Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-17
Referee Eddie Graney Gives His
Views on the Championship
Event in San Francisco.
SAYS IT WAS A GREAT BATTLE.
NaugbtOn, the Sporting Writer, Tells
What Won the Fight For leiricS--
Latter Too Strong For Corbett.

sporting W ritter W, W, NauEntOn IN the
JeffrIes. Corbett fight are given below. and
win no doubt be Interesting to Salt Lake
fight fans:
Referee GTaney says:
II was certainly one Of the greatest
heavyweight battles 1 have ever Wit
messed before. From the start he showed
genuine anxiety TO mix It with Jeffrles.
Ills rlght-hand body punches were really
wonderful The majority Of the speota-
tors were not us fortunate az myself In
being able TO see Just what happened Ia
the ring. must say that / was thor
oughly surprised al me WUndeuu man
ner IN winch Corbett used MS right Tor
the nudy Ills long, hard training I'M
quesliolaDly affected his speed. / have
witnessed most Of MS battles nut never
saw him take Il beating as Willingly as he
did last night Never nave / seen him 10
anxious to mix Il,
In the second round he received a ter
rlDle punch-much the same sort OF biON
as the one Fltzsmm0ns landed on him NJ
carson. / dd not think he wOul1 ever
arise when he went down from the effect
Of the blow. Later IN the night JeDrlrs
ito0red him with a right TO the mead In
The sixth, seventh ana eighth rounds anu
part Of the ninth tOrbett showed 20 re-
lnarkable advantage, lie WAS clever, last
and aggressive. At that time, especially
at the end Of the eighth round the spec
tators evidently thought he hau a fair
chance to Win.
/ certainly never have witnessed such
display Of enthusiasm az the thousands
who thronged the pavilion evinced for
jim CuTbett al the end OF that round. Tine
cheering was so LOUD and hearty that !
cid not hear the time gong for the ninth
Ound The real damage WAS done 10 Cor
bett by Jehrles Just at the end or the
ninth round In rally. when Jerfnes
awung his left under Corbetts right rib.
The Dlow landed simultaneously with the
striking Of the gong As Corbett walked
10 his corner ] noticed the expression on
his face and realised that II was all over,
But ne was awfuly game and he came
up FOR the tenth full NJ fsht and ready
TO take any medicine IN store for him.
In the tenth round. which brought the
Conteet TO n close Jeffries swung his left
TO the pit OF Corbetts stomach. Corbett
fell IN heap. practically out The ex-
preston on his face ghs something ter.
rible. AZ the count ot eight he struggled
10 his feet az game an any man who ever
got up TO receive the blow that leads 70
cumberland He showed his od-time
cunning by trying to stall ana cover IN
hut Jeffrles was too quick and put an
awful right-hand uppercut under Jims
guard, reaching the Vicinity Of the for
mer blow In the stomach. Then Corbett
went down again, He tried to arise but
II was uselesr. While struggling 10 get
10 his feet, Tommy Ryan, his second and
adviser, stepped to the center OF the ring
and threw UP the sponge That was the
ond OF the championship Of the world 50
far as Jim Corbe.t was concerned II
was the nnal passing or the cleverast man
who ever stepped into the ring
Jeffr.es surprised me beyond all con-
ceiving in his past fights he was SLOW
ana numbering His actions gave me the
impression that he had slow brain but
last night he was the opposite 20 all he
ever was before he fought fast wiokedly
and cleverly From beginning to end he
kept his head, during the 1ercest rallies
no was as cool az Ice, | thought he
tired a little In the seventh and eighth
rounds, but youth came 10 his rescue, aud
he came up for the ninth round spryer,
faster and hercer than ever.
In tho heavyweight class Jim Jennes
IL what Joe Cans Is 10 the lightweight
class. / don't know who can defeat him,
Last night he could have licked all OF the
heavyweight asp!rahts for the champion
ship now before the public without get
Ing out Of the ring II is a shame ne Is
80 good because, 80 long rs he remains
In his present condition. there can he no
real interest in any hght In which he may
participate. for there can only he one out.
come. Jeffrles can easily whip any me
IN the world that have seen.
There was not n hitch In the proceed.
inKs except the breaking " Jcfiries'
glove early In the fight, Fortunately, We
had an extra set Of gloves, SO that acct.
dent was remeded without much loss Of
time or inconvenience 20 the spectators or
fighters The audience was the best ma
iured and most enthusiastic that has ever
witnessed a fight that ! have attended,
There was no squahble over he seats, and
as a result the best NJ humor prevailed,
The fight began early and was over early,
the pavilion being cleared at a quarter
past 10 o'clock
WHAT NAUGHT0N SAYS.
Jim Jcfries retains his title as cham.
pion Of the world By knocking out Jim
Corbalt In the tenth round. The punches
which did Corbett were a left and q
tight, each Of them landing IN the stom-
ach aud each sending COrbett To the
floor While he was sitting on his
launches and In evident distress, Tommy
RYAN jumped into the ring and acknowl-
edged his defeat Just as soon as Cor.
heit could speak he sail To Jeffres You
are too strong for me You licked me
fairly and squarely and | want TO say
that | was never In better condition In
my life"
The tight had a Jefrrles favor through.
out. lie was as fast Us his trainer claimed
him 20 be. and Corb6tt was unable to Keep
ont OF his way for any length Of lin1c.
When Corbett found It useless to ran he
began TO duck In clinches and hold on
Ieffries held his arms down and fought
while Corbett was holding on,
Corbett displayed great cleverness In
ducking under Jerrles' left swing for the
head. He also used his elbows effective.
is three times In blocking the champions
body smashes, but when he became tired
Jefries sent In Furnishing blows
The eighth and ninth rounds Jeffrles
was either tired or else made up his
mind to rest. He allowed his gloves to
rest almost at his hips and Corbett
pecked away al him with both fists. Cor
belts left jolts and right raps on the
chin only made Jeffrics grin. but the gal.
lery noted the champions inactivity and
thought he was hurt. Every little whack
from Corbeit was cheered tnmultu0usly
nnier the Impression. that Jenrles was
on the tObOggan TO defeat.
With the close Of the ninth round-the
one IN which Corhett had been the busiest
and had shown ia best adYantage-CoI-
hett was pale-faced and wid-eyed from
bis own eyeriions To add 10 his distress
Jefries caught him stif left arm iab
about the mid-rh Just az the gong
In a heayy-footei manner lie did not
ir,shen up TO any extent BY the time he
went 10 The scratch again. He sim
worked a jolly left and snappy right. but
ihoy had not the slightest effect Jcfries
grlnned ana bored In. and finally got In
the fret Of the heavy body smashes
which brought defeat TO Corbett. Corbeit
fought tlmidly throughout. and It II
very evident that he had the greatest re-
spect for the champions blows lls was
knocked down in the sixth round With a
right on the law, hut he was not dared.
He made frequent nse OF Highlander
which reached Jeffrles AZ a point under
the heart II Is safe 60 say that II had
no more effect on Jeffries than II Il hal
been delivered by hos q dozen years old.
The champion fought winning iight
throughout
When the fight was all over Billy De-
lancy said 10 those ~ the ring; III does
claim nrst blood for Jeffrles lie got u
In ihn NLrN nrEl rnund Mhnn be llnhnl