The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-29
WITH MIGHTY RIGHT
JIM JEFFORDS NEARLY KILLED
GEORGE FEELEY.
CONCLUSION OF BRAIN
CAUSED BY BLOW LANDED ON
IOWA FIGHTERS JAW.

EeeIey Knocked Down Four Times
in Three Rounds and the Last
Blow Caused Paralysis of the
Right Side-Three Powerful Blows
Landed on jaw in 10 Seconds.
FeeIey Had Not Regnined Con-
sciOusness Up to an Early Hour
This Morning and JeffOrds Is De-
tanned at Police headquarters.
California Fighter Was by Far the
CIeVerer.
With a powerful right swing on the
right side of the jaw Jim Jeffords of
California knocked George Feeley of
Sioux City, Ia, into a state of uncon-
seriousness in the Savannah Athletic
Club ring last night.
The blow was delivered a few min
utes after 10 o'clock, and at an early
hour this morning Feeley was still suf-
fering from concussion of the brain,
and his right side was paralyzed. When
three hours after the fight there was
no change in the condition of the Sioux
City man PatrQlmen Ungar and Harri-
son were sent from police headquarters
to locate Jeffords. The big Californian
was taken in charge and is detained at
the police station house, pending a
change in Feeleys condition.
Within fifteen seconds, during the
third and last round of what was to
have been a twentyround bout, Feeley
received three terrific blows on the jaw,
each of which sent him to the mat.
The blow that finally put the Sioux
City fighter to sleep for keeps was
clean swing, and after it was delivered
Feeley did not have control of him
self for a moment. Referee McMurray
slowly counted the fighter out but he
was all in, and ten minutes could have
been counted. The usual restoratives
were applied. but no Improvement in
his condition was noticeable, and
strychnine and nitro glycerine were in
jected.
Heart All Right.
Feeleys heart held up all right and
the attending physicians reported his
pulse strong. They worked on the man
in the clubs quarters for more than
an hour however. without being able
10 bring him to his senses. Feeley held
one hand on his head and was as help
less as a baby. His left eye was closed
while his right remained open.
When there was no change in his
condition an hour after the blow was
administered he was dressed and lift
ed by four men into a cab. AT the For
est City Hotel the physicians again
went to work on him, but without
bringing about any change. They stat
ed that in their opinion Feeley would
recover in two or three days, and that
he was suffering from conclusion.
The fight was not a particularly in
teresting one while it lasted. In the
first round the men fiddled and sized
each other up. without either landing
a solid blow. Jeffords was in the pink
of condition and fast. His foot work
was clever and from the start he
seemed the superior of the big fellow
from Iowa. Both were cautious in this
round. however.
First Knock Down.
Iii the second round the fighters went
together in earnest. Feeley played
for the body and landed several on JEFF
ford. The Californian, however, duck
ed cleverly and used his feet to advan-
tage. Feeley fell snort oftener than
he landed. In no manner did ne APP
pear TO be the match of his opponent
who fought like a champion. In this
round Feeley received a blow near the
heart that lifted him from the mat and
sent him down with thud. He was
on his feet in second, however, and
the gong sounded
In the third round Jeffords began
playing for the jaw. He had plenty
of steam and it was apparent that he
was getting ready for knockout. He
was cautious and watched his chance,
while Feeley continued to crouch, and
strike for the body. A stiff punch on
the jaw sent the Sioux City man to
the ma:, but he was not long in getting
TO his feet and going back at his OPP
pohept. He was outclasesd by the
husky chap from the Pacific, hAWever,
and had no chance TO win after the
opening round.
Mighty Right Swing.
A left swing to the jaw again sent
him to the mat and he took the count
Slowly he pulled himself together and
got back to his feet. He was daZed
and all in. He almost staggered to-
wards Jeffords in a wild effort to land
another body blow, but his arm was
never drawn back.
The California fighter swung back
his mighty right, and as Feeley fairly
tottered forward. struck him on the
jaw II was a terrific lick, and would
have killed a man not properly trained
and not used to jabs and punches. Not
One-half OF the spectators, however
seemed to realize that Fee1ey had beer
seriously injured.
Blonde Boy 0utcIassad
The preliminary was for six rounds
A blonde younster called Reed faced
Young Jollie and went the limit al
though the last round was rather
short and the gong saved the blonde
boy from being knocked out. At nc
stage of the game was this stranger
one-two-seven, and Jollie could have
put him out almost any time.
The boy had plenty of grit and nerve
and for five rounds waded into what
Jollie gave him. He staggered into
and rushed Jollie, but without effect
He hardly knew that he was fight.
ing after the first round and appeared
20 be dazed throughout. At no stage
of the game was he Jollie's match
and less nervy kid would have
thrown up the sponge before the close