The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-27

{ AN f1s-ANCISOO, july -o.-Lne re-
suit Of the championship battle
fought here last night between
James Jeffries and Robert Fitzsim-
mons, is prolific of widespread discus
sion. The story circulated to the eff
feet that the fight was a pre-arranged
affair has enraged the champion and
frenzied FitzsimmOns TO the point of
bursting into tears and fainting away.
IL any proof of fake can be offered,
says Fitzsimmons. he will forfeit his
winnings and his last dollar in the
world. Jeffries is equally vehement
in his denials and both are counting a
full investigation.
Mayor Sehmitz is weighing the al
legged evidence in the case and iuti-
mating that he will end prize fight
ing here if he finds the circumstances
bear out the charges that the fight
was a fake.
Fitzsimmons is badly hurt The ter
rifle body blows that he received last
night have unquestionably affected his
heart. Great welts stand out on his
back and sides ana once today. while
being rubbed down. he tainted. When
coming out of the faint he imagined
he was in the ring once more, and his
attendants had busy time of it con-
trolling him.
Fitz Says Story Is a Lie.
Il was beaten fairly and am badly
hurt said Fitzsimmons to an Assoc
ciated Press representative today.
The story that l engaged in a fake
is a lie
Fitzsimmons' right thumb Is dislo-
Gated and the first two knuckles of
his left hand are partially out of place
He is now under the care of q
physician.
Those who claim that the outcome of
the fight was prearfanged base their
allegation principally on the fact that
FitZsimmons, after waging master
full and terrible battle dropped his
guard. leaving an opening which JEFF
frleS took advantage OF. Fitzsimmons
insists. however. that this WAS not
done Intentionally. He was fighting all
the time. and the very punishment he
had borne up under told on him at
last. Delaney. Egan. George Siler
Lou Houseman Alex Greggains. Sam
Thall and others are loud in their de-
nunciatiOns of the story that the bat
tie was a fake. They say that the
prophesying of the result and final
round in a sealed note to the mayor
was a coincidence and that hundreds
of anonymous letters. suggesting
parallel outcomes. are extant.
Fitz Makes a Statement
Fitzsimmons said today: It's
shame TO call IL a fake. I fought the
greatest fight of my life and here, I
have heen branded as a cur. There l
was winning all the time. but ] could
not have won. BoIh hands were gone.
I've fought S2S battles and have been
defeated twice. boti times by Jeffries.
81 he 10 he
II not? I've had twenty-five years OF
hard fighting and my hands have gone
back on me. If they had been all right
Jeffries would not have lasted si<
rounds, but I've got no excuse. AS
God is my judge, l did my best
Fitzslmmons cried as he said this.
and looked regretfully at his crippled
hands.
Il knew some woman had written TO
Naughton that I was TO lay down in
the eighth. 1 was told of it yesterday.
Naughton was to judge by the fight
whether there was any truth in the
story and now he comes out and says
II was a fake. When 1 got in distress
in the eighth last night l thought of
the letter and tried to stall off the
end. but 1 could not do it.
I remember that as I went down /
said. or tried to say: I'm gone but
I guess il was not any more than
gasp. 1t took all the wind out of my
body. 1 did not say, That was a
peach. and If I smiled. as they say
did. that must have been a smile OF
pain. 1 tried to last. but I could not.
| got what I gave many good man.
Same Blow That Whipped Corbett.
1T was the same blow that 1 gave
Corbett, only il was a little to one SKA
but il did the business.
Some time during the fight Jeffries
got in one that caught me under the
heart. I did not feel 1t much then. but
his morning about 10 O'Clock il caught
ne good and / thought 1 was going to
lie. I cannot raise my left hand now.
My hands went back on me- Fitz-
simmons repeated In the last two
rounds l put my gloves into his face
but there was no force TO the blows. /
vas licked fair ad square. The story
that I laid down is a damn. malicious
lie. Barring my hands, I was never in
better condition in my life. Where is
here a man of my weight and age, he
asked, proudly. who could do what 1
lid last night
a moment later he said
And they say i was taking. I call
On the American public 10 judge"
He cried again rs ne said this.
Why" he said, with childish frank
vas the first time 1 ever prayed to win.
{ lay in that room there''-he pointed
% the adjoining apartment--and
prayed. God. give me strength To win
his battle and I viii be thankful
Amen Do YOU think 1 would fake
after thate II wanted TO fake | could
10 il better than any one in the world
because I'm not afraid OF a punch. I
would have gone up and taken one that
would have stretched me out. I have
been offered hundreds OF thousands OF
iollars to throw fights. but 1 always
ought on the square / did my best
could do no more, Nov. I'm going TO
-etiTc. I'm done for.
Jeffries' Face Is a Sight.
When Jeffries was seen his face was
a sight His eyes were puffed out and
iiseelored, and his cheeks cut and
Bruised, Il look like a faker@" he
acetiously remarked. as he looked at
himself in a glass IF 1 was going TO
oe a party TO a fake I would not have
stopped all those blows with this face
II mine Any body who says that the
sight WAS crooked is a liar. and they
,sn break me If they can bring bit OF
avide1ce- II there had been fake I
would have been the man TO hit the