The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-18

and will fight in San Francisco or any
other place, before the club offering the
largest purse l do not consider that |
ever got square deal in San Francis
co. but will fight there again Just the
same. They say l am foul fighter.
but l am not. / always have fought
on the square and will do so again
whenever they are ready. I will post
a forfeit here. in San Francisco or New
York The championship belongs to me
and I'll defend the title. Jeffries
whipped Fitzsimmons, who is really an
old man now, 4s years old. That is no
proof that he can whip me. Alex Greg
gains gave a decision against me in my
previous fight with Jeffries, but that is
no sign l can't whip him. Jeffries is
too big to ever make a worlds cham
pion. Let him come out and fight me
and then he will have a right to claim
his title of champion of the world and
not before.
My manager, Tom O'Rourke, sent a
challenge to the winner last night, but
as to whether it will be accepted or not
I do not know. l am really glad that
Fitz was whipped, for I know I could
never get a fight with him, and now,
perhaps. Jeffries will meet me in the
ring for the championship of the world.
I had a forfeit of $4,000 for fight with
Fitz. but he took no notice of it.
yes. l am glad that a California
man has won, though Jeffries was not
my choice in the fight. Vallejo is my
home, and I can defend California in
the prize ring just as we'll as Jeffries
can, and I will do it if he will give me a
show. My forfeit is ready any time it
is called for, and l will post it at any
reliable place.
Il said all along that if Fitzsim-
mons did not win in this fight with
Jeffries by the 10th round that he
could not win at ALL l sent in my
challenge before the fight for the win
ner to fight me- If Fitz won he was
to name his own time, but if Jeffries
won l proposed to meet him in six
weeks and I am read to keep my
word and sign the agreement any
time and post forfeit. Jeffries will
really be a great man and entitled to
the championship if he can whip me.
I am in perfect condition. never felt
for a fight. After a siX-mile run this
morning I weighed 1855 pounds. I take
my exercise daily and expect to re-
main here several weeks"
What do you think of the state
ment made by Fitzsimmons that jeff
ries could put you out in three
rounds?" was asked.
1T is rot. and he knows better. 1
have had a chance to size them both
up pretty we'll and know what they
can do. If Fitz considers me such easy
game. why didn't he give me a go
when I had my forfeit up?" But it is
all over with him. Jeffries is the man
/ want 70 meet. and | mean to do so
if he'll give me chance"
The following dispatch under Los
Angeles date indicates to what cause
Jeffries father attributed Jim's vic
tory: when a reporter called at the
home of Champion Jeffries father in
East Los Angeles, late at night he
found the lights out and the family
asleep. After some time the family
was aroused and came down to hear
the news of the fight.
Mr.. Jeffries, ST., who is preacher,
and who does not approve of his sons
profession. did not appear elated over
the result, though he asked several
questions as to what round the fight
ended and if any one was hurt. Be
ing assured that neither his son nor
Fitzsmmons had sustained serious in
jury, he said:
Its just as I said some time ago,
when / was asked for an expression
as to the coming battle. The Lord was
in the fight He was with Jim, and,
Of course, Jim won. y
Probably the only woman, except
Mrs. Fitzsimmons. who ever witnessed
a championship battle between heavy
weights-in the East, at least-is Mrs.
NJ. E. Reardon. She sat at the ring
side Friday night and saw James JEFF
fries change the spots on the ed-headei
champion of the world.
Mrs. ReardOn is the proprietor of the
Garrick, chop house in Forty-second
street just west of Seventh avenue. She
started in the catering business in
small way six years ago and now her
place is known all over the country.
In the crowd that frequents her place
there are many men of sporting tenden-
ces. For weeks they talked fight ana
the preponderance of opinion was in
favor Of Fitz She became Fitzsim-
mons adherent and bet $3.50 on the
chances of the Australian. The men she
bet with allowed her even money be-
cause she is a woman.
Then she made up her mind to go and
see the fight. She bought a suit of
mems clothes and had a wig and mus
tache made. In her disguise she mad no
II ouble in getting inside the arena. OF
the fight she says:
The smoke and the noise had almost
driven me crazy when the men came
on. Jeffries is Notwithstanding man.
/ should like to hire him for bouncer
al my front door. | thought Fitzsim-
mons looked weak alongside of him
When they started in ! hid my eyes,
expecting them to begin to hammer
each other but it was all so nice and
easy and graceful that I was soon inter
ested in spite of myself.
The first time Fitzsimmons was
knocked down I felt so indignant that
! screamed right out. There was so
much noise that only a few people
heard me, and they were so excited that
] guess they forgot it. During the rest
of the fight l kept quiet | did not think
it brutal Both men seemed to be i'm
pervious to pain.
'Fitz seemed to take his nose bleed as
joke. Along toward the last, when I
saw that my $3.50 was going where the
woodhine tWineth, I became as excited
as anybody, but l did not scream.
After the fight | waited until the
rush was over and then walked out
When | came to the door, where there
was big crowd, | reached up to tWirl
my muStache and is wasn't there. I
had lost it some time during the fight.