The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-11
coin in the East Doyline and Burgess are

fstic events copied" quite a slice of tho
money yesterday. Those who won rewarded
ss Gm handsomely anu 0n' sport "'o"' nau'
To to late hour, last night no authoritative
exact amount OF money taken In at the fight.
| but II Is believed that about $OOOOO was
H. G@gh t. or the 2rGe1 %
and the remaining 40 per cent 70 The, loser
! II was said yesterday that tho fighters divided
| the purse equally. and that Ft2simmons Is to
get the lions share OF the money ,aceruing
sent to mako the match This could not be
verified. however. neither Brady nor the con-
JerrSs pR ett Coney Island for New York on
trolley car at about o'clock yesterday morn
nG Ia Is did hs
level best to honor him, He would not touch,a
drop although he could have had the s Whole
to 1 bed. DIN jim T arose at 10 ocoeR stack
cf, 's%iRFd HS " lobby of the "RSt is
coat coat and md vest and so CAP He seemed to be
as fresh az daisy. Shouts Of applause soon
take breakfast. He ate very heartily and then
ead h te WGa %sS EaS b TSsd
and sweetheart, Miss Lorraine Belmont %
Jim sent the following reply:
Thanks for your faith and interest. The nght was
mine from the beginning. as you predicted.
The message from his mother was:
I am glad you have won the victory you hsve
worked SO hard for.
,Jenries's only marks OF the battle were a
slight cut oyer the eyebrow. eyes family dis
and iHT IN knobs TSs Gh his asa1 IN
OMIT jim, Day and his brother. !eft for PhiIae
way to the, depot the champion paid the
penaty Of fame again some one djscpy-
fore he knew It a crowd OF about 500
lined the dcnot. all eager to catch glance OF
Policeman stationed at the depot wGre Kept
busy holding the crowd In check. Jefrries was
encirced. hah to shake hands an, fight his way
cheer which could be heard FOR blocks around.
Before leaving he said to THE SUN reporter.
can public are loving lpt Of people. and they
som somethns Really don't link i have "' done
so much to be honored like this, but it makes
e @S samf 2Sd and SS9 6S ss Rso gd
s"fsed Sy SGT yoS kPSw an rfspdy e
ifihe public demands or thinks it right for me
to fight right away, / will do so. am not
ANXIOUS to box Tom Sharkey but think he Is
afraid afraid So II he refuses Guess vii have to
think is out Of it. but if he is willing I'll give
JetTries further said that he would give exh-
billions in several cities between here and
Chicago within the next few weeks, and that
he would work his way out to San Francisco.
Concy Island Sporting Club tomorrow night.
The chief. even, is 9, twenty-five round bout
Billy Brady said Yesterday that he would sail
for Europe week from next Wednesday
snd The g%res Ti So
to be held at the Island in August or in Septem-
Der | received a telegram from Sharkey re-
TO cIinch a match. l have answered. it, saying
that as soon as no is ready Jeffrics will meet
post l think he IS merely blufllnG"
Tommy Ryan came in for large share OF
those who won money on the tl4ht, and it was
quite deserved, too. for Ryan aided the cham
pi9n not little in making him win. Ryan
said to The Sun reporter:
vi never saw such a fine, clever big fellow.
He is SG3d 6dHrsd 4 fn and t9 Is very ya apt
had 70 doubt Of the outcome. | knew what
head You saw WITH that double # nT5erc nc ddh
you2 Well | taught him that and he got It
eyGr TseGso9 ss tb6k ras sad
do EN- all. He can beat sharkey. and ought
to know. for trained the eX-Sailor, when no
a year from now jeTries will be better than he
is o.day" Ryan further said that Jeirries
Fitzslmm2 ns. after leaving the clubhouse.
went at once to his quarters at Bath Beach He
stroll with Dan Hickey took a dip in the surf
When he met some friends he tried to avoid
them and to all queries as to how he felt he re-
The best any man can feel after getting
licked and losing the Championship. When
asked what he thought Of Ieffries he said
He's all right and n very hard hitter. l was
not prepared for his peculiar crouchng style
whan asked i he would fight again he said
NO, am through. I've had enough and |
Not that l am afraid, but l think I've had
enough
her husband had entered the ring with a bad
right arm, and that this hfandicaPped his
:" | am glad got licked. for had won they
would have kept, after me and bored me to
know what my plans are. an not financially
embarrassed, and have snug sum boarded
s%s @ % may g" ma" On 'P Pfs ROAD
again; js9t know '%Hs dn n1IW exact exact
and you know how It ,is. II had minded my
wife this defeat would not have happened. She
Fita felt very sore over John J.. Sullivan's
message saying that he was glad Bob was
thu. to sullivan. and thinks 1t bad grace on
Johns part to make these statements. Late
IN the afternoon Martin Julian issued the fol-
I'VE did the best We could. but we will try
again soon. ana tnen We may do better don't
wish to detract one iota from the credit due
JctfrieS. but ] will say that FitZsmmons did
not put up Fitzsimmons fight.
After reasonable time | will have prop
ostlon to make to Joifres on behalf of Fitz-
simmons. which ne can accept or leave, as no
deems tit. ] stll think that FitZsimmons is the
better man and the greatest nghter the world
has produced.
"Fitzsimmons says he will never fight again,
but think can talk him into winning back
his lost laurelS.'
Martin Bowling said Yesterday: Il think
that Fit2timmons is the greatest fighter liv-
Ing barring Jenres. | THINK so much OF him
that ! am ready TO back HIM for $1,000 or
$4,000 against either Kid Mccoy or Jim Cor
bett. | don't think Corbett is on the level or
that he will fight any one. II he thinks am
blfing will post a forfeit at THE Sun Office
to show | mean business" Bowling has or
dered life size portrait of Jeffries, which will
be presented to the champion
An effort is being made to get up benefit
for Fit21imm0us. Braiy says he can have one
al the Concy Island Club next Saturday night
and that Jclfres will spar for him. Mike Don
ovan has this to say:
America ought to he proud of Teffries Now
wo will hav" champion who will fight fitH
has not lost anything by heinG beaten by such
man as Jefries. Flt2, in my estimation, rnn
defeat any one OUTSIDE OF Jeffries and Sharkcy,
whom ] regard as great fighter.
think it would be like picking, up money II
va.