The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1899-03-15
Provo Il. G. II. Z
L. O, Taft, Manager.
w. II. Freshaoater,
Hardware and Sporting Goods.
Notes From Ny Journal-Grlnny ut
the Fight.
SAN FRANCISCO, March s. '9s.


SAN FRANCISCO, March s. '9s.
arrived at the coliseum about s
I'm. The sidewalk ia front of the
bullding was crowded with people.
They were discussing the merits aud
qualities Of the various contest
ants, and lighting great battles
10 their minds. They had all OF the
glAdiators knocked out several times
by solar-pexus blows, tights and lefts
on the jaw, upper cuts, under cuts,
over cuts and down cuts, etc. 1t was
pictured out 81 brutal hat my blood
fairly curdled. But l had made up my
mind to witness a glove contest, and
witness it / would even thoulh II
proved so shocking that | would have
to turn my head to keep from becom-
ing sick at the sight Of SO bloody u
scene.
So bought me ticket and perched
myself upon board rOost near the
arena. was quite alone for awhile.
but as soon as the wind battles" out.
side were over the spectators began to
Ole In TO pre-empt space on all sides OF
ine, until was sandwclled IN between
couple OF big fat men, each of wnom
had an elbow bathed In my heayirg
bosom.
Presently the master OF ceremonies
announced the first mill which Should
be a six.round 90 between couple OF
lads. who evidently couldn't tell set
Of boxing gloves from apple dump
lings. In TACT would have felt more
at home with the apple dumplings.
Alter four six round battles had been
fought, aud no blood flowed. | thought
that perhaps they were too small TO
hurt each other but my blood would
take a Kiondlke chill every tine "a
think Of the main event when two
modern giants would face each other
TO do battle.
About 10 o'clock q sort OF croupy
Voice rang out on the air aud an
nounced that the baby elephant bump
ers were coming. Fred Jarrett, the
modern Hercules. came sauntering in
followed by a string of attendants. He
was fine specimen OF physical man
hood but his features looked ms blank
asa Louisiana Lottery ticket. He was
feet u inches In his bare feet, aud
weighed over 200 pounds, He was
closely followed by his opponent, Joe
Jeffords. with .his hlppodrUme. He
was also about the size OF reduced
bHnde OK. Had his hair cambed
pomptdour, and looked like a wornout
leather buster, long nose, aud was SO
hatchet-faced that he could bite "A
squash to the hollow through a picket
fence.
Mr.. Jarrett was introduced 10 the
audience. When he arose TO make his
bow, he shook like flag pole in a gale
OF wind. | held my breath for fear his
legs would break OF and snag his body
Mr. Jeffords was then introduced.
he arose and bowed, ut the same Tune
mustered up a sort Of Kangaroo grin.
But his features were. 50 pale that we
would think he had been dieting with
tallow candles or cathartic pills during
bis training.
They donned their gloves, and time
was called. Jefords started Out TO
puiyerze his man at once. His big
lands, which looked Ike hre shoyels
N mail bags, flew around like the fans
OF a windmill lie screwed his face
INTO overwhelmingly comic shapes. and
s'ashed all the air within six feet OF his
opponents head all into smlthereens
Out MS 200 pound opponent was quite
agile for man Of his ballast, and when
MS vicious antagonist made an aimless
1--WE at him, going through the air at
'ne rate Of shooting star speed. which
gave him such go-ahead pitch that
PC found himself sprawled out on the
aoor lighting sqnarely on his yictual-
ing department., the big lump OF 200
pounds half baked ayordnpols in his
excitement thought he had scored a
Auock-down. and at once went al ms
1nan with ferocitv and epeed. hitting