The San Francisco call., 1899-06-11
RING BATTLE
LEFT NO CHANCE
FOR ARGUMENT
Jeffries' Victory So
Decisive.
NO ADVERSE COMMENT HEARD
BETToRs FELT THEY HAD A RUN
FOR THEIR MONEY.
Tom Sharkey Looked Upon as the
Next Man to Face Hard-Hit-
ting Jeffries in the
Ring.
NO ADVERSE COMMENT HEARD
BETTORS FELT THEY HAD A RUN
FOR THEIR MONEY.

Never in the history Of championship
battles of the prizering has there been so
little adverse comment on the outcome of
fight as was heard yesterday over the
meeting of Fftzsimmons and Jeffries At
ter reading the account of the fight the
Fttzsimmons men were satisfied that the
dethroned champion had done his best
and was forced to strike his colors to a
better man. The battle. was apparently
a manly one and left no chance for a
protest from the friends of Fitzsimmons.
The majority of the bettors were sur
prsed at what was obviously the marvel
Gus Improvement shown by Jeffries since
his last appearance in the ring. To Tom
my Ryan is accorded the most praise for
this as he has boxed steadily with the
champion since the latter went into train
ing some six weeks since. He has trans
mitted to the big fellow much of his own
cIeverness, as Jeffries is quick to learn
new ideas in boxing. With the cleverness
added to his natural speed and strength
it is small wonder F1tZSlmmonS went
down before him.
billy Brady, who always has keen
eye for business, has already placed JEFF
fries on the road for exhibition purposes,
and will undoubtedly keep his name well
before the public SO long as the magic of
his name proves potent drawing card.
From present appearances Sharkey will
be the next man to face Jeffries in the
ring. Mccoy. owing to the disparity be-
tween his weight and that of the cham
pion, is not looked upon as a possible
competitor.
sharkey is thus the only man left with
claim to the championship title
Tim McGrath who has been with
Sharkey in all his memorable ring engage
ments, believes Sharkey can wrest the
championship from the burly Californian.
According to the McGrath point of view
| Sharkey is faster on his feet than Fftz-
| simmons, can hit harder and can stand
more punishment. He is in condition all
the time, so there is no possibility of his
| muscles losing their power or his hands
! their cunning, as possibly happened to
| Jeffries last opponent during his two
| years ebsence from the ring. Sharkey be-
! lieves in an active life, and has told his
/ friends he would meet the winner of the
( Ruhlin-Kennedy fight just to keep himself
/ in practice.
Many persons recalled yesterday JEFF
/ fries first visit to this city. He was
/ brought up from Los Angeles by Billy
Gallagher, who discovered him down there
Jeffries was q novice, at the game then,
! championship bee in his bonnet at that
time, basing his IDEAS chiefly upon his
/ herculean frame. Sharkey was the rising
/ star pugiliStic at that time. and Jeffries
! but for some reason he did not do so.
| A big negro named Pruette was looking
| for match at the time. He was pointed
out to Jeffries, who surveyed him in awe
to see what manner of man he was. Pru-
ette was not cut out for a fighter. In
| his first engagement he said his opponent
was no gentleman after he had received
I a stiff punch.
| Brady, Delaney and Jeffries remembered
| their friends in this city and Oakland,
| sending them dispatches saying the out
clusion. Brady sent an urgent wire to his
| old show partner, Webster, of after
| Dark fame. AS a result, the theatrical
men were all on the right side.