The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-15
Corbett's Seconds Throw
UpSponge in ! 9th Round.
LOSER SEVERELY PUNISHED.
Record Crowd to See the Cham
pionship Struggle.
champion Clearly Ontclasses His Opponent
~ Boxer and Fighter Corbett
First Knocked Down In the Fourth
Round and Has No Chance Afterws Ard.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. A.-Jim Jefries
clearly proved his title to the heavyweight
championship tonight when he forced
the seconds Of James j. Corbett to throw
up the sponge while he was being counted
out in the tenth round of the battle at
Mechanics Pavilion.
From the first clang of the bell there was
no doubt of the outcome The champion
not only showed his well-known ability
as fighter. but he surprised the vast throng
at the ringside by his cleverness
The blow which finally settled Corbett's
aspirations TO the championship was
fearful enc in the stomach delivered
with such force that Corbett reeled to the
floor. He was retching and vomiting
and in terrible distress from the effect OF
the beating administered by Jeffries
Jeffries showed surprising agility from
the beginning and had no difficulty in land
ing on Corbett almost at will His blows
had tremendous force and he first sent
Corbe,t to the floor for count in the fourth
round
Again in the sixth round Corbett went
down before the sledge-hammer blows of
his adversary
In the ninth round, Corbett rallied and
for the first time delivered more blows
than did Jefrries
The final round was a fierce one from
the start. Jefrries's blows had more force
than ever and Corbett was sent to the floor
to respond to the call of time.
As one of the best fight towns in tho
country San Francisco has seen some
great battles. as those between Fitz and
Sharkey. Jeffries and Rubin, Jeffries and
Fitz. Young Corbett and Terry McGoern
But the throng that greeted Jeifries d
| Corbett tonight surpassed in numbers ard
enthusiasm any that was ever gathered to
gether for any sporting event in this
! country,
| The great Mechanics Pavilion as ar
| ranged for the fight tonight holds 5000
persons, but at least 5000 more were
wedged into the gallery and into addition al
seats that had been built at the rear of the
hall to accommodate pressing derratd
| for more seats.
The gate money was $50, 900 for regular
sales, with at least $4,000 additional for
premiums paid by late-comers.
This beats all records for fight houses
in San Francisco, the largest previous
house being $22 900, when Jeffres met Fitz
last year.
Box seats sold for 500, SIS and $40 and
arena seats ranged from $3.50 to S., with
So for general admission TO the gallery
Many sports who We're very late paid as
high as $40 for box Seats and no seats were
sold to-day without premiums.
The Mechanics Pavilion, where the fight
was held, is a huge barnlike structure
which occupies half n block on Larkin
st rect facing the City Hall. The two ends
have been closed in with boards, leaving
an enormous hail with lofty vaulted ceiling
In the centre of this hail. raised about
six feet from the floor was the 2t-foot ring
Above it were arranged, in the form Of a
square, twelve powerful electric lights
that certainly discounted the poets Fierce
| light that beats upon throne"
BY lowering the lights in other parts Of
the house this threw the ring into as great
prominence as a stage under most pow
erful calcium. In the first row about the
ring were seats for the representatives OF
the press and the telegraph operators,
while Immediately back Of these were
box seats, in which we're well-known
sports.
Every seat in the large arena was CO.
cupied and long before the doors
opened thousands of sports gathered
M,
congcsted and filed almost to the danger
point Many of the more venturesome
were perched on overhanging beams and
rartcrs Those holding reserve seats we're
also early on the scene and AT SIS o'clock
almost every occupant was in his scat
Special trains from cities near and beyond
the Rockies arrived in the afternoon, bring
ing a large army of sports. They had
plenty of money to invest on the result
and eagerly sought the speculative ones
who favored either man. One train con-
sistng of fifteen cars got TO the city Iatn
in the afternoon.
In the party were Parson Davies George
SiIor Of Chicago, who refereed the ig It
bet ween Tom SharSey and Jeirie- a. Cor""
Island Nat Goodwin, the comedian; Denni,
O'SulliVan and number Of other rp,rtin
celebrities
Before themen entered the ring lepors
of their condition were rife. Correct :
friends extolled his training and ,Gi
that he was fit to fight the battle Of his lifN
Some Of the Jeffrie@ adhcrents tried to be-
little his preparation and there were many
rumors that ne was not in the best of shape
But they were all run TO earth and at the
last moment 1t was said that the brawnv
boilcrmaker was At to battle for a kings
ransom,
The fight in itself was regarded as one Of
the most important in years, They met
for 20 per cent, of the gross receipts. OF
this sum G5 per cent, went TO the winner
and the remaining rs per cent. 10 the loser
The limit Of the battle was twenty rounds
and it was decided under straight Marquis
, of Queensberry rules. Jcffriess weight
was announced az 225 pounds, while Corbett
scaled 1876 pounds,
The estimated receipts were close 60 $685.
ID n ti,l.sfa hat and han