Show Knockout of Jeffries W Won 01 the Largest Bet Ever Made by on Prize Fight I Feud Between Former Champion and His Old Did Friend Also Had to Do With Speculation Which Resulted in Huge I Winning Most Noted Quarrel in the Annals of Sport t Comes to Climax in Victory of Johnson By E. E L. L M Moriarty Sy By Tel ma cri SAN FRANCISCO Jan i 15 Efforts S.-Efforts Efforts to undo one of the most I f famous quarrels in annals of sport led to what is held by many nany the greatest wager ever made on a boxing match Billy Dilly Delaney who ho some of the most noted ring men is dead and just why he and James J. J Jeffries disagreed before I the Johnson Jeffries bout may be set down as their own business Matt Larkin a business man of ot Tro Troy N. N 1 Y Y who spent several years cars on tho the coast placed against Jeffries Larkin Lark In wasn't want what Is known as a 1 piker nn and his bets on elections and ring af affairs Re- Re fairs rain had established him as ready to back his opinion with a n ner er very conversational conversational conversa conversa- roll roU of bills blUR Tho The time had come for Jeffries to get down to rock for eor his coming business with the tho ne negro ro contender Jeff Jet and I Delane Do- Do lane lancy were at O lt outs Friends of Jeff while read ready to hack back him If Ie he proved satisfactory F during durin tho the training period became mo alarmed when It was vas 8 found Impossible to get et Jim Jinn and his old olet partner together tog The country was fairly tenso tense just be before before be- be fore foro the tho affair at Reno Ileno And to spin Iho tho thread finer came camo word that Bill Dilly Billy Delaney Delane who had hart guided Jeffries toward his championship was In tho the Johnson camp Matt Larkin was S ono one of or those who at attempted attempted nt- nt tempted to bring Jeffries and Delaney Delane together When hen hen Delaney went to Johnson Larkin Lar Lar- kin became a R familiar figure hone about tho the negros negro's training place lie He watched tho the black man work and before long began bogan II a a. betting campaign When J Jeff ff Into the ring ho hI h hid had d not only onty Delaney Dolaney against him but OOOO placed by Matt latt Larkin Lan It Is 11 reliably estimated that Larkin let his money down at odds oMs varying from 2 1 to 4 5 4 with Jeff Jete th the ra favorita Splitting his In half haIC and amI securing tho given givoni Ivon odds odd must have won nt near r to Though Larkins Larkin's sympathies from till the beginning were with Jeffries ho was of or ofa ofa ora a cold coll blooded business turn His failure to effect an tn adjustment between Jeffries and ancl lane Delaney led It'll to his la later ter strong Impressions Impressions Im Inn- regarding re Johnson Johnsont Those who prefer to extract sentimental tal tat phases from a a. situation ns assert crt tn t this his experience In helping defeat Jeffries I broko Delaney Delane down Jo Jeffries tries a hu huge e. e unpolished lo had been taken b by Delaney Delane to the trainIng training train train- In Ing camp of James J J. J Corbett when the I latter was wan preparing for his fatal bout with It was there that Cat the tho championship bu bug bit deeply Into Jeff Jeer I Delanc Delaney watched and guided ur urging ln hero and cautioning there And finally ho he exhibited a mn piece physically which made muJo the world wonder But Bul ho ended b bj by daubing It up UI using a big black blackman blackman blackman man a HC as th tho brush I II I I I i i I 1 c I 1 I jJ i 1 l Dc Delaney I a n ey wa wal a be bent nt on r rey e e. e re w I I I I I t I MATT LARK LARKIN IN |