The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-06-10
THE FASTEST FIGHT IN THE
HISTORY OF THE ppIZE DING.
The Australian Freak Could Not Stand
the Sledge- ge-Hammer Blows of the
Sturdy Western Boy

New York, June 6-James J. Jeffrics,
another sturdy young giant has come out
uf the west TO whip Champion pugllists.
Al the arena of the Coney Island Ath-
lotic club tonight he defeated Robe't
F.tzsimmons, worlds champ on in two
Understandable weight and heavy weight
In eleven rounds of whilrwind hght4Hs.
lie came to the ring rank outsider and
left it the acknowledged master OF tde
hnan he defeated. He was never at any
time in serious danger and after the size
Up in the earlier rounds, took the lead.
He had the Australian whipped from the
ninth round 1t was acknowledged that
SJeffries would have an immense advan-
tage in weight height and age. but the
! thousands who tipped and backed MS op-
! ponent to win were sure that he was
Sow and that he would in that respect
lie thoroughly at the mercy of the mastc-
lof science of fighting that he was 20
meet He proved, on the contrtiy, tnat
X he was Just as fast as the IA he met
and beat him dowL to unconscioGs defeat
In a fair fight. lie Is a veritable giant in
stature and marvelously speedy for his
immense sizs. Less than a year ago he
appeared in New York a great awkward
young ungainly hoy. Today he Is the
1.-THE, active alert trained athlete. The
men who prepared him for his fight
worked wonders with him. They taught
a nearly perfect defense improved 1's
root mvement and instructed him in the
methods of inhlcting punishment The
transition since he appeared last hes
cen little short of miraculous AT q nc
defeated Robert Fitzsimmons, Tom
sharkey and Pater Jackson and il he
cares for himself he probably VIII be 40
le to defend che title Tor maas yesrs
The defeated pug.iist was as good q o1
'he crispy morning when. on the pa ans
of the fai away Nevada, he lowerel the
colors Of the then peerless CO~os@. lie
was Just as active, just as clever, Just as
u.cky and just as fearless Of punish
ment.
He went unraIteringly to his defeat. IL
was the aggressor even at moments when
ne was bleeding and unsteady and when
stunned by the blows he received. he reel
ed instinctivey toward his opponent He
was fighting all the time and punished his
opponent. but found him different oppo-
nent than any he had met and difficult
man to fight Jeffries fought from a
crouching position that was hard TO get
a.. lie held his head low, his back was
bent down and his left arm was extend
Z Cd. He kept Jobting away with his left
and found nc trouble in landing II. II
wes there that his superior reach to }.
Tine giant arn served as a sort of human
fender to ward off danger He showed an
excellent sccgce of defense ana the abil-
ity TO use both hands with skin lie 's
game too, for ne never shrank from h.s
, ftofltf D.,
watch and commenced and ended amid
scenes of intense excitement. 1t was hl
very dramatic.
A VASI CRN,OD.
The men fought before crowd OF
5000 persons and stood up in a great
beam Of binding white light 1t was like
thousand calciums, and II showed the.i
great white bodies in strange relief
When the blood came it was of more ~
tense red than usual There was no s"g
gestlons OF Interference from the poi ce
Chief Devery occupied seat b. s1'
rngside. but he never entere dthe ring
When 1t was over he sent Capt. Kenn,
in to clear the ring. The CONTEST was pail
ed on without wrange and was dev1i,
of the brutal elements that Chief Deverl
alleged he feared. Never was a crow,
handled with greater order and less frlc
tlon. 1t was all perfectly orderly. Ther
was absolutely no confusion attendan
upon the assemblage and housing of IN
big crowd Several thousand Of thos
provided with tickets came TO the beac
late in the afternoon and their action re
lieved the pressure during the earle
hour at which the contestants We're ad
hour at whic hthe contestants We're al
nounced TO appear kept the crowd frOi
seeking coney island club house very ca
ly and Coney with its merry-g -go-round
ferris wheels gilded cafes iugglers an
bespangled dancers furnished amp
amusement and entertainment during n
wait. 1t all had a strange scene. Crowd
thronged the streets and snrged aroul
the stands and stalls OF the ready tongue
fakirs. The lights of the curious tow
were never brighter and the strange a
vices that make a polygetic music wei
never worked harder. lhe many plac,
where liquid and solid refreshments wei
dispensed were packed 10 an Overfo
ana everywhere was the buzz of convs
sation freighted with hght tallS 1t 81,
on everybody's lips Enthusiasncs toas
ed their fayoritss Here Fitzs.mmol
would win in walk. there Jeffries vi
sure victor. The newsboys shouted e
ira late editions that told all about
and fakes trered the latest pictures
the two giants who were to fight. Throu,
It ali there was very little betting The
was plenty cf I-oney ready on both sii
but nobody liked the odds Bhe JeNri
people wanted two to one for their COLI
erai and the Fitzsimmons people We
slow 70 give Il.
NO TRYING DELAY
The great house filled very slowly a
II was after . when the police had to /
stir themselves and clear the aisles Til
seemed TO drag ana the absence Of a
preliminary contest gave the crowd