| Show t F REFEREE STATEMENT 4 Sponge Can Be Thrown Up for Jeffries Delaney For Far Corbett Only by y Ryan Every Precaution Prec aution Taken for Fair Fight Must Observe Queensbury Rules San Ban Francisco Aug H Groney has taken every precaution to which may savor inor of at unfairness occurring tonight luring during the contest between Jeffries and Cor Cot Corbett hett bett for tor the tho heavyweight championship He lIo says SIS So far tar as ae I r am nm concerned Mr Mr De Do Delaney Delane Dolaney laney lane Is Ii the agent aRent and the only agent or second of at Mr Jeffries In the pavil pavilion ion km when the th fight Is commenced In Incase case caRe Mr r Jeffries should feel like stop stopping ring ping In the tho event of or an tin accident or I otherwise Mi 1 M 11 Delaney Deloney must come como Into tho the ring and throw throy up the towel or sponge ronge 81 one himself Such action on the part nf or tiny any other of lr Jeffries as assistant nin nih not be recognized by me rae cs as the referee of ot this his battle The sam rule applies to Mr dr Ir Cor bolt belt I Mr Tommy Ryan In hi I to be hh hI agent a ent or chief second Man fights have been lost by seconds butting into the ring by so o 0 doing disqualifying their men I do not pro propone propose pose pone to have anything of ot that lint kind klad happen ha Grant Gran y will It III Insist on n u strict com corn with the tho rules and will ie each man has two sets of It gloves Klove to ro that hat t In case of ot necessity n no limp be lost He lie may depend on the tho timekeepers for tor tho correct time after a 1 down dOln Both Doth of at the lighters fighters are taking Inking life lite easy today and ond according tn to nil oil no nc cc counts will be In prime condition Jo to tonight tonight night The betting Is still light at tho ho prevailing odds of 2 to 1 In Jeffries fa Ca favor a avor vor or The Tho attendance premium to be bethe bethe bethe the largest In tha tho history of ot the prize ring Jeffries rose roso at O this morning nf at ter tel sleepIng deeping 12 hours houTS and a I half Ho lIo disposed of ft a 1 hearty In com corn company i pany with n a number of friends and visitors from eastern cities HP lip drank only water ater and at al the close of the meet meal declared with emphasis that he tn pro proposed proposed posed to put up UI U the fight of ot his life to tonight tonight tonight night He lie will viii n t admit the fly ity It of or defeat and III his backers annot see that Corbett orbett has tho the ghost sho t of ot a I chance On the other hand the I Iwho who has finished training In III Is U equally confident He lie Is I by b all nil who saw law him this thin morning to be bc stronger than ever eer before and amid till hl h hg s nd ad Insist that lint otter after his bis strenuous st I course of at training he l lies ban lost thins of ot his hI phenomenal speed peed |
