The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-27
NOW Taxing
IS CHARGED
Alleged Fight Was Pre-
arranged.
THE PRINCIPALS DENY IT
FitzSimmOnS Under Care of a
Physician.
Jeffries is a Frightful Looking OBJ
ject, His Face Being Battered
Almost Beyond Recog-


Jeffries and Fitzsimmons were heard all
day long in San Francisco. but up to to-
night nothing to substantiate the report
has been obtained. Mayor schmitz is
sued two statements. in one Of which he
said that II the charge was not disproved
he would prevent boxing contests in San
Francisco.
Fitzsimmons did not leave his bed until
a late hour this morning. He complains
of his left arm hurting and a severe pain
in his left chest. Fitzsimmons declares
he is ready to turn the losers end Of the
purse. about 5000. to the Mayor to be
given to charity If there can be produced
any evidence of a fake.
The receipts of last nights fight
amounted to more than $4,000
Tonight Mayor schmitz made. the fol-
lowing statement:
IT saw the exhibition and up to the
time the blow that settled the fight was
struck 1t seemed to be a fair and credit
able performance but at the time the
blow was delivered by Jeffries. Fitzsirn-
mons appeared to be entirely of his
guard. Perhaps so much stress would
not be placed on this fact were 1t not
for the information given to me on the
night before the exhibition that the con-
test would end In favor of Jeffries in the
eighth round.
IT am ioathe to believe that the pro-
moters Of this exhibition were In a con-
spiracy to defraud the public and believe
that thew knew nothing at all of pre-
arranged AFFAIR
Robert Fitzsimmons said:
Eftzsimmons Talks.
Had been fakir could have made
O. fortune. II 1t had not been my last
tiEIit. there might have been some ground,
but here was to make a last stand. to
retire from the ring forever. I was Of
fered in my fight with Corbett $4,000 to
throw It, was offered $780, 900 to go out
20 Sharkey. But I have always been
square. fought last night the best fight
of my life. punched Jeffries as I never
punched a man before. I split his ear,
broke his nose, cut his face up-and to
saw It was taking and Fitzsimmons,
unable to restrain himself. burst into
tears.
Trainer William Delaney issued the fol-
lowing statement in behalf Of Jeffries:
1.-THE fight Is over. Jeffries won but
not without a struggle am free to ad-
nit that Fitzslmmons gave us surprise.
never did like Fiezsimmons, but his
actions last night won me over. admire
him as fighter and sympathize with
him that he should have been subjected
to the mean accusation of taking.
Taking his age and weight into con-
sidiration, he made marvellous show
Ing If he is a fakir, we are willing to
admit ourselves to be in his class, for II
is the kind of taking that wins glory and
championships. If that fight was fake,
we were a party to 1t.
'T have been before the public a guar
ter of a century and have never been
accused of participating in a dishonest
ring contest, and 1 am perfectly willing
that the people judge for themselves rel
alive to last nights fight. 7 like cour'
ageous man and animal, and when see
man who fought as Fitzsimmons fought
last night. accused of throwing his
friends, am compelled to do something
have never done before-rush into
print in defense of the honesty Of a
fight was connected with.
Fitz Won Admirers.
'"To defend Fitzsimmons from the &C.
cusation 1t to defend a principal in the
greatest pugilistic encounter the world
has ever seen. think the story Is the
brightest feather In Fitzsimmons's wing
1t has had the effect OF making me a
warm supporter Of a man whom / never
the same effect on thousands of others
Even the spectators did not know what
a had fix Jeffries was in. His cheek bone
was laid bare and he had bleeding
broken nose, the blood from which rar
down his throat, preventing his breath
ing.
"These were not the things we feared
most One of his eyes was cut between
the eyebrow and the eye lash, and we
he Ao Of WOulC
fall and blind him. His other eve was
also blown out for a moment I thinl
Jeffries demonstrated he could take a.
much as he could give. People near tn
ring will agree with me in this.
'I eagerly watched for some sign o.
weakening in Fitzsimmons. 1t came II
the fifth round. then told Jeffries u
keep close to him and not let him recov
er. Jeffries followed instructions and
landed the punch in the eighth.
"In conclusion. will say that 1t wa
the gamest fight between the gamest mel
the world has ever known and the hes
man won"
Regarding the letter in the hands o
Mayor Sschmltz. saying that the contes
would come to an end in the eight round
Delaney said:
I'VE received hundreds Of ananoymou
letters predicting something for ever
round. That one should have hit It is
fact so trivial that I don't believe Mayo
schnitz will heed it. know nothing O
n beyond what is rumored."
Fitz Badly Hurt.
Fitzsimmons is badly hurt. The terri
Az body blows that he received last nigh
have unquestionably affected his heart
Great welts stand out on his back an
sides and today while being rubbed dow
he tainted.
When coming out of the faint, he i'm
arined he was in the ring once more. an
his attendant had busy time with him
He is now under the care OF physician
Those who claim that the outcome 2
+ba 6pbt was prearranged base their a
legation principally on the fact that Fitz
simmons after waging masterful an
telling battle, dropped his guard, leavin
e spsain& which Jeffries took adVan'