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Collection of headlines from various North American newspapers....James J Jeffries to make the first defence of his world heavyweight championship against number one challenger Robert "Bob" Fitzsimmons of Australia at the Los Angeles Athletic Club's new 3,000 seat indoor arena....Jeffries weighed in at 210 lbs and Fitzsimmons 178....The two men will split 75% of the gross receipts with 60% to the winner and 40% to the loser in addition to a 65-35 split of the purse put up by the club as well as side wagers amounting to some $15,000....Both men have elected to wear soft bandages and use regulation five ounce gloves provided by the club....Hiram Cook has agreed to referee the bout and will receive $500 for his services....The only preliminary will be a 10 round fight between Big Joe McAuliffe and 'Fightin' Joe' Millett both of San Francisco....Fitzsimmons will have retired veteran Hank Griffin in his corner along with his usual chief second while Jeffries will have Bill Delaney and his brother Jack Jeffries in his....