The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-26
BILLY DELANEY DIES
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Trainer Who Made and Un-
made Champion PugiliSts
Expires in Oakland.
BROUGHT OUT CORBETT
JetfrieS, Johnson, Britt and
Many Other Fighters Were
His Proteges,
BROUGHT OUT CORBETT
Bv w. w. N0ughfon

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 2o.-Billy De-
laney is dead at hts home in Oakland.
When this news Is flashed around the
world everyone who has even a slight
knowledge Of what has happened during
many years in connection with glove
sports will know who is meant.
Deaney's fame was widespread. He
was possibly bigger figure In the pugi-
listic world than any OF the men he
helped to gain the heavyweight crown.
or him il can truly be said that he made
and unmade champions.
Beginning that September night In
New Orleans. now twenty years ago.
vogue and boxing WITH gloves became the
recognized method Of deciding the world $
premiership. there have been eleven
hcavyweight championship battles. There
notably the Fftzsimmons- -Msher, Burns-
Squiers and Johnson Burns. but only
eleven in which the blue ribbon was
In every ono OF the eleven bouts Billy
Delaney was behind one OF the other OF
the men: and during all this time he
was behind only one loser. That was
when Jim Corbett was defeated BY Bob
Fftzsimmons at Carson.
Delaney trained and seconded Corbett
for Tor, his matches with Sullivan. Mitchell
for his championship bout with Fitzsm-
mons at Coney Island. and was with Jef-
fries IN every fight he participated in
Reno While under Delaney's care JEFF
fries won the championship and defe nd ed
IT no less than, six times. His oppon-
Ctwlce). sharkey. Rubin and Munroe.
After Jeffries retired from the ring a
coolncss arose between Big Jim and his
old trainer and manager. The breach
was not healed by the time the Jeffries-
Johnson fght took place at Reno and
there was astonisnment there among the
sporting world when It was learned that
sons principal second: IT is the consen-
sus of opinion that the fact OF Delaney
being In Johnson's side OF the ring had
depressing effect on Jeffries and aided
materially In his defeat.
Quarrel With JEFF.
What the trouble was between Jehries
and Delaney has never been definitely
set forth, Ii was thought however, that
me unpleasantness eliminated when JEFF
fries engaged Sam Berger as his spar
Ing partner for an eastern tour after
promising Delaney that Al Kaufman
should have the job In any case, De-
Jack was the third ouccnsberry cham.
plon out OF four that Delaney had sent
Into the ring.
IL vas rather notorious that Billy. af-
ter making champions o! both Corbett
and Jcfrles. coached other men 10 go
against them. Possibly II the veteran
trainer had lived he would have been
found helping some white man to wrest
tho championship from Jack Johnson
one OF De!aneys strongest charactsrls-
tics was his loyalty TO his friends and
10 the men ne handled. II might be
thought that an timer like Billy, af-
ter being such long years AT the grind
would have taken matters phllosophically
and have MADE things easy for himself
Not 50; however. He sulked and tretted
advice in the training camps. and there
Is no doubt that differences OF opinion
IN matters of discipline were RESPONSE
ole for the cooiness that existed be-
tween Delaney and Jim Corbett-
BE was an experienced conditioner and
shrewd Judge OF human nature. With
him training was not a matter OF so
much road work. 50 much bag punch
so much boxing, In the case OF heavy
weights who did not have 20 be reduced
10 p certain notch. he believed largely
In having his men feeling well, rather
than have them swested down TO athletic
lines.
II used to amuse and at the same
time annoy him when Jim Jeffrles in
sisted on wearing several layers Of Asn-
neis and lndulslng IN special exercises cal
cuiated 10 make him sylph like IN ap-
pearsnee. Delaney always. held that
would lead the Kind OF lie lie Calculate -
to insure sound sleep was better pren-
aration for Jeffriss than several hours
day In a gymnasium.
Calls Champion an idiot
once At Harbln Springs when Jeffries
insisted on doing road work during n
particularly torrid spell OF weather De-
la1ey gazed after the big fellows form
az 70 disappeared in the dust and muT-
INJURED, My God. the man Is an Id
lot"
When Jim Corbet, vaz training for
Bob FftZslnmons At Shews SPRINGS near
Carson. there was friction OF the same