Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-07-29
Statement by Referee.
Referee Graney says:


II think the contest was legitimate.
From referees standpoint the fight was
as near perfect as fight could be. There
were no fouls-not even semblance of a
foul. ! had to caution them once, but
this was not for, anything that either did
to the other, but for their humping into
me- 1t was the greatest fight j ever saw
and doubt If there will ever be another
g like IT.
sIt IS absolutely ridiculous to talk of the
Hght being fake,'' said William Delaney.
These never was fight in which there
was less reason to doubt that 1t was being
fought on The square"
JeNrie& Declares 1t Was No Fake.
Jeffries SAID:
4.Oa course the fight was on the square.
ut s. ridiculous to talk of anything else
Fitz fought a hard fight, the gamest l ever
saw 4Ie worked hard all the-Alne, and
wReH get in the deciding blow on him
he Vas taken off his guard. After had
my ere cut Delaney told me to start in
and finish him, for fear that would be
blinded sspd vDuld be unable to keep on
t1ghttRA~
Esfs AEss Denfas Fake story.
NtnaimnuRs - equally emphatic in
his s,ssssstsa tAes It was a hard
fosSaA a9ssknats battle.
Gsorpe biIex wrote of the fight that
Bob Pitzsimuons, although beaten,
proved conclusively that he is, or
rather was, the greatest fighter that
ever stepped into an American prize
King.
Newspapers Comments.
The Chronicle Saturday morning
said:
''Thers was no faint or suspicion coming
from any quarter that the contest was not
strictly fair, and the best man won. Sure
1y no other encounter of the kind ever
waged combined all the good qualities Of
that fought Friday evening"
The Call said:
For seven rounds Robert Fitzsimmons
made pitable spectacle of the young
Hercules from the south and then fell I'M
der just such blow as that with which
he WOE the worlds championship from
Corbett at Carson on that memorable 18th
OF March, 1887
The Examiner insisted that the fight
was a fake, pure and simple"
Division of the Money.
James Jeffries will receive 60 per
cent. apd Robert Fitzsimmons 40 per
cent. of the S23,91o, which is rs per
cent. of the gross receipts of the fight,
$31,sso having. been received through
the sale of seats. Jeffries will re-
ceive $l4,346 and Fitzsimmons will add
$9,564 to bis bank account.
The share of the San Francisco Ath-
aetie club is 1870. Out of this it must
pay the expenses of the fight, including
$500 Tor the referee.
JeGrie.' Future Plans.
Jeffries' manager, Delaney, referring
TO the champions future plans, said:
we will consider the challenge of Cor
bett and determine whether or not 1t is
reasonable. / don't know what his prop-
osition is If he means business we Will
meet him and will take care of him JEFF
fries Is young and strong and has no In
tention of quitting the ring"
Jeffries' Nose Broken.
San Francisco, July 2s.-Upon an ex-
animation being made by surgeon
AFTER his fight with Fitsimmons, it was
found that Jeffries' nose was broken.
The champion was not aware of the
injury until the excitement of the bat
tie had worn off. A doctor was then
called and he pronounced the small
bones of the nose broken. Jetfries be-
lieyes the injury was received in the
second or third round from one of
Fitzsin1nons' left jabs on the bridge
OF the nose. The champion declared
he fit no pain from the injury, and
would soon be in good shape again. He
spent the night at the baths.
20 S