The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-23

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kration that he would give Jack Demp-
Ia return fight within year, and La
|che reiterated what he said the night
Re.
People may think I am not in earnest,
b am" he said, For nearly year
lie have been discussing the relative
It's of myself and Mr.. Dempsey, and dis
ha which is the better man of the two.
hin year will show that am his Su-
br. will fight him anywhere, but
er the California Athletic club because
In is more sure of fair play there.
'6ght him in England, If he wishes to.
! has won ono battle from me, and
defeated him once. and the next time
beet the question of superiority will be
ed. When he defeated me four years
I had slert two rainy nights in barn
when entered the ring l was not in
pink Of condition. On the other hand
all the way from Brooklyn, and was in
hdid condition. I was never salts
with the outcome of the flight,
longed for q return match which
last year. made up my mind to win,
trained carefully. When Jack pulled
is shirt in the ring said to myself:
hing man, il can't whip you will eat
termelon and that is something Inever
Why. my friend, there wrs not
oh of him for me. ], kept up my
ht to get even with him. Jack thou.y .yht
hd sure thing, and everybody SAT- ]
going out. In the twentieth roup l
said that was weak, and being hurt
would not last two rounds more. OF
be, was being punched, butt was in
light at all times. ] knew my chance
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landed the blow that won the fight.
was pretty eak whom he came up for
asst round. His face showed that he
tired and his legs were tottering. He
ght he had me sure, when my seconds
ed my legs to make believe that my
were giving out. Then Jack and his
lds tried to make out that won the
unfairly. That was mean trick and
Ill not forget it,
meeting between yourself and
hg Mitchell probable?''
We were matched to fight in the Cali
ia club last June, but the battle was in
[itely postponed. Young Mitchell is no
linR. He is good young fellow. He
youth and science in his favor, but do
think he can hit me hard enough to
me quit. If cannot whip him I will
3 from the ring"
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defeated McCarthy?'' a.
The is the coming middleweight. see
ants to fight Dempsey. ! think he can
Jack. do not care to tackle him
blf, but it he would come down to l54
Ids and give and take two pounds,
ID give him q 90 and run chances.
would make the middleweight limit
bounds. Aman could weigh that much
still be a middleweiRht. Fitzsimmonf
operly heavyweight. He cannot trair
to 14 pounds and be himself
low will Joe McAuliffe fare in his fight
Frank Slavin?"
oe will be the winner. He has improved
derfully since he foek ekht jackson. Billy
den is putting him through and learn
pim lots of things. Joe used to have Z
of pushing man away frcm him in
of hitting him, but he has got over it
We told him not to push, but to smash
|pponent. If he fights jackson again
he will win. He was not properly
led for his last fight with the Austria
poes Joe stand show of being tn
npion?'
that will be decided by his fight will
in. If he wins he does, if he loses he i
There is only one man anyway, an,
is John d. Sullivan. If he is in Qoc.
he can whip any man in the world
good for three or four years vet if b
care of himself and he can get him
into better condition than he was whel
Iet Kllrain if he puts his mind to hi
ling. He has been dissipating more o
lately"