The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-27
WILD CHARGES OF FAKE
HAVE NOT BEEN PROVEN
With Tears in His Eyes Fitz Declares He Made the
Fight of His Life.
Lany Bob Prayed For NctoY-Jefres Declared He Never Re-
cevsd Such Beating Before in His Life

hoor, for 1 was on the long end of the
Trainer William Delaney this after
noon issued the following statement in
behalf of Jeffries:
The fight is over; Jeffries won. but
not without a struggle. 1 am free to
admit that FitZ gave US a surprise 7
never did like Fitzsimmons. but his
actions last night won me over. / adj
mire as fighter and sympathize with
MN that he should have been subjected
10 the mean accusation of taking. TAX
ing MS age and weight into considera-
ton, he made marvellous showing. If
he is fakir, we are willing to admit
ourselves to be in his class. for it is the
kind of taking that wins glory and
championships. If that fight was
take We were party to it.
Delaney to the Rescue.
4 have been before the public for
quarter of a century and have never
even been accused of participating in
dishonest ring contest, and ] am
perfectly willing TO let the people Judge
Tor themselves relative to last nights
hight. like a courageous man or ami
NAL, and when 1 see a man who
fought as F'itzsimmons fought last
night, accused of throwing his friends
l am compelled to do something / have
never done before-rush into print in
defense of honesty of a fight / was
connected with.
To defend Fitzsimmons from acctI-
sation is to defend a principal in the
greatest pugilistic encounter the world
has ever seen. I think the story is
the brightest feather in Fitzsimmons'
wing. IL has had the effect of making
me warm supporter of a man whom
never liked, and L venture to say it
viii have the same effect on thousands
of others Even the spectators did not
know what bad fix Jeffries was in.
His cheek bone was laid open; he had
broken, bleeding nose, the blood
from which ran down his throat. pre-
venting his breathing
''One OF his eyes was cut between
the eyebrow and the eyelash. and we
were afraid that the lid of his eye
would fall andf blind him. His other
eye was also Shown out for mo-
ment. I think Jeffries demonstrated
he would take as he could give.
Watches For Bob to Weaken.
Il eagerly watched for some sign
of weakening in Fitzsimmons 1t came
in the fifth round. I then told Jeffries
to keep close to him and net TO let
him recover. Jeffries followed instruc-
tons and landed the punch in the
eighth
In conclusion. I viii say that it was
the gamest fight between the games1
men the world has ever known and
the best man Won"
Regarding the letter in the hands of
Mayor Schmitz. saying that the con-
test would come to an end in the
eighth round. Delaney said:
I'VE received hundreds of anonymous
letters predicting something for every
round. That one should hit it is
fact so trivial that / don't believe
Mayor Schmitz will heed il. l know
nothing of il beyond what is rumored."
Mayor Schmitz Takes a Hand.
Mayor Schmitz made the following
statement today in regard to the JEFF
fries-Fitzsimmons fight;
Il saw the exhibition. and UP to the
time the blow that settled the fight was
struck, it seemed to be very fair and
creditable performance: but at the time
that the blow was delivered by Jeffries.
Fitzsimmons appeared to be entirely
off his guard.
Perhaps so much stress would not
be placed on this fact were it not for
the information given to me on the
night before the exhibition that the
contest would end and in favor of JEFF
fries in the eighth round
Il am 10th TO believe that the pro-
mOters of this exhibition were in con-
spiracy TO defraud the public and be-
heNe tiidt lhey knew nothing AT all OF
prearranged affair
Referee Graney says: Il think the
contest was legitimate. From a ref
eree's standpoint the fight was as near
perfect as a fight could be- There were
no fouls-not even semblance of a
foul l had TO caution them once but
this was not for anything that either
did 10 the other, but for their humping
into me. II was the greatest fight I
ever saw. and l doubt If there will ever
be another like It =.
The Chronicle this morning SAYS:
There was no faint or suspicion from