The herald., 1897-04-12

The following account of the Jeffries-
Van Buskirk fight at San francisco on
Friday evening last, from the examiner
of Saturday, will be interesting reading
TO the many. friends of Jeffries in this
city. and will strengthen their faith In
his future The Examiner says;
1t is doubtful if two bigger men ever
faced each other within the ropes. Van
Buskirk owns up to 2oS pounds and JEFF
fries was all Of that weight, II not heav-
ier
Van seemed the more eager to get 10
work. He pressed in towards Big Jim,
and the latter retreated Van made q
left lead for the face, and Jeffries duck
ed. and clasped his man around the hips.
In doing so he struck Van Buskrk
| across the lower portion of his stomach
| with his wrist or forearm. Van doubled
I'D as if in pain and his seconds claimed
n foul. Jeffries looked innocent, and
! there was scarcely doubt but that ne
was innocent of any intent to fight un-
fairly. He strolled towards his corner
and the other man shufiled over to his.
| The referee seemed in a quandary, but
| Jeffries brought matters to mead py
going over on the advice of his seconds
| to continue the fight. He smashed Van
Buskirk once on the neck with his left,
and Van Immediately Strengthened up
and fought back, showing that the al
eyed foul had not disabled him to any
extent.
| They worked out to the center of the
! ring. when Jeffries planted his left on
the face. After that he scored left
swing on the short ribs and forced Van
into a corner. Another hard left on the
| chin from Jeffries and then they both
missed with the left. Van BuskitlI was
ratified for a moment. but he pulled him.
self together and made vicious sweep
| at Jeffs head with the left. Jeffries
! ducked under 1t and clinched. After the
break Jeffries put in two straight lefts
fair on the mouth. He scored again in
isthe same manner as Van came towards
him and then he stood off an9 allowed
his opponent to back him around the
ring. Van Buskirk swung tor the Jaw
with the right, and Jeffries easily avoid
ed the blow jeff then went al his man
again, smashing him hard on the face
with the left and dealing him severe
left-hander in the pit of the stomach.
1t was Jeffries' round throughout He
had no style to speak of, and his foot
work was rather slovenly, but he judged
distance WELL and it was rarely that ne
aimed for either the face or the body with
his left and failed to make connections.
He was quick at ducking, too, managing
to get under some well-meant lefts from
the other man.
Jeffries seemed to be more at home
at the beginning of the second round.
infn the stomach
quick as a flash, and Van acknowledged
it with an involuntary bow. Another
hard one of the same kind made Van
Buskirk curtsey second time, and
caused some of the gallery gods to yell
"ouch" in unison. These severe assaults
on his middle section caused Van Bus
kirw to draw back, and Jeffries about
this time was quite content to go slow
for a moment or two.
Van returned to the charge, smashing
at Jeff's head with the left. JEFF ducked
from the blow, but this time he did not
clinch He shot his left somewhere in
the region of the solar plexus" and
VANS face betokened that he felt the
full force of the blow He was for back
ing away again. but Jeffries followed
him. and dealt him another of those dis
turbing body punches. Next time Jen
changed off to the face, putting in tell
ing left swing. He tried once more and
Van crossed him with the right on the
ear. It was the cleanest and best blow
landed by Van Buskirk, and it led to a
lively rally hard over against the ropes
The bout was exciting about this time,
as both men scored frequently, the blows
being mainly directed at the face. The
melee ended in a clinch, and in the break
away Jeffries made uee of wrinkle that
he learned while sparring with Jim Cor
bett. He brought his right across with
a jolt and left a slight cash on Vans
| cheek.
Jeffries was the more tired of the two
after the fast work. He retreated and
! Van pressed him. Van tried with the
! left and his opponent ducked and clinch-
ed. This time in breaking Jeff gave his
man a solid right-hander under the
| heart.
| When they stood away JEFF sent his
| left into the stomach with crushing
force. He followed with another punch
| of the same description, and then stood
| off to watch the effect. Van Buskirk,
who was palpably distressed, charged at
his man in a desperate endeavor to get
in a smash that would alter the COM
plexion of affairs. He lashed out with
both hands, but Jeffroes threw his hSId
| low and clasped his opponent around the
! body. In the break Jeffries scored an
| other of those Jim Corbett right handlers
| on the cheek. Van rushed his man again
| He got home with the left on the body
| once. and that wac the last score he
made. Jeffries started swinging for the
face with the left and reached the spot
every time Three or four of these
punches sent Van Buskirk totterine
back. He brought up against the ropa
in a dazed condition.
AS he stood there Jeffries sent in an
other of those cruel body blows. Var
doubled up, and al the came time moved
his hands as if protesting that the punch
| was foul one. 1t did not look like foul
| and in any case no time was given the
referee or anybody else to canvas the
situation. Like lightning Jeffries swung
his right, and the blow caught Van Bus
| kirk on the point of the chin. He fell be
meath the ropes and wac counted out.
Jeffries' clean and powerful hitting
and his quckness to see an opening an(
take advantage of it were the subject o.
glowing comment on the part of the IS
sembled sports. He has shown withou
a doubt that he has champion materia
in him and it Is propheeied that he viii
rapidly work his way to the front ranl
of the heavyWeiChts