The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-09
Odds Of Two 10 One Being Laid on Him,
But This May Change Before Night
PLENTY OF JEfFRIES MONEY IN SIGHT
Il Is Now Believed hs Police Will Not interfere,
and That Fight Will Be Permitted 10
GO 10 q Finish.

New York, June 9.-The confidence of
the sporting lement which was shaken
by the threat of Chief of Police Devery
Jeffries bout in case hard blows or
knockouts occurred, has been fully re-
stored today. The disturbing rumors of
police Interference and political wire
pulling, To use the sporting phrase. do
not cut as much ice" today as they did
two days ago. 1t is asserted on good
authority that Brooklyn politicians
have brought their influence TO bear
upon the authorities and induced the
latter to prevent any interference with
the heavyweight contest, which is to
decide the championship OF the world.
1t has been argued that two promi-
nent New York clubs have been allowed
to pull off fights ranging from bantam
TO heavyweight contests, which have
resulted in konckouts or partial dis
ablement OF some OF the contestants,
and as the police authorities looked on
without interfering in these instances
the Brooklyn contingent claims that
police interference with tonights bout
would be an objectionable discrimina-
tion.
Hundreds OF sporting men from all
over the United States have arrived
here TO witness the battle and now
that confidence has been re-established
and they feel sure the bout will pos
itively take place and be allowed tn
go 10 a decision. betting on the event
has taken a lively turn. OF course,
Champion FtZsimmons has the call in
the betting, but judging from the man
ner in which Jeffries money is being
flashed the present odds of TO l on
Fitzsimmons will be reduced TO 100 To
20 or probably 100 to so before the men
face each other tonight.
Fitzsimmons' followers declare that
their man can give away fifty pounds
and offset = by quickness and clever
ness. backed up by years of experience.
On the other hand the Jeffries people
assert that the California boilermaker
has improved so wonderfully and has
learned so much since he was seen here
last year that he is bound to wal,op
the champion. They claim that JEFF
fries never was trained to perfection
and that he never had been within 25
pounds of the weight TO which he is
reduced now.
This morning before he left his train
ing quarters near Asbury Park. N. j.,
Jefferies weighed 20S pounds. He had a
good nights rest and said he never felt
better i'm his life. His chief trainer
Billy Delaney, is very confident of sue
cess as are also the big fellows SPAR
ring partners. Tommy Ryan. Jack JEFF
ferries and Jim Daily. The Jefferies
party vacated the Locharbar cottage
after breakfast this morning and took
the 9:10 train for this city. They ar
rived at the Pennsylvania depot in Jer-
sey City at IL o'clock and proceeded to
Brooklyn on the Annex" ferry boat.
As soon as they arrived in Brooklyn
they drove in carriages to Martin Dow
lings hotel on the Coney Island boule-
ward. where the big pugilist will re-
main until il is near time TO enter the
ring tonight. 1t is just possible that
Fitzsimmons and he. together with
Managers Julian and Brady, may hold
a conference some time today with
Referee George Siler 10 discuss the
rules and articles of agreement. but as
these have been plainly stated time and
time again, such a conference may not
be deemed necessary.
Fitzsimmons arose early. feeling
wonderfully we'll ana enjoyed good
tn morning He took things easy
during the forenoon and said that he
would remain at home until about
O'Clock this evening when he will drive
down 10 the sporting club at Coney
Island which is only title more
than miles from. his residence. The
champion is very confident OF winning
and says that those who think he has
gone back or became n has been" will
be surprised when the contest has been
decided. The men have been notified
TO be at the club house Mt o'clock to-
night and the bout will begin at 9.35.