Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1893-03-04


account OF their hght'ns ability. but
WAS due more tn the Cnury Island Ath.
lstic Clubs rhgrrncSs tp get the match
from their New Orleans rivals The
officials OF the club hy tho sea bid ~
high that the Crescent city Club was
compelled to quit bidding but rventu-
ally secured tn" match through fitG-
nimmons' refusal - hghtanywhcr but
In the South. Fitlsimnuns career in
the ring has been most brilliant one
lie has defeated all the great middle
weight pugilists with the exception ~
Hall. Ia whom he claims tn have laid
down In Australia for s7j "f,is' also
alleges that during his early career In
the ring he frequently spared tnr n
few shillings and fought several finish
fights for s5, Speaking ~ the time he
went out for Hall F,lsimmons has
AAid:--
There Ia only one man living who
must hgh, me before | retire from ,n.
ring That individual - jim ilall,
and believe me my friend, that event
will come of some day aud | give you
my word that will give Mr Hall such
lesson IN taxing that he will rcmcIn.
brr the remainder Of his Ito -
Hall denies "Fitz" weut out intcu.
tionally. The cunquerur ~ Ted
pritchard says that he defeated fits
simmons fairly and nquarely, aud that
he will perform the same feat when he
meets the middicwcight champion
again. Hall admits. however, that he
has frequently fought many finish
fights for ESQ aud less, and been very
glad To get that amount " money,
Forty thousand dollars In certainly n
Dig lump ~ money for men who have
engaged In fake fight
NJ Perhaps the smallest amount OF
money ever received by hgh'sr after
winning n championship battle WAS
that awarded 20 jack dempsey In
his fight with johnny" Regan. Domp
scy's share of the purse was s77, The
battle was also one of the hardest
Dempsey ever fought II took place
on the sandy beach at Whitestonc. l..
l., on dec. 10, ios7. The tide began
~ rise rapidly shortly after the men
entered the ring, and In the eighth
round there was eight inches Of water
in the ring Frank Stevenson, who
oficiated as referee, stopped the con-
test at this point, and after he had
selected another battle ground the
fight was resumed. After hghting
thirty-seven more rounds Rcgan's sec.
onds threw up the sponge and Demp.
sey WAS ,cclared the winner
When Dempsey fought Bob" Fitz.
simmons In the arena OF the Olympic
Club Of New Orleans, n yca- ago, the
purse was $1,000. and the ex-chae,.
pion, although n loser, received si. O0C
| or sg33 more than he received when
he defended the championship agains,
Regan.
Champion "lim" Corbett, who up u
| tho present time has the distinction oi
having fought for and won the larges,
purse ever offered for n contest with
the gloves, used tn spar in amateur
tournaments In San Francisco for
medals His FIRST professional fight
only net;ed $50, and in his fight with
Joe" Choynski, Ia which he brok,
both OF his hands, he only received a
couple Of Thousand dollars In hi,
recent encounter with John l.. Sullivan
before the Olympic Club of New Or
lcnns he did not receive n scratch and
won the purse 81 So, OOO aud stake o.
$50. 900, sI5, 900 in all. This victory, h,
says, was cinch, while he refers /,
his encounters with ChoynNki as har,
tussleA Corbett now asks for n purs,
of $50, 900 10 put on the gloves will
Charley" Mitchell, and IL the English
man will consent to meet the champi",
the Consy Island Athletic Club vii
give the purse Corbett names. Dur
ing his early career as slugge
Mitchell frequently spared for s2S
John l.. sullivan, whose brilliant oon
quests are responsible for the bi,
money in pugilism. only received 81
for his hrst hght lie also oftsr
kocked out men in Harry Hilrs oil,
place for $50. Strange, as
may scem, sullvan, thougl
beaten, has loSt few of hi
friends and is making more money o
the road than Corbett, his conqueror
Ia sullivan says that he will Rgh
again within year. lie will demand
big purse and be sure to gs' H. Jack
McAuliffe, the light weigh, "hampio
of America, when he started out ~
boxer. was satisfied with u medal as
reward for defeating other fellow
His frst fight In the professional aren
netted him o.. "Jack' recently r.
fused 10 engage In Il mill with "Dick
Burge, the English light weigh, chan
pion, except for big money and III
Conoy Island Athletic Club has hun
up purse Of s+s,OOO for the men I
fight for.
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