The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-11
FITzsIMmoss, CLEAN RECORD.
something About the Man Whom
Dempsey Is to Fight.


In talk recently Bob Fitzsimmons
said. Ny first appearance in the ring
was st Jem Mace's amateur boxing tour
nament at Tlmaru. New Zealand, ten
years ago. Mace was making a tour
through the colonies then. succeeded in
knocking out four men that night, win
ning the amateur championship of New
Zealand and a gold watch. The next year
Mace visited Us again and gave another
tournament. then knocked out nve men
IN one night, sustaining my title of cham
pion.
After defeating the FIVE men put on
the gloves with Herbert Slade, and TO the
surprise OF everybody present bested
him. After stopping Slade, Mace and I
We're going 70 wind up the evenings en-
tertainment with friendly bout. We put
on the gloves and shook hands, and were
about commencing TO spar when We were
greeted with such storm of Kisses that
Mace thought it would be better TO take off
the gloves. The audience thought that
Mace was going to try to knock me out,
when IN reality he only intended to show
me few points in boxing. All these
bouts were fought under Marquis of
Queensherry rules.
Il next fought Arthur Copper under
London prize ring rules, at Timaru, de-
feating him in three rounds. Then came
my lights with Jack Murphy and Jim
Crawford, both of which were fought I'M
der London prize ring rules. l defeated
the former in four aud the latter In three
rounds, knocking them both out After
this left New Zealand and went to Sgd
ney, sparring for the nrst time there at
Larry Foley's Athletic hall. where de-
feated Brinsmead, a, heavy-weight, in two
III wofe a1 de - 4 4
pounds. The fact is, never fought at over
lfS pounds until | came TO the United
states. next defeated Jack Greentree, a
middle-weight, at Foley's, in three rounds.
Dick Sandal, who, after | left New Zea-
land, bad got to be amateur champion
there, was the next one who wanted to
meet me. defeated him in four rounds.
Then defeated Bill Slavin. brother of
Frank Siavin. Bill is not the Slavin who
was recently defeated by Joe Goddard's
brother in Sydney, but an older brother
and considerably heavier man. | bested
him in seven rounds.
81 then fought Eager, who recently
fought draw with Starlight, the colored
mlddle-weight champion of Australia, and,
had on eight-ounce, beat him in three
rounds. | defeated Conway, champion of
Ballarat, in three rounds. Ny next battle
of importance was with Dick Ellis, who
was and Is now considered a good one in
Australia, he having fought three draws
with Lang, the well-known Maori heavy
weight, two battles being under London
rules and one under Queensberry. Ellis
weighed 176 pounds against my 148 pounds,
but l beat him in three rounds Just the
same. / next fought Jim Hall, champion
middie-weight of Australia. for the cham
pionship, defeating him in five rounds.
Then fought Starlight, the colored mid
dle-weight champion of Australia and
champion of Queensland, knocking him
out in nine rounds. NV last night in Aus
tralia was with Professor West, heavy
weight, who used to exhibit through Aus
tralia, advertising to knock any man out
in four rounds. / knocked him out in two
minutes.
Coming to San Francisco Immediately
got on a match with Billy Mccarthy to
fight at the California Athletic Club. I
fought him with but very little training,
as had been in the country only fourteen
days when We met, knocking him out in
nine rounds. l could have finished him
in three rounds, but wanted to give the
club members a show of sparring for their
money. My last night up to date was with
Arthur Upham. I defeated him in Eve
rounds at the Audubon Club, New Orleans.
OF course hope 20 add Dempsey's name to
the list in few weeks, but then / haven