The San Francisco call., 1897-04-10

athletes limp and quivering form and the
resined: floor. Five thousand people saw
Van Buskirk decisively relegated to the
ck-number class, and from 5000 throats
roared the prophesy that Jeffries is the
rising star in the championship horizon.
Jeffries consumed a round and q half in
blighting the aspirations of Van B1skirk.
He really accom- mplished that feat with the
very first blow he delivered in the con.
test-which was a veritable Fitzsimmons
heart punch, and had the effect of tenn
porarily parayZing Van Buskirk's entire
working system, but the Ieviathan from
the citrus belt was as much surprised as
was the Oiympian, and when he did wake
up Van Buskirk had sufficiently recovered
to partially defend himself.
He was given an unmerciful drubbing.
however, before the round closed. Van
Buskirk distinguished himself in last
nights battle in only one respect, and
what he must nave known was hopsle s.
proposition.
He land ed but one blow of consequences
on his opponents anatomy. That was a
right cross on Jeffries' jaw, fairly stiff
one at that. but even then it was one If
those desperate swings which q fighter
resorts 10 when he is pinned against the
ropes.
The finishing touches were ripping
left from Jeffries, which landed in the
Olym plans abdomen, ard q crushing
highlander on the jaw. 1t was a COM
plete Knockout.
There were three events on the pro-
gramme.
The big fight was late, due to Van Bus
kirk, who WIS an hour behind time. Van
Buskirk was attended by Vincent White,
John Morgan and Frank Rafael. Jef-
fries satellites were Billy Delaney, Billy
Woods, Danny Needham and Jack Will
hanson.
Little time was lost in getting ready.
There was the usual inaugural fiddling
and cautious sparring for an opening when
the men met in the center. Both evInced
liking for toe-dancing and skipped with
about the MIN bleness of trained elephants
at a circus. Van Buskirk soon saw an
opening and rushed, a, the same time aim
ing his lett for Jeffries' head.
The Los Angeles man cleverly ducksd
under the blow. The men collided like
two ireig htcars, and as they did Jeffries
shot his lett into Van Buskirk's lower ribs
under the heart. AS they broke apart
Van Buskirk was seen to be reellng and
on the verge of falling to the floor. There
was an expression OF pain on his face and
he seemed to have lost the power to raise
his arms or move about.
In second MS atteuuantS ralScu the
cry that a foul blow mad been delivered
and jumping into the ring saved their
man from falling. For a moment pande-
monium reigned tnroug ghout. the place.
mo foul" said Referee Hiram Cook,
shaking his head, and then he ordered
the seconds out OF the ring.
And all this time Jeffries stood looking
on with an expression of astonishment on
his countenance and had apparently for
gotten that he was one of the principals
in the contest.
When he did finally return to the at
tack Van Buskirk was nearly himself
again and was fighting desperately.
Jeffries began sending some crushing
leit-handers into the Germans s wind, now
and then varying with roorly aimed
right for the head, but Van Buskirk wa.
piucky and showed no signs of weakening
1t wa. evident TO all, though, that barrin 3
q chance blow he was a defeated man.
The battle ended in the next round.
Jeffries opened with another of those
Furnishing Iefts in the wind, and foIlowed
it with still another that fairly doubled
up his man. A clinch followed, and in
the breakaway Jeffries delivered a right
on Vans left optic that left it puffed uy
like tomato.
Jeffries now followed his man about tn,
ring, swinging right and left viciousiy
but really missing more blows than b,