The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-10
PARTS WITH DELANEY
THAT HE AND HIS TRAINER
HAVE SEPARATED
WAS JEALOUS OF RYAN

Man Who Directed the Physical
Preparation of COrbett, Jefries
and Other Fighters Is SheIved
Because He Said Jeffries Had Not
Trained Properly for His Battle
With Sailor Tom Sharkey.
NEW YORK, Nov. 9-It was bulletined
on the afternoon of the Jeffries-S harkey
fight that Trainer Delaney had announced
publicly that he was not responsible for
the physical condition Of the champion
and that Manager Brady had branded
1t as q trainers quarrel" It has since
developed that both stories were correct.
Delaney did make a statement In which
he disclaimed all responsibility for JEFF
fries condition, but was subsequently in
duced to modify 1t, and, as Mr.. Brady
said, there was a trainers quarrel, which
has resulted in the retirement Of De-
Ianey from Jeffries' retinue and the in
stallment Of Tommy Ryan as trainer in
chief. In commenting upon Delaney's
statement Jeffries said yesterday:
THAT was a nice thing for him to say,
wasn't it? I would never have believed
it of him. Why, it looks as if he wanted
to see me licked. 1 have the best of
feeling toward Billy and am of the opin-
ion that he must have been laboring I'M
der some delusion when he made that
statement. Had there been any ground
for such remarks-he knows in his heart
and soul that there wasn't-he ought to
have kept 1t to himself, as 1t was merely
a professional secret.
81 really thought Delaney was 'joshing'
and after the fight we had private talk
When he admitted that it was 50, that he
said 1 was unit to fight, I was amazed.
I said: Billy, do you mean that? How
could you after the manner 1 have treat
ed you?' He went away in an angry
mood and that was the last I saw or
heard of him since.
JEALOUS OF RYAN.
'FWen, I might as we'll say right here
that he and Ryan don't pull very we'll
together. He is sore because engaged
Ryan Well what was I to do? Ryan
is a fast, clever fellow and I have learn
ed a lot from him. If had taken De-
laneys advice I would never have known
as much about the game as I do. He
wanted me to work with slow men, but l
refused to do 1t. I don't say that 1
know all about the game as yet. have
lots to learn and by sticking to Ryan
1 will be allie to win lot Of battles.
Would you believe 1t, Ryan and 1 boxed
as hard as we could every day and I felt
more fatisued after I got through with
him than 1 did in my battle with Shar-
key?
eff Delaney says I was not fit he is
telling an untruth. How could I have
stood twenty-five rounds and allowed
Sharkey to butt and rough me the way
he did? Anyone with common sense
knows that 1 must have been all right
to do this. You can gamble that If
I thought I was wrong wouldn't have
entered the ring. Well, it Is all over and
I am sorry for Delaney. He had a good
thing and did not know how to appre-
ciate it. He received $100 a week and
got several thousand dollars from me
when 1 won. That was fair, think
"Will he train you any more?" the re-
porter asked
Il don't think he WILL the champion
replied. 81 am going to have a talk with
my manager, Billy Brady, and will have
more to say on the subject later in the
week"
Ryan, when questioned about the con-
troversy, said:
Delaney Is jealous of me and Jim did
not like it. Jeffries followed my advice
throughout the contest and never con-
suited Delaney. This angered Bill and he
scarcely spoke a word to any of us for
weeks past. When he says that Jeffries
did not weigh more than 204 pounds he is
testing himself. Jeffries entered the
ring at 215 pounds and when the battle
was over he tipped the beam at 200
pounds