The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-19

JACK dempsey such a hard battle, will meet
AiecA Sreggains, of San Francisco, Tuesday
nlgnt, In the latter city, for purse of $500
Inc match between Jake Kilran and Billy
Woods, Tor Tuesday night at St. Paul, is prob
aply on Articles were never signed.
Inc middle-weight championship of the world
Will 90. contested for at St. Paul Wednesday
night by Jim Hall and Bob Fitzsimmons, both
OF australia, and the latter of whom wrested
the championship from Jack Dempsey 1t is
generally believed that the fight will be crooked,
es the regulations OF Hall, Fitzsimmons and
Farson Davies, Halls manager, are bad. The
st Louis Post Dispatch says:
Inc glove contest which takes place on the
"a OF this month ut st. Paul between Bob Fitz-
summons and Jim Hall NAV be on its merits, but
lew people hold that opinion. From the start
.ne anair had suspicious look. The sudden
taxing OF the match from the Astoria Club and
transferring ii to Mr.. Shaw, OF the Twin City
Jockey Club, was in itself rather strange, and
next Hall and FitzsimIaons, who had been
aapusing each other SO loudly, both appeared at
Snlcago at puglistic entertainment Just after
they had agreed to fight for Mr.. Snaws
money. Then Fitzsimmons made up with
Jimmy Carroll, his old trainer, with whom
ne was alleged to have had such serious row,
whlle Billy Woods, tie sparring companion and
irleno OF fitzsimmons, was engaged to train
u uai.' .ne man the New Zsalander is to meet.
nan IS under the management of "Parson"
DaVles, OF Chicago, while a Chicago saloon
keeper named Clark has been back of Fitzsim-
mons, with Otto c. Floto as his active manager.
Fioto Ia the man who has for years been the
right bower OF Parson Davies, and the
match between Hall and Fitzsimmons
70 night in Minnesota was not
mace until Parson Davies took charge of Hall.
since the match has been made the fight has
peen doomed" along by all sorts OF advertising
oevices Just as theatrical show or circus
might use, the latest adj. appearing in the morn
ing papers IN the form OF an offer OF FitZ;im-
mons to make side bet of $500 that he will
Wnip Hall, and talk with Dempsey conqueror
IN which he boasts OF how he will ''do'' his man,
everything about the battle has had this same
advertising air, and it is probable that there is
really no purse at all, but that the men and
tneir managers have an arrangement with Shaw
LOT division OF the gate receipts and are
working up all the advertising they
can to make the receipts as large as possible.
f1tzsimmons own admission that he once per-
mitted Hall 10 knock him out in Australia
SHOWS that the men are not above "fxiDg''
Things. That the management are aware of the
general distrGst in the match is shown by the
iaet that they had the articles changed so that
the club, instead OF the two pugiists, should
name the referee. But this has not increased
confidence In the affair to any great extent. The
distrust is by not means confined to few, but
is general, and that is the real cause of the
small amount OF interest taken in match of
such Importance as this on its face would ap-
pear to be.
The Pittsburg Dispatch says:
Before the month ie out IL all goes well, Jim
Hall and Bob Fitzsimmons the two "corn-
stalks. will meet in their proposed glove con-
test for reputed purse OF $4,000. 1t is remark
able how little there has been said about this
affair, and dare say many would have for
gotten all about il had not the matter been re-
introduced TO public notice during the week in
away that smacks OF business. The other morn
ing the newspapers told us that Hall and Fitz
simmon had signed a new copy of articles,
and ii was pointed out that one great feature
OF the new articles was the fact that the club
giving the purse would select the referee 30 that
good and honest battle to finish would be
guaranteed. Just hear ye that, We patrons of the
ring. Just quietly understand that a clubs
referee is guarantee that ell will be right; just
try and picture that as a fact in view of Brew
sters decision in the Meyer Bowen contest, and
Dunn's decision in the recent Kilrain-slavin al
fair. The thing is preposterous I have
an idea that the Western club Civ
ing the purse for Hall and Fitz-
simmons will more or less find
themselves ain the hole before the affair is
ended. 1t is apparent that interest in these
club affairs is on the wane, simply because they
are mostly frauds. l have steadily held this
opinion from the first of their history and every
year is adding facts to my side. Tho very
greatest suspicious are existing regarding Il
Hall.F.txSmmons affair, ami | am hard to con-
vince other than that they are TO divide whatever
purse may be offered them. Few people thought
that Slavin and Kilrain were going halves, but
they divided
still, think Slavin tried his best, and so did
Kilrain. But | claim it would be better and
fairer for the public If they knew whether or not
$1,000 of which was 70 go to the winner, or
whether they were contesting in full view OF the
fact that each was to have one-half, lose or win.
have a strong notion that FitZSmm mons will try
TO defeat Hall, ana If he does tryf will be sur
prised if Hall is not beaten