The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-06-10
JEFFRIES WINS THE FIGHT
TxIZSI1I1IONS KNOCKED OUT IN THE
ELETENTH ROUND.

a Whtr1-Wfnd Battle to the Very End
-Jeffrics' immense Adyanta.e I'm
Weight and Strength Too Much fo,
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. oms Fearless
of Punishment and the Aggrcssor-
Jeffries n Great Fighter
Coney Island, N. Y, June 9--James
Jeffries, another sturdy young giant, has
come out of the west to whip champion
pugilists. At the arena of the Coney
Island Athletic club tonight he defeated
Robert Fitzsimmons, worlds champion
in two asses-middleweight and heavy
Weight-in eleven rounds of whirlwind
fighting. He came to the ring a rank
outsider, and left it the acknowledged
never at any time in serious danger, and
after the size-up in the earlier rounds
OF the contest took the lead and was
never headed. He had the Australian
whipped from the ninth round, and
would have ended it in the tenth but
for the lack Of time. 1t was acknowl-
edged that Jeffries would have an i'm
mense advantage in weight, height and
age, but the thousands who tipped and
backed his opponent to win were sure
1aat he was too slow and that he would
in that respect be absolutely al the mer-
cy of the past master at the science of
fighting that he was to meet. He prov
ed on the contrary that he was just as
fast as the man he met and he beat him
down to unconscious defeat in a fair
fight. He is veritable giant in stature
and marveously speedy for his i'm
mense size. Less than year ago he ap"
peared in New York a great awkward
unganly boy. To-day he is the 1.-THE,
active, alert trained athlete. The man
who prepared him for his fight worked
wonders with him. They taught him
nearly perfect defense, improved his
foot movement and instructed him in the
methods of inflicting punishment The
transition since he appeared last has
been little short of miraculous At
twenty four he has DEBATED Robert Fitz-
simmons, Tom Sharkey and Peter Jack
son, and if he cares for himself he will
probably be able to successfully defend
the title for many years.
The defeated man was just as good as
when on the crispy morning on the
plains of far away Nevada he lowered
the colors of the then peerless Corbett
He was just as active, just as clever, just
as tricky and just as fearless of punish
ment. He went unfalteringly to his de-
feat. He was the aggressor even at mo-
ments when he was bleeding and un-
steady and when stunned by the blows
he received he reeled instinctively to- |
ward his opponent He was fighting all |
the time and punished his opponent, but |
found him different opponent than any |
he had met and a difficult man to fight. |
Jeffries fought from a crouching atti- |
tude that was hard to get at He had !
his head low, his back was bent down |
and his left arm was extended. He kept |
jabbing away with the left and found no
trouble in landing it.
1t was here that his superior strength
told. That giant arm served as a sort of
human fender to ward off danger He
showed an excellent defense and the
ability to use both hands with skill. He
is game, too, for he never shrank from1
his 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 people and stood UP in
q great beam of binding white light. 1t
was like a thousand calciums and it
showed their great white bodies in
strange relief. When the blood came it
was of an intenser red than usual. There
was not a suggestion of interference
from the police. Chief Devery occupied
a seat by the ring side but never en-
tered the ring. When it was all over he
sent Captain Kenny in to clean the ring.
The contest was pulled off without a
wrangle and was devoid of the brutal
elements that Chief Devery alleged he
feared. Never was a crowd handled
with greater order and less friction. 1t
was all perfectly orderly.
There was absolutely no confusion at
tendent upon the assemblage. 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 the evening.
There are several routes to the city of
side shows by the sea, and all seemed
10 he equally patronized SO that at no
time was there any great jumble at any
given point. The rain that fell between J
! and had q tendency to diminish the
crowd of idlers that usually comes to
the front on an occasion of that kind
The lateness of the hour at which the /
We're announced to appear :
<ept the crowd from seeking the Coney q
Island club house very early and Coney
With it's y-go-rounds, Ferris Weels, /
Iiffel towers, gilded safes, jugglers
md dancers furnished ample amusement l
md entertainment during the wait. 1t
III made a strange scene. Thousands
hronged the streets and surged around 9
lmong the stands and stalls of the Il
eady-tongued fakirs. The lights of the Il
curious town We're never brighter and
he strange devices that make apollo
,etic music We're never worked harder. V
EVERYWHERE was the buzz of conversa- T.
ION freighted with fight talk 1t was T.
N everybodys lips. Enthusiasts =
outed their favorites. Here Fitzsim-
mons would win in a walk; there jeff =
les was a sure winner. The newsboys u
houted late extras that told all about d
and pedders offered the latest pic d d
ures of the two giants who were to
ght. Through it all there was very q
title betting. There was plenty of
money ready on both sides but nobody ="