The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-06-10
CHAMPION
JEFFRIESI
The Californian Defeats Fitzsim-
mons in Eleven Rounds.
A WELL CONTESTED BATTLE.

/
Hercules who Is Now the worlds
Champion was ns Fresh as at start.
Proposed Jefrries-sharkey Fight.
New York, June 10.-James J. Jeff-
| ries, another sturdy young giant, has
| come out of the west to whip champion
pugilists. At the arena of the Coney
| Island Athletic club last night he de-
| feated Robert Fitzsimmons, worlds
| champion in two classes-middle-
weight and heavyweight-in II rounds
Of whirlwind fighting He came to the
| ring rank outsider and left It the
/ acknowledged master of the rank he
defeated. He was never at any time
In serious danger, and after the size
up in the earlier rounds of the contest
| took the lead. He had the Australian
| whipped from the ninth round. It was
| acknowledged that Jeffries would have
an immense advantage in weight.
| height and age, but the thousands who
backed his opponent to win were sure
that he was slow and that he would
in that respect be absolutely at the
mercy of the postmaster at the science
or lighting that he was TO meet. He
proved, on the contrary. that he was
Just as fast as the man he met, and
beat him down to unconscious defeat
in a fair fight
Jeffries is a veritable giant in stature.
and marvelously speedy for his i'm
mense size. Less than a year ago he
appeared in New York a great, awk-
ward. ungainly boy. Today he is tho
1.-THE, active, alert, trained athlete.
The man who prepared him for his
Tar mi
taught him q nearly perfect defense.
improved his foot movement and in
structed him in the methods of in
flicting punishment The transition
since he appeared last has been little
short Of miraculous. At "a he has de-
feated Robert Fitzsimmons. Tom Shar-
key and Peter Jackson. and II he cares
for himself he will probably be able to
successfully defend the title for many
years.
The defeated man was Just as good
as when he 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 mo-
ments when he was bleeding and un-
steady, and when stunned by the blows
he received he reeled instinctively to-
ward his opponent. lie was fightlng
all the time, and punished his oppon-
ent, but found him a different oppon-
ent than any he had met, and a diff
fcult man to fight.
The men fought before a crowd of
5000 persons, and stood up In a great
beam of binding white light. It was
like thousand calciums, and It show
ed their great white bodies in strange
relief. When the blood came 1t was of
an intenser red than usual.
There was not a suggestion Of In
terference from the police. Chief
Devery occupied a seat by the ring
side, but never entered the ring.
When 1t was all over he sent Captain
Kenny in to clear the ring. The con-
test was pulled off without a wrangle,
and was devoid of the brutal elements
that Chief Devery alleged he feared.
There was very little betting. There
was plenty of money ready on both
sides, but nobody liked the odds. The
Jeffries people wanted two for one for
their collateral and the Fitzsimmons
people were slow to give 1t.
The great house filled very slowly,
and it was after 9 o'clock before the
police had to bestir themselves and
clear the aisles. FitZsimmons' entry
into the ring at 1905 o'clock was
made the occasion of a rather theatri-
cal demonstration. Julian was first, |
and then came the fighter The seconds |
were next In line and then came two |
men bearing a great floral piece that |
was almost funeral in appearance. 1t |
was inscribed: Good luck to the |
champion" Fitzsimmons bowed cere- |
moniously to It, Jeffries was next into |
the arena, and like his opponent got
demonstrative reception.
The opening round was a try out, |
pure and simple, and not a single blow |
of an effective nature was landed First |
one was the pacemaker and then the |
other. They were both active and |
the cleverwork reoompensed the crowd .
for the lack Of excitement.
The second round began in a busi-
ness like way, with Jeffries trying his .
left. Fitzsimmons then took a turn,
but was short. Just as the round
closed Jeffries downed Fitzsimmons
with hard straight left on the Jaw.
The champion came up slowly In a
dazed sort of a way and reeled toward
his man. The crowd cheered Jeffries
on, but the gong ended the round.
Fitzsimmons rallied in the rest and
was aggressive again in the third.
was bleeding, but fighting
viciously. He made the pace, but 1t
was the Callfornian's round. The
fourth was fast, but not decisive.
Fitzsimmons made his best showing
in the fifth. He began the round with
punch that opened Jefr's left eye
and sent little torrent of blood cours-
ing down his cheek. He forced jeff
ries against the ropes, but the Cali
fornian slipped away from him. He
made Jeff hug again, but when the
round ended Jeffries was back and
fighting. Fitzsimmons was the ag-
gressor In the sixth, and that, too, was
his round. He tried all of his tricks
with left and right, but was unable TO .
place them right. He closed with a
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