St. Paul daily globe., 1891-07-12

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HSH does not win
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"IEi~&H@-sEH%ik by day battle
ia 49, with Ii all it
~ will not be be-
~ cause he is not
in trim and full of faith in bis own abil-
confidence is equally shared by his
trainer, Jimmy Carroll. I'VE don't ex-
pect a picnic" said Carroll, "and we
are preparing for good tussle, but we
do expect victory and are ready 10
back ourselves"
''And If Parson Davies is so cock
sure" put in FitZsimmons. 'Pll bet him
$4,000 | win. Yes, I'll bet him $4,000 to
S5,OOO."
No. make it even up" said Carroll,
''dOn't start the betting at odds nOw."
The men were sitting on the piazza
of their rOmanticaly situated cottage
in Shady Lane. at White Bear lake,
resting from the fatigues of hard
days work. The victor of Dempsey
wore nothing but q thin shirt and close
fitting pair of trousers, displaying to
the full his wonderful, yet peculiar,
anatomy. FitZsimmons is a physical
study. To the casual observer, his
Gated principally in his shoulders and
arms. His hips andIegs seem small in
proportion, but in those long limbs
the sinewS and tendons are like
wrought steel. .and any of the proponents
of Hall who have relied upon weakness
in FitZ's kangaroo adjuncts are
likely to sup sorrow with
big spoon when the fight comes
off. His shoulders. chest and arms
are wonderfully developed. The great
muscles that cross his chest and wrap
his shoulders are powerfully developed,
and interlace over his back in large
folds that almost give him a hump
backed aspect. The biceps are we'll
looking, though not striking; but the
tricepS and the great bands that paral-
lei 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
forearm so hard as to make it almost a
fist from wrist to elbow The neck is
solid and supple, and is crowned by a
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.
Fitz's Condition
YES, I'm in good shape" said Bob,
t'and if | don't give satisfactory ac-
count of myself it will not be because
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 con-
dition. By the Dist he will have reached
$50 pounds, and will stop training. The
all-day rest on the battle day will add
four or five pounds, so he will enter the
arena weighing 154 or 155 pounds.
Jim Hall weighs about the same
now" said Carroll, "Dut is a larger
man, with a longer reach and an inch
taller. We will, of course, insist on his
entering the ring at weight. If he
should be a quarter of a pound over
we'll claim the $1,000 forfeit, and that
will end it."
The morning papers are comment
ing on Halls having skipped the rope
2.200 times without stopping" observed
the GLOBE.
"Pu make him skip the rope on the
night of the 22d," grinned Fitzsimmons.
He's getting in practice for that"
said Carroll. "Well, we're not skipping
ropes, for we don't expect to have it to
do. It's bloody foolishness. He gets
that from Billy Mccarthy, the Austral-
ian. Eve seen Billy skip 1850 times
without break. Now. Mccarthy best
ed Hall in eight rounds, and FitZ
whipped Mccarthy at the California
Athletic club. Let Hall skip"
"What is the idea, do you think, of
having Jack Dempsey go behind Hall?"
ITO create popular sympathy. Jack
is generally liked,yOu know, and Davies
thinks it good move to have him back
of Hall"
THE impression seems to be that
Jack will put Hall onto Fitz's tactics,
and"
"He don't know 'em," broke in Bob.
He never saw 'em at New Orleans.
After the fifth round Jack didn't know
anything and 1 didn't use any ring tao
tics. Jim Hill knows my style better
than Jack Dempsey and | know Halls.
He's a clincher, that's what he is. but
he won't clinch any with me, or Pll
knock his bloody head Off"
"This thing of clinching," observed
Carroll. sententlously, sis fouling.
Under Queensberry rules an intentional
clinch is a foul, and we want referee
that will make the men stand up and
fight and not wrestle. To strike blow
while clinched is foul and plain
clinching itself is 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 referee"
tAny good square man will suit us.
The Athletic club will select him 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. It'll be clean knock
out, so it won't be hard to decide the
fight ITSELF"
Routine of Training.
White Bear lake is an ideal place for
training, and FitZsimmonS is not only
comfortably, but romantically situated.
The cottage nestleS coolly and snugly
beneath a roof of giant trees, and is
within hundred yards of the lake
shore, An alarm clock trills out its
shriIl summons at g a. m. every day,
and before its notes have ceased
FitZsimmons and Carroll are dressed.
Fifteen minutes are put in in a good
smart walk and fifteen more in saving
and splitting wood, then good rub fits
out the pugilist with razor appetite
for breakfast. He eats heartily. avoid
ing only acids and strong condiments.
Chops or steak. eggs, toast and tea COM
prise the breakfast. Beef tea is stand
BY, and during the day several pints of
| ii find their way into the interior of the
lanky pug. Vegetables and fruit are
eaten moderately, the only care being
taken IN selecting sound, ripe products.
An hours rest and "play with the kid'
| after breakfast and the work of the day
begins. A trip around the lake
| afoot-fourteen miles-is the regu-
lar morning diversion. Sometimes
| it's a walk, then run, then
a sprint, until the lake is circumnavi-
gated. Fitz plows through swamps and
briars at gaIlop; sprlnts for 200 yards
along the road; saunters through a