St. Paul daily globe., 1892-03-02
NEW ZEALAND FREAK.
Fitzsimmons Surprises AIl--Maher
Laying Low.


Laying Low.
New ORLEANS, La, March 1.-Fitz-
simmons is still under Jimmy Carroll's
care in training quarters at Bay st.
Louis and will not come over to the
city until tomorrow morning. On rising
this morning he tipped the beam at IT'S
pounds. Seven miles work on the coun-
try roads and rattling bouts of boxing
with Joe ChoynSki and Alex GreggainS,
who are his guests, took off five pounds,
but still left the big New Zealander
strong and we'll. He is in good spirits,
eats and sleeps we'll. He has been
training up instead of down. He
has been allowed great variety of food
and drink, greater than is allowed in
ordinary training. He is in better con
dition than ever before. His skin is
clear, his muscles plant and powerful.
and he is quick as lightning in getting
away or in getting any part of his body
cut of the way. His only ailment is
sore finger, the result of knocking out
an ambitious negro giant who courted
his fate.
Him Hall. who reached the city yes
terday, predicted Maher'S victory, not
only on account of his strength. but be-
ence in weight His attention was
called to the fact that FitzsImmons
would weigh as much asMaher and would
not have pound of supertluous flesh.
well, he trained down to 154 and was
, stroug, and now trains up to ITO and is
strong. He is freak, that's all there
is about it," replied Hall. There are
many who think the same way and the
freak is almost the faVOrite in the bet
ting.
Maher is still an unknown quantity
as to proWeSs. Not even the courteous
offices of the Olympic, who wanted to
receive him in style, knew of the time
of his coming. Billy Madden entrusted
the secret welcome to few henchmen,
and when Maher came in there were
few on the lookout. He was taken to
the rear of the city, and is now becom-
ing accustomed to the change. Madden,
for some reason, is keeping his man
under cover and allowing no one to see
him. Doubtless the plan is to worry
Fitzslmmons in the same way that
Dempsey was denied the sight of FitZ-
simmons until the latter looked over
him in the ring.
The postponement of the Metropoli-
tan fight, and the thirst of many of the
carnival visitors for sport will serve to
crowd the Olympic arena OH the night
of the fight. Half the fighters in the
country, from Slavin to Tommy Dan
forth, are here; newspaper correspond
ents are thick as bees, ana almost every
profession has delegations. Gen. Nelson
A. Miles represents the army, the Dwy-
ers the turf, King Kelly the diamond, Sen
ator Ed Kearney heads Tammany hall
| company, and the bench and bar have
| many unobtrusive members studying
the date on the Olympic tickets.
The arena seats 5000 people, and
there will be no vacant places. With
all that the Olympic will make no great
profit, as the expenses will amout to
fully $4,000. The rivalry OF the Metro
poiitan forced the Olympic to secure
Slavin and Mitchell in addition to the
big purse for Maher and FitZsimmons.
and at the same time to keep their prices
down to Metropolitan proportions.
With poSiponement on one side and
enormous outlay on the other, New
Orleans will come out just about even
on the two affairs.
There mas been a quiet but persistent
| influence at work to have Joe Choynski
! become the unknown who is to meet
| Slayin. Slavin arrived last night, and
| from the way he spoke he does not IN
| tend to meet any aspirant for cham
i pionship honorS without two weeks
| training and larger purse. He said
| that under those conditions he would
| be glad to meet Corbett, and feels con-
| fident that he could knock the Califor-
| nian out in six rounds. With Choynski
out OF the way and Vaquelln reserved
! for Mitchell, it is likely that Slavn's
unknown will be a giant weighing con-
siderably over two hundred pounds, and
who hits like pile driver if anybody
waits for the blow.
Mitchell came in as quietly as did
| Maher. He has been training for