Evening journal., 1892-12-08
jim HALL PUGNACIOUs,
The DIiddIeweight PugiIist Returns From
England Fun of Fight-Anxious to
WhaclS Fitzsimmons.


Bob Fitzsimmons for purse of $4,000
at the Crescent Athletic Club of New Or
leans. Halls appearance. as he slowly
trotted down the gangplank, was the
subject of much favorable comment by
dozen OF more sports and newspaper men
who were on hand TO welcome him again
on this side of the water. Hall looks
hale and hearty, but he presents a more
serious appearance than formerly. He has
grown quite tall and stout, too He was
dressed yesterday in long ulster, a dark
English suit and a patriarchal looking
high hat
About an hour before the Antipodean
went ashore a reporter met him In the
chief stewards room in the act of APP
peasirg a ravenous appetite. Pritchard's
conqueror greeted the reporter very
graciously, and said
"I'm exceedingly delighted TO be in
this country again, for of all places on
earth America suits me the best. We
had an excellent trip across, excepting
a few days of rough weather. was sea
sick little while. but not very bad.
Before ] left London Charley Mitchell
was there to say goodby. Charley
is looking very well. Barring
his trouble with that man Savage, his
mind Is solely directed toward arranging
fight with jim Corbett. He firmly be-
iieves that he can defeat Corbett and
easily at that.
81 was In company with Mitchell on
the night OF his trouble with Savage. If
any one was to blame or should have
been sent to prison it was Savage.
| Mitchell is innocent Of any wrongdoing
| Why. when the case came before the
court there was nobody for the defense.
Everybody was against Mitchell. The
Judges. too, wouldn't listen to anything,
| but devoted almost all of their time
looking up Mitchells record for fifteen
wears back. OF course his past career
has not been without some blemishes,
and. knowing all this, they made it as
hot for him as they could. The fact OF
the whole matter is Mitchell struck a
case of hard luck, and the only alterna.
tive was to yield TO the inevitable.
"Is your match with Bob lltzsimmons
a fixtureg the reported asked.
eyes. " was the reply. "l'm going 20
fght this conceited fool at all hazards.
IL have already signed the agreement,
and he can't crawl this time. / would
have liked to have fought i'm the North
but as Fitz is dead struck on New
Orleans III fight wherever he wants tC
Just to teach him that I'm his master.
"Is there any likelihood of you and J0,
Choynsd being matchedf
ii heard something about IL in Oh,
English papers" was Halls reply, but
none Of the clubs made any overtures tC
me. Any way, what's the use Of talking
about such q meetingl My sole aim al
present is to fight Fitzsimmons
licked him once before ana ! can do Il
again, Notwithstanding all his charge
about laying down for a consideration
Hall would not discuss anything abou
his recent separation from Parsol
Davies. Il have the greatest regard fo
Mr. Davies said Hall, land we parte'
the best of friends ] simply disagreed
with him. and that is all there is to it.
r Regarding the large purse for which b.
q and FitzsimmOns are to struggle Tor
I Hall said: ut nearly took my breat
! away when I heard of it, It's a bi
, amount TO fight for and you can be
\ your life I'm going to try to land 1t. Tn
v talk of dividing the purchase, as far
+ Pm concerned, is all nonsense. When
G resort TO such thing you can gambl
that have gone crazy
r "What kind of a fighter is Ted Pritcl
ard2"
v "He is very clever. indeed, and mic
3 fellow personally Before / left ] trie
!. to induce him to come to this countrl
/. but he refused. ! think he could mai
j. lots of money here. AS TO Dick Burge, !
# is another good lightweight fighter an
% a great pedestrian. In my estimation
d can beat Jack McAuliiie.
p Captain Frank Williams, the form'
T. matchmaker of the Olympic club of ne
# Orleans. but now acting in the san
n capacity for the Crescent A. c., Of u
le same city, was one of the party to We
come Hall. Captain Williams visit
le this city is mainly to clinch the matt
ne with Hall and Fitzsimmons, and, inl
-o dentally. to see Dick Burge, who sa
n from England today and thy TO get q
N Englishman TO fight Champion Ja'
ss McAulife before the Crescent club duril
in the Madi Gras festival
ic After attending to his baggage, HI
and Captain Williams were driven TO L
Marlborough Hotel, where the form
will stop during his stay I'm New loi
Very strangely, no representative OF I
Oh Coney Island club was present when 1
Australian fighter arrived IN this city.
oh Hall told sun Reporter lAnt Ae VIZ
w surely see the fight tonight bctwe
la Maher and Goddard but he emphatica
'so declined to express an opinion as to W
h would win.
N' About o'clock last night Hall,
pc companied by Captain Williams, Pal
n; Fallon. ithe Chicago sport, and
ed other friends. dropped in to see War;
~ Lewis at his place on Eighth aven
p, Warren received Hall very warmly.
~ speaking of his stay in England, pa
a., cnlarlv about Charlie Mitchell and
M dispute with the old man Savage, j
~ astounded his hearers by saying that
he was he and not Mitchell who struck
mt man.
.a. 81 struck out with my cane, whic
,st held in my hand and caught the fell
be on the back of the neck, said he.
Hall and William Muldoon,
wrestler met last night and had "a
1t is said that Muldoon viii be the A
IN tralian lighters manager i'm the futu
,tv and also train him for his fight "
ny Fitzsimmons. When asked about u
ms Hall denied that such a thing was pro
1et bic. and that he expects to see MUD
I'm to day. The date of the Hall-titzs
none Hrhf Cnnfaiu Williams said i