 I can produce in indisputable indisputable disputable evidence that tt the championship contest contest was a a rank fake take and that it was wa a prearranged affair atar for Fitzsimmons to go to the floor foor in inthe Inthe Inthe the round mentioned From what I consider a trustworthy source I re received r the information last Thursday that the fight would end in the round mentioned I wrote a a signed statement setting forth the facts as a I had re received receIved received them arid and ad sealing them theta In lu an I envelope handed haded them to Mayor Thursday night asking him I not to open the same until after the fight This ThIS was done d ne and an the contents were as told by the t mayor himself Now as asto asto asto to the fight itself It I J looked as 55 though to gh Fitzsimmons on his ills showing for seven rounds could have kept right along and either blinded Jeffries or cut ct him down systematically Fitzsimmons certainly never fought or better in time the thE whole course coure of f his career He was light on his feet fe t tand and faultless in his judgment of dis distance tance He drew back frequently and allowed Jeffries big big fist to graze gae his face He lie was as a cool as a a cucumber cucumber and he fought with wih the precision n of a smoothly working piece of machinery machiner He drew from Jeffries Jefries nose nos in inthe Inthe inthe the first round In the second Jeffries Jefries scored several body blows and gained a slight lead ledd le d Fitzsimmons Fitsimons was wa himself himsel again when the third round began He e stabbed away at the swollen nose and then he heWed tried Wed one of his his spiteful left swings swings There was wa a twist of the lean len hips a a wrench wen h of f that freckled left shoulder and the blow started for tor Jeffries face tace facet I It t took him on i the cheek and a a cut cut from rom which the blood bood welled appeared beneath the te champions right eye eYe Fitzsimmons still sUl held the lead in the te fourth fifth sixth sIxt and seventh rounds runds though Jeffries rushed repeatedly and seemed to be rapping the n non on the body while he had him pinned against the ropes Bob smothered many of these punches with wih his gloves but they were hard ones which went through his hi guard gard and landed on n his bis skinny frame At that tat he did not seem Bem to be much distressed He was evi evidently en dently denty tired tred though owing to the fast pace at which they had fought fought Jeffries Jefries did not box up to his usual standard He was wa firm fr on his feet teet and he lie moved rapidly but he was wa wrong in his of ot distance many times He fell fel short with wih his swings repeated repeatedly repeated ly h and the best blows he got in were while the back was against the te ropes In the eighth and concluding round Fitzsimmons still sti held the advantage and every eer time Ume he put In a clip on Jef Jeffries tries fries tIe face the Ue crowd cowd yelled It I seemed as If i a Fitzsimmons victory was impending and that it vIctor tt I was wa bound to be a popular one Jeffries J etres forced Fitzsimmons towards the edge of the Ue ring and ad swung wih with the left for tor the body bod If I it was a a hard had punch there tere was nothing in Fitzsimmons mons manner to how show It He turned towards toward Jeffries JefrIes until their faces face were close together Pits Fitz his Fit dropped arm armand armand and and spoke to Jeffries and then ten Jeffries Jefres swung for the head and sent Fitzsimmons Fitzsimmons Fitasimmons mons to the te floor foor Fitzsimmons rested on his hi hands and knees and Jeffries walked towards his corner The Cornishman arose almost af a sou as the count was w finished and amI I he reeled and what appeared I Ito to me to be bean an artificial manner His eyes were sere wee rolling but they were as bright as a beads Jeffries Jefries did not lose l any time In leav lean ing the ring As a 3 rule the winner of ofa ofa ofa a championship fight remains in his corner many minutes minute but some notion lome of Jeffries speed pee in getting outside of 01 the ropes r pes may ma be gauged from the fact that he was called cled back to shake hands with wih Fitzsimmons who was still stU stag staggering staggering gering around I It probably took Mr 11 Jeffries Jefries fifteen seconds to pull pul off f hb his hLo gloves and place himself himsel outside of the ring Jeffries Jefres actions in making his escape so s quickly reminded me of ot the night that Gans Cans cleared out of or the ring in Chicago after aftem boxing his hl memorable fake with Terry McGovern Effect of the te Blow low lowA A blow such as the one described knocks knock the wind out of a a man and the best he can do is IS to gasp gap for breath brath If I Fitzsimmons after being struck by Jeffries Jefries the first frt time had ha sunk to the te floor 1001 gasping I might have hoye brought myself to believe beleve that he was really knocked out and that tha the Ue fact that it occurred occure In the eighth round roud was wa a amere amere mere mer coincidence When en I saw sw him standing there and smil ing and an saying something to Jeffries Jefres smi which of ot course coure I could not hear be tween the body blow and the knockout I was puzzled Then when I saw him sink sinic to the floor foor after a comparatively light swing on the te head bead It ft came to me like a flash fah that the te information I had received was boon bona fide and that the San Franciso public had bad been made the victim icUm of another ring swindle Edwin Edwn H E H Clough in i Examiner Exmer It I was a a crowd that would have been bee pleased to see Robert Rober Fitzsimmons mons moils deal the knockout blow So much was waa wS apparent In the sharp ejaculatory comment as a the fight pro progressed pr greased gressed gese It I was wa the blood blod that flowed from Jeffries In the te second round that tat encouraged the tha spectators of this com bat to In Fitzsimmons It was wa the agile agUe swift movement of the lean Jean Australian as a he reached rached for tor all al the vital exposures on his hi antagonists body that tat Incited derisive cries rIes from the unknowing who believed b that tat the staggering stagger g a plon ham bad finally met mt methis m t this his match mat h in lila his hi old foeman of the te ring and when in the eighth round the end came even e v n the th experts were surprised and w what it I all aU meant meant Some of those who know kow all al about these things are wondering still stil Most of ot these experts probably know by b this time what It all aU means However that is neither here nor there as far as the character of that mass maES of humanity packed under un er the electric lights of the th ringside was was con concerned concerned concerned No thought of the manner of ot this fight or the dubious d bious conclusion con lusion of ot the time contest diverted the attention of or that assemblage from the details of r each ech round Beyond the immediate disaster of each ech blow or the success of ot each skilled maneuver the fore foresight foresight sight of the spectators could not pene penetrate penetrate tat There was nas doubt when Jeffries land landed landed landed ed and there thee was wa doubt when mons eluded the smashing strokes of his huge hu e muscled opponent There Ther was doubt still until the te long limbed fighter went down dow in the throes thres of defeat de teat in the eighth round It I was in barbaric temper that the great geat crowd gathered to witness wines the te fight between James Jeffries Jefres and Rob Bob Robert Robert Bobert ert Fitzsimmons FItsimmons Elemental passion swayed the multitude and fierce de delight delight light filled fled the the heart hert of o each ech onlooker er Like a a storm of gusty wrath the rage of the mob swept through the he arena lifting the peaceful ul tradesman td out of ot his calm or anxious pursuit of the greasy leay dollar dolar and flinging him hi backward through the whirling cen centuries tunes tures to the t time when commerce was wason wason va on the simple plan that they should keep who can an reincarnating the plodding product of modern mod rn civilization cUz civilization tion ton with wit the spirit of ancestors that lat conquered with wih Alarie AlarIc and Attila liat or turned down their thumbs to see the gladiator die on the thirsty ands sands of imperial Romes Bornes amphitheatre theatre And Ad the thumbs were e down for ige Jef Jet Jeffries fries trie from first to last lat It was for Fitzsimmons It that the mob roared ln df sixth SIt round when the t e champion reeled re le to the facers faiers that crimsoned th t gloves gl ves of ot both both men mena mena a masculine roar that filled fled the night with a vast volume lum of gladness from the lips of men e who love to see the blood blod of fighting men flowing freely freel It I was th then that at this crowd cowd of or other otherwise wise wie peaceful burghers yelled their loudest There Is isn nothing articulate in the ofa of multitude but but there Is i a am meaning m aing In every ever tone fone The first frt welcoming shout rever reverberated reverberated reverberated berated with wih cordial human sympathy It was wa the salutation of men who love strife ste and would road a greeting to anything that t ministers to t their lust for combat There was nothing mercenary in hi that tha first frt cry of ot the crowd the thought of gain or Or loss AVas Vs ti liot t in It It The confidence conf confidence dence dence of or those who had wagered wager their on Jeffries had chad not been mis mistaken n mistaken taken by the thE vicissitudes of ot deeper desper desperate deer ate blows and aidT subtle strategy the hopes hope of bf those thos who had ventured d lit little l littie tie tle te to gain gin much muc on the chance chance that Fitzsimmons might win had not been shattered by the hammering strokes of his agile agie antagonist There was as nothing notIng in the apparition tier tion ton of the fighters to rouse the the baer baser instincts of the shouting spectators spectator nothing to incense nothing to make mke angry angy All AU that came later later In that later cry cr there ther was wa little that reminded one of ot the human voice It I was the snarl of wild wid beasts beats eager to leap upon their prey It I was wa the yell yel of ot the cave man rushing to battle batte it was nag the shriek shIek of the host that fought with wih stone bludgeons bludgeon in the paleolithic age ag it was was the primal voice vol of mankind that tha may never be eliminated eliminated as long longas as men are brave and proud and strong stron whether In defense of 0 tha right or orto to protect the he wronged to hurl down the oppressor or to lift te up the weak weak All AU this was wa working in the minds of the spectators of df this fight until Jef Jet Jeffries fries t Ies ended ended it With that tat terrific body bod Jaw blow and tat swing on the T it t isto is to say it i looked terrific and and it seemed resistless And yet when Fitzsimmons FItsimmons had been ben counted counte out e he lay lz doubled on ont the t e platform when he struggled to his feet teet and ad clung cung lace face ace downward to the ropes a great geat doubt swept through that motley motey throng th ng Why had this man gone down so readily redU What had ad really happened to o him Was he really Teany what he he appeared to be bea bea a whipped prize fighter The crowd was wa silent as a each ech observer of this strange procedure debated with wih himself hImsel Then a low murmur began to rise along along the tiers and gradually it deepened to a hoarse growl gowl that sound sounded ed like a a protest Within the th time that had occupied the referee to count him out Fitzsimmons mons mona was at the te ringside as fresh as a when he be began that fatal eighth round not a scratch on his glistening hide bide not a bruise to mar the lean outline of ot othis his anatomy no ro trace of ot other ter blood than that which he had hd drawn in com corn combat combat bat with wit his antagonist a lithe active confident pugilist whose strength was waa WI still sti in all al his muscles whose nerve nere was vas unshaken by the seemingly awful ordeal or ordeal ordeal deal through which he had d just jut passed Moreover his chest was full tuU of wind and out cut of his hi throat piped the te familiar accents that have h e often ofen roused the mad enthusiasm of ot mobs like Uke that which he now addressed bat unlike those other mobs now listened with ih a broad sneer on unbelieving lips lipsI I 1 have hae fought my last fight he said There Thee was no Shout of dissent dent And the best man has ha won he added There were a few scattering cheers cheer for the te defeated pugilist for tor the spec spectators sp C were still In doubt doubt It I is one of the axioms of Hume HUe the master skeptic that there Is 1 no evi evidence evidence dence sufficient to prove proe a miracle e and those tos who saw Fitzsimmons knocked kocke out will nill wi never believe bl eve that he rose tse from the Ue dead to tell ten them tem that he be had hd fought his last lat fight and to inform them tem that the best bet man had hd won won George Gorg Slier Siler in Chronicle Defeated but not disgraced Defeated with ill U the te honors honor In his favor tavor with wih the exception of at course cure of ot the title tle and ad time the te bier I Ig end of the temone money That Tt in i a a few words ors tells the te stor story of ot otte the te heavyweight championship champl battle bate between Champion Chaplon Jim JI Jeffries efre and Bob Bob Fitzsimmons Jeffries won a OD on in ip the ie eighth round rul but at aU expense ep ni cf of a terrible mauling With face beaten al almost l most to a pulp the giant g t of or the tle t prize ring left lef the arena battered up tap c and bruised bruise victor Had Ha a of the fight fg t seen sen Tx both th men two minutes after the th contest they would have ave picked Fitzsimmons a Is mis tIme the te win winner winner i ner With not a a mark to speak of on n his ruddy face fac the old man walked out of the ring cheered cheer snore more or loudly loudy than was Wa the html victor vIcto Jeffries on the other hand band ha walked away with wih lila his Ils trainer and chief adviser Billy BJ Delaney with wih his nose spread all allover al aloer allover over oer his Lace face his right eye cut and ana swollen solen his hs left lef eye ee almost closed and ad c se the left lef side of his cheek chek badly puffed up He was wa rather an unsightly look lookIng lookIng looking Ing champion cha on as a compared compard with wIt Fits Fitz It I was only his weight strength stam ina ma and capacity of taking punishment that won non for him him True re rue the blow blo a left leu hook which landed directly |