The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-29
FIILSIMMUNS THREATENS
ORIGINATOR DE STORN.

gram to the publisher OF the paDe- which
printed the fake" story. and in IL told
him the story was a malicious lie: that the
writer Of II must retract and that It must
vindicate me.
As f9- the man who wrote the story
continued FltzsimmOns. he has been dOdg-
Ing me since the fight. but / will run across
him before / leave town. and when / do l
Will drive my right fist into his solar
pleXus and see whether he will have
4 enough breath left in him to say. as he
claims I did. Hit me again II he knows
when he is well of he will keep out OF Mrs.
FttzstmmOns's sight also. / do not know
what she VIII do to him.. but 1 do know 1t
Will be something he Will not forget in q
: long while"
Jehrles, FitzsimmOns. Percy Williams
and the San Francisco Athletic Club Of
hclals. under whose auspices the contest
J was held. are willing to post $500. the
money 70 90 to charity. II any man or men
can produce evidence that the fight was
] other than on the level.
CORBETT MATCH JAILED
OFF BECAUSE OF FAKE CRY.
Champion Jim Jenries and Jim Corbett
viii not meet in n championship battle in
this city. as was planned. Billy Delaney.
OF.
Those pugilists were 20 have met In this
city some time during September.
In his latest interview Delaney says:
"Hes; I was going 20 fight Jearies and
Coreett in this city. but this fake cry has
changed my plans. II this cry OF fake IS
10 be continued. 1 doubt very much II JEFF
Tries Will ever fight again. The publication
IN the Examiner will have q bad effect on
the sport II viii injure the game al over
the country. for. II amateurs can fake. the
pugilists in other classes could fake. or at
least be accused OF IL. and eventually fight
Ing would come TO an end"
Sporting men. practically without excep-
ton. scon at the attempt to make II appear
that the fight between Jeffries and F1tzsim-
mons was a prearranged affair.
1t Is suggested that II any person had
knowledge that the fight was to be faxed
the proper method would have been to
make the news public before the affair took
place, and not wait for a theatrical de-
nouement after 1t was over. To most per-
sons the greatest surprise was that F1tz-
simmons lasted as long as he did, and
fought as we'll as he did. The alleged Incl
dents that are claimed to corroborate the
possibility OF a fake are only such as
might easily be twisted to suit the purpose.
FITZ TELLS HOW HIS
OWN BLOW BLIGHTED HOPE.
In an interview FTtzsimmons is quoted as
saying:
You may not think so. but 1 would have |
" u "a AOE N4t unfortunate dow. IL
was directed at Jeffries's jaw. but he
crouched SO that 1t caught him sQuarely on
the forehead. That settled my left hand.
Every time 1 used it i hurt myself more
than l hurt Jefiries. He Is a hard man to
get at with the right. and from that time
on 1 knew what the end would be. Az It
was. cut him up with the damaged left.
which Is what / have never liked 10 do in
a hght. My aim has always been TO put n
man out, not 10 cut him into ribbons.
As GfFa ~ fate II urnNrT1 ha,-o y". 10
ries out II my knuckles had not given way. !
/ never was prouder OF any showing / have
made In the ring. Last night 1 was my
old self. all except the knuckles.
Understand me. / am not trying to rob
JefTries OF any OF the credit Of his victory.
said the best man won and that Is true.
for he had better hands. and fights are
won with fists. Do you suppose 1 would
have punched him so savagely had there |
been any understanding? i am told thar
| broke his nose and that he had to call
In a specialist TO treat II. That should
sufficiently answer this claim OF fake.
4 went int the ring TO win. and so did
my family. / was offered 800. 600 to throw ]
the night with Sharkey, and 1 would have |
that would have prevented the fight, so I
let it pass without resenting the insult.
CoRNISHMAN EXPLAINS
AUSTRALIAN LAY-DOWNs.
II had a stain on my record when I came
to this country. l admit It, but circum-
ditst CASES. men 1 was a young 4
stcr / was hired to fight with Hall In several
Australian cities. 1 was instructed to win
in one place and to lose In another. and /
did II on q salary Of "a a week. / did Il
as any well-meaning novice who knew no
better might have done the same thing.
Then / did not know what reputation meant.
l found out what II meant when / came to
America, and from the time / found Il out
l have taken clean hands into the ring.
Poor old hands, One OF them went back
on me last night. but they nave been GOOD
TO me. I am sorry j hurt Jeffries so much,
for I ike him. He Is square and honorable. |
md he has no more use for brutality than
/ have. Barring myself. / would rather see
him the champion than any man In the
world"
KID GOODMAN LEAVES BOSTON.