The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-30
JIM HALL AND FITZ.
The Champion Trains Up, His
Opponent Reduces Weight.
BOB IS VERY CONFIDENT.
He Says 1t Won't Take Him More Than
Twenty Rounds, ana Offers to
Bet Up to $4,000.
Chicago News-Racord.

haii Al new OFleaHS on March 3, began
yesterday the last week of his theatrical
engagement before going :nto training TO,
the big battle, on the resuTg of which $40.
900 hinges exclusive of side bets.
Fitzsimmons is showing in the People's
theater this week. and was in the dressing.
room of that establishment yesterday aft.
ernoon when seen by Necs- Record re.
porter. The mighty midd.eweight did no,
look the best In the world, but declared he
was feeling first-rate. Liks Corbett, Fitz.
simmons would hardly ever be taken for a
pugilist. He is almost razor-faced. and
has general appearance OF being thinner
than he really is. The stoop to his shout.
ders is another characteristic rareIv seen
in athletes.
II weigh 156 now" he SAID, in answer to
question, and then was net at all abashed
when told that Hall, according to latest
reports from Lakewood, =. j., had lust
trained down from $50 to IL.
'Ill pick up fast enough as soon as I
go into training" Fitzs:mmons said.
you see, instead of having to train off I
can train on. No, it will not be an in.
crease of flesh at the expense of muscle. I
will increase rapidly as soon as get out
of doors and go 10 taking exercise and eat
ing and sleeping regularly. This business
tends to keep man down, not because of
dissipation, but because We have to eat
rather irregularly."
You will train in the South ?"
Eyes; at Bay st. Louis. gear New Or
leans. My wife is there now. Our home
is in San Francisco, where l own a good
mouse, but she has gone on l., get the cot
tage which have rented in readiness, I
will probably start South next Sunday or
Monday. have been training little for
the last week, taking run every after
noon and pounding the bali occasionally.
shall keep that up this week
Yes, We are to fight at catch.weights, I"
Fltzsimmons went on. "fou know I
couldn't get fight with Hail any other
way. l wanted to fight him at 15S for the
mlddle-weight championship, but he
wouldn't do it; then l tried 10 get him to
come down to 160. but it was; no use, so
had to let him fight at whatever weight he
pleased. After We had made she match
heard he said something about claiming
the middle-weight championship in case
he defeated me. But that talk won't do
any good. l will still claim the middle
weight championship whether or not he
defeats me. tried to get hi n to come
down to the middle-weight limit-15S-
and he refused
AAoW w Jou lecl ABOUT Cu& outcome r.
Il was never more confidens in my life.
Yes, consider Hall good man, and
am going to train for the 'artiest fight of
my career. but would train ard if was
going to fight lightweight"
You have up no side bet p"
No; offered to bet Halls hacker $10,-
600 when / was in New York, but he said
the purse was big enough. am willing
to bet, though. at the ring side shy amount
up to $4,000.
Fltzsimmons then referred 30 the two
times he had met Hall in Australia. 81
could have put him out" he declared,
"elther time with a punchs but I was
young then and allowed myself to be in
huenced by my manager. l wasn't fight
ing for money, was an amateur and did
not realize until afterward the mistake I
had made. Yet, l have never done
thing since / came to Americ& that any,
body could question, and you hay depend
upon it that l never will throw
down a hacker or friend. At
the time l made the mistake |
did l knew nothing about profession
aism. was working hard every dav of
my life, and then of evenings going into
the ring and meeting all comers-heavy-
weights and every body else--atld knock
ing them out in three or foar rounds.
When heard that Hall was going to
America with the expectation Of claiming
the lightweight championship of Austria
liza made up my mind would go too"
Referring to his battle with Peter Ma
her. Fitzsimmons said: Eyes, it is true
that Goddard whipped Maher in three
rounds and that my tight with him lasted
twelve. But | whipped him IN half
round. That blow l gave him in the first
round made him helpless before me. but
knew the club wanted longer tight than
that, and so kept away. In che eighth
round Maher dropped his hands and asked
me to put him out, as he was suffering
greatly. but did not do it. | fad made
up my mind to put him out IN the thir-
tenth, but he quit at the cid of the
twelfth"
How long do you think it will take you
to finish Hall?"
don't think it will. There is one thing
certain" said the Australian a.ter a mo-
ment's elaboration, "Hall Will n:,ver whip
me. What do | mean? l mean that if /
can't whip him, | have just as good legs "a
he has and just as good wind, ana he can't
put me out in week.
Il think | am just as clever 80 he is"
continued FitZsimmons. "if not a bit
cleverer, and that 1 can pun.h bit
harder. As for gameness, I believe | am
Just as game. l know they haze said |
wouldn't stand up and be hit; bus how do
they know? They have never seen me
tried. Do YOU know that in all my expert
ence in the ring l have never been so
much as tapped in the face with glove?
l have been hit by pupils--hsve been
Knocked down-but have never been hit in
the face IN fight. So how do these peo-
pie know whether | will stand punish
ment? OF course. / will keep oFit of the
way OF punishment if | can"