The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-26
The Long Australian Pugilist Will
Fight Maher Weighing About
175 Pounds.
His Friends Confident That He
Gan Whip the Strong Boy
from Ireland.
Who Will Face Mitchell and Slavin c-Dis-
GUESSING tho Quality of Game-
ness In u Fighter.

NEW ORLEANS Feb. 25.-Another delega-
tion went over to-day to zee Fitzsimmont
at Bay st. Louis. All who saw him ART
enthusiastic over his condition, and declare
that he is in better condition than when lie
met Jack Dempsey. He weighs fifteen
pounds more. but does not show it, and il
far more nimble and active on his legs than
cat. He can run ten miles without diff
steeple-chaser. Whom through with Van
quelin he spared four men besidea Robert
son and Johnny Van Heest. Van Hssst,
who is quiet clever, and who never met
defeat. said:
1T is no use to try. no one can hit him.
| have spared middle-weights and could
get in some good work on them. but can
not land on Fitz.'
Van Heest thinks Fitzsimmons fine, as
boxers are made, and he will give the Irish
champion more medicine than he ever
swallowed at one dose before. Thomas
Manning, the trainer.of Van Heest. said:
II find him wonderful man, and Maher
will find contract to put him out. He
may best Fitz with his superior weight,
height and reach, but it will not be an easy
matter"
When Fitz was through his work at tho
gymnasium and had his beef tea and good
rubbing. noted physician who is at the
bay for health, took his temperature and
found his pulse as quiet a. if he had been
sitting around the house. This doctor,
when asked what he thought OF him, said
II think him great. and the loss his
friends say of him the better for the bus
mess. As to his wind, there ia nothing like
tt, and if he does not put out the Irishman,
the heavyweight will have nxrd time get.
ting him, that is, if he makes running
Jimmie Carroll is in good spirits over the
fight, and says: Bob is man that needs
some ono to keep him from work. He eats
what he likes and does the work he fancies
most. His food is of the best the markets
afford, and, to use the old expression, he is
to bed 165 pounds. If his health continues
good and he is blessed with his usual appe-
tite. hope to sse him enter the ring in
light ring costume weighing about 175
pounds. He does not look any larger than
when he trained for Dempsey, bnt whom he
the strength and wind comes i'm
The Metropolitan club of New Orleans
has fixed upon Feb 20 as the day for the
contest between Needham and kyan.
The reports that have gone out that
Frank Slavin and Charley Mitchell will
fight Choynski and Colbett before the
Olympic club, March 2, are without foun-
dation. The contracts with the English
and Australian boxers call for meeting of
the two heavyweiRhts outside the class
known as likely champion leaders, which
prsoludes both Corbett and Choynski. It
is pretty we'll established that one of the
two unknown is big Felix Vanqueliu, the
Creole heavyweight, who, after gaining
some local distinction, was badly knocked
out by Jake Kilrain. Vanquelin will meet
Charley Mitchell, and, rs he weighs 2l5
pounds and has been practicing with Fitz-
for some time past, he is likely
to be more formidable antagonist than
when he met Kjlrain. This seems to have
reached Mitchell, for it is said that he has
recently taken to training, or rather put
T. ting himself into q better condition for
fight. If Vanquelin gets chance he will
try and knock Charley out. Who il to
meet Slavin is unknown.