St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-03
The DERBY DAY MILL.
New Articles Of Agreement
Signed by FitzsimmonS
and Hall.
A Referee to Be Selected by
the Club and Not by the
Boxers.
The Men in Hard Training
and Both Confident Of
Victory.
Harrington Is Awarded the
Harrington Is Awarded the
Battle With Collins at the
Olympic.

CHICAGO, July 2.-Messrs. Frank n.
Shaw and T. Z. Cowles, of st. Paul.
made their appearance in Chicago to-
day, having spent the forenoon at Be
lott, where Jim Hall is in active train
ing for his fight to a finish with Bob
Fitzsimmons in ST. Paul the night of
July %, the opening day of the Twin
City Jockey club races. The purpose of
Messrs. Shaw and Cowles in visiting
Beloit was to secure the signatures of
Jim Hall and Parson Davies to an en-
tirely new draft of the articles
of agreement. The original articles
stipulated that Frank Shaw should
give a purse of $4,000. of which the
winner should have $1,000. and the
loser 81 200, Shaw to have the privilege
of naming either st. Paul or Minneapo-
lis as the city in which the contest
should take place, while FitZSimmOnS
and Hall reserved the right to choose a
referee. Then came the incorporation
and organization of the MINNESOTA Ath
letic club. with capital stock of so. eco,
and having in its list of incOrpOratOrS
and officers some of the leading
business men of st. Paul, among
them Mr.. Shaw himself. who
was most active in promoting the
enterprise. it was his original inten
tion to turn over the HalI-FitZSImmons
contest to the new club, and this has
accordingly been done. New articles
were drawn in st. Paul and signed by
T. Z. CoWleS as president and John +.
Baker as secretary of the Minnesota
Athletic club. and last Wednesday Fitz-
simmons affixed his signature, his
trainer, jim Carroll, also signing as
witness. Hall and Davies signed at
Beloit to-day, and the new articles
are therefore complete and bind
ing upon all parties. In adj
dition to transferring the contest
to the jurisdiction of the Minnesota
Athletic club. the new articles embody
the very important provision that the
club, and not the contestants, shall
select the referee. In this way the club
becomes wholly responsible for the con-
duet of the fight. and it is enabled alb
sOlutely to insure battle to the end
and on its merits. Following are the
New Articles of Agreement:
ST. PAUL. MINI. July 2, 1891. Articles OF
agreement between the Minnesota Athletic
Club and Robert Fitzsimmons, champion
middleweIght of America, and jim Hall,
champion middleweighl Of Australia.
The Minnesota Athletic Club Of st. Paul.
Minnesota. hereby agree to give purse OF
$4,000 for contest to a finish with four
ounce gloves, Marquis of Queensberry rules
to govern. between Robert FltZslmmons,
champion middleweight Of America. and
Jim Hall. champion mlddleWelght OF AUS
tralia, said contest to take place in the build
ing Of said club in the city of ST. Paul. Min
nesota, on the night OF July 22d, 1871, at
O'Clock sharp; of which purse Of $1,000 the
winner shall receive S11.010, and the loser
tho cluh fbp rptprnP. the
testants to weigh at the r1ngslde IN costume
not over 156 pounds EACH
We Robert FitZsimmons and Jim Hall,
hereby accept the above conditions. ana. as a
guarantee of our appearance in the ring. and
at the weight herein designated. at the hour
of 9 O'Clock sharp on the evening herein
named. there has been deposited the sum Of
S1,500 by Charles E. Davies for Jim Hall, and
ST. 800 by Robert a. FItZsimmons in his own
behalf, in the hands Of Frank A. Seymour.
treasurer of the Minnesota Athletic club, at
the city of st. Paul; and the contestant who
shall fail to appear at the ringslde at the
hour and under the conditions above named.
hereby q agrees TO forfeit said deposit Of Sl,50O
to the said Minnesota Athletic club.
A Glimpse at the Men.
Hall is attending strictly to business
In his training quarters at BelOit, and is
full of vigor and confidence. His appe-
tite is something extraordinary for
man in hard training. and he takes TO
his work with keen relish. He has his
eve on that Sl1, 900, and considers this
the opportunity of his life not only to
get a large sum of money, but to reach
the rank of a recognized pugilIst of the
first class among the worlds middle
weights. He is already below l56
pounds in weight. and will unquestion-
ably weigh in at the proper figure.
FItzsimm0ns is IN training at White
Bear lake. near st. Paul, and is as spry
as kitten and 1.-the as panther. He,
too is below weight, and will work back
to it in the last three or four days Of
training. While not boastfuI. he feels
sure of victory, and frankly admits that
if Hall is in good form it will be tre
mendous battle.