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;^-ClTT S TAX i COLLECTIONS.^— Oakland, i OctJ'
3j - city ;, Tax P Collector ; Felton 1 Taylor •- begun
to' «ather.» in 9 municipal 5, taxea > for i X904-05 -. to
day About $40,000 was paid. '.'. r j%$jflgg5
New Postmaster at
WASHINGTON/- Oct., 3i:~Ralph R/
Grove'ubas ' : beeh;appbintedf Postmaster
ait ¦ Delavan, 0 Coliisa* County, . Cal.
* AUTO STRIKES." CYCLIST.— Charles ', B
Jon#s, a » xwtof floe «ipploye, j was - thrown o/T
his . blercte : on ' Golden : Gate avenue yesterday
aXternoon by an automobllr. Jones was riding
down the avenue on . his - way >. to the ferry,
when 1 the auto I turned - out ¦ of : Market ' street
into Golden Gate ' avenue and . before ; he ¦ could
.-¦I out iif its* way ' his wheel 'was; hit with
sufficient' force 'to; unseat him. The chauffeur
stopped and: conveyed Jones to 'the Emergency
Hoei»ltaL- wherelDr. Carl Wilson treated him
for Injuries to- both his knees and ' several ' lac
erated wound, on the right side of his face. "'
WASHINGTON. Oct. 31. — The
State Department received a cable
gram from VAmoy, China, announcing
the destruction "of the" "American con
sulate there,* together 'with valuable
papers. .The'i , message came from
Consul John H. Fesler : at Amby and
reads I tut- follows: ."Consulate burned
with > niost of the records. "
American Consulate Burned.
r LONDON, ' Oct^ 3 l.—l'The Walls of
Jericho," by Alfred -. Sutrb,'. the
of Several ', plays:,; and^ translator; of
Maeterlihck'sTworks,' was produced 'at
the Gafrick* Theater v 1^ It^ is
a ! vigorous arid '.witty, comedy, satirizing
the : smart |brldge-playlngl set ; in V^so-*
"ciet'y . l * iThe'play ¦; was ; : well • .- received;
Arthur Bbiirchioer played the* title
role^' ,.-V ' [:;-,., :¦. .-,- '•: .'-;•. '
Sutro's New Comedy,: Is YVitty.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 31.— Two mask
ed : robbers entered the , Hotel Hermosa
saloon at'- midnight, presented revol
.vers'"- to the bartender's head, took a
valuable diamond's, from his -shirt . front
and looted the cash register, securing
a I large amount. «.". Sam Gllmore, . one of
the I proprietors, v,wa8 * keeping : bar and
he was the: victim^ \ Vv ..
:'A^ negro ' porter and a ' lounger stood
by afraid " to move. ; Gllmore ¦> says ;. the
robbers weresb nervous he was in ter-"
rosiest they accidentally pull \the trig
gers and blow his head off." They work-'
ed ';! systematically ; "and ¦¦ babked - ; out of
the place; leaving no clew. 1 -;'
Special ; Dispatch to The Call.
In one'of the practice' exhibitions al
ready given,, the. Indians became over
enthusiastic and one. of the buffaloes
died from an admixture of ball and
blank cartridges, jlt'ia to be; in every
ser.se an outdoor show and will require
much capital. Brooks says he will put
Buffalo Bill's outfit in the shade."
Brooks is , intimately related to the
Miller brothers of Oklahoma, the larg
est cattle , raisers • In the country, , and
on their vast ranges he has found hun
dreds of cowboys, ponies, wild, cattle
and other accessories to the show,' in
cluding a herd of buffaloes. V Near at
hand are the semi-civilized Indians of
the Territory and 300. of them have
been engaged. They like nothing bet
ter. -' ; &ffiiiMgte»»»i»a«lBB
LOS ANGELKS, Oct. 31.— Colonel J.
W. Brooks, manager of Ascot Park, has
evolved a more exciting scheme than
the racing- game and next spring.'will
start, out with the largest wild -West
show ever launched, according to , his
present planB. That the popular Ken
tuckian has such designs will surprise
his friends, but, as a. matter of fact,
he has the project partially organized.
Two Masked ; Men Hold Up
Proprietor of Saloon, Eob
Till and Take His Jewelry
Special Dispatch to The Call.
BANDITS VISIT
BAR IN HOTEL
Los Angeles ;Man Plans a
Wild West Show He Says
Will Put Cody's in Shade
BUFFALO BILL
TO HAVE RIVAL
and It looked as It there would be a general
fight. The house gave vent -to its disapproval
by tremendous hooting and wildly ' ¦ cheered
Britt as he went to the center of the ring.
; . Just before the fight there was great
excitement and bustle all along the
Rialto.- It -was quiet enough up to
about 7 o'clock, but then the masses be
gan . to, gather •;'. and betting, became
brisk.' The Britt money. was coming so
fast that the price began Tto rise gradu
ally! 'The^bettors could hardly, get their
coInVon"; when 1 the s final crash - came.
The'Gans admirers had theirs to wager
in large .chunks, and naturally it took
some .time for.,; the j Britt followers to
gather their smaller sums together.
¦ .The betting on the rounds was not so
brisk.; A few thousand ".dollars" was
"{by Gans admirers "* ; that he
would beat Britt Inside : of fifteen
rounds. This seemed to^sult the Native
Son's backers, and they" fairly. swarmed
around to get . their coin up. They came
so- fast. that lt^waa nearly-impossible. to
handle! it ' all." These":; bettors .were "still
"making -frantic efforts 'to olace their
coin ¦ when- the fight began.;
7 There was some ; play ; on^ the rnutuei
boards ..that; Gans would win? In » from
ten to vflf teen rounds. • The betting . was
about : even .. money^ that * Britt .would go
ten? Some ; of the - Gansj admirers -were
Vvilllrig ' to^lay 8 against - 10 , that he
jwould, 'beat Britt .Inside - of .'.seven
rounds, but little betting resulted /on
that "score: ; •,
• Most of the money, however, was
wagered at odds of 10 to 7 and 10 to 6y s .
These were the prices that prevailed
throughout the. afternoon and In the
early evening:. Strange to- say, there
y/as plenty of Gans coin in sight all the
time, and the Gans people feared that
the price would decrease, and for that
reason they tried to place their coin as
early as possible. The bettinc was
mostly done in small sums, the admirer
of the Californian being there with the
change most of the time. ¦
When Britt and Gans entered the ring
the odds we're. 10 -to 8 in favor of the
colored champion. They rose to that
price from'. 10 to 6 a few hours before.
As predicted by all the wise ones, tho
Britt money began to come with a rush
at th« last moment, and this was re
sponsible for the steady rise in the
price. j.
Round 3 — They mixed.it fiercely ; at close
quarters,- - both doing: very : clever: - blocking.
Uans rot in a' good right to the body,' but Britt
retaliated with straight left hard, to the stom
ach. They : mixed \ It, again, .Britt . putting left
and r.ght to' the body. An ineffectual mix
loJlowed/ •. Britt 'caught Gang with a terrific
right to the Jaw,, dazing, the Colored man - He
lolloweduhe advantage with a right and left
swlnz to the. head, forcing Gans to: a clinch
Brttt rushed in, • fighting wildly.; 3 He bom
barded * Oans' ; face " and • body with right and
lfrft swings, and put gome' punishing rights
over the heart., Britt at close quarters greatly
distressed Oans with a fearful right over the
body. Gans • clung , desperately to <'• Britt ' *o
avoid* punishment and the gong found themln
this i>o8itlon. It was all; Britt's, round. '¦¦• ;¦;.-. s
Round 4— Britt ...waded in fiercely, V'ruihlnc
Gans to the ropes with * heavy; left over" th«
heart: He - then missed right .and left swlnjs
for the body. -..; Britt kept. himself well covered
and was a puxile ; to Gans. ? Britt : sent Cans
back with a succession 1 of: rights, and lefts tn
the face and a left to the . body. -? Jimmy then
shot. a straight right to the body,and followed
It with right swing to the body. -They mixed
fiercely at ; close ; landing 8 ome
heavy blows. , Gans I suddenly ,; shot • his i e ft
hard to Britt'n. Jaw. In return- Britt put in
some hard body- blows. r : Gans -dropped to his
knees. After a mlx-up ; Gans > went ;*. to /tho
floor, again without :, being i hit. < , Gans , arose
only : to - go down ' again iot- his ¦»" own -: accord''
There I was fearful I confusion and ¦ the bell Wa .
not - hard. .V In . this " round Britt hit Gans
•while '. Oans . wu : down. Gaps i seemed- In : <j|a_
Hlound 6?^Brltt!6«nt ! Gahs hack with a'Wo-'
cetsion of right*. and lefts to the Jaw, and Gang
dropped to. the floor. < As Guns. wai attempfinz
to arise '¦¦ Britt rmet'.hlm: with; a 'desperate - right
on the Jaw.' ~ Referee * Eddie } Graney :.? quickly
'disqualified. Britt and/awarded, the decision to
Gans. -v The .? excitement r. was »> terrific, v Britt
rushed ; at Graney V like '.a': madman* and iboth'
went down. : rolling . Bround s the ; ring, v; A • squad
of - police • Immediately Jumped Into th*. T rlax
Round 2— Britt missed left and ; right '' for
the body and they ¦ went' to a clinch. Britt
suddenly lunged his left to the head and then
brought it to the body.- Gans continued ' to'
lorce Britt about the ring and they came to a
clinch without result. Britt "tJssed a left hook
for the body and then sent'a straight leit to
Gans' no«e. Cans retaliating with . left to the
body. " Britt drove uans back : with a left
swine to the body. ,. Britt bored In, scoring
with left and right to , tho wind. ¦" In the mix
both 'exchanged rights and lefts ' to -. the . face.
Britt missed a vlclious left for the body. They
came together, Britt missing. left and right for
the body. A rally in the center of the ring
tollowed, Britt landing right and left, on the
face * as ' the toell rang, s but not before he - had
received a : straight ¦ left to : the - head. • Bi itt
did most of the leading 'In this -round. The
honors were about even, however. ¦•*"¦>.•>
Round 1 — Britt went. at once Into his favor
ite crouch and they sparred for some time.
Britt shot his left twice " in quick succession
to Uans' body, but the blows | were not forci
ble. After some more sparring Britt hooked
bis left to the body again and followed it
with right to the head. Both then missed
rights and lefts for. the head. Gans followed
Brttt about the ring and cleverly' blocked two
lefts and a right for the .face. Then like a
flash" Brttt Jshot his . left to the : body and
isiisi-x-d .-. & right for the head. Gans was ap
parently sizing up Britt's reach. Gans missed
a straight right tor the head. Britt was short
with leit (or the body and missed a left for
the head as the bell , rang. . The work in tills
round was light, Britt having - a light advan
tage. Gans permitted Britt to do most of the
work. Britt's blows were of a light nature
and did no harm. ; ' • ¦ ' . ¦
Following is a description of the fight
by rounds:
Odds Change Quickly
as Rival Boxers
Enter Arena.
Britt Hustles Champion
Around Ring From
Tap of Gong.
First Lieutenant Upton Blrnle Jr. of
the artillery . corps Is transferred from
the. Tenth Company of ; Coast Artillery
to the imassisned list, and will report
in personto the commanding officer of
the artillery district of Puget Sound
for duty on his staff. •
First-class Private John Streamer of
the hospital corps at Fort Hancock,
New\ Jersey.' .will accompany the de
tachment which is to be sent from
Company A of the hospital corps from
Washington Barracks to San Francisco,
thence to Manila on the transport sail
ing about « December 1, 1S04. '
j WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.— A board of
officers Is appointed to meet at the call
of the Dresident thereof at San Fran
cisco for the examination of such of
ficers of the signal corps as "may be or
dered before it to determine their fit
ness for promotion. The detail for the
board follows: Major George O. Squier
of the signal corps. Major Casslus E.
Gillette of. the "corps of engineers and
Major Edgar Russel of the signal corps.
The Junior \ members of the board, ex
clusive of medical officers, shall act as
recorders. The commanding general of
the Department of California will de
tail two medical officers, a Junior and
two senior signal officers aa members of
the board. Captain Eugene O. Fechet
of the signal corps will report in person
to Major General O. Squier of the sig
nal corps, president of the board, for
examination for promotion. . -
Under the provisions of an act of
Congress, approved January 21, 1903.
the following named officers of the*or
ganized militia are asked by the Presi
dent to attend and pursue a regular
course of instruction at the garrison
pchool at Vancouver Barracks. Wash
ington: First Lieutenant Lee J. Laurae
of the Second Infantry of the National
Guard of Washington, Second Lieuten
ant R. E. Detrick of the Second In
fantry of the National Guard of Wash
ington. .
The following named enlisted men of
the signal corps, now on board the ca
ble ship Burnside at Seattle, as soon as
they can be spared will be sent to the
stations after their respective names."
reporting to the commanding officer
thereof for duty: First-class Sergeants
Owen" V.vWllcomb' and Clifford Dekast
and Sergeant .Henry J. Dornbush. to
Fort Wood, New York; Corporals Clar
ence M. Johnson and Davis C. Smith
and First-class Private Charles L.
Blanchette. to Benicia Barracks, Cali
fornia.
ARMY ORDERS,
Troops Going to Islands.
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 31.— The Twen
ty-flrst Infantry this afternoon started
on Its Journey to the Philippines. It
will sail from San Francisco, with com
panies from Fort Keogh. Montana, and
Fort Lincoln, North Dakota, in about
two weeks. Major Stephenson of New
York and Major Klersted.of Fort Mer
cer, Washington, D. C, both of the hos
pital department of the army, accom
pany the troops.
Lcgisative Deadlock Ended.
MADRID. Oct. 31. — The political
deadlock has been ended by the adop
tion by the Chamber of Deputies to
day of a resolution, which had the
approval of all the different groups,
agreeing to refer the question of the
prosecution of Deputies to the Court
of Cassation. ' '
• Britt wa« warned by me
after, the' fourth round that he
.was fouling Gans and he paid
no -.' attention ;to^ my warning.
When he ','. deliberately fouled
Gans in the" fifth round I could
riot do otherwise than award
the fight to the colored man.
Britt pulled Cans down and hit
him. He wrestled Gans to the
floor and struck him while he
was down. It was a great fight
and Britt had the better of it.
Britt fought so fast that he had
Gans tired. I did not call the
bets off because. I have nothing
to do with the bets. Britt com
mitted a foul and lost. There
is no difference betwen a white
man and a colored man when
they are H In a ring. If a man
acts wrongfully his color '- will
not prejudice me in Ids favor.
Gans was weak after the second
round. There was no steam* in
his blows. He blocked nicely,
but Britt gave him no rest.
Britt's :• . improvement was
marked. He is a good fighter,
but has a tendency to lose his
head.-— Eddie Graney, in an in
terview.
GRANEY BLAMES BRITT
JOK, GANS. WHO RECEIVED A
- DECISION OVER JIMMY BRITT
• . LAST NIGHT.
Carried by the Wind hi Such Qnantl
ties That Umbrellas Are Made
Necessary^
Special Cftbl? to The Call and New Tork
HeraM. Copyright. 1904. by the Naw York
Herald Publishing Company. (
NAPLES. Oct. 31.— Since this
morning Mount Vesuvius has again
been giving signs of activity, the cra
ter noiselessly emitting dense col
umns of dust, which the wind carries
westward in such quantities that . at
Torre and Portick umbrellas are
necessary.
DEXSE COLUMNS OF DUST
RISE FROM MOUNT VESUVIUS
I admit losing the fight; the
decision was fair. ,1 could not
help it.* 'Gnns kept slipping to
the floor "without being, struck.
He also kept hanging on to me
and I tried to fight him off. I
demonstrated to-night some
thing that 1 held for three years
— that I/could lick Gun*. I did
it to-night and I can : do it
again. The referee. says I lost,
therefore I can't say aught
against him. I am willing to
fight <*an.< again for any kind of
a side bet. - To-morrow night
would wilt ; me. . I, am 1 sorry I
Iom my head'and struck the ref
eree. I could I not help it j be
catiso I felt he had treated ; me
unjustly. Gans never marked
me or ; hurt me. I . was too fast
for him 'and surprised him. He
did not have an ice wagon be
fore him to-night. I went in to
win and in my opinion I would
have knocked Gans out had the
fight continued. I never felt
better in my life and I set a
pace for. Gans that I could have
kept : up - indefinitely. ' Get Gans
for me again and I will prove
I am his master.— Britt's state
ment after the fight.
¦ I was too weak to do myself
Justice. After I went to my cor
ner in the second round I knew
it. I mould like to fight , Britt
again, but I would not do it at
13S pounds ringside. It is the #
first time I did it in my. life. I
will fight Britt at 133 pounds,
weigh . in at 3 o'clock,' or 135
pouqds ringside.. Then I could
rough it with him. Britt is very
strong, but not as fast I as peo
ple think'. . He \ lias a good,
punch... •" H<j hit me. in the stom-v
, aolw pfcj ,-dlQ not • drppj.to avoid
punishment ; the punches in the
Kt-omach made me go down. He ,
fouled ! me twice and the rr/erce
hod to give nie ; the ../decision*.-'
Britt* is a good .boy and Is a de-!
ternuned fighter. There was no
steam in my punches. His blows
did not make me groggy, but
my own weakness told" on "me.
The hard work I did to reduce
my weight'told on me. When I
went into the/ring I felt I
could beat any man. After the
second round I knew I was in,
as the pace and blows told on
me. Britt would, have won had
it continued. — Interview with
Gans.
JOE GANS SAYS
BRITT FOULED
HIM TWO TIMES
BRITT ASSERTS
HE IS MASTER
OF BLACK MAN
Willie Means and Jack Daley, a pal?
of lightweights, opened the evening's
entertainment with, a four-round draw.
The decision was not accepted by the
gallery gods with any too much grace,
for Daley was coming- fast at the
finish while Means looked all In. Daley
had many chances" to bring home the
coin in the fourth, but he was shy at
the critical moment.
Daley was -hustled around the rtn*
in a lively manner in the first two
periods and Means was apparently
winrJngr easily. But- Daley began to
but-in strong- in the third. Means
showed that he did not like the game
and began to tire when Daley rushed
him to the ropes. Daley was wild with
his swings ¦ and could not put in the
finishing punch. The gallery howled
when the referee signaled a draw.
A likely looking lad in the person of
Eddie Chambers was unloaded in the
second preliminary. He made Jack
Burke look like the rankest kind of a
busher in three rounds. Burke was
so badly beaten up that his seconds*
threw up the sponge- All Chambers
lacked was the decisive wallop.
Among others in the vast audience
were Samuel Shortrldge. Dr. O'Donnell.
Garnet Ferguson and Billy Magrane,
the well-known turfmen; Joe Stevens,
Judge Mogan, Frank O'Kane. Walter
Jennings, Al Coney, Joe Terry of Sac
ramento, Captain Kane (the Seattle
horseman). Supervisor Ed Rock "I*W«
Hogan, Jere Lynch, Frank Goat, "ol
onel Brady. "Chalk" Roberts. • \".k
Wolff, Mike Fisher. Jack Bonnet. Orval
Overall, Billy Lyons. Ben Lathrop, Bob
Eyre, Postmaster Arthur Flsk, W. S.
Leake, Jack Sheehan. Harry Corbett,
Mat Larkin, Charley Bacon, Gene and
DeWitt Van Court, Dick Dougherty,
Tom Magee. Tom Mulqueen. Thomas
H. Williams and a party of friends
and hundreds of others equally well
known. •
H. B. Smith of the Telegram, a very
competent writer on sporting topics
from the same city, occupied another
prominent, seat.- "
Close up at the ring side Will McRae.
sporting editor of the Portland Ore
gonian, observed the scrap through. a
powerful pair of binoculars and will
have something to say later on.
Among the bunch from. San Jose
were Jim Woods, Billy George and
Jack Gilpin.
{ Salinas had a big collection of sport
ing people, and Jim Tynan, Joe Con
nors and -George Jeffries showed the
way for the others.
From away up in Aniador County,
Randall Ellis and J. Cook came down
to see that Jackson found representa
tion at the fight.
Herbert Baker, {he well-known hotel
man of Bakersfield, chaperoned a
crowd of sports from the southern
country.
To make sure .that all the choice
seats were not grabbed up on him,
Jim Hayes, proprietor of Harbin
Springs, reached the city on Satur
day. Jim was an admirer of Britt and
departs for home this morning to lay
in the winter wood supply. •
The crop of visitors from the interior
was not so large as in former seasons,
still many took a. chance and; braved a
trip to the metropolis. -Everybody of
any note in town felt compelled to be
present and the general verdict was
that Wyatt Earp was not such ah in
competent referee after all.
Hammers Jack Burke to
a Standstill in the
Fifth Round.
Some Journey All the Way
From Portland and
the Far North.
MANY DISAPPROVE OF
REFEREE'S DECISION
CHAMBERS SHOWS HE'
IS A LIKELY BOXER
The second round wound up in a
fierce slugging match, in which the two
men fought like tigers. Britt was able
to send his left to the body, contrary
to the expectations of Gans' admirers.
Just \ at the end of the. round Britt
missed a desperate right and left
swing. •
Early in the third round Britt sent a
straight right to the body, which un
doubtedly hurt Gans. Gans came back
with a right to the head that only
shook up Britt and made him fight the
faster. The going was so fast at the
end of the round the house was in an
uproar. -Britt rushed Gans across the
ring in the fourth round and a moment
later landed a hard right upper-cut to
the jaw. This was the beginning of
the end for Gans, as he seemed to have
had all the fighting he wanted at that
time. From his actions the spectators
thought he was ready to quit, and the
decision of Referee "Graney In his favor,
in the next round created a tremendous
sensation.
to allow him to weigh In and retire to
his dressing-room. Harry Corbett, who
held the forfeits, was called for and the
weight was set. Gans stripped and
mounted the scales. He did not budge
the bar and a great cheer followed.
Gans then retired to his dressing-room
to sip a few spoonfuls of beef tea, and
ten minutes later Britt, followed by
"Spider" Kelly. Frank Rafael, Charlie
Reno, Curtis Richardson and "Tlv"
Kreling. entered the ring. Jimmy was
given a great cheer. He turned anx
iously to brother Willie and asked:
"Did you see Gans weigh In?" and Wil
lie replied, "Yes; he did it beautifully."
Jimmy then stripped and mounted the
scale, and, like his colored opponent .
did not budge the bar. "Spider" Kelly
bandaged Britt's right arm with tape,
so that the weak member might with
stand the blocking, that Gans would do
la the battle. . " '
Britt demanded that Gans be brought
into the ring, as under the articles of
agreement Gans could only stay in his
dressing-room ten minutes. Gans came
forth when called and as he mounted
the steps leading to the ring he stum
bled and Herford, who was immedi
ately behind' him, whispered 1 euper
stitiously, "Disappointment, Joe." Lit
tle time was wasted and after a few
preliminary moves the gong ' sounded
the beginning of the battle!
Britt was sent into" the" ring -.by 'his
trainers in magnificent- physical con
dition. He had apparently undergone
a severe mental strain a few hours be
fore the fight, as his face was pale and
bad a drawn look, not caused by the
weight he was required to make. He
set a terrific pace throughout, and it
did not seem to. tell on him at any
stage. Britt's muscles did not show on
the surface of his body, while the con
trary was the case with ; Gans. . The
muscles stood out in deep bands around
his body, like the ribs on a washboard.
When Gans- went back to his corner in
the second round he knew he was not
up. to the severe fight that was expect
ed of him. and told "Herford he was not
able to rough it with Britt. It was the
old case of that intangible quality,
vitality,; being Impaired. ; This is a
quality which j the eye cannot measure
in any animal trained for competition.
It requires the actual test to develop
Its absence.
BRITT LEADS. FROM THE START.
There- was no hard i blow struck in
the first round, throughout which Britt
was the aggressor, doing all the lead
ing. Occasionally Gans measured him
with his left, as though gauging the
distance and getting ready for future
action.
Gans 4 began to grow- impatient,. and
he turned to the newspaper men and
said:' "We were- to weigh 'in at- - 9
o'clock." He appealed to the referee
The challenge of Jimmy Gardner of
Lowell, Mass.. did not meet with ap
proval, as Gardner shirked ; a match
w 1th Gans . two months ago. . "Young
Corbett" also challenged the winner,
and lesser lights, did likewise; ;
"One of the best boys in the world—
the pride of Denver. Young Corbett"
When the deafening roar had died
away Nelson was introduced as "one
of the hardest nuts to crack. Battling
Nelson." Gans slipped through the
ropes during the introductions and
leaned against the top rope, waiting to
be welched. He wore a frown on his
forehead and a long dressing. robe on
his body. .
Jack Johnson was Introduced as the
"colored heavy-weight champion of the
world, who challenges ufay man in the
v\ orld for the championship."
Referee Graney took his stand in the
center of the ring attired In a heavy
overcoat that covered his immaculate
shirt, front and tuxedo. The referee
tested the scales and fixed the weight
at 133 pounds.
The receipts were 531, T90. Of this
Fum thp flghters received 70 per cent,
which amounted to $22,246. As Gans
by winning received 50 per cent of the
fighters' sfcare, he/and Britt each car
ried away $11,123.' The Shasta Club's
share was JS5U. ¦
The betting was 10 to 6^ when the
men Entered the arena. Gans remained
favorite throughout the betting.
At »:16 p. m. two husky janitors car
ried the scales into the ring and the
spectators roared approval. The pho
tographers tranced their cameras on
the scales and waited for the men to
appear. "Battling" Nelson and Young
Corbet*; who are to flght this month,
steppe. I Into the ring and Announcer
Jordan introduced Corbett in the fol
lowing manner: „ '
It was plain that Gans had planned
to win fairly if he could and on a foul
if he saw it was going against him.
All his actichs in the ring pointed to
this. Gans looked In great condition
ti> the eye, but it was evident he was
not the came Gans physically who
fought Walcott or else he knew .the
white boy had the "Indian sign" on
him. There was not the sting to his
Mows and at no stage of the game
did he land a blow that worried Britt.
The latter was unmarked, but he was
mentally depressed over the outcome
of the contest.
Britt, in explanation- of the alleged
foul, claimed that from the manner In
which Gans hung on to him there were
times when he did "not know Gans'
knee touched the ground.
GANS'. PLAN TO WIN.
To Justify his dcision Graney said
that Britt deliberately fouled Gans, al
though he was warned not to do so.
Graney declared that Britt wrestled
and threw Gans to his knees and while
the colored man was. in this position
deliberately struck him. •
The crowd surged nip to the ring and
there were repeated cries to "declare
ail bets.' off." The referee paid no heed
to this." V- '^¦" : .;'~v ,,-.'..*':-:
Instead of appealing to the referee,
Britt struck Cans several • blows with
left and right to the head. The house
was in an -uproar. . Referee Graney mo
tioned to Gans, signifying that the col
ored man had won. When It dawned
on Britt that he had lost on- a foul he
was frantic with rage/ He rushed at
the referee and struck him a *hard blow
en the jaw. There was a clinch and
fighter and referee rolled over on the
floor, while patrolmen leaped Into the
fiftfe Xrom every \ corner and dragged
itaem apart. After they were separated
Graney walked jiway, but his anger
overcame.him .again and he tore off his
Tuxedo and started in the. direction of
Britt. Friends caught him and led .him
to one Bide. -
Had Britt kept his head at : this
point and appealed to the referee, the
latter would have had to warn Gans
of his Infraction of the spirit of the
rules and would have made him, stand
up and fight- Had this been \done
Jimmy Britt would be able this morn
ing to add the title of lightweight
champion to that of feather-weight
champion which he holds.'
WHERE BRITT LOST.
Jimmy Brttt defeated Champion Joe
Gans decisively In the Mechanics* Pa-
Tilion last night, but under the decision
of Referee Qraney the fl«nt went to
Gans on a fouL Leading up to this
traa a Aeries of dramatiq Incidents
which kept a vast crowd on the tiptoe,
of excitement tor more than an hour.
dans was outboxed. outfought and
outgamed by the wonderful Califor
nian, and secured the hollow honors of
a victory by a. decision which Is not In
accordance with the rules of the ring.
The two boxers and the referee each
contributed his mite to bring about
this result Joe Gans deliberately
went to his knees In the fourth round,
when, he saw the tide of battle going
against him. Britt, who was flgnting
like a cage full of tigers, struck him
while he was down.
Referee Graney then made the mis
take which had the effect of. starting
ap Incipient riot a few minutes after
ward. Instead tif warning Gans that
he must .not go down without being
hit, the referee paiO all his attention
to Brttt. He warned the Californian
that he must; not hit Gans when he
was down. The end came. In a sensa
tional manner in the.: fifth .round.
Britt's fighting blood was at fever heat
and he threw discretion to the winds
and sailed into "Gans with irresistible
force. The latter could make no stand
against the onslaught and in just
thirty-eight seconds he went .to his
knees. * .. - ¦ •*
Californian Warned Against Fouling
While Cans Is at Fault
Both Sluggers Are Slow
and Awkward Through
cut the Mill.
Sports From All Parts of
State Conspicuous
at Ringside. -
Britt Strikes Eddie Graney
CHAMPION IS BADLY BEATEN
WHEN REFEREE STOPS FIGHT
MEN OF NOTE
ON HAND TO
VIEW BATTLE
MEANS FIGHTS
DALEY A FOUR
ROUND DRAW
THE SAN?^FRANCISCO -GALL, TUESDAYS NQVEMRER .1, 1904.
AFTER A DESPERATE RING BATTLE WHICH CONTINUES FIVE ROUNDS BRITT LOSES ON A FOUL ALTHOUGH HE OUTFIGHTS GANS EVERY FOOT OF THE JOURNEY
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