St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-05

III r. g the Minnesota
'S;SE 'V<-a->t E>-:k Athletic club
"a 49, on the ed of
~ the pre- S Mt
month, was
Visited yesterday by President COwles
and Manager Frank n. Shaw, who were
more than pleased with his appearance
and evident determination. Hall Is eX-
ceedingly well conditioned and ready
to step into the ring at almost any
time. John Kline, who has never
yet had 4 loser. said this afternoon
that it had never been his lot to have
man under his care VINO was so easily
handled as Jim Hall. He is a yerltaOle
glutton for work. never complains; kln
fact. seems to take especial pleasure III
preparing for the meeting with "Red
Bob whom he would give his right
arm to defeat. So far as Hall is con-
cerned, and / believe FitZ is equally
Yindictive, the contest will be one of the
bitterest ever witnessed. "FitZ dreamed
that he knocked me out in three rounds,
did hep" said Hall. ''Well, | am glad
to hear that; there Is an old saying that
dreams go by contraries,' and L hope 1t
will prove so in this case. Ii is evident
/ trouble him great deal in his sleep,
but
VIII Trouble Him
a good deal more waking on the evening
of the 22d-see if | don't" laughingly
commented the lengthy one after being
shown newspaper clipping which
stated that FitZSimmOnS, who claims TO
have had similar experience before he
fought Dempsey, had had dream In
which he saw Hall lying at his feet
counted out" during the third round
of a contest. Hall is a very modest. UNI
assuming fellow. who has often been
designated "GentIeman Jim:" he is not
given to Boosting in the least, but has
an air of quiet confidence about him
that impreesses one much more
than would whole volume of
argument. He is constantly under the
eye of "Parson" Davies, who will re-
main by his side until the eventful mo-
ment arrives, when he will be called
into the ring to face his old antagonist
to settle an old grudge and to decide the
ownership of $4,000 purse and the
right to the title, champion middle
weight of America and Australia"
Mr.. Davies is sparing no expense to
put his principal into the ring, and is
ever on the lookout for his welfare,
fact which impressed Messrs. COwles
and Shaw more than anything else
could have done. The quarters fitted
up SpCCldllg lOA 11diA dlC
Very Pleasantly Situated
and plenty of apparatus has been pro-
Vided for exercising purposes. A thirty
siX-lap track skirts the gymnasium, so
that should the weather be unfavOrable
as many miles. as needed can be
traversed IN doors. Halls weight varies
from 153 to 15415 pounds. To-day, after
avery fair afternoons work, he weighed
tho foltOurinfr lainn hic
rect measurements: Height, feet 3
inches; length of reach, 311S inches;
chest. 3715 inches; forearm, 1919 inches;
wrist, 81 inches; biceps, 1919 inches;
calf, 1871 inches; thigh, 1919 inches;
waist. 500 inches; neck, Is inches;
depth of chest, go inches. Yes
terday, for the first time, he
INDUCED in a little sprinting eXer-
else, making such good time that
John Kline, who is as much of an au-
thority on sprinterS as he is on fighters
and WreStlers, believes he will make a
sensational record before leaving off
He has jumped the rope 1871 times
without a break and then started in and
ran a mile in that
Long Sweeping stride
of his which is so deceptive. At times
he appears scarcely to be moving. yet
those who undertake IN turns to accom-
pany him drop out, after covering few
laps, thoroughly beaten. After the
visit of the club epresentatiYeS-whic
was made for the purpose of getting
Halls and Davies signatures to a new
set of articles, the conditions of which
remain the same as the old ones. the
only difference being that the name of
the club, incorporated since the
first articles were drawn, was
inserted instead of that of
Frank Shaw, who was the original guar
antOr of the purse, and the privilege of
appointing a referee given entirely to
the directors of the organization in
stead Of to the principals-Hall seemed
to put renewed energy into his work.
He punched the bag, scurried around
the track, threw John Kline in wreSt-
ling match, wore out every one who
dOnned the gloves with him, and eX-
ecuted numberless other feats without
any apparent eXertion, and without
showing any signs of fatigue, nOtwith-
standing the fact that his left jaw is
swollen out Of all proportions, the re-
suit of having the sharp edges of his
teeth filed away. "If got into the ring
with a jaw like this" he remarked,
"what splendid cushion it would be
for Fits right if he could land it."
He Seems 10 Bubble Over
with good nature, and never loses an
opportunity to get joke on his aSSOci-
ates. Billy Woods, the champion
heavyweight of Colorado; Charlie KEN
mick, to whom Tom Ryan forfeited the
Welterweight championship, and Prof.
Joe TanSey. the Southern champion,
are Halls principal sparring partners,
but sometimes the "Parson," who is
himself quite handy, and John Kline
''put 'em on' with him for few rounds,
which are generally made pretty lively.
Woods, by the way, is getting into
pretty good shape for a prospective
meeting with Jake Kilrain or George
Godfrey, which may take place the
early part of next month. One club
has offered purse of s., 500, which may
not, however, be considered sufficient.
Kilrain, who is in the East, has not so
far been heard from in the matter, but
Woods, like Barkus, ''is willin'" to
meet the BaltimOrean or any other good
man that may be pitted against him.
The Denver lad has improved greatly
since he defeated Mike COnley, and
may be depended on to give any of the
stop nOtchers" battle worth much to
see. He can use both right and left to
perfection, has good, quick delivery,
is very shifty and able to take, if neces-
SaTy, lots of the ''gaff."
He Has Good Wind,
Is an excellent general, and will make a
strong bid for championship honors
within year. Kemmick, too, is anoth-
er man who may be safely backed to re-
tain his present standing among the
welterweights. An effort is being made
TO have him meet the welterweight
rhamniOn of Australia Dawson who
recently defeated Dummy Mace, on
AntipOdean wonder, upon his arrival in
this country. The California club has
aIraa dr nffeLnd nIIrSa of 50 Ann for