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WINS IN EIGHTH
Jeffries Retains the
Championship.
KNOCKS FITZ8IMM0NS OUT
Takes the Lanky Cornish
man Off His Guard
AND NOT A MOMENT TOO SOON
Callfornlan Was So Badly Punished
That Spectator Were Sure lie
Would Lone-Th'e FIsht hy
Rounds.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 23. After fight
ing a battle of eight rounds that was
fraught with brilliant and courageous
work, Robert Fltzslmmons tonight for
feited his last claim upon the heavy
weight championship. He was knocked to
the floor-by James Jeffries and counted
out after he had eo badly punished the
champion that It was a foregone conclu
sion, among the spectators, tha the
Cornlshman must win. Bleeding from a
number of gashes In the face, apparently
weakening, and clearly unable to cope
with Fltzslmmons superior skill, Jeffries
delivered two lucky punches as Fltzslm
mons paused In his fighting to speak to
him, and turned the tide.
The battle was brief but noteworthy, and
will live In pugilistic history. Fltzslm
mons tried once to arise from the mat,
but sank down again In helplessness and
heard himself counted out, where but a
moment before he had apparently all the
better of It.
"I will never fight again," said the battle-scarred
veteran of the ring, when he
had sufficiently recovered to talk. "The
fight was won fairly, and to the best man
belongs the laurels." ,
"You're the moat dangerous man alive,"
said Jeffries In return, "and I consider
myself lucky to have won when I did."
FlUslmmons had been fighting at a
"furious gait, cool and deliberate, and
chopping the champion to pieces with the
terrific rights and lefts that have made
him famous. It was the draught horse
and the racer from fhe tap of the gong.
When the men came together, Fltzslm
mons appeared rather worried, but on the
opening of the first round he assumed an
air of absolute confidence and fought with
the deliberation of the general that he is.
As early as the second round Fltzslm
mons had Jeffries bleeding profusely from
the mouth and nose. Again and again he
landed on his bulky opponent, getUng
away In such a clever manner that It
brought down the great house with
cheers. It seemed Indeed that Jeffries
could scarcely weather out the gale.
The Knockout BIotv.
Then the eighth round came, and after
a series of hot- exchanges, Fltzslmmons
paused with his guard down and spoke
to the champion. The latter's reply con
sisted of two terrific blows that brought
back to him the fleeting championship
and forever removed the veteran Fltz
slmmons from the fistic arena. Fltzslm
mons took his defeat with amazing good
cheer. He walked to the center of the
ring, and, raising his hand, addressed the
multitude, saying:
"The best man has won. Had I beaten
Jeffries tonight I should have conceded
him the championship and forever retired
from the ring. I retire just the same
now, but without having accomplished my
ambition. I am satisfied."
After the fight. Champion Jeffries was
seen In his dressing-room. He was jubi
lant over his success, despite the terrible
scars of battle. He said to the Associat
ed Press:
"Well, X have won, just as I expected to.
It was a fierce fight, the fiercest I ever
had, but I won. Yes, I got a good beat
ing, as far as the marks of battle count,
but then I rather expected that. I knew
Fltzslmmons had a cutting pun.cn and
would land lf at some time of the fight.
But a few marks and the loss of a lit
tle blood won't hurt a man. I took them
and only waited for the opportunity to
land my punch. I found out Fltzslmmons
could not Jar me, even with his famous
right. He cut me up, of course, but that
did not hurt. I never was tired at any
stage, and was strongor than Fltzslmmons
at all stages. You saw that he wore
heavy bandages, and It was these that
cut me up. I wore no bandages. Fltz
slmmons certainly Is a wonder. He Is
the greatest tighter of his weight that
ever lived. As old as he Is, he Is the
shiftiest and cleverest, the hardest hit
ting man I ever met. I want to give him
credit, as I know all who saw It will; for
the great fight he put up.
"I have no plans for the Immediate fut
ure, as I have not thought of anything
but this fight lor some time, and won't do
anything for a long period. I will take
a rest after the long siege of hard train
ing. I think Fltzslmmons can yet defeat
any other man than myself."
Fltx' Last Fight.
Cheerful in the face of defeat and full
of praise for his vanquisher and writhing
In agony on his couch, surrounded by a
score of friends offering thelr'consolatlon,
Fltzslmmons, between short sentences in
terspersed with groans, announced that
he had fought his last battle. He said:
"I fought the best I could, and the best
man won. He Is a groat fighter, and had
1 been awarded the decision tonight, I
would have turned around and given him
the championship, for he Is the only man
In the world capable of defending It. The
blovs that put me out were a left short
arm under the ribs and a right to the
Jaw. After receiving the terrific body j
blow I knew I was gone, and told Jcf- I
fries to keep away, but he was anxious
to finish me and sent a right swing to
my Jaw.
"I fought In the way I did because
both my hands were gone when I en
tered the ring. I Injured them on Wed
nesday boxing with Hank Griffin. The
right hand in particular was almost use
less. I am confident now, even more so
than ever, that in my first battle with
Jeffries I was doped. His showing to
night proved to me conclusively that my
defeat at his hands In our previous bat
tle waa unwarranted."
Asked why he did ell the leading, Fltz
slmmons indignantly denied the allega
tion, and said that Jeffries did a great
deal of the work, especially in the clinches
and at close range.
"He is as strong as an ox. and his blows
hurt mo considerably, especially his ter
rific lefts to the body," said Fltzslmmons.
Asked In regard to his plans for the
future. Bob facetiously remarked:
"I am going back to Bens'onhurst and
attend to the development of the youth
of America and try to make them like
me a vigorous old man, past his 40th
year and as hale and as hearty as a man
well within his thirties." .
At this Juncture Dr. L. C. Cox, who
had been summoned to attend the fighter,
commenced an examination of the de
feated pugilist. After a careful examin
ation the doctor announced that Fltzslm
mons ribs were not broken, but that his
left side was badly bruised, the muscles
being so constricted as to cause the Cor
nlshman great 'difficulty In breathing.
Clark Ball, Fltzslmmons manager, ex
pressed his opinion that Bob was too con
fident. Jeffries' Xose "Was Broken.
Upon an examination being made by a
surgeon after the fight It was found that
Jeffries nose was broken. The champion
was not aware of the injury until the ex
citement of tho battle had worn off. A
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JEFFRIES RECORD.
Born 1875, Carroll. O.: height 6 feet
IK Inches.
1S07, April 1& Knockout T. Van Bus
klrk. San Franclsco2 round.'. May 10,
knockout Dick Baker, San rranclsco,
0 rounds. July. 17, draw Gus Ruhlln.
San FrancUco, 20 rounds. Nov. 30,
draw Joe Choynskl, San Francisco, 20
rounds.
1608, Feb. 2S Won from Joe God
dard. Los Ansclea. 4 rounds. March 22.
won from Peter Jackson, San Francisco,
3 rounds. May C. won from Tom Shark
ey, San Francisco, 20 rounds. August
5, won from Bob Armstrong, Jew
York. 10 rounds.
1S90, June 0 Knockout Bob Fitzeira
mons. Coney Island. 11 rounds. Kov. .1.
won from Tom Sharkey, Coney Wand,
25 round.
1900, April C Knockout Jack Flnne
gan, Detroit. 1 round. May 11. knock
outJames J. Corbett. Coney Island,
23 rounds. ,
1001, Sept. 17 Won from Hank Grif
fin. Los Anccles. a rounda. Sept. 24.
knockout Joe Kennedy, Oakland, 2
rounds. Nov. 15, won from Gus Ruhlln,
San Francisco, 4 rounds.
1002. July 25 Knockout Bob Fltz
slmmons, San Frau clsco. 8 rounds.
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doctor was then called and pronounced
the small bones of the nose broken. Jef
fries believes the Injury was received In
the second or third round from one of
Fltzslmmons' left Jabs on the bridge of
the nose. The champion declared he felt
no pain from the injury, and would soon
be In good shape again. He spent the
night at the baths.
THE FIGHT BY ROUXDS.
Contest "Was a. Hot One Up- to the
Knockout Blow.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 25. The follow
ing Is the story of the fight by rounds:
First Round.
Round 1 They came quickly to the cen
ter. Jeffries in a half-crouching attitude,
and both feinting rapidly, Jeffries fol
lowed Bob around, feinting with ,h!s left
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(Concluded on Second Pace.)
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WHEAT THE BASIS
Walla WallaJs Main Produc
tive industry.
THE VOLCANIC ASH THEORY
How and Why Walla AVnlla Drawn
From" the Resource of Her Xclsh-
Uorlnff ComninnltleN Remarks
on Her Future Industry.
(By a Staff "Writer.) .
WALLA WALLA, July 23. The basic
Industry of Walla Walla the thing the
country sta Its living by is wheatgrow-
Ing. There are, to be sure, many other
ways by which Individuals thrive, but all
these ways rest upon a foundation of
wheat. Literally, the farmer feeds them
all; for, destroy the wheat Industry, put
ting nothing In Its place, and every other
trade in Walla WaUa would speedily go
out of business. This Implies much, of
course, since every form of production
somehow creates a general social condi
tion and an accompaniment of social man
ners and customs In harmony with Itself.
A community which lives by the wheat
field is of necessity different at many
points from a community which lives upon
mines or a community which gains its liv
ing front manufacture. There Is a certain
steadiness about agricultural production,
a certain doracstlclsm, a conservative and
law-respecting spirit born of land owner
ship, all of which is duly reflected in the
organic life of the city. Just as one ex
pects to find things a little noisy and
rapid at Spokane, where the miner comes
to unburden his purse and make himself
merry, so at Walla Walla one expects to
find quietude, public decorum and a regu
lated social system. And. In truth, this
is the condition at Walla Walla, The city
is not quiet in. a business sense, for It is
one of the most busy and thriving places
to be found anywhere, but Its very at
mosphere Is suggestive of an organized
and steady-paced respectability.
It would not be easy, perhaps not pos
sible, to learn with any approach to ac
curacy, the sum brought annually within
the sphere of Walla Walla's business ac
tivities from the sale of wheat; nor would
It be easy to define accurately what this
sphere Is. Walla Walla Is only one of
many towns In a wide reach of country,
ench commanding the general trade of Its
field; but Walla Walla gets something
from each of them. First of all, Walla
Walla Is the money center of Southwest
ern Washington. The city had grown
wealthy before its neighboring cities were
ever heard of, and Its wealth has always
been administered with enterprise and
liberality. The cut-throat policy In money
deillng was never inaugurated never. In
a general way, at least at Walla Walla,
General fair dealing and friendliness has
marked the financial policy of the local
banks which have long been very strong,
and to this habit of business Walla Walla
undoubtedly owes much of her standing as
a financial center. Again. Walla Walla
has always had a strong mercantile or
ganization. Her merchants having abund
ant capital have been able to do business
on broader lines, to carry heavier and
wider stocks, to give larger margins of ac
commodation than the merchants of many
or most of the neighboring cities; and all
this has counted in maintaining for Walla
Walla a certain priority in the mercantile
world with the financial advantage attach
ing to that character. The sphere of
WalU Walla, therefore, ls.relatlvely wide,
for while. In a sepse, the city has now
for some years been a local one. It re
tains and even extends in certain new lines
the character of a district metropolis. The
immediate local productive district of
Walla Walla is estimated to have sold
wheat to the aggregate value of J3.600.000
In 1S31, and In one form or another neigh
boring districts contributed at leaot
51,000.000 to the business life of the city.
Years ago. when the annual wheat yield
of the. Walla Walla country was some
three or four millions of bushels per
year. It was supposed that the maximum
of production had been reached; but here
In these later days we have two bpshels
where formerly there waa one, with an
annually Increasing output. There Is no
secret about It. though the condition Is
surprising enough almost to make the
pioneer gralngrowers turn over In their
graves. In the very early times It was sup
posed that only the lower valley lands
would yield wheat, and for long after Dr.
Baker's tram road had made the crop a
profitable one, nobody ever thought of cul
tivating the rising ground. And It waa
long after the rising and rolling fields had
been found profitable that anybody
thought of pushing cultivation back
Into the foothills. Even so late as
10 years ago much of the wide and so
called dry-belt, known as Eureka flat,
north and west of WaUa Walla, was pre
sumed to be worthless from the standpoint
of grain production. Of late years It has
been found that these neglected lands are
among the best In the whole country, and
they have been contributing a mighty
stream to tho general wheat product of
the Walla Walla district.
There has. too, been a marked and prof
itable advance in the husbandry of this
and every other part of the eastern coun
try. In earlier times when Implements
were less perfectly designed than now,
plowing and other processes of cultivation
were far from thorough, and in general
one variety and that one which would now
be ranked as Inferior was planted In all
situations. The modern graingrower has
learned to do better. The preparatory
work is done upon the basis of a sounder
(Concluded on Page 11.)
CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER.
Foreign.
President Loubet closes more Catholic schools.
Page 3.
Anxiety among- British Cabinet officials over
the King's condition. Page 3.
Kitchener the object of a, London demonstra
tion. Page 3.
Domestic!
Union Pacific shopmen's strike gets Into court.
Page 2.
Particulars of the Ohio train wreck. Page 3.
Bryan is making speeches In Maine. Page 11.
Sport.
Jeffries knocked out Fltzslmmons In eighth
round. Page 1.
League meeting at Spokane a tame affair.
Page 5.
Portland won singles and lost Junior four at
Nelson regatta. Page 5.
Pacific Coast.
Sidelights on drama "Tracj" being produced
'at Seattle. Pace 1.
Ten fishermen lose their lives In gale on Fra
aer River. Page 4.
Eastern advices Indicate still higher prices for
Oregon hops. Page 4.
National Young People's Christian Union con
vention adepts resolution against wide-open
towns. Page 4.
Rich new placer field discovered in Chetco
County, Cal. Page 4.
Commercial nnd Marine.
Oats go to 72 cents, new record price, but lose
nearly all of gain before clos'e. Page 13.
Wall street has It that all the railroads In the
country are to be combined. Page 13.
Weekly trade reviews show good crop news
Inspiring general confidence in trade. Page
13.
Steamer Eureka in port in command of Cap
tain O'Brien, of Umatilla fame. Page 12.
Steady Increase In the list of lumber vessels
In port or en route for Portland. Page 12.
Wholesale desertions from San Francisco deep
water ships. Page 12.
Canadian Pacific will put on fast transatlantic
steamship service. Page 12.
Strike threatened on Coast steam schooners.
Page 12.
Portland and Vicinity.
The brothers Hoborg meet in Portland after
40 years' separation. Page 8.
j Port of Portland opens bids for drydock- con-
Coroner's Jury holds that Gustave. Leben's
death was caused by negligence. Page 10.
Farmers may organise company to lease Mar
ket block. Page 8.
j The Federated Trades Council elects officers.
JC&A.U 11.
TRAGY IN DRAMA
Play Full of Trash That Some
Seattle Folk Go to See.
IT TEACHES A LESSON ALLRIGHT
Seattle Youth "Will Show Their Ap
preciation of Outlawry as Soon as
They Have Time to Lay in a
Stock of Firearms.
SEATTLE. July 2o.-(Staff correspond
ence.) Could H. Tracy, Esq., outlaw, ban
dit, murderer and all around bad man.
but see the characterization of him which
is now entertaining such of the Seattle
populace as seek recraatlon at the Third
Avenue Theater, all his glories, triumphs,
spoils and other accomplishments would
shrink to a very small measure, compared
to the satisfaction he would derive from
the performance. Tracy is more than a
hero of the. stage. He Is a gentleman, a
scholar, a( tragedian, a flower of chivalry,
a humorist and a philosopher. Let the
average Seattle small boy witness that
play and he will exchange his birthright
for a 30-30, kill his father and mother to
effect his escape, and journey forth on
the road, shooting down officers like chip
munks, asking fair maidens to dance and
capturing whole regiments of Swedes for
body-servants.
Tracy in the wild woods or the peniten
tiary is an uncouth thing, spenking the
burglar dialect, abUoing people, threaten
ing them, bragging of his murders and
promising to butcher all who attempt to
Interfere with his unlawful liberty. He
occasionally is civil to women, in order
to see his civility "played up" In the pa
pers, which he reads regularly, but he-is
not the kind of gentleman one would
choose for a bosom friend If one were
particular.
The Mr. Tracy of the Stnse.
Tracy on 'the stage, as Interpreted by
Frank Readick, Is a fine-haired, chival
rous, deep-voiced and large-hearted, noble
man, with a little of the Lincoln J. Car
ter manner, but enough of the quallty
that Is calculated to excite the admira
tion of the small boy to make him ex
ceedingly dangerous as an example. So
far no evil has resulted from the play,
but It has enly been running a little while
and the youth of Seattle, unlike their
elders of the same city, require a day
or two to decide upon an important
course of action.
Manager Russell has surrounded Tracy
with an elaborate setting. He announces
In the fearful and wonderful quarter-sheet
which he has devised to advertise the play
that there are 100 people on the stage,
and he keeps his promise by one-half,
which under the circumstances is doing
pretty well. Richard E. French, the fa
vorite comedian, tragedian, leading man,
character man and juvenile, is the Sher
iff of the cast, which Includes some 10
people. M. J. Hoolcy, who has been scea.
in Portland with various dramatic organ
izations, supplies the comedy, playing An
derson, the Swede whom Tracy' kidnaped,
and Samuel Haipin, who was Ralph Stu
art's stage manager, plays one of the con
vict's pals. For a number of the others
Russell has gone direct to Nature and
come back smiling with the real thing.
For example, the part of Charles Gerard,
which is stage dialect for Gerrells, ia
played by the self-same Charles Gerrells
who hotfooted in from Renton one day
about two or three weeks ago with the
news that Tracy was spending a quiet
day with the Gerrells family. One of the
young ladies on the stage Is also one of
the original people with whom Tracy
talked, and she looks it.
The authors of the play disavow at the
beginning of the programme any claim
to literary merit for the child df their
aeveral fancies. This, seems unfortunate,
for the assertion of such a claim would
prove them gentlemen of nerve which
would make Tracy's grit look like arrant
cowardice. They have taken some of the
scenes in which Tracy participated, and
some which they imagined, and woven
them into a story which Is copiously
punctuated with the reports of firearms,
and through which the groans of the
dying play a ragtime obligate
First Act Opens at Salem.
The first act opens at Sarem, with the
guards at fhe penitentiary yard engaged
In a premonition fest. They all know
that something Is going to happen, and
they are Inclined to believe that Tracy
and Merrill are mixed up In it. but they
take no precautions to watch these wor
thies, who presently come In, extract two
rifles from their toolboxes and begin to
shoot up everybody in sight. Amid tho
wails of the wounded and the vows of
vensreance of the one survivor the cur-
IU1I1 &UU9 UUVtil.
Tracy next appears alone. He shows
up In the second act at the cabin of Cap
tain Clark, near Olympia, and holds up
ail hands. Again, he turn loose at Seat
tle, unlimbers his gun on everybody on
the stage, kills them all with the excep
tion of the assistant property-man, and
retreats to the wings In triumph.
The scene is now transferred across
Puget Sound, where the hero invades the
Johnson cabin, annexes Anderson to his
staff, and, assuring Mrs. Johnson that no
harm shall come to her, bows himself out.
It Is at Renton that the next bursts upon
the view of the now thoroughly sympa
thetic audience. He meets the ladies In
front of the Gerrells residence, assures
them repeatedly that no harm shall come
to them, takes a shot or two at such
reckless supernumeraries as happen to
cross the stage, and departs. The re
maining scenes are destitute of bloodshed
up to the last, when Tracy, after a grand,
heroic battle, gives up his life for his
freedom.
The managers ofthe play announce that
it teaches a lesson. It does. Seattle will
get the benefit of it as soon as the young
sters have had time to lay in a stock of.
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