The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-26
Sporting Writer Claims Cor
niShman Went Out"
PurPOsely.
REPORT VIGOROUSLY DENIED
Contest Gave Evidence Of Being Fair
and Clean Throughout and Those
Nest interested Take No Stock II
Wild Assertions of Fraud.

San FRANCISCO, JUL. 26.-When the
old man" stepped 10 the front Of the
ring last night after recovering from
the knockout blow ard delivered himself
O. the following sentences he won Tor
himself hundreds Of new friends and
admirers:
7 had all the best OF 1t until got
that blow over the heart I never knew
what struck ne for a couple Of sec
onds. Il was the same blow with which
I knocked out COrbeJt at Carson Well
I an through now Ny fighting days
are over, and 1 am going home content
I have 10 kick coming was beaten
fairly"
There was honesty and sincerity IN
the tones Of Fitzsimno1s as he made
his little talk. No one doubted him.
but realized that youth had triumpled
over old age.
The moment the fight vas over there
was = great uproaT and come Kisses, IS
many seemed 20 think that the result
was a fake-sOme cunning device or the
part OF Fitz 10 end the fight without
receiving severe punishment This In
preston Vas proved TO be false oy
those near the ring, who saw that Fitz,
VINO had fallen 20 his knees and was
hanging with one hand 10 the ropes.
was absolutely paTalyzed ana could not
move muscle.
The remarkable showing made By
the veteran IS the talk Of sporting men
throughout the city today George SiIer.
the referee and sporting writer. Is en-
thusIastic concerning the old mans ex-
hibition.
Jefries Received Terrible MauIing-
siIer says: --Jehries won in the eighth
round, but at the expense Of a terrible
mauling. His face beaten almost to a
pulp. the giant OF the prize ring left the
arena a badly battered up and bruised
victor
Had a ncn-spectator Of the fight seen
both men Two minutes after the con
tesr they would have picked Fitzsiua-
mons as the winner. with not a mark
10 speak OF On his rudy lace. the old
man walked out CT the ring cheered
more loudly than vas the victor JET
fries, who walked away with his trainer
and chief adviser, Billy Delaney, with
his nose spread al over his face, his
right eye cut and swollen, his left eye
almost closed, and the left side Of his
cheek badly pulled up, was rather an
unsightly looking champion as com
pared with Fitzsimmons
Could Take Punishment.
1t was only his weight. strength.
stamina and capacity OF taking punish
ment that wca for him True. the blow.
a left hand hook which landed on the
solar Dlexus, had everything 20 90 with
his victory, bat had he lot been II ade
Of cast iron he could never have with
stood the blows that FItzsimuons land
ed On lin throughout the fight.
Had JeffTies been constituted as
Fftzsimmons there is no doubt he would
have been q beaten champion before
five rounds OF the contest we're over.
Fit4simmons nit MIN hard enough and
often enough % upset him had be been
man say thirty pounds lighter. But
Jedrtes' jaws were too tough Had he
landed cne-teuth Of the blows on Fitz-
simmons thar me latter landed upon
him the end would have come earlier -
The "ESamIner" says this morning.
~. y. Eaughton, the sporting writer.
learned Thursday night that the fight
was programmed fo- Fltzsimmons 20 20
OUT II Tie eighth round The iuforna-