The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-26
THE RING
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1t is questionable if another fight for
the heavyweight championship takes
place within a years time. Jeffries'
manager has stated his man will not
fight again till next August, and as
there Is little prospect Of a mill during
on Jeffries will not enter the ring again
except for theatrical exhibitions till
next fall. While Jeffries is entitled to
rest of six or eight months, he hav-
ing had two hard fights within six
months, yet there will be three severely
disappointed heayyweights. Corbett,
Fitzsimmons and Sharkey are all very
anxious to engage in a bout with the
holder of the title, each desiring to get
On within few months. Corbett and
Sharkey have more rights in the matter
than Fitzsimmons, the latter having
been Knocked out by Jeffries. AS a
matter of fact Gus Rubin has more
right to meet Jeffries than has Fitz.
Peter Maher Is also worthy Of consid-
, GRAFTON.
However, as before stated, Jeffries is
not likely to take on anybody for
year. and in the meantime the heavy
weights will get rusty waiting for their
chance. Therefore, while awaiting the
pleasure of the mighty Jeffries. 1t
might be as well for the army of cfal
lengers to indulge in few preliminary
mixups. For example, Fitzsmmons
and Rubin in 25round bout would
prove very interesting. Maher and
Corbett would draw a big crowd. The
winners of these two contests could
then come together and the victor could
meet Tom Sharkey for the right for
another bout with Jeffries. By that
plan the admirers of boxing would get
a rare treat, and Jeffries would be re-
lieyed of the embarrassment of ChOos
ing his next opponent,
The people would like to see the bouts
mentioned, and would go to see them,
and the fighters would get good finan-
ciaI returns. The tendency among box
ers of to-day is to fight only the holder
of the title, and that works an injustice
to those whose money supports the
game.
Maher and Rubin are wildly anxious
for a crack at the topnotchers, and
although Tom Sharkey has had three
hard battles within a year, he would
no doubt consent to take on one of the
challengers. Corbett's contest with
Sharkey year ago was his last battle,
while Fitzsimmons has had two fights
in nearly three years-one with JEFF
fries and one with jeff Thorne. On the
record, therefore, Fitzslmmons is less
entitled to consideration than any of
the heavyweights.
Sandy Griswold writes as follows con-
corning the now famous decision OF the
JefFries-Sharkey fight:
IT have received inquiries from
dozen different sources as to the pos
sibilities OF deciding a championship
fight without knockout. and while
these questions. in the face of the
pugilistic record of the past 10 years.
strike me as supererogatory, I Will
answer them briefly in limited way.
That a championship fight can re de-
cided without knockout was certainly
demonstrated at Coney Island on the
night of November last. when George
Siler declared Jim Jeffries the cham
pion of the world after rs rounds with
Tom Sharkey of the hardest, fiercest
and fastest fiehting ever seen In the
American ring, But there was no
knockout. Still Sharkey was as clearly
beaten as If he had been pummeled IN
to insensibillty. Had he fought fair,
manly fight, he wouldn't have lasted
more than half of the 20 rounds. and as
it was, one more round would have
seen him stretched on the boards as
dead to the world as the proTerbtai
doornaiL No one need to talk of
George Siler's honesty TO me. He has
proven that time and again to the sat
isfaction of all fair minded sporting
men. Had he given Sharkey as good
as a draw the other night he would
have been robbing Jeffries out of A
well-earned victory. However, you let
two men go % rounds in hard fight
and be on their feet at the finish, and
YOU ere sure to hear a holler in case
a decision Is awarded The men who
have their silver pieces on the loser
won't have it that way, let it be how