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Show DIVIDING THE SPOILS. Jeffries Keeeived Hf.S7.054 and Fitzsimmons S.15.S81. New York, June 13. The division of the spoils of the Jeffries-Fitzsiinmons fight was as follows: Half of the receipts re-ceipts went to the Coney Island Sporting Sport-ing club and hal f to the contestants. The amount taken in at the door was $85,270. Half of the admission money amounted to JMi.ti.LV Of this Fitzsimmons Fitzsim-mons received 00 per cent., or $2;,281, and Jeffries 40 per cent., or 817,054. The purse said to be offered by the club was 820,000. In the event of Jeffries winning this was to be equally divided, thereby making Fitzsimmons' total receipts $35,581 and Jeffrie's $27,054. It is declared that Fitzsimmons would not make the match until he had been guaranteed the large end of tha purse and the gate money. |