Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-03-06
He WILL BACK HALL
Mitchell Thinks FIsxsimmons :
Whipped Man.
ANXIOUS 10 FIGHT coastrr
Squire Ahsnxdea t.ansrsss Hhe lDovu-
tall of Enxissh BtxLsor~ snd
Their f.sosas IA Anssrsoa-

NV oEttANs. NArrh t~Charl,e
Mitchell, Squire Abingson Rsird. he
hacker and + ". B4s Isy. the equsrss
private Hceretafs. arrived here th.s
morning from St Louis The s,-.for~
al once repaired D. the sif. Ch.rirs
hotel where they were sssssA spsrsoss
accommodation. After freslisns them.
selves up fst. the, feocise,s "a. visit
ing committee from The Crescent CITY
Athletic club and accepted the hu~f.s.i.
sis ~ that organizs;iop bs t-scoa,ns sis
guests during their stay ia the CITY.
Both Mitchell and Squire Abingdon
talked freely - the conlins noht he
tween Hail aud Firzsimnson. and both
pfunounced themselves strongly IN faxn.
~ Hall. In desulfor, conversation.
squire lamented the fac; that there uefs
no more good fighters left 10 England.
hss counie.~ be saii .offefs soch
iarge Inducements for fghfsrs that I'm
gland aud Australia have lc<.sme de
pieiel - tpxefe Asid. fnum Nttchell.
Ted fft'chafd xas the t<,sf man Al h.
wetgni sn tie old country <,d 1 really
ekf<fied him io Whip Ha1. Jln A. =
tighter though and ,~-,f Ted stool l,st,~
chance ." ~in from him iis j. 4 c..pd
sin funchef. neuceii> clsser with ms
head aud hanus and a. shift, . man on
his feei az ever | Hss a. i ring. or
course don know much about Pfs
simmons, except from What ] have Rad
m the papers. lot hee got - he more
than extraordinary good 10 beat Hat
shall back Hall heavily o. sin the lghf~
Nitchsii fsk.- Ifsii
In speaking - The possible s.afsh he
Tween Stanton Abbott - England ard
champion Jack McARhffe. fhe sqairc
said that Abbott would hr sers foolish
IL lock foi the match as be anuid n.f
stand ghost - chance ia the ring
VIE MeAuii'e. plso uAs clexcfrr
stronger and . better fgAfcr in every
Nay than tie fnclishman Mitchell
Was in great spirits over biz match with
Ccflseff
The American pubic thought ! uhs
blaflng. he said when I canio o,ez-
bere sssking the maich tout | was he
ternined 20 meet tori,eft and hgbf hiln
II there vss any tight 10 him. The only
hutch IN the prt,ce.siincs now - the
selection ~ a placc fof the fghf
conceded everything 10 him IL making
the match and am perfectly wiling he
should select the hattie groand
would much prefer Though o. hthf IN
city where ] would be sure q fair play
and With no fear q police inferferrnce
As 10 the Hall fitxsiunons hight. I can
see only one in H. Hall ought fo pin ssn
Performance. bat he viii haNe g. ngit
hard and possibly long t. Whip Fiiz.
simmons. \ man that can uhir Tel
Pfiichard in fonr rounds ought slircis
bs-si Fitzsimmons fn fftrrn a. icast ard
j xill have gs-ss hff % jim
During the afternoon Mitchell. Baird.
Bayley and nunlcr q rewssssf,sf nsn
accepted the invitation q the Crescent
City club % visit - nse arena on Canal
street. which viii fe opened 10 the pub
lie Tor the first time next TUESDAY night
when Mike Dasy = Bangor and Austin
Gibbons - Paterson. y. ] uiil light fnf
a purse .. sa'sr The visitors rore
greatly pisasei with the sccoulnsofia-
iione made fof their c1nfort aud con
ycnience- The immense arena - n.i set
quite finishei tuf VIA h. csDpleied Ia
plenty n time for TIE inaugural battle.
ilts o. strong.
fitzsimmans a stall ~ fat 81 isonis
and sill train az 10 Inesias. when be
eill rest up aud arrive m the Tuesday
night ~ on The morning ~ the fight
4 visit 20 Eat - LOUIS this afi.fnnon
found the Australian freak hard ~ work
punching The lag ~ hal lnei re-
turned ffpm . ten m.ie sg.in ard shoet.i
10 signs q leine vinisiIi p, his sserfIon.
After punching fhe ls,e ~ hAf ~ hour
hs donrfd the gioees aud frFfa fifteen
rounds With Prank lit~nofth his sFaf
fing PARTNER IifzsifnDfnns - a. f~rfesf {
condition and appears sironcff fisen
over Ife weighed fe.ias ~ ihe n~Kt
lofho-of n To- pounds. ard esfi b. id
net intend - take % ans seixhi he
will enter fhe rinR a. sttots az . iicn
and n perfect carh3enfs = winning hss
fight
The Hall party - esTrtisd here o..
morrow mofninF iisi and his freiner
and intimate FRIENDS vii l,r met -
s,smmitsee from toe trosccnt CITY club
and sill ~ the guest q that Institution
until the night q the hight
Word ~ ssre has i,ee1 secelfta here
- many Ts>s,lr issne ~ tlcif 80 -
the hehi. and q is sbnnrhi that ~ iesef
300 strangers ali - herr ~ the us,,fii.
ing - the t,attic Tommy ksans uife
arrived here this ncrrinr ard xnnf
directly g. Bas ~ fssoie ~ 49, hef hrs
hand. sShe felt csleeei over ~ nlss
forfune bat seefnfi - - rsiffved that
~ hsd rei enfefrd she flne ttsr -
sfiii lad &c ~ith rs senief ankle fsst
.sr@~fs toeofse irfe the city "Wednesday