Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1899-06-10

KNOWN BEFORE LAST NIGHT,
NOW HOLDS THE CHAMPION
SHIP OF THE woRDD-EvERY-
THING ORDERLY.
New York, June 1O.-James ]. Jeff-
r.es, another sturdy young giant, has
come out Of the West to whip cham
plon boxers. At the arena OF tho COney
Island Sporting Club last might he te-
feated Robert FitzsimmOns, worlds
champsOn I'M two classes-middle-
weight and heavyweight eleven
rounds of whirlwind boxing. lie came
10 the kline practically an unknown
quantity and left It the Acknowledged
master OF the man HE defeated. He was
newer at any time In serious danger,
and after the EARLIER rounds OF tho
contest The took the lead. He had this
lAaistra,lan whipped from the ninth
round.
II was acknowledged THAT Jeffnes
would have an immense advantage in
weight height and age, but the Thou
sands who tipped and backed his OPP
pcnent to win were sure fhat he was
SHOW. and THAT he would In that respect
be abs lutely at the mercy OF the past
master ait the science OF boxing that
he was 10 meet He proved, ON the con-
trary. THAT lle was just as fast as the
man he met, and beat him down to un-
conscious defeat in a fair contest He
is a versatile giant IN stature and
maryelouslv speedy for his Immense
size Less THAN year ago he appeared
in New York q great awkward, ungain-
ly boy. To-day me is THE lithe, active
alert. drained athlete. The men who
prepared him for his contest worked
wonders with HIM. They taugIht him a
nearly perfect defense, Improved hits
foot movements and instructed him in
the methods OF inficting punishment
In a scientific manner. The transition
since he appeared last i'm public has
been little short OF miraculous. AT "a
he has Defeated Robert Flitzsimmons,
Thomas Shar0ey and Peter Jackson.
and If he cares for himself he viii prob
ably be able to successfully defend THE
title fer many years.
The defeated man was just as good as
when, on the crispy morning OF March
IA, 1897 on the plains OF far away
Nevada. me lowered the colors of the
then peerless Corbett. He was just as
active. just as clever, just as tricky and
just as fearless OF punishment. He
went unfalteringly to His defeat He
was the aggressor even at moments
when he was bruised amid unsteady. and
when stunned by THE blows he receiv-
ed me reeled instinctively toward his
opponent He was THE aggressor most
Of THE time and punished his opponent.
but found him a different opponent
than any he had met and a difficult
man to box. Jeffries folrcht him from
a crcudhing attitude that was hard 90
get at He held his head low. his
back was bent down and his left arm
was extended He kept jabhng away
with the left hand and found MO trou-
bic in landsng III. IT was there that
his superior reach told That giant
arm served as a sort of human fender
to ward on danger. He showed am ex-
colicnf defense and the abigitv 10 us,
both Hands with skill He is plllclVv
too. for he never shrank from his pun,
iahment. II was a great contest Il
watch, aud began and ended annie
scenes Of intense excitement. Il wa,
all very dramatic.
The men contested before a crowd q.
5000 PERSONS and stood up in a grea
beam Of blinding white light II WA
like 1000 call0ums, and II showed thei
great white bodies I'm strange reliel
There was not a suggestion of I'm
reference from THE police Chief Dever
occupied seat by the ring side bu
nhver entered tlhe ring When 81 wa
an over The sent Captain Kmney i'm ID
clear the ring. THE contest was dc
cided without a wrangle. and was do
void of tlhe brutal elements shat Chic
Devery alleged HE feared. Never wa
a crowd handled with greater orde
and less frioticn. 1t was all perfect
orderly