, 1891-07-15
FITz IN good SHAPE.
Confident That He Will Win
the Match With Hall.
He Puts $4,000 on Deposit to
Bet on Himself,
And Has More Ready for Any.
one Who Wants 1t.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, July l4.-Fitz
simmons confidence in his ability to whip
Hall was shown very pointedlv last night
liz his deposit OF So. 900 to bet on himself.
This confidence is equally shared by his
trainer Jimmy Carroll.
we don't cxpect q picnic" said
Carroll, "and We are preparing for a good
tussle, but we do expect a victory and are
ready to back ourselves"
And if Parson Dawes is so cocksurc,"
put in Firzsimmons, I'm be, him another
$4,000 VIII. Yes I'll bet him St, 900 to
s 5000"
No, make 1t even up" said Carroll.
Don't start the betting at odds now"
The men were sitting on the piazza of
their Economically situated cottage in
Shady lane, at White Bear lake, resting
from the f~atigues OF a hard DAYS work.
The victor over Dempsey wore nothing
but a thin shirt and clnse-fitting trousers,
displaying TO the full his wonderful. yet
peculiar anatomy. Fitzsimmons is a
physical study. The great muscles that
cross his chest and wrap his shoulders are
powerfully developed and interlaoe over
his back in large folds that almost give
him a hump-backed aspect. The biceps
are well looking, though not striking. but
the triceps. and the great bands that
parallel his forearm tell the secret of his
powers in the ring. His hands are per-
feet mauls, and the great wrist, eight
inches in circumference, swells into a fore
arm so hard as to make it almost a fist
from wrist to elbow. The neck Is solid
and supple, and is crowned by IA bullet
head, covered with closely cropped sandy
hair. Face, neck and hands are freckled
TO the appearance of a turkey EGG, and
health and condition are apparent at every
point.
Yes, Tm in good shape" said Fltz-
simmons, and if | = don't give II satistac.
tory account Of myself it will not be be
cause I'm not in condition." This was
said with a broad English accent and a
careless laugh. He is now down to ISL
pounds and is taking just such exercise as
to keep in perfect condition. BY the Dist
will stop training. The all dav rest OH
the battle day will add four or five
pounds and he will enter the arena
weighing 1874 or 1855 pounds.
Jim Hall weighs about the same
now" said Carroll, but is a larger man
with a longer reach and an inch taller.
We will, OF course. insist on his entering
the ring at weight. II he should be
a quarter of n pound over we'll claim the
81, 500 Tor forfeit, and that will end it."
The morning papers are commenting
on Halls having skipped the rope 200
times without stopping, observed the re-
porter.
IN make him skip the rope on the
night of the 22d, Prinned FitzsImmous.
He's getting into practice for that"
said Carroll. We were not skipping
ropes, for we don't expect to have it to
dat de-; t Es,s BBIIl0lT p Mod tHG'i;h the Australian Hc Hrs.
I've seen Billy skip 1900 times without
a break. Now Mccarthy bested Hall in
eight rounds, and FItz whipped Mccarthy
at :hr California Athletic club. Let Hall
skip
What is the idea, do you think. of
having Jack Dempsey go behind Hall?"
L create popular sympathy. Jack
is generally liked, you know, and Davies
thinks it a good move to lave him back
ot HILL. The impression seems to be
that j ack will put Hall on to Fits tactics,
He don't know en- broke in Fitz-
simmons. He never saw EN- at New
Orleans. After the fifth round Jack
didn't know ANYTHING, and | didn't use
any ring tactics. Jim Hall knows my
style better than Jack Dempsey, and |
know HIM. He's a clincher, that's what
he Is, but he won't clinch any with me,
or III knock his bloody head off"
This thing of clInching," observed
Carroll, sententiously rs ~fouling under
Queensberry rules. and an intentional
clinch is a foul, and we want a referee
that will make the men stand up and fight
and not wrestle. To strike a blow while
clinched is a foul and plain clinching itself
is a foul. We want a referee who will
caution the men about hugging, and who
will give the fight against the man who
persists"
What do you have to say about the
selection of ID referee?'
ANY good square man will suit me.
The Minnesota Athletic club will select
him a half hour before the fight and
no one will know until then who it will be.
We have confidence that the club will
name a capable and impartial man. and
we will be satisfied. 1t will be a clean
knockout, so it wont be hard to decide
the fight itself"