Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-01-01
BOXERS GOSSIP.
AMI INTERESTING TALK WITH LANK1 BOB
FITzSIMM0NS
Hs a., Very Poor Opinion Of the c0n'y Island
A.hls,ie Club-ROOlish Rumors About the d'd-
dard.Mahsr Fight-Ths Match b.
tween McAulias and Burga
n. Y. AdvTtiser.

" .
There 10 bumor in Bob Fitzsimmons,
lots OF IL. II YOU only know how TO ex-
tract it. made this discovery In fnii-
adelphia q week ago. Bob had gone
over there n nav q visit to his brother'
and / found him the cafe OF the Con-
tinental Hotel With DR.. John Dough
erty and couple of friends. BOD Ia,
formed me that he was aoous W
begin suit for libel against
he New York HerIld. Saiu ne
I'm not going to have 1t call me .
'faker' every time it takes notion 70:
I'm the middle-weight champion u
America. Fighting Is my way Oh naA
ing living, aud | amt agoin 10 le1
the Herald or any other paper oeiittle
my pugilistic reputation. I've pun 'ne
matter in the hands Of Howe % nun
mel, and I'll make 'em stop calling INC
faker or I'll know why"
"You had better leave the HerdsI anu
all other newspapers alone," was my
advice; 'and as for taking, you TOLD me
yourself that you laid down Tor jim
Hall In Australia, and was robbed OUT
os your money, little as it was al thaV'
You told the that the gang stole the
studs out of your shirt while you were
boxing"
THAT was in Australia" replied
Fltz. "Tve never fought but on the
level in this country, and never will:
l think too much OF my reputation, and
of my good friends. | fought Peter
Maher on the level, didn't l, and every
one else? The papers have no right to
bother about what | did In Australia.
Pm the American champion now, and
I'm fighting for the reputation OF Amer
lea, amt l? Why should the papers
abuse me? 1t amt fair"
"Never mind the papers in the way
of libel suits" 1 advised again. "You
bother them, and they'll find way to
stop you from fighting. You're out for
the stuff, amt your"
SIN course" he answered.
"Very good, them" 1 continued.
"Can you wonder that the papers look
with suspicion on your match with Hall
when you refuse pure OF S45, 600 from
the Coney Island Club and accept one
for $40, 900 from the Crescent Club OF
New Orleans? Is money so plenty with
you that you can throw $4,000 over
your shoulder? Plenty OF the best
champions the ring has ever known
never got chance to fight for half Of
IS, 000."
elbow the Coney Island club" was
Fitz's angry rejoinder. They're a
lot of skins. l wouldn't fight for
them for million d)llars. They are
down on me, and they'd job me if they
got half chance"
That's a serious charge to make
against a club, Bob havn't heard Of
the Coney Island folks skinning any
body out of any monep. It's referee de-
| clared the Costello-Greggsin mattel
no contest, but unlike the CalIfornls
Club in the case OF Corbett and Jack
son, it divided the full purse between
the men. Ii don't think you ought tc
make charge like thai against the
Club unless you can substantiate It,
Suppose IL was to take a leaf out o.
your note book and sued you for libe?'
"Let 'em sve and be bowed" was thu
defiant reply.
How about the $40, 900 purse In New
Oreanes? Do you know that plenty o
people don't think that the Crescen
Club will take it in unless you fight IL
Mardi Gras timer"
"Yes, they will take it In, too. The
New Orleans people don't care for New
York. Why, New York never yet sen
two hundred people to any fight in New
Orleans. There are plenty OF peopl,
outside OF New York to draw on. NJ
and Hall will make the best middle
weight fight that was ever seen People
will come from England, California
yes and from Australia, too
to see it, As for the club not payinG
the purse unless they take 1t in at the
door, you can bet your life none Of then
will ever pay big purse unless II Il
taken in at the door. I'm willing Il
take my chances RI New Orleans Of get
ting the big end of the purse IL / VIII
it, and I'll win IL as sure as you are
standing there. l feel dead sure o
that, for I'd fight Hall Tor nothing II
couldn't get a chance at him any other
way" / had some further talk will
Robert before l come away. and thinl
as one result OF it he will drop his libe
suit against the Herald.
By the way. the Coney Island Clul
has, after long spell Of hardness, riser
to the occasion. 1t has made the dis
covery that unless it overbids New Or
leans In the matter OF big matches, I
would have to take second place, and |
went for the Jack McAuIi ffe-Dicl
Burge match like hungry trout for
tempting fly. 1t is a wonder tina
Burge was not taken with bit OF pal pI
tation OF the heart when he learne
that Junge Newton had bid S45. 600 o.
behalf of the Coney Island Club for tn
contest. The Englishman has all hi
life been fighting for inferio
prizes, and now TO have the chanc
OF winning a fortune In one night mus
seem like an Arabian Nights dream I
him. To my mind tie weight stipuls
ton I33 pounds) is against McAuliffe
Jack must now weigh over 155 pound:
and as he doesn't take kindly to train
ing be will, fear, have trouble In gel
ting to weight. l have serious dou bt
of bis ability to get below 1873 pound
and be well and strong. He is no,
abont twenty-five years old, and hi
tendency lie positively toward obesity
/ haven't thing against the English
man, but for purely patriotic reasons
would like TO see McAuliffe wir
He can do it with ease II he ca
get TO weight aud be well an
strong. But there's the rub. Ca
he reduce TO 100 pounds? We all re
member how pinched snd wan he look