The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-05-27
FIGHT PICTURES FAXED.
A LEVER RspRoDUCTION or the
SORBETT.yEFFRIES BATTLh
Sprung on Coney Islands Hower' '..ne
light Of Many Innocent sports-"'h,' N'.
pers and Two skiiful Boxers Emp'o.eo
-Ihe RpAIness seems TO bc rI""''"''

1t /, a recognized fact that the best p'"ce 10
gull the public l., Coney Island All s"'> VI
game, have been played there III years S""
by with more or less success bu, o"e W Wv
most effective scheme vel seen uo"h ny Wv
wavclcts was introduced last week 30 'h','
lms been written and said about the 'a''"nN pS
prize fights that the public appear 10 ne r''uN
10 take stock in anything mar rei'eN '' ""
moro prominent ~pugt.rts. Inc o''" DO
tween Corbett and JefYrie' turned olt 7" o. :"
interesting that there has been q leeIins o' UNI
versal regret among the sporting fraternity
that it was iinltssible for many to b at the
ringside TO witness the encounter Had the
battle been photographed as the Jeffrie'-Shar-
key contest was. It's reproduction would nav"
netted thou and, Of dollar in profits, The
failur. OF the management to take pictures Wa
Immediately realized ~ n mistake '"l>'-
unently the appearance Of advertisements mat
a reproduction Of the movements OF 'orbcil
and JeNries could be obtained for lair
rates from "A Philadelphia firm caused much
consternation on the part Of Tom ORoirke,
manager of the Seaside Sporting tlnb. wi"r"
the fight was held william 4. Brady, manager
Of ~.Jerries. and George i. tonSidinr. manager
Of Corbatt. These mon. believing mat the
fight had becn surreptitionNy photographed
by small picture-taSing machines secrcted by
operators near the ring, had n big sign painted
which was hung up Inside Of the clubhouse
on Monday night and read IA follows;
Any person carrying a camera OF any kind win not
be admitted 10 this building.
Coincident with the posting Of this notice was
the announcement tlat the alleged pictures Of
Inc fight would be placed on exhibition IN a big
concert hall on Coney Island Bowe-y. NOT far
away. So when some of the porting men who
went down TO see the McPartland-Ernst fight
on Tuesday night las, finished eating dinner
they took a stroll through the Bowery. They
were soon confronted by n braze n-lunged
barker. VINO yelled
Here they are. gents, This way for the only
pictures Of he Corbet,-Jcfries irht. taken
from life at the ringside and put on exhibition
here for the first time in New York They're
on the level gents. as any one can see. so step
RICH, in II don't cost a cent. except YOU have
to buy n beer. Come on. boys, don't he bash
fn' Here's a fight for nothing that wont. have
cost you s2D To see. It's tho real article
And So he bawled and beloved while a long
stream Of men filed in and took seats at the
tables
There's twcnty-Ihree rounds 10 This fight. A"
continued tho barker. ~ shows Corhett's
tfltn'f Hll " SHOWS ''IlTle~ Nnell ne CDItfl
his man on the point or the Jaw and knocke+
the stunln' ont of him. Tventy-thrpe rounds.
gents, and il dol't cost a cent, You get good
beer for your nickel"
Why. that's n funny thing 4" said Joseph
Dunn, the ofHcial timekeeper of The Seaside
Sporting Club, who came along with n party Of
friends. NO picture. OF that fight were taken.
III bet 500 these pictures are fakes"
NAV. thav mini foLos " rnplinJ tha barl.x
who had overheard the remark. They're
inst az the fight was, seq? Come on in here AND
see II they amt Don't he blocking M the
passage, but coIne in"
Well 70 in " said Dunn. and if they ain't
on the level. we'll come ont and see you
BY this time there was moi even standing
room and the lights had boon lowered. lpon
the canvas screen stretched across tho stage
| curtain wnS the anrOunCoWcN that the pictures
about 70 be- shown were genui'p When the
first rour,d was displayed the crowd was str,lck
dumb FOR here, sure enough, were Two
| Sittlng in chairs surrounded 10y heir seconds.
who were. putting on their gloves and getting
them ready for, III" fray In tho back ground.
banked NJ higher than the tops Of the ring
ropes. were pernape 100 or more spectators
who wor" waving rolls OF hank notes aloft
ard apparently trying 10 hct all kinds Of money.
The lighters we're not in the usual corners
dlGgonAlly across III" ring but occupied the
two fu~rthermost from the caWera 80 that they
tbIll NJ easily S'tl IhlN con rounds. In the
foreground were the reporters each Of whom
WINS banging away on u typewriter
Wilde the h%ci'e-s were making. ready the
refcrc" supposed to be CharleS,Whitr hc of
N" shining pate and cleaning enlin. took of
his coat md hung Il over the ropes. Thon
he rolled up his shirt sleeves and made n low
bor. whcreupo1 the principals shook hands
and The battle was,o on. The pIgilist IMPOSED TO
be Corhslt immediately began tho most rnuid
kind Of tein'inG and foot work. In fact his
s%printing was 50 fast that il looked like n race
between two professionals at n country fair.
for Iefrl"s, or rather 'he fighter who wa rup-
posed 70 he the champion, chased his antagonist
around the ring for about forty-fve seconds.
That was the end of the round and when the
mon sat down in their corners. their handlers
began waving towels and throwing water on
mem y IN" usual way. This was all in plain
view Of the crowd in the CoaCcrt hall which was
slill dnmlornded. The spectacular crowd
in the back of the ring in the picture seemed
in a frenzy Of excitement. and even The reporters
N N" foreground stopped drumming on the
~,ypewrIters Just, long enough to wnve their
hats above their heads
IT'S fake sure. " said Dunn To his friends.
| never saw q reporter wave his hat above his
head at a big hHht in my life. WIZ. the news
paper men don't have time TO think. lot alone
take on their hats and cheer. Another thing
IN" lighters amt in the right corners and the
spectators behind the ring are banked M so
hlRh mat you can't $40 the top row. Anybodv
can s'"itSa fake because the seats back of that
particular side of the rims at the fight the other
night wcr" empty"
In l"SN than half n minute the second round
was ON. This also lasted loss than one minute,
and was very much like the first round Tho
crowd in the concert hnll. however, did not SEQ
anything wrong about tho pictures for the rea-
son Una. only Few OF them had 50. n the ORIGINAL
n;h' IS oorbeit proceeded TO land his rapid
left handler in Jefrips'S face in the next four |
rounds, there wore cri"s Of:
can't fight he's a lobster" "Iioorav for Gorc
h'tt, he'll win Look at the way he's jabbinp
tho, champions hose" There's Bllv Brnjv
be, he's sick" "There'S HonSs' John Koiiy
Pug diamord, Can't you see him? Hes
betflnn sl5 Wyl he's cot the money in his bnnds
mere THAT'S rieht. Charley White. pc, in
and break en-" ITS hot fsht. aint IL"
me hinth round in " which Corbett had Jrnrirs
on me RACED edge. rs will be remembered
mat me crowd in III" concert hall stood no
and yelled for joy. Then everyhody told cor.
bett 10 Knock the big hampton out. Mean
whlle m" waters were not deferred from doing
thelr dhty on account of tho darkanad hall
though 'her" was scarcely room for them to
walk about, and they did not spill a drink.
lhev. did n rushing trade. too. Nhpn the III
tenth round was over q bic Sporting man
Who attends all the fights. said n a loud yo,ce
That Amt Jefries AZ all. Thnt Teller in tho
nlctur" hasil got any hair on his chest and f
IN" r"hi Jeilrles could get hold Of him he would
break nm IN two. That C0rbett in the picture
moves around very much ike Frank Ernn
the lightweight champion. lis a ,iaVsr TTnLEna,
NJ that. The only thing that ! sec particularly
wrong - that there aint "A hair on any MARI ~
Referee Whites head, and everybody knows
mat '~hnrheS got n fringe around the b,CI, nf
his bend on "A level with his ear. II also so,nns
10 me as II that White in the picture has n mus
tacli' but hes dong 30 much running around
That nobody can Get n good line on his farn
He's also not n chicken walk Tint IA. r.,nI Ntt