The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-10
HE Is KNOCKED OUT
In ELEVENTH ROUND
Met His Master In a Clean and
Scientific Contest.
Victor Was Never at ANY Stage of
the Fight In Danger-Had the
Australian Whipped From the
Ninth Round-Only Twice Did the
Former Champion Make Any
Showing That Looked Like He
Was In It.

New York, June 9.-James ]. Jeffries,
another sturdy young giant has come
out of the west to whip champion pu-
gilists. At the arena OF the Coney Is
land Athletic club tonight he defeated
Robert Fitzsimmons, worlds champion
in two es-middleweight and
heavyweight-in eleven rounds of
whirlwind fighting. He came to the
ring a rank outsider, and left 1t the
acknowledged master of the man he
defeated. He was never at any time in
serious danger, and after the Slze-up IN
the early rounds of the contest took
the lead. He had the Australian
whipped from the ninth round.
1t was acknowledged that Jeffries
would have an immense advantage in
weight, height and age, bu- the thou
sands who tipped and bacEed his op-
ponent to win We're sure that he was
slow, and that he would in that respect
be absolutely at the mercy Of the past
master at the science of fighting that
he was 10 meet. He proved, on the con-
trary, that he was just as fast as the
man he met, and beat him down to
unconscious defeat in a fair fight.
He is d veritable giant in stature
and marvelously speedy for his i'm
mense size. Less than a year ago he
ward, ungainly boy. Toda! he is the
1.-THE, active, alert, trained athlete. The
men who prepared him fo' his fight
worked wonders with him. They taught
him a nearly perfect defense, improved
his foot movement and instructed him
in the methods of infictiIg punish
ment. The transition since he appeared
last has been little short Of miracu-
tous. At "a he defeated Robert Fitz-
cir To-
son, and if he cares for himself he will
probably be able to successfully defend
the title for many years.
Was the Same Old Titz.
The defeated pugilist was as good as
on the crispy morning, WHEN, on the
plains of far-away Nevada he low
cred the colors of the then peerless Cor
bett. He was just as active, just as
clever. just as tricky and just as fear
less of punishment. He weni unfalter-
ingly to his defeat. He was the ag-
gressor even at the moment when he
was bleeding and unsteady, and when
stunned by the blows he received he
reeled instinctively toward his oppo-
nent- He was fighting all the time, and
punished his opponent, but found him
different opponent than am he had
met, and a difficult man to fight
Jeffries fought from a crouthing atti-
tude that was hard to get at. He held
his head low, his back was lent down
and his left arm extended. He kept
Jabbing away with the left and found
no trouble in landing it. 1t vas there
that his superior reach told. The giant
arm served as a sort Of human fender
10 ward off danger. He slowed an
excellent defense and the ability to use
both hands with skill. He is game. too,
for he never shrank from punishment.
1t was a great fight to watch. and
commenced and ended amid scenes of
intense excitement. 1t was all very
dramatic.
The men fought before a crowd of
5000 persons. and stood up in a great
beam of binding white light 1t was
like thousand calciunls, and t showed
their great white bodies in strange re-
lief. When the blood came i was of
more intense red than usual.
No Police Interference.
There was no suggestion of interfer-
ence from the police. Chief Devery oc-
rupied a seat by the ringside but he
never entered the ring. When il was
over he sent Captain Kenny in to clear
the ring. The contest was pulled off
without wrangle. and was devoid of the
brutal elements that Chief Devery al
legged he feared. Never was a crowd
handled with greater order and less
friction 1t was all perfectly orderly.
There was absolutely no confusion at
tendant upon the assemblage and hous-
ing of the big crowd.
Several thousand of those provided
with tickets came to the beach late in
the afternoon. and their action relieved
the pressure during the earlier hours of