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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-27
coRBETT MAY GET NEXT CHANCE.
His Brother Wires Him That Cham
pIon Has Agreed to Meet Him.

His Brother Wires Him That Cham-
pIon Has Agreed to Meet Him.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York. July 2S-The sensational re-
ports from San Francisco to the effect that
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. light was a fake
were discussed to-day by bettors in This
ciTy. Most of the men who had bet on
FiJzsimmons were inclined to accept the
stories as soothing. and those who had won
on JeiIries were sure that the Cornishman
could never have thrown his light.
a gathering OF disappointed Eltzsimmors
hackers at the Rossmore discussed the ac-
cusatiOnS against the eX-champion with rel
ism
T Cornishman has thrown the fight ali
right said one. IF he'd have gone out Of
business a week ago every one would have
said. There's a hne old man. As II Is he
ought to wear long hair and go around Ia
skirts"
AT C~onsidine's, O'Rourks's and wakelv,.
no one delivered a single KNOCK" a1si1sr
F-ftZsinmons as every one seemed yery we'll
SATISFIED with the outcome. Tom OfRourke
sale:
There are a lot Of people who go around
putting up 8 howl when they lose their mon
sy. l DON'T nm FftzStmmonS Is the man
TO throw his friends money around thar
James J. corost. has received this tele-
gram from his brother, dated San Fran
ctsco:
II a engaEemsnt with Jsfries to-mor-
row.. He agrees to meet you, but Won't
name the time. Think II wifi be next MayS
Coroett lays the San Francisco Athlete
Club VIII get the fight
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Ti;usyine. Pa. July q -To-day's Programme
At IN" j. G Mex nnsy Driving PARK rounded
ont one u the most sucr-ssful tusets # The
Lake Erie %trottinE circuit in the history -
this association. All thrse events were won in
straight heats by the favontes.
Results.
2S class. trOttinE. purse t4na-RarnSfaIa. z e.
by Pilot Medium Williams. won in straight
heats Time 2@- 2=214. e:esL. Gerald Simons
ans Una McC2anitte also started.
"a class racing. purse Snf-Farmer Rov. n.
<. by Patch'n Wilkes Rogers. won in straight
heats. Time. 2:iSit. 2:lSt-. 2:ia. Viola Allen
Fannie X Tess. Harrison. Sweet Marie. Na--.
navie C0UI@rn-Ai. Nellie Walker and Bonnie
Patchen also started.
Free-ior-all. pacing. pure SAe-Efnie Powers.
h. m. by Anderson wilkes tGrayA won in
straight heats Time. 2:I2's. 2:Is. 2.iIL. Serya
Ialchem Second. No nther starters.
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NOSE BROKEN; FTz WILL BE INVALID FOR AwHll

sun Francisco. Cal. July 26.-The result
Of the championship battle fought here last
nisht between James Je1Iries and Robert
Fitzsimmons is prolific OF widespread dis
c~ussion.
The story circulated to the effect that the
fight was a prearranged affair has enrRged
the champion and frenzied Fitzsimmons to
the point Of bursting into tears and faint
ing away. II any proof OF a fake can be
offered. says Fftzsimnons. he will forfeit
MS winnings and his last dollar IN the
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-27
SOLAR PLEXUs BLOW SEEMED
40 PARALYZE FITZSIMMONS.

He reached again and again for the very
spot on which he finally lande with de-
cisive result and. when he had delivered
this solar pleSus blow. he did not even
watch 10 see whether FItzsimmons could
rise. but lifted his head. laughed and walked
TO his own corner. This was good evidence
that he had planned this blow from the oe-
ginning OF the fight
The moment the ight was over. there was
a great up-oar and some Kisses. as many
seemed TO think hat the result was a rake
some cunning device on the part OF
FftxsimmOns 10 end the fight without re-
ceiving severe punishment
This impression was not obtained by
those near the ring. who saw that Fitz-
who had fallen to his knees ana
was hanging with one hand to the ropes,
vas absolutely paralyzed and could not
move a muscle
When the count was over Hank Grimm
and George Dawson rushed TO Fitzsin-
mons assistance and tenderly placed the
old man IN his chair IN the corner. Even
then he was cazed and did not recover his
senses for three or four minutes
Then. supported by his seconds he sd-
vancod to the front OF the ring. and, lifting
his hand to insure silence, said:
II had all the best Of 70 until ] got that
blow over the heart ] never knew what
tho same blow with which I knocked out
Coroett 1t Carson Wei. ] an through now.
Ny fighting days are ovsr. and I am guing
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FOREIGN

London fears the coronation will again
b postponed II Is pointed cut thar no
police regulations have been announced, no
JtshearsaIs held anu no preparations made
for the ceremony.
>ICholera is raging in Cairo. Egypt. Ma
tves are dying IN The streets and = state of
panic obtains.
The Duchess d'orleans spent a few days
N Paris, being entertained by members OF
the old French noDInly and visiting scenes
dear to her memory.
Raoica, who was separated from her twin
sister Dodlca, by u surgical operation, Is
making satisfactory PROGRESS coward re-
eoVery in a Paris hospital.
Prime Minister Comics of France has
MADE himself Unpopular by his stringent or
Ger enforcing the law o. associations. II
Is pointed out JnaI his predecessor would
nave found some means 10 wan the re-
nglous oruers before closing Up their lnsti-
tuuons.
The House of Commons has distinguished
Itself by the debate Va Ine Irlsu q-eslyn.
at the close OI wnIcn the Goverumynl Iuuuq
Itself win a reduced but sumcIenL u4aJyrIty.
Because she had mad Z taste o. GIsslpa-
uOn anu couId not Uedr Ine IlousnI OF re-
turning ~ wUrk, q sIrI eIsNew 4aayen touk
cafDOtic aciu ana CIed III Iue arms OF a
wealthy young stddtnJ OF ia.e Win wnom
she nau Deen ITIeuuly for a year.
Senators BaiIey ana beverage will meet
on the stump Ia the FIIJeeutn district of
Texas, ptdKIng Iur the Democratic anu
republican candidates ICr Congress, rv-
kpecdveiy.
ailss Sarah Van Allen received as a wee
cling Present from her fauner a cneck tor
$VV,oO. her marriage to robert J.. Colner
Ivoh place yesterday.
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Liverpool. July zO-ArrIyru. IIJOnia, from
Boston; Campdn.a from New Iork.
-hOkonanla. july 25.-Arr1ved: I.u.a. Port
JRnd.
SfSG Vincent. July 26.-Arrived: Isi. San
FIanciscU. Tor hamDurg.
New 1Urh. jug 1o.--Arrived: Bohemian.
LrEelpooL SalIeu: NOOruam. hotteiuain,
-stlnneTUnka. L~nuon; GmDria. liverpool;
fhToOnIanu, A4,~trp; CoIdmUIa Cb..l, S,ias-
HOw; IsIand tDdn.snl. CurIsTiansand.
YORK.
snavre, July 26.-saled: La Bretagne. New
4prK-
5lzLWerpoOl. July ~26-sailed: Etruria, New
0Nork.
nsDremen.aJuly 26.-sailed: Grosser Kurfurst.
new 1UrK-
otCherDours, July 2s.-saiIed: Philadelphia,
New YORK.
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DISEASES THAT
DESTROY MANHOOD
TREATED
BY DOCTOR MILEN.

The Sexual Organs OF man are subject 10
more diseases and from a greater variety
Of causes than Is any other organ or series
or organs OF man. The marked relation
Ehip which exists between diseases % the
male sexual system and the well being and
happiness of mankind Is OF such great i'm
portsncr that too much stress can1ot he
laid upon the necessity OF immediate atten-
tion being given 10 any one VI these man
hood-destrOyiuE malHdies.
The most Important ~ male mulad'-s. or
rather those diseases which demand the
most skill IN their treatment AID cure. are
NARtCOCELE. STRUCTURE SEXUAL
DEBILITY AND CONTAGIOUS BLOOD
POISON. Separately or collectively these
four diseases are regarded By all well-iu-
formed physicians ss the most destructive
OF all diseaseSsincidsnt To the male eXual
system in the overthrow and disgrace Of
maEliness and manhood
The greatest calamity. however. Is not
that these Diseases a.. acquired or inner
Tied. but that their victims frequently neg
lect their condition or content themselves
with inferior treatment until the ravages
Of the disease make such inroads that they
r.. --V-F - - 49,
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HishInud PARK Rc.uIt..

| Slvi0r-Nuss Hera S-y"ar-oId colt 81. Vera ana
rs a-year-nid Slk Cord, nv IaszaTune-GDI
Mint. finished Hr~t amt Scolct. resp rtIreIv. Ir
the Frontier stake which sac the ftature q
~" oIcninE OF The HlEhland Park C7ub's sum
inNr nesting \ crowd rf nearly lcsN psr~Hus
ATTENDED. -N"1thsr rne track slHw. Results.
flrst race, SN fCriru-S-Sev0y won. Lady
SiEathmurc. second: '0rita. third Time. 1-r-i..
Second isce. I've ami U9e-hslr rlrlonES-pi-
E-ni WIN; Onyx second HaiiucinItiHn. thi-I-
thirl race. an" mils-Drurm1nd wen: Obstl-
10
Fourth face. the Frontier Stake. mile and an
Gus. third. Time. LIS.
Fifth race. four and one-haIf furlanS-St.
Time. %.
sixth race. xix furlnn=S-ITish level Won: Sr
Kingston. second. pCnn-a. rhiri- Time. us
seventh raCe, n" miie-Cgrtscy Won. Tiffany.
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the tine. but / could not have won any
way. Both hands were gore. I've fought
three hundred and twenty eight battles and
have been defeated twice. Goth times By
Jefries. That shows he is the better man,
doesn't IL? I've had twenty-five years Of
hard nghtlng and my hands nave gone back
On me. II Iney had been all right Jenries
would not have lasted six ROUNDS, but I've
got no excuse As God is my judge 1 did
ms bSSt-"
FttzSimmons cred as he said this, and
looked TegreUfuily at his crippled hnnds.
u know some women had written TO
NauShtOn hat / was 10 lay down in the
eighth was tod OF IL yesterday after
noon NaughtOn was 10 judge by the
iiSnt whether there was any truth In the
story anu now he comes out and says 81 was
q fake. When / got in distress In the
eighth last night l thought OF the letter
and tried to s1au OF .Hu end. but 1 could
not do II
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ROTH FIGHTERS COURT
FULL INNESTiG ALTON.

JefTies is equally vehement in his d~snials.
and both are counting u fun investigation.
! Mayor Schnitz = weighing the alleged evil
dence in the case. and intimatinG that he
will end prize fighting here il he finds the
circumstance bear out the charge that the
fight Was a fake Fitzsimmons was badly
hurt. The terrific body blows that he re-
ceiyed last night have unquestiOna0ly at
fccted his heart Great welts stand cut on
his back and sizes. and only to-day. while
being rubbed down. he tainted. When com
ing out OF the fair; he imagined that he
was in the ring once more and his attend
ants had a busy time Of # controlling him.
II was. beaten fairly and badly hurt"
said itzsimmOns 10 an Associated Press
representative to-day. The story that I
engaged in q fake fight Is = lie"
FftzsiInnOns's right thumb IS dislocated
and two knuckles OF his left hand are badly
out Of place. He is under the care Of a
physician.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-27
MAYOR OF SAN FRANCISCO MAY
PROHIBIT ALL FUTURE FIGHTS.

Demands That Jeffres and Fitzsimmons Prove That Their Battle of
Friday Night Was Not a "Fake"1Suspcions Aroused by Letter
Written by Sporting Writer, to Be Opened After the Fight,
in Which 1t Was Stated That the Author Had Learned
That Fz Was TO Be Knocked Out in Eighth Round
Principals, Referee and Seconds Sheer at the
Charge, and Experts Who Saw Mill Say 1t
Did Not Appear to Have Been Fixed"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-27
LOCAL AND

Di5uly sales Of realty break all records for
a corresponding period.
George Sears, pardoned convict. died at
City Hospital from consumption contracted
In prison
- Attorney Louis Stcher says that local
-osirymen favor legislation for pure milk.
EiECRar Ogden of Beilrvlle was assaulted
'6hd seriously injured 10y boys IN Bellevil!e.
8 Robert Johnson, a mill employee OF East
ST. Louis. advertises for a wife.
9VInternational Congress OF Life-SavinE So
cieties proposed for Worlds Fair.
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The Republics Selections.

First Rsce-FIoyd Light Opera. Doc Mayer.
Second ~Race-Sambo. Maggie CloptSn. Eliza
Dillon.
Third Seize. Mockery.
Fourth Father WeEtkeT. Ethelyne.
Fifth Race-FeliX Bard. EdgardO. Gl-nwOcd.
Sixth Race-Belle Simpson, The Phoenician,
Warner.
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WASHINGTON

General Miles has issued a general or
cder announcing awards OF medals Of honor
and certificates q merit to officers and en-
5isted men FOR specially mer!torious duty.
The President has approved the verdict
~iF the c~CuTr-martiaI trial OF Lieutenant
Cook. who was found not guilty Of order
brc three natives to be shot by Macabebe
scouts.
SIThs STATE Department received two dis
patches from Minister William !. Powell
,Et Port au Prince showing that the pro-
visiouai ,ahiuet has been dissolved and
~5Fil war declared.
Senator William A. Harris Of Kansas VIII
depart for Europe Wednesday is Special
Commissions Of the Worlds Fair. To in
n5rest Oh World breeders in making good
exhibits of live stock.
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FITZ TELLS WHAT
HE SAID TO JEFFRIES.

Il remember that as / went down I said.
or tried to say. I'm gone. but I guess 4
wasn't any more than a gasp. He knocked
all the wind out OF my body. I didn't say,
that was a peach and II l smiled, As they
say ! did. that must have been a smile Uf
pain / uied TO last. but l couldn't. / got
whot / gave many a good man II was The
same blow that l gave Corbett. only that II
was L little 10 one side. but it did the bust
ness.
Some time during the fight JefTries got
in one that caught me under the heart.
l did not feel IL much then, but this morn
ing about about ? o'clock IL caught me COOL.
and l thought / was going 10 ole. i can't
raise my left hand now.
My hanCs went back on me-" FItzsim-
mons repeated. In the last two rounds 1
put my gloves into his face. but there vas
no force to the blows. / was licked fair
and square The story that / laid down is
q damned. malicious lie. Barring my hands
l was never IN better condition in my life.
Where is there a man OF my weight and
age" he asked proudly, who can do what
i did last night7"
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world has ever known. and the best ma.

world has ever Known. and the best man
won"
Regarding the letter in the hands OF
Mayor ScnlnlJz. saying Inat the contest
would come to an END in the eignJ round,
Delaney said:
We received hundreds OF anonymous let
tiers predicting something Tor every round
That one should have hit IL Is q fact 50
trivial that / don't believe Mayor Scnmitz
will heed II. l know nothing Of II beyond
what Is rumored-"
Although me claim has been made that
the contest Was a 'fake'-and there Is some
evidence 10 bolster up the Cnarge-the gen.
cral opinion Of sporting men VINO Witnessed
the battle Is that the contest was fought on
its merits and that the best mar Won.
The fight seemed 10 be a fairly drawn
battle Up to and through the seventh round.
The Knockout blow was a solar pleNus de-
liYeTed by a left SWING In t1tzsimmons'S
corner Just as he was turning to escape =
rush. With the going OUT OF F1tzsimmons
in the eight round. the CoTnishman an
nounced his retirement from the ring.
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The South 81. Louis Fishing and Hunting
Club Will have a fish fry ami snterta innvnt thf-
afternoon and evening at its clubhouse. foot ~
Cherokee street. This il q god ulace firm
which To view the high water. and the commit
to-. has arranged a varied programme, including
music and JanCinE-
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FITZsINIMoNs. ss.s2a.

. Secretary Harrington Of the San
. Francisco Athletic Club has made the 4,
. following financial statement Of the
. fight: q,
. Total receipts from sale Of tickets.
y S1.SsO.
= Seventy per cent to contestants.
= S2a6
. Sixty per cent Of 20 to Jefries, 4
. S3.&e.
= Forty DER cent Of 20 to Fitzsim- 4
. mons $500. 4
. Revenue OF club from this source, (
o s.. 1854.
y All money was paid over by Sam I
. Thai. who acted as treasurer. at an
. early hour this morning. I
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UNTIL
C u D

defy all human power to arrest and cure.
The wise selection OF the particular special
1T who IL able to manage successfully and
cure these diseases Is the most important
step. To be able TO make the proper choice
l cordially invite all seXCally sick men 10
call or write me and permit me to explain
my late scientific methods OF treatment.
I have spent ths best years or my me
studying and treating male sexual maladies
ard their associate evils. I am certain that
no other specialist IN America has treated
as many cases OF diseases OF this character
as myself. and owing 20 my extended ana
varied experience I feel justified In assert
ing that I am better qualified TO cure these
ailments than any other specialist in TINS
same line or any general practitioner TO
all who call upon me or write me. the In
formation that I shall impart regarding all
male Sexual Diseases will be most highly
priced and appreciated by every man in Their
grasp. And I am certain that / can CON
vince any ~sexuallY afflicted man that the
next best thing to prevention is true spe-
ciaIism as demonstrated in my successful
methods OF treatment for all male sexual
maladies.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-27
FITS FAST FOOTwORK SAVED
HIM FOR EIGHT ROUNDS.

Jenries forced the fighting from the out
set. as it wa perfectly proper for him TO
do, with his greatly superior weight. He
adopted precisely the same tactics IN lead
ing with his LETT that ne did In the hight
with Rubin. and he showed much greater
Quickness than in any tight nat he has
fought in this city, but r1tzsimmons eN-
hioITed remarkable speed on mis- feet. ana
in this way escaped blows again ana again
that wouId have put aim out; IN fact. mis-
fOOtwork and his cleveTness In blocking the
savage rushes OF a much heavier man
brought frequent cheers tom the house, all
the sympathy of the audience beng with
the elder man
JefiTies received much punishment. eS-
specially on the nose and mouth. He bled
In the first round and from mat ume on
his face was never free from blood dur
ing the fight. but IL was evident that these
blows were distressing to him only as they
caused him to swallow blood.
In no other way did the tremendous right
and left swings of FftZsimmons have any
effect on the young California giant. Only
once did he run from a corner 10 evade
the fierce rain of blows that Eitzsimmons
landed on his face.
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CORNIsHMAS'S BLOWS DID
NOT FEAZE THE CHAMPION.

1t was evident that no matter what force
F1tzsimmons put into his blows they could
not seriously feaze the champion On the
other hand. from the very first round II
could be seen that F-ftZsimmons was In
great dread OF Jehries's formidable left
With the keenness of n hawk. he watched
JeTries's leads and evaded them by jumping
back with the lightness Of a boy or ducking
under the champions arms
In blocking JeIrIcs's terrific rushes
against the ropes, he showed c~leverness and
speed. OF which even his admirers did not
deem him capable
Jerries evidently planned the fight in an
entirely different manner from what he
announced. He rarely delivered & blow
at F-Itzsimmons's head. but constantly
reached FOR the heart or for the solar
plexus. His many formidable left swings
would have caught auv mar In the ring to-
day except Fitzsimmons and perhaps Cor
bert
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OnwcntrIn Tournnmcnt CIn,c..

Chicago. .Jul- 2s-The Oawnn-Ssa cup and gold
mecal were Won by Walter l.. Exam CT the Lake
Geneva County G1ui, IN the S6-hule meisl MAY
compettticn 81 che conciuiinE DAY of the On Eerf-
sa annuRl .s1H to~9rnament al. Lake Forest To-
day. Phelps 3 Aup wen The Lake Forest Cup
with a scnUe ef EJ9n the Snbe competition az
that for the OnRea1tsia cup.
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To-DAY'S NEWS IN BRIEF.
RESINESS.

Yesterdays bank clearings were 1851 ,sSe:
balances. Sl.02a.52E. Local discount rates
were firm between ; and 6 per cent. Do
mestic exchange vas quoted as follows:
New York. par bid. Toe premium asked;
hicago par bid. l0c premium asked; Gin
cinnati. Louisville and New Orleans, par
bid, I0c premium asked.
AOWheat closed lower At 672sT6Ilzc Sept,
-,S3zG6Sc No. . red. Corn closed lower at
S5c Sept. sc No. , mixed. Oats closed at
&c Sept, 39c No. > mixed.
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BASIS OF THE CHARGE
THAT FIGHT " ~ FAKE.

Those Who claim that the outcome Of the
fight Was prearrdnsed base their allegations
principally on IN fact that FitzsimmOnS.
after WaEing a mdstsTfUl and telling battle.
dropped his guard. leaving an opening which
Jcfirics took advantage Of. FItzsimmons
insists, however. that this was not done in
tentionally. lie was fighting all the time.
and the very punishment he had borne Up
under told on him at last
Delaney, Egan. George Siler. Lou House.
man, Alec GregEains. sam ThalI and others
are loud IN their denunciati5Es OF the story
that the battle was q fake. They say that
the p~rophesying Of the result and final
round in a note to the Mayor was a coin
cidencs. and hundreds Of anonymous letters
suggesting parallel outcomes are extant.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-27
GENERAL DOMESTIC.

rvThe flood situation in Texas Is growing
worse. Heavy rains continue To lsII over
fEo-thirds OF the State. and all traffic Is
parayzed. The railroads Will suffer tnou-
sands of dollars loss 70 tracks by washouts
ana bridges being swept away. II Is esU-
mated tnat the cotton crop Will be dam
aged between TWO and three million dollars.
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Adkfn. Signed hr Dunr.

Milwaukee. July eC.-SsrIe Adkins. the ReloIt
College pitcher. she was released by the Boston
Hugh Duffy 10 play on the Milwaukee Western
League team.
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ave no kick coming. I
CHAMPION SAYS FIGHT WAS
IN HIS HANDS ALL THE WAY.

IN HIS HANDS ALL THE WAY.
Jenries said after the decision:
y was never getting the worst OF Il, al
though the blood in my nose and mouth
bothered me a good deal. II was all due TO
those bandages that F1tzsimrnons wore. ev-
cry time they struck me they cut like a
knife. and there seemed to be no way OF
getting relief.
Il shall never permit their use in any
fight in which I take part again Other
wise. / have no complaint. FftzsimmonS
fought fair and clean, and seemed able to
stop my rushss pretty well. but the fight
was in nv hands all the time"
MAYOR AMAZED BY LETTER
PREDICTING FAKE FIGHT.
The claim OF fake" is made on tbs
strength OF a letter delivered to Mayor
SchmitZ by w. W. Naughton, a sporting
writer, twenty-four hours before the fight,
with the injunction that 1t be not opened
until after the decision was rendered.
NaughtCn alleged that he received fnfor-
nation from a trustworthy source that the
contest was prearranged, and that IL was
10 end in a decision in favor OF JefYries in
the eighth round. Naughton's informant,
who. he says, was with J~effries at Hardin
Springs, had given the tip TO friends TO bet
that the Californian would win in the round
named.
When Mayor Schmitz opened the letter he
was amazed. and declared that il was his
belief that the fact hat the contest should
have ended just as this letter predicted
was more than a coincidence. and he has
decided that. unless some indubitable evil
dence IS produced to disprove the charge
that the contest was a lay down" he will
prohibit all pugIistc contests in future.
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SPORTING.
Aiarine InteIIigrncr-

Winners at DeImar Park yesterday were
t4e% D-A-~i, Ass l-.rA, hGcvna, Lr:e..I-
MSS, rUunuImg. Zazel anu Clates.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-27
CHARGE CAUSES FITz
TO BURST INTO TEARS.
FitzsimmOns said To-

SAID to-day:
It's 4 shame TO call il a fake. 1 fought
the fight OF my life and here 1 nave been
branded az a cur. There l was winning all