The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-26
for the preliminary fight came on there
was hardly vacant place in all the
$500 provided sea



was hardly vacant place in all the
$500 provided seats.
FITz WAS CHEERED.
At 500 p NJ. F'itzsmmons arrived in a
carriage at the entrance on W lenc1a
Street He was cheered by the crowd
that stood at the right of the main en-
trance and proceeded TO dress He was
accompanied by his manager. Clark
Bali. Hank Griffin, the colcred pugilist.
and one or two friends The once cham
pion declared that he never felt peter.
and said he would win. He was IN
cheerful frame of mind, and inquired
about the crowd in attendance ana othef
matters incident to the fight
About ten minutes later Jehr1es drove
up and got out of his carriage. followed
BY his trainer Billy Delaney. his brother
Jack, his boxing partner. Joe KENNEDY
and Kid Ea gan, his secretary. The crowd
set l,p a terrific roar at the sight Of the
big fellow, to which he responded by a
wave of the hand Proceeding direct 70
his dressing tent Jeffres Immediately
got ready to don his ring costumes lie was
not in talkative mood. but appeared
calm and confident
He inquired about the attendance ana
expressed satisfaction when told mat the
place was jammed
BETTING ODDS.
IneTe WAS So lllllG 1liISSldo OSISiAiS NAAOs
it was hardly appreciate. The odds We're
about the same that have been prevalent
the last few days-1O to f.
WOMEN#IN THE BOXES.
At S:45 the only preliminary fight was
put on. It was a 2O-round affair between
the two local mddleweights, Dave Barry
and Harry Foley. There We're heavily
yelled women noticeable among those
seated in the boxes. Their presence was
passed over by the crowd without any
demonstration Of disapproval as is US
ual in such cases.
The good order and absence OF con-
fusion were remarkable. By 9 O'Clock
all the ticket holders were in their al
lotted spaces and not a vacant seat was
visible from the ring. The big audience
presented an unusual spectacle. Banked
up against the walls on all sides there
was a solid. dark mass. sloping down
to a level with those in the boxes ana
other high priced seats. Scattered about
the aisles stood many policemen. but they
had nothing to do as the ushers had mas
tered the details Of the seating arrange
ments and conducted the ticket holders
to their places without confusion.
Outside the big enclosure the wind blew
a gale but the temperature within was
quite comfortable The lights from the
fourteen ar. lamps suspended above the
ring gave sufficient light for the fighters
as we'll as for the audience. These were
the only lights within the enclosure.
When asked in the dressing room as to
his weight, F'itzsimmons replied: 'Oh.
about 1853 or 1907 He added that when he
fought Jrffries at Coney Island he
weighed 155 pounds. AS Fitzsimmons has
not weighed in the presence OF any out
slider recently, his exact weight IS pro-
blenatical.
Jehries. according to Delaney, weighed
81: pounds this evening. These figures
might be stated at about PIT pounds at
the ringside.
BARRY WAS KNOCKED OUT.
The preliminary was ended by 9:95 P.
NJ by Foley knocking Barry out in the
eleventh round. Immediately the crowd
became impatient, and there was a good
deal of stirring about and visiting among
the we'll know characters at the ringside.
Tho appearance of about a dozen women
in one party caused a momentary furry.
7Lcy took seats in a box directly back of
the press row.
The makeup of the crowd was unusual
There was absolutely perfect order. The
bench and bar of San Francisco. as we'll
as other professional life. were we'll rep
resented. Large delegations from interior
California cities. including Los Angeles
Tefrries' hnrra Rakersfeid Stockton ard
Fresno, occupied large blocks Of seats. The
Los Angeles party was especially large
among them being many we'll known men
from the southern part of the State.
4 conservative estimate of the amount
~cclized from the ticket sales places the
Gum at $4,000.