The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-27
j FIGHT IS CHARGED
kmoas Very Indignant Over
1be Various RumOrs.
Of THE CITY IS IN DOUBT
,.,.,.y, the Trainer OF Jetfr'es'
Statement Saying the
r. Fight Was Fair


Fight Was FAR
.,.,o July 26.--charges Of fake
49, 80 contest between Jenries and
he he we're heard all day long In
~. a"I.co but up TO tonight nothing
u la. the report has been OBJ
80 schmidt issued two state
Aa a,s Of which he said that IL he
not disproyed he would refuse
'.sorlnc contests In San Francisco.
80 AID not leave his bed until
sonr this morning. He complains
-, arm hurting and severe PAIN
.nest the result of Jeifries' ter
bis blows .,.n
- end Of the purse, about 5000
10 MAYOR to be given to charity,
e,n be produced any evidence OF
The receipts of last nights light
A 10 more than $4,000.
!, Mayor Schmidt made the follow
.nont. "I saw the exhibition and
y blow that settled the light was
!, seemed to be far and credit
.,ormauce, but at the time the blow
,,rered By Jeffries, Fitssimmons APP
- he entirely of his guard. Per
much stress would not be placed
sao, were 1t not for the inforlna-
:, 10 me the night before the ex-
mat the contest would end, aud
~ Jefries, in the eighth round.
toathe TO believe that the pro
- Ibis exhibition We're In a con
" defraud the public and believe
~ knew nothing at all Of u pre-
b affair.
.rrMENT OF FlTZSIMMoNS.
Fltzsimmons had this to say: HAD
fssir could have made a for
n had been accused of taking my
N there might be some ground, but
was to make last stand. TO retire
NJ ring forever. | was offered in
/, With COrhett S7J0,OOU 10 throw It.
sered SiOO.O 900 70 go out to Sharkey,
have always been square. l fought
chi the best fight OF my lfe.
Jeffries as never punched a
fore split his ear, broke his
ept his face w and they say that
Wing" And Fitzsimmons. unable Il
III feelings burst into tears.
y William Delaney issued the fol
statement The night Is over. Jef
|on, but not without a struggle
10 admit that Fitz gave us sur
I never did like Fitz, but his &C
nj night won me over. admire
a fighter and sympathize with hin
should have been subjected TO thu
ccusatlon OF fake. Taking his ag'
light into consideration, ne made
ma showing II be is fakir we are
TO admit ourselves to be in his class
the kind Of taking that wins glOr!
ampionships If that fight was 1
were party to 1t.
clancy SPEAKS PLAINLY.
We been before the public quartz
injury and have never been accused
icpating In a dishonest ring contest
lm perfectly willing that the peopl
or themselves relative to last night
Il like a courageous man or animal
en- see man who fought as Fit
last night accused of throwing hi
! am compelled 10 do something
bever done before-rush into prin
hse Of the honesty Of fight wa
led with, To defend Fttzslmmon
As accusation is TO defend the bes
hc encounter the world has eve
The story is the brightest featur
simmons cap, 1t has the effect Q
me warm supporter of ma
never liked, and / venture to sa
have the same effect on Thousand
ers. Even the spectators did nc
Fhat bad fix Jefrries was in. III
bone was laid open and he had
broken nose; the blood ran dow
pat, preventing his breathing.
= were not the things we feare
One OF his eyes was cut between th
and the eyelash, and we wei
that the flap of his eye would IA
md him. His other eye was ais
out FOR a moment. I think Je
monstrated he could take as muC
culd give. People near the ring wi
in me in this. ! eagerly watche
Ne sign OF weakening In Titzsin
- NehlN III Tue III III IOuHu. Iut
irles to keep close to him and n,
recover. Jeffrles followed instru
70 landed the punch In the eighth.
Oeciusion l win say that 1t was II
ngat between the gamest men Il
lss ever known and the best ms
70 LETTER OUT OF MANY.
Fing to the letter in the hands
sehmldz saying that the contei
come to an end IN the eighth, D
pa'a; I'VE received hundreds
Gus letters predicting somethir
round. That one should have h
iact 80 trivial that l don't belle,
cclmlds will heed 1t. / know not
beyond what Is rumored."
sennlldz has given out the folloy
I,Ieht Tor publication: From Il
w. l nave received l am fore,
.aat this exhibition Is no bett
JEstIloqs ones We have had, nam
~ nes-huhlin and Cans McFadd,
~, and 1t will do much towar,
fg the sport in this city,
40 - some indubltable evidence
ne ulsproye the information III
nroth, tle examiner | shall hereaft
h m pyu'oit all such professional fig
~ ,,, "E. n. Schmidt,
Mayor Of San Francisco"
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