The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-06-17
Sports
RING CHAMPIONS IN
HEAVYWEIGHT CLASS
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Tins was draw of twenty rounds
duration at San Francisco.
,Jeffries, now under the management
Of Delaney, started for the East to~ex-
hibit his qualities and prove himself as
being in the championship class. He
was scheduled to box two men in one
light at New York, August ), but his
first opponent, Bob Armstrong, a col
ored heavyweight, was all that Jeffries
succeeded in defeating. Jetfries de
feated Armstrong in ten rounds. but
having, as he claimed, broken one Of
the bones of his hand, he declined spar
ring with any one else.
Jetfries now returned west. and it
was not until year later that he was
the fortunate aspirant who secured
match with Bob Fitzsimmons for the
champi onship. The public was
somewhat surprised at this arrange
ment, as there appeared at that time
several more prominent claimants to
Fitzsimmons attention, but when it
became known that Fitzsimmons had
demanded a huge percentage of the
receipts, win or lose, it was supposed
that this concession to the cham
pion s demands secured Jeffries the
first chance.
This was the first champion
ship battle that had been arranged
upon such sportsmanlike terms,
but these matches have since be
come fashionable at the dictation of
the holder of the title. F'itzsimmons
and Jeffries fought at the new amphi
theater of the Coney Island Club, June
9, 1899, and Jeffries knocked Fitzsim-
mons out in the eleventh round Amer
lea had now a native born champion
who seemed equipped in size, wheight,
science and youth to long retain the
title.
Tom Sharkey, who was loudly out
spoken in his claim to being at least
an equal of Jetfries. secured the next
match with the new champion. The
men met at Coney Island, November
3, 1899, and the fight went the full
twenty fveround limit. Jetfries was
given the decision.
.Jetfries next opponent was his old
mentor, Corbett. He gave the ex-
champion chance to regain his
laurels May Il, 1900. The fight took
knocked out in the twenty-t bird round.
JeHIltS HtAi bdllIt VI iii pOTlduct
was with Gus Rubin, who had been
swinging around the pugilistic circle
urging upon the public that he was
a possible. next champion. .Jetfries
and Rubin were to meet at Cincin-
matt, Ohio, but the governor of the
State interposed the strong arm of
the law, even to the extent of calling
out the State Militia, and prevented
the fight. The men met at San Fran
cisco, November ID, 1902, and Jetfries
knocked Rubin out in five rounds.
Bob Fitzsimmons, who had insisted
that his defeat by Jeffries had been
at least complete surprise to him
self, at length was given another
chance to prove his superiority over
the Californian. Fitzsimmons and
} etfries met at San Francisco, July
%. 1902, in their second fight and
Jeffries won again in eight rounds.
Ex-champion Corbett was now grace
fully given second trial by Jetfrles,
and the men met again August IA, 1908,
at San Francisco, and Corbett was
knocked out in the tenth round.
On December 10. 1903. Jeffries gave
an exhibition at Butte, Montana, and
strapping miner, Jack Monroe, en-
gagged to meet the champion in a
four-round club bout. Monroe proved
complete surprise to Jeffries, and
claimed that he had the best of the
meeting, and many who We're present
were loud in their assertions that
Monroe had bested the champion. After
some maneuvering Monroe and Jetfries
fought at San Francisco, August %,
1904, and the fight proved to be a com
plete farce Monroe was knocked out
in two rounds.
There now seemed a dearth of OppO-
nents for .Jeffries. and after a year Of
idleness in 1903 he retired, as he an
nounced an undefeated champion, and
for several years he figured in ring
affairs as referee and manager of an
athletic club at Los Angeles
Idol of America.
Jeffries' rise to fame was natural. as
he is a type of much that the American
public likes to see. and in holder of the
title he was the heaviest American
champion on record. and was counted
Extraordinarily clever and speedy for
man of his size. jetfries introduced
a new position for defense, a crOuchIng
position. his left foot forward his body
turned away, not square to his antago-
mist, his left arm extended, protecting
him from any boxer who has not a
longer reach. When in this position.
with his night arm in READINGS for a