The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-21
SPORTS
DELANEY IS King
OF THE TRAINERS

Philadelphia. July 2l.-When Tex
Rickard declared Jack Johnson the
conqueror of JefTries IL marked the
third time in Bill DelaDey's career
that he has coached man TO the
worlds heavyweight championship un-
der the Marquis OF Queensberry rules.
This is a record that will unqucstion-
ably stand for years.
While Johnson WAS technically the
champion before he won the battle In
Reno. nevertheless Jeffries had hith-
erto boon unbeaten and questioned the
right Of the negro to proclaim himself
as the title holder, so the result must
be regarded in the light of a cham
pionshlp victory for the bronZed
Texan.
Eighteen years ago. Delaney. mas
ter OF fight trainers. fitted James j.
Corbctt TO stun tho sporting world oy
knocking out John l.. Sullivan In Il
rounds In New Orleans. Subsequent
ly Delaney met with his first reverse
In the prize ring. March II, 1897,
Fitzsimmons took Corbetts title away
by driving homo the famous solar
plexus punch to the shifty ones body.
Delaney Got Tired Of Corbett.
Delaney insisted that Corbett's de-
feat was duo to his failure TO follow
training instructions. After this de-
feat Delaney and Corbett parted com
pany. In Corbctt's training camp In
Carson City. Delaney had become I'M
pressed with the actions OF Jim JEFF
fries. one OF Gentleman Jim's sparring
partners. Jeff was big and husky and
could punch, and. while he did not
have the smooth actions and manners
of a fighter OF class. Delaney believed
that he was good material with which
10 work
Anyway when Delaney dropped Cor
bett he took Jcffrtes under his wing.
All OF Jefrs early fights were on the
coast. He soon won fame by fighting
Rubin and Choynsh to draws and
beating men like Joe Goddard Peter
jackson and Tom Sharkey. Later on
Delaney took Jeffries cast and ar
ranged deal whereby william Brady
became the boilermaker's manager,
while Delaney looked after his train
Ing. Therefore Jefrries had Corbett's
famous pair of advisors. Brady and
Delaney.
Jeff's first fight In the cast was With
Bob Armstrong, the white man getting
tho decision after fifteen rounds OF
fShting. This bout was held In New
York, August S. 1895, Brady and De-
laney Immediately turned their atten-
ton toward getting match with
F1tzsimmons. the champion. Tho pair
were finally matched. and Fitzsim-
mons in his first battle after stripping
Corbctt OF the title sank to the fiooE
in the eleventh round from Jed's
punches and was counted out This
bout, which made new worlds
champion, was decided at Coney Isl
and on Juno s, 1899.
Again Delaney had turned out
man to occupy the top-notch place
among tho heavyweights UP TO the
time JEFF retired In 1904 he was un-
beaten. He twice knocked out Cor
bett and ono moro put Fltzsimmops
away. Rubin was another victim.
and Sharkey lost second decision to
the champion In 25-round bout. al
though the boilermaker failed to put
the rugged sailor out Jeffries
knocked out Monroe In few punches
in 1904 and then retired from the ring
because there wero no At opponents
left TO face him. After the bout with
Munroe. Delaney and JeffI1es quar-
relied. and they have been enemies
ever since.
Never Forgot Wrongs Did Him.
Delaney never forgot the wrongs
that Jeffrles is alleged to have done
him. and when Johnson drew the boil
erInaker out of retirement, he gladly
accepted commission to help him 10
his training and act as his chief ad-
wiser. The master trainer justified
his moving TO the Johnson camp on
the ground that he wanted TO show
up the only coward that held heavy
weight championship" These were
the exact words used by Delaney, and
indicates the strong feeling between
the pair Delaney didn't go into de-
tails, but the last time William Brady
visited Philadelphia he told the writer
that JEFF was ready to quit when he
faced Corbett for the first time. He
said that ii took the strongest KIND OF
urging on the part OF Delaney and
himself to keep Jeff In the ring. 1t
VIII be recalled that Corbett had all
the better OF this bout and was in a
fair way OF regaining the heavyweight
title when Jeffries suddenly ran home