The true northerner., 1900-08-31
FfrxsgM,roxs ANNOUNCE
TiREMENT FROM TT,
CANNOT GET A mAToH WITH JET
FRIES AND IL THROUGH.
wALcoT-F QUITS HIS FIGHT WITH
TOMMY WEST.

New York, Aug. 2S.-Robert Fitz-
simmons Monday night announced bis
retirement from the pugilistic ring. He
made an Intellectual attempt Monday
TO get on a matcn for the heavyweight
championship with James j. Jedries,
to take place before the Horton law
expires al midnight next Friday, and
hast night issued tine following state
ment:
II am through with fighting l will
retire from the ring. and Will not claim
the championship from Jeffries. l am
ready and on edge to meet frfm next
Friday night, as his manager suggest
cd ten days ago, but as he caiims he Is
in no condition to fight on that might
am through with him and with the
ring. Henceforth there viii be one man
less in the heavyweight division, for l
will go out with the Horton law"
Fftzsimmons, with his manager,
Percy Williams, of Bergen Beach, met
William n. Brady representing JEFF
fries, Monday afternoon. Last Satur-
day KftZsimmons deposited $2,!j00 to
bind a match between himself and JEFF
fries for next Friday night and Brady
sent word that he would meet Eftzsim-
mons TO arrange for a battle between
Jeffries and the eX-heavyweignt cham
pion. FftZsimmons said he was ready
and willing 10 meet Jeffries on Friday
night before the Twentieth Century
club under any conditions Us to the
division of the purse or gate receipts
which would suit Brady. lie said be
would be satisfied for the winner TO
take all or 10 split the purse in half,
or 10 give 65 per cent 10 the winner or
60 per cent TO the loser, or, in fact any
terms possible so that he could meet
the present champion before the expir-
alton of the Horton law.
Brady, in reply, said that Jeffries
was in no condition, AZ he had quit
training several days ago. He said ii
would be unfair for F'itZsimmons To
force a match with a man physically
unfit for such contest Fitzsimmons
replied that Jeffries had plenty of time
TO get into condition, and said that al
though he had gone through two sew
ere battles during the last two weeks,
he was on edge now and ready 10 fight
TO regain the championship. Brady
take place between Jeffries and Fitz-
simmons ON the date mentioned, but
that he would put UP a forfeit at once
to bind a match between the two, the
fight 20 take place within three months
from Sept. / and side bet of $4,000.
FltZsimmons would not listen TO this
proposition. and said that IL was only
made for advertising purposes
Waicott Qnit Before West.
New York Aug. 2S.-After eleven
rounds Of fighting. during which the
Barbados black apparently had all the
better of the exchanges. Joe Walcott
refused 10 continrte his battle with
Tommy West. and the Welshman was
awarded the decision.
When the bell rang for the begin
ming of the twelfth round Walcott
stood in his corner and refused to re-
sN1ne the fight. He raimed his left
arm was injured. West went right
over TO him md shaped himself. Wal
colt stood with his arms down, and
Charley White told him TO go on and
fight. Then, as Walcott refused. White
counted off ten seconds and declared
West the winner. saying. at the same
time, that he did not believe Walcott
was in any way injured. In his opin-
Ion. the negro quit from dishonest mo-
tiveS. Manager Jim Kennedy then en-
tered the ring and through the an
nouncer, said that as Walcott had de-
hberatefy quit, the negro's share Of the
money would be given to some charit-
able institution. The question then
arose as TO whether the bets would be
called Oft. but the referee said he knew
nothing of any betting, and conse-
quently any wagers that were made
would stand The management Of the
club was DESTROYS Of having bets called
off. but the referees refusal to Ii i'm
ished the matter.