The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-02
JIM JEFFRlE
DREW A CROWD
Gave a Clever Boxing Bout Of Three.
Rounds.
The CHAMPION MADE FRIENDS.
He Assisted in U,npirinS Game Be
tween the Jimpiecu1es and the
Elks, and Had Little
Nork 10 Do.

Charep:on James J. Jeffries and his spar
ring partner. Jack Mccormick were the
magnets by means OF which two thousand
1--WE hundred people Were drawn to Broad
StTet Park yesterday afternoon
The Ji,nplecutes and the Elks also play
Ed same OF BAH, but that was only AN
incident so FAR as the crowd looked at it.
Jet1ries essayed 10 assist Joe Firth 10 llm-
plre portion OF the game. He had very
LIZZIE TO do. only three decisions coming
IN his territory. which was that OF watch
1nS the plays on the bases.
The twenty-five hundred people, 1t is
needless to say, were not drawn to the
park to see the bail game. What they
wanted TO see was the champion DuEillst
OF the weird, and many of them. who We're
the best known sporting people OF the city.
would have given twice the price to sim
ply have had the opportunity of getting
one glimpse OF JcfTries. Not that Jeffries
Is a favorite with the Richmond sports.
: for, with few exceptions, he IS not but
having wen the championship nc, natural
1y, figures away UP on the sporting calen-
Ga-
The manager. Mr.. Cooke. made n little
speech. introducing Jeffries and there was
come applause, which. however. was not in
the nature OF an uproar. Jeffries achnowl-
edged the RECEPTION with bow and then
took his position as field umpire.
It was announced that he would umpire
five innings. but he went Manager Cooke
ono better and made It six Then he retired
to his dressing-room. amid cries OF ''call
the game TO prepare for the three-round
bout with Mccormick, leaving the game
10 Joe Firth and small minority of the
spectators.
CROWD IN THE FIELD.
A large portion of the crowd surged out
on the field while those III the grand
stand discussed the general appearance of
Jeffries and waited impatiently for the
game to close in order that the three-round
bout might be pulled off, The crowd
became so noisy and restless that Sergeant
Kerse of the First District. with de-
tachment of men. embracing Officers
Huicher and Folkes. surrounded the gath
er.Inc and forced 1t within the enclosure.
Interest in the game, which had Jagged.
was revived 10 some extent when n
strange face with 4 very large mouth be-
gun to root. His remarks were witty.
pointed and sarcastic and the crowd enjoy
ed his sayings much more than they did
the game between Otis Thompson's Pets
& and the E!ks. and We're Very glad when
Hooker the last man uo. died in his tracks
and the game was called.
Simultaneously with the calling Of the
game, Jeffries Mccormick and Manager
Cooke emerged from the clubhouse. and
another round of applause was given. Jeff
was dressed in claret-co1ored tights. and
Mac wore deem blue The weil-proportion-
cd figures or the two men were set off TO
advantage by their costumes. They walk
ed slowly to the centre of the diamond and
Manager Cooke announced that the two
big men would box three-round bout
rounds of three minutes each Win one
minute interrnission.
TuE BOXING BOUT
In these rounds Jeff. essayed to give
three illustrations of the progress of
scientific sparrtng match for points IN
the first round he was on the defensive.
and endeavored to show his method OF
blocking head blows He was successiul
in ms efforts and did not allow Meteor
mick 10 get in a single blow on the head.
In the second round he was the assressor,
and his efforts TO get at Mac. either on
the head or body We're also clever. and he
fipored Mac. with blow on the ear The
third round illustrated what Is common
IL called n smuggling match. when both men
went In with vim. and blows We're rained
anon each in rapid succession. The boxers
continued for about fifteen seconds after
time had been called.
These three rounds had evidently been
1ehearsea by the two pugilists. for they
seemed to work in perfect accord
The rounds We're really too short to al
low the spectators 10 Judge 10 sLiiS teSie1
ot the proves OF either of the two men
md they accordingly We're disappointed :.
The whole show. however, was well
worth the money charged for admission
and while many OF the spectators were dis
appointed. there was really no kick coming
10 those who spent their halves and quar-
tiers.
The game of ball was in itself OF some in
terest for the lovers of the old national
game. There are. however. strange to
saw, few OF the old-time baseball cranks
left in Richmond. and II is safe TO say
that upon an occasion like this even two
National League clubs would hardly have
drawn much larger crowd. While the
attendance not up to that of the old
DAYS af Virginia League baseball. it was
surprising in Its size to the knowing
ones who had declared that there would
hardly have been a ..corporals guard out
to see Jeffries and the ball game as COM
b;nation.
While the youngsters nut up no star plays
they did show UP we'll as amateurs and
senai-pr ofessonals and much worse ball
has been seen on tho local diamond
J-Tries and Mccormick We're around
town some last night. and made number
of friends. The two pugilists are cordial
fellows and make friends easily. They will
leave on the train this morning for Wash
inc,ton. whence they so to New York Mon
day night.
JIMPLECUTES
PLAYERS. -AE. +. II. Q. A. E.