The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-26

and, further, that while it was difficult
for him to reach Corbctt 1t was possible
for him to tire the champion out and
finally land punch that might work
Jeffries sat in Corbetrs corner dur
ing the fight with Fitzsimmons. watched
every move OF tho TWO gladiators and
the next day left Carson City convinced
in his own mind that he could whip either
the old or the new champion. He con-
fided his confidence 10 Delaney, who
went so far as TO say that with proper
training Jeffries might be made into a
champion and cautioned him TO say
nothing to anybody OF his aspirations
and the two then began campaign OF
preparation that lasted for more than
two years.
.Jeifries's first efforts in The ring were
barely good enough 10 make him worthy
OF the consideration OF the public None
or his opponents could hurt him, but on
the other hand he lacked speed and had
not yet learned how TO plant his blows
heavy though they were in manner TO
bring victory. Little by little the big
fellow was taught how TO handle himself.
until flnally his manager, W. A. Brady,
ana MS trainer Delaney. thought him
worth a tryout In the best Of company.
An INVASION OF tho cast was planned,
9ouoie match was arranged, Jeffrics
Undertaking To stop Bob Armstrong and
steve OOonnell, cach inside of ten
rounds In tho Same ring. Armstrong suc-
Gesdcd III staying the ten rounds with
5el1ilcS, who had the excuse of having
orokcn his thumb early in ihc contest
The bout with O'DonnelI was called off
dno JelirleS returned to California. hay
lng establlshed iiitle reputation for him
sen. 1eiIriess thumb was broken as a
result OF bis lack OF knowledge as IN how,
10 land blow. The accident was a real
ocnent to him. as ho took I'D again the
saSk OF learning how To handle his fists
go as TO 90 the most damage 10 another
ana inc least to himself
III Out season a match ,noIo r.r
l.slIrles with The champion. Robert titz-
S1ininSnE wan ,,ni,, and the now historic contest
was heid at Coney Island Juno @ 1s9e
Few believed that the big fellow u,c,YI,i
aNo ,iaNo chance 10 wrest the title from its
lolder, In TACT: tho great ma iority were
%, o, INC inc opinion that the fight would mere
TO demonstrate his superiority over ali
other pugilists. CA
Jettrles' however, herd contrary
opinion. Not for one moment did he
doubt his own prowess. DELANEY also he ,ee
llsved In him and they succeedcd in corr
v1ncinS those who helped the big fellow
70 ,raln mat he he had more than an even
chance with Fltzsimmons. Tommy RYAN.
VINO hao succeeded TO the u1iddleweighf
championship when Fitzsimmons stepped
INTO the heavyweight division. and who
engaged TO teach Jeffries some of the
finer points of fighting and entered his
training camp al Allcnhurst, n, i. JET
iries occupied the same cottage that Cor
tie with John H. Sullivan,
t1tZsimmons, always a careful trainer,
engaged quarters at Bath Beach whc re
nc gave To. himself as careful prepara-
lion as he received for the fight with
Corbett at Carson City
No faint OF suspicion ever attached IT.
self TO the battle that gave the Iaurels
10 Jcffries. II is true that Eitzsimmons
more than year after tle fight made the
allegation that he had been poisoned aft
er the second round by ono OF his sec
onds. maintaining that if it had not been
Tor that he would have retained the
championship The result of his second
fight With Jeffries. however, fully dem
onstrated the fact that The better man
had won and that the only poison FitZ-
simmons had received has been contained
in Jeffres's knockout fist.
Before ono OF the greatest crowds thu /
ever Witnessed a championship battle
Jeffries and lSItzsmmons fought There
was little gallery play that night each
man was eager for tho fray and neither
attempted 10 overimpress his opponent
Fitzslmmons was the first to appear IN
the ring with his seconds, Martin Julian,
Jack Evcrhardt and Yank Kenny, The
champion, however was hardly through
the ropes before .Jeffries was shoulder
Ing his way down the aisle With him
were his squi,'es. Bill Delaney, Jim DAILY