Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-20
PROTESTS AGAINST THE ~MILL"
Prominent Residents Of 80. Paul Opposed ID
the Middle Weight Fight.

prominent Residents of St. Paul Opposed tn
the Middic-weight Fight.
fire-brand was thrown into the sporting"
circles Of St. Paul yesterday morning when il
was announced from the cathedral pulpit that
Archbishop Ireland. Bishop Gilbert and many
other prominent citizens would this evening
address a mass meeting at the New Market
Iheater dcnouncing the BRUTAL exhibition TO
be given under the name of athletics at the
West 9TH street pavilion "Wednesday evening"
In seven ST. Paul churches yesterday the
subject Of the sermons was "Pugilism," and
Hall, Fitzsimmons and Mayor Smith were
given a general all-round roast
ID H. Noyes. ex-presideut of the chamber Of
commerce, called upon Mayor Smith on Satur-
day and requested the executive to put stop
to the Fitzsimmons-Hall contest The visit
was the outgrowth of a correspondence be-
tween the two gentlemen, in which the mayor
informed Mr.. Moves that the mill would be con-
Quoted within the law. The mayor insists that
the hight will bring great deal of money TO
the city, that II will do great good in advcr-
Using st. Paul, and that he thinks it worthy
enterprise. Yesterday nearly every pulpit IN
the city was aroased against the fight and an
Indignation meeting has been called for tonight
at the New Market Hall.
However, the preparations for the tight are
completed and there seems not the slightest
u III.
Both Fitzsimmons and Hall are in primo
condition already and ready TO fight for their
lves. The stories from Beloit indicate that
nan Is sanguine, and everybody who has been
out To Whltebear TO see "Fitz" knows the
kangaroo feels positive of a victory. He re-
marked TO reporter: Il shall not stop train
ing until Tuesday. as must gain a pound or
TWO Oh mesh. and train up instead OF down.
Today have run around the lake twice, or IS
miles. weigh $50 pounds and on the night
OF the night 1 intend TO weigh l54. l am in
perfect condition. l shall claim the forfeit if
Hall weighs over l56 pounds, and 1 shall fight
10 win from start to finish. Hall is a clever
puglllst he will endeavor to win. and 4 have
SiOOo worth Of confidence that he won't"
The sale OF the tickets progresses steadily.
there Is scramble for the best seats that is the
Sl5 places
FrTZsrMMoNs rs INDIGNANT.
Fitzsimmons is doing a little more talking
and flourishing little more money than his
opponent, but men in from Beloit, Wis, Halls
training quarters say he feels SO sure of a VIC
tory that he is wagering all his own money and
urging all his friends to bet on him.
tltzsimmons attention was Saturday night
called to II dispatch. dated New York, in winch
1t was stated that the fight was q lob" put up
by betting men. He became indignant at once
and said:
to FIX this fight. l do not believe either that
Hall would consent to a hippodrome at this
time. There is too much at stake in the fu-
ture. Ii there wasn't penny in the purse
next Wednesday night the simple victory in
itself would be worth thousands of dollars TO
Its winner. The man who takes the purse has
a starring tour before him that will be worth at
least ~, 600 and then some club in America
England will offer a tremendous purse for a
night between the victor in the st. Paul fight
and Ted Pritchard. So. on the face OF things
there Is every reason to expect a fierce tight of
not more than twenty rounds.
As have said in previous interviews. 1
know have to meet a much harder man than
Dempsey, but feel perfectly sure that 1 can
put Hall under the ropes in a dozen or fifteen
rounds. have met him and think know his
tactics well enough to gauge him. His style of
hghtlng is not wholly fair and shall ask the
referee to make a note of it. He is a great
chncher and seeks to wear out his opponent by
getting frequent strangle holds about the neck.
his Is done with such frequency, i'm fact, that
1t Is plain fouling and l shall ask that it be
SO declared II he persists in it.
FIrzsIMMoNs AT FIGHTING WEIGHT.
Fitzsimmons has brought his weight down to
l49 pounds and is now training but lightly,
expecting to put on few pounds of flesh dur
ing the few days remaining before the great
mil. lie now rises about z o'clock in the
~
shore OF White Bear lake, returning to break
fast about Q O'Clock. At 10 % clock he
takes turn at his rowing ma
chime In the gymnasium and punches
the bag for half an hour. In the afternoon he
lounges about for couple of hours, takes a
walk about the parks and spends an hour box
ing with Trainer Carroll at the gymnasium
After the supper hour he either rows upon the
lake for time or takes a run into the city,
Today he will cease training altogether, and by
eating heartily push his weight up to about
lJ6 pounds.
Reports from Beloit indicate that Hall weighs
l53 to l54 pounds and that he will have to train
almost up to the hour of the fight to keep within
weight In health and out of training he weighs
from ten to fifteen pounds more than his oppo-
nent. One Of the first remarks Fitzsimmous
made after the articles were signed at Chicago
was, I've got You now. You can't get down TO
weight. Both FitZsimmons and Carroll cling
to this belief, as Carroll said on SATURDAY. af-
ternoon, Il don't believe Hall will be in the
middleweight class when he goes on the scales
Wednesday. III he isn't We will claim the 81 500
forfeit and settle the whole business right
there"
HALL WELL UNDER WEIGHT.
Parson Davies, however. laughs at what he
terms Fitzsimmons desire to crawl out of a
very small knothole. He saws:
Hall has been way under weight for over
that he will be caught pound or two heavy on
the day OF the hight He will tip the scales at
about l52 pounds when we leave Bcloit next
Tuesday. and during his days travel and rest
will not gain enough to put him into the heavy
weight class
The Minnesota Club will settle upon a referee
Wednesday noon. The choice has already mar
rowed down to two men. VIM. ]. Wells, man
ager of the Olympic Theater. st. Paul. and
Joseph Z. ManniX of the Minneapolis depart-
ment of the Pioneer Press Both pugilists
have signifed their willingness to accept either.
although under the articles of agreement
their sanction is wholly unnecessary. Neither
of the principals has yet named both his
seconds As to Halls intentions there is
considerable mystery. One day il will be an
nounced that Dempsey is to go behind him, TO
be followed Immediately by n denial and then a
reiteration. One of the seconds will be Charles
kenwick and the other, if not Jack Dempsey,
Prof. John Donaldson. OF course it is a fore
gone conclusion that Jimmie Carroll will be
behind FitZsimmons, and his assistant will
probably be Charles La Blanche or Billy
Hawkins.
FITzsIAMoNs A SLIGHT FAvoRITE.
Betting men are placing their money very
slowly and usually in very small amounts At
the fremont Exchange small bets were made
today of $40 to 50. $40 to SIS and 800 to Ss5
on Fitzsimmons. The Hall men are quite
numerous and willing to make wagers in
amounts under 500, but they expect odds and
refuse to place any bets at even money. This
is not because Of any lack Of confidence but on
account OF Fitzsimmons' own action on Satur-
day in placing o bet Of $1,000 to 81, 600 with
sporting man and offering to bet
another S6. 600 ON the same terms with parson