The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-26
THINKS II A FAKE
Mayor Of San Francisco Disgust
ed With the Fight.
Evidence Leads Him to Believe
II Was Prearranged.
AS JEFFRIES-RUHLIN.
Unless He Is Shown Differently
Will Allow No More.
Not Sure That the Best Man
Was the Winner.
ENDS IN THE EIGHTH.
Big BOilermaker Defeats Fitz-
simmons Suddenly.
COrniShman Had Best Of Fight
For Seven Rounds.
Vast Crowd Was Present, With
Sal $40 Gate R9ceintS.
ENDS In THE EIGHTH.
Big BOilermaker Defeats Fitz'
simmons Suddenly.
COrnishman Had Best Of Fight
For Seven Rounds.
Vast Crowd Was Present, With
$3l,SSO Gate Receipts.

$3l $50 Gate Receipts.
San Francisco, July 26--Mayor
Schmitz has given out the following
statement for publications:
From the information I have re-
ceived 1 am forced to believe that this
exhibition is no better than the pre-
viods ones we have had, namely, the
Jeffries-Ruh and Gans-McFadden
and others, and it will do much toward
discouraging the sport in this city. In
fact, unless some indubltable evidence
is produced to disprove the information
furnished me by the Examiner shall
hereafter have to prohibit all such pro-
(signed) "E b. sCHMITZ,
Mayor of San Francisco"
When seen at his Office today Mayor
Schmitz was very emphatic in his as
sertion that should he be convinced
after thorough investigation that last
nights contest between Fitzsimnons
and Jeffries was a pre-arranged affair
he would do all in his power to prohibit
future prize fights in this city. Mayor
SchmitZ has been very much disguised
with many of the recent fights which
have taken place in this city, it being
evident that they were prearranged at
| fairs and that the best man did not al
ways win, and it is expected that the
| fighting game in this city will be for
ever killed should conclusive evidence
| be adduced to prove the assertion of
certain persons, who are supposed to be
we'll informed on the matter, that the
Observation-Disclosures bout was a fake
There is a wide difference of opinion
| in this city as to the character of last
nights fight between Jeffries and F'itz-
simmons. The charge that the fight was
fake and that it had been e-arrang-
| ed for FitzsimmOns to go out in the
eighth round, does not meet with gen.
| eral belief, although there is no doubt
hot Nov Cnhv IN cd hof
| the fight was fixed to end in the eighth
round. Even those who charge fraud
admit that it was magnificent fight
while it lasted Fitzsimmons was hit
| ting Jeffries, almost at will, but while
| his blows cut and stung, they did not
| seriously injure the big champion. Fitz-
| simmons, when seen this morning, was
apparently much distressed at the
| charge of fake. He declared that he
| had fought his best, but that he could
not stand Jeffries' terrific body blows.
| Jeffries also denied that the fight was
| fixed. He said that Fitzsimmons had
| given him the hardest fight he ever had
| and that they were good honest punches
| that put both out. Jeffries face was
sore and cut today, but otherwise he
| was feeling well.
| dignantly resent any charge of crook
| edness, but the fact remains that infor-
| nation was given to Mr.. Naughton, OF
! the Examiner. the day before the fight,
l A
| Naughton's information came from
| some one who was with Jeffries at Har-
| bin Springs and the tip was given to
| bet on Jeffries to win in the eighth. Not
| withstanding this there is no evidence
| of heavy betting, much Of the wagers
made here being small.
San Francisco, July 26.-Now that the
| Jeffries-F itzsimmons contest for the
| worlds championship is over the cry of
"a L "a a raised fh0I0h
justification in the opinion of Referee
Graney, George Siler and the great ma
jority of other sporting men who wit
| messed the contest. A communication
| sent to Mayor Schmitz before the fight,
to be opened after it was ended. stated
that the writer had been informed that
Jeffries was to win in the eighth round.
| which he did. The mayor has stated
that if the charge that the contest was
| a prearranged affair cannot be dis
proved, he will be compelled to prohibit
| such exhibitions hereafter.
! Referee Graney says: Il think the
contest was legitimate. From a re-
feree's standpoint the fight was as near
| perfect as fight could be- There were
| no fouls-not even semblance OF q
| 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 !
| ever saw and I doubt if there will ever
| be another like it,
1T is absolutely ridiculous to talk of
the fight being a fake" said VIM. De-
| laney. There never was a fight in
| which there was less reason to doubt
| that it was being fought on the square.
Jeffries said: "Of course the fight was
on the square. 1t is ridiculous to talk
of anything else. Fitzsimmons fought q
| hard fight. the gamest l ever saw. He
| worked hard all the time and when
got in the deciding blow on him he was
| taken off his guard. After I had my
| eye cut Delaney told me to start in and
| finish him, for fear that I would be
blinded and would be unable to keep on
fighting
Frtzsimmons is equally emphatic In
| his assertion that it was hard fought,
legitimate battle.
George Siler wrote of the fight that
| Bob Fitzsimmons, although beaten,
proved conclusively that he is, or rath-
| er was, the greatest fighter that ever
| stepped into an American prize ring.
The Chronicle this morning says:
| There was no faint or suspicion COM
| ing from any quarter that the contest
| was not strictly fair and the best man
won. Surely no other encounter of the
| kind ever waged combined all the good
! qualities of that fought last evening.
The Call says:
For seven rounds Robert Fitzsimmons
made pitiable spectacle of the young
| Hercules from the South and then fell
under just such a blow as that with
which he won the worlds championship
from Corbett at Carson on that memoir
able 18th of March, 1897.
The Examiner insists that the fight
was, a fake pure and simple"
James Jeffries will receive 60 per
cent and Robert F1tzsimmons 40 per
| cent of $23, $40, which is IS per cent OF
the gross receipts Of the fight. $21 $50