The St. Louis Republic., 1902-07-30
FitzsimmOnS and Jeffrirs Both
Eager for NindicatiOn Wit
nesses to BE Subpoenaed.
FIGHTERS ENGAGE COUNSEL.
Writer Who Brought Charges Of
Fake Will BE Asked to Name
Person Who Predicted End of
Battle in Eighth Round.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIc SPECIAL.
San Francisco. July s9.-Mayor SchuI.-
yielding 70 the entreaties OF Bob Fitzsim-
mons and Jim Jeffries. who's fiRht for the
heavyweight; championship In this city last
Friday night was stamped b. w w Naugh-
ton. sporting writer. as a fake" has
agreed to hold an investigation into the
matter at an early date.
In coming 10 this decision Mayor schmitz
says:
1T would he only fair to do so. in view
Of the fact that the allegations were first
made public in my Office. do not desire
TO !njure the reputation of Fiizsimnons or
any other DugiliSt. hut II the fight was faxed
would like TO knew IT, so IL would ~
bass on which to work TO prevent the public
from being dcpsd in any more such exhibi-
tiUnS."
Fighters Engage Counsel.
Fitzsimm0ns and JefIries have both en-
gagged counsel TO represent ih=m at the
hearing. The Mayor will subj oena inru-
merable Witnesses. among them NJ Naush-
ton. who will probably be called uroa to
supply the nama Of tho person or peIs n !
who told him prior 10 the night of the Fat-
tic that the cont 81 was TO be Jake
and that FitEsimmons woGld b. knocx-d
out in the eighth round acCcr1iinE - on
affidavit to this effect furliShed the Mayo b
twnty-four hours before the men went
into the ring.
Thc principal witnesses who viii Re caiIe
upon TO testify will be Jc:ITiss and Fit= i'm
mons. III. NauEhton. ReFrrce G arey. wa
Ohiciated At thu bout: trainers and second
OF the two principals George Siler. Sp~rt-
i-E men from Harhin Spr ngs Were Jsf-
fries trained. and from Los Angeles, thu
champions home who runner says vo1
large am 3gn;s. Of money betlirg that ], f
fries voEld win in the eighth ICund.
What bid FitESimmonS Say?
~
connected with the night and one which
Ur .rniscs to throw TIE ~ Htes ubSr4c,.
in the way Of the invest CATION. is the quss-
What I'D FItzsimmors say Just before
nc received the fatal blow that put him
down for the COUNT
ton says that Fitzsimmcns exclaimed: "HIt
mo now"
Fitzsimmons saws that his words were
Referee Grlnev says wat IcfTr'es struck
FijzsimTlons n rsr1 left-ha ldtr II IN ribs
Jus: before tho fatal blow and that Fltz-
That w5s a peach
II is more tilaI probable that 'ther VT
nn@~es. who sat close 20 the rirCsi''c. gnI
who saw FitzsimmCTs's lips mpv. jlst be-
fore ho went cut. y u testify upo.. thi. I'M
rortart point. WEs'hSr their ev.l nee VIII
rro-s or tho Graney version remains TO be
Fighters plead Innocence.
san Francisco until ne has been ,rtIrc!y
vindicatsd. lie ch7u:ently pleads his ir-
rocrrCC at every opportunity. He points 10
tha fact that he had everything to gain bv
tryi-E his best 20 win the champ onShIp an I
that. outside Of his reputation for honesty
ard Integrity IN all his rng battles. thers
was no financial motive sutieieut 20 induce
n fake.
exemption Jefrries to-day Issu.d this state
Trn-f-
"Fitzsimmons gave me punching I will
never forget. lie fought Ike a demon. hut
my youth and strength stood M IL i1nd.
ard I finally wore him down. q was a
crime to accuse Fitzsimm0ns OF fsking. and
no one knows me fight was honest better
than the man who wrote the fake story.
II I thought the public would sustain his
fully convinced that. IL | met with Eonor-
able defeat he would treat me rs he has
his own countryman. I AXE
srandest fighter I ever met. and sincere
ly trust my finlsh Will be as honorable as