The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-07
WHAT is A CLEAN BREAK3
REFEREE sILER WANTS 4 FAIR BAT
TIE BETWEEN FITZ IND JEFERIES.
He Thinks That Soon ms the Men Arc
Clinched They Should Part Clearly and
step Back One Paco-Chief of Police

! step Back One Paco-Chief of Police
Dsvery Says Law Must Not BE Violated.
The expected conference between Referee
! George Silcr and the two pugilists. Bob Ftz-
simmons and Jim Jcffrles, to ascertain how
/ the men are going to fight on next Friday
! night at the Coney Island Sporting Club, was
not held yesterday. Siler arrived here in the
afternoon from Chicago and did not have time
| to look the rival boxers up. He has deferred
the talk until to-day. He will see Jeffries this
afternoon and call on tho champ ion tomorrow.
Siler does BOT expect the least trouble in hav-
ing the men fight the way he thinks the Mar
quis OF Queensberry rules. under which tho
battle is to be fought. should be interpreted.
In speaking to u reporter OF The SuN about
this matter Siler said:
" The only argument can advance anent the
| question of how the battle should be fought is
| simply this: What is u clean breakaway in the
opinion of the men As you are aware. there
is nothing in the Marquis Of Queensberry rules
which calls for clean breaks. or course they
have a verbal agreement OF how they intend to
fight, and | will find out just how they are
going to carry it out. as understand they are
not to hit on the break away or fight with one
arm free My way Of looking at 1t, that Is the
manner in which / would construe what a
clean break should be. is that as soon as the
men are clnched they should part clearly and
stem back one pace. II they do that am quite
satisfied that l will caution the mon to protect
themselves when they get set again. This will
be strictly in accordance with their own agree
ment. and will prevent the boxers from in
fringing upon it.
Il am going to visit Jeffries at Asbury Park
tomorrow. will go over the rules thorough
~ with him. and on Thursday will go and see
Ftzsmmons. AS l have said. in the code OF
rules there is no clause which calls for clean
breaks. By stepping back pace l mean that
the men must be Just as far from each
other so as to take a proper stand. and be
ready to deliver or guard against the next
This is most important thing and means
lot to both men. You cannot tell what they
may ao IN sne fe gh o. 1ai Tue, what Tant s
one likes 70 see fight. especially where two
big mon with world-renowned regulations are
must be decisive and / will see that the CON
test Is carried out in genuine fashion Nat
Bile foul. which will initiate against a mans
chances. cannot be overlooked. That is why
am going to see the men, get their ideas and
You know sometimes m On, after agreeing
NOT to hit on the breakaway or in clnches,
often violate this compact. and this causes
LOT OF trouble 10. 1t makes the spectators yell
Foul creates undue excitement and gives
This is the very thing l want to guard against.
l
what clean breakaway is VIVA '> "
,,Siler then gave the reporter a copy Of the
Marquis Of rules and referred to
rules Of the London Prize, Ring sier says
in most al contests and brings on the query
whether the principal s are to box with one
sT g in hit on the break
which Siler expects the men to fight, with the
exception Of their own verbal agreement not to
lows: '''' " " '"' '''"A""''' '' 90 ''''
,o L. TO be fair stand,up boxing match in twenty
NO x nss 0T tina, i6s as possible
g. The rounds to be OF three minutes duration and
II either man falls. through weakness or other.
wise ne must get up unasststed. ten seconds 70 be
retire to his corner and when the fallen man is on
his legs the round is to be resumed and continued
fails to come to the scratch IN the ten seconds cone an
loved it shall he in the of the referee to give
With his toes of the ground. shall be considered
9. No seconds or any other person to be allowed IN
Z. should the contest 10 stopped by any unavoid.
able interference the referee time and place
the match must be won and lost. unless the bsckers
OF both men agree to draw the stakes.
.. should a glove burst or come OF, 1T must be re-
placed to the referees satisfaction
10 man on one knee is considered down, and II
struck Is entitled to the stakes.
II. No shoes or boots with springs allowed
L.. The contest in all other respects to be gov
erned by the revised rules OF the London Prize Ring
Interest IN the battle seems to increase as
the date of the encounter draws near. The de-
mand for seats has so far exceeded expecta-
tions and orders for boxes have been unusually
large. SO as to accommodate every one the
management has arranged to enlarge the seat
ing capacity by adding thirty-five new boxes,
holding six to eight persons each Yesterday
these chairs, which originally were sold for
S2R; were selling for, 500, Some sports were
n U AZ hifTh "a tor aha I,,t
could not get one.
The influx of out -of-town sports continues
ing rendezvous. and the only topic OF CONVEX
ssaton i about the fight. There was a decided
fall in the betting odds Yesterday Jeftres's
tact that ne is gaining now friends each day
yesterday from Buck" Connolly, MANAGER OF
Peter MaheT, that a delegation OF sports. in:
and John Fleming, will reach New York from
Pittsburg to-moorrow. They are varied. ac-
G %an rcs TO sm he in her VIEWS on the Ht
constant visitor In Wall street: says that tho
ruling rH, iGurs2 among the brokers are 10 to-
heard Of any very large bets be- ing made ,'' NV
Al Corbttt's Yesterday, afternoon Dick
against s35G ON Ftz jim torbett b Pet 81 ZOO 20
g s2 on J Of F se rGa sk bet 500 0
to $500 on Jeffries. Block says he has a com
mission OF $1,000 to place on JeffrIes at good
figures. At the Metropolitan Hotel Billy Cur
ran. after some trouble. found taker for $500
Jeffrcs. lie has wagorod $500 to 500 with Lew
Dockstader Max Anderson OF Cincinnati has
the boilermaker. Charley White Tom Brod-
erick'S manager. received So 1000 yesterday
afternoon TO place on "Lanky Bob" He saws
that he will not give better than 10 to 7. Book
maker Ike Thompson. who fances Fits
chances will not speculate until he gets
glimpse of both men. After he does he says he
will invest $4,000 on tho result.
There was much ado about the Sturtevant
House yesterday. Considerable Jeffries money
was in sight and Frank Bangs is holding the
following wagers: Billy Lavignc bet $500 to
$500 with $. Cohen on Jetfries. George Weed
man bet $500 to $500 with Billy Higgins on
FitZsimmons. Charley Mahoney has consid-
cradle money to back Fitz. and sadly com
plains of thei dearth of Jeffries lucre MANY
Of those who are rnning their faith and green
backs on the Californian are praying for the
present Sege Of warm weather to let up They
lear that he will not be able to do himself am
pie Justice with the thermometer ranging near
the ninetes, Jeffres admits that he Is SLOW
and sluggish In warm weather. and his ad-
mirers think that the heat will impair his
chances
Reports from the training camps Of the men
are rather glowing. Fit seems 10 he as un-
concerned as If he had no arduous contract on