The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-29

He Has let Met
Mr.. J. r. Mccormick, of the Robert
Downing Company. was met ut the depot
yesterday morning BY a Posr-IsrEILI-
eKscEs reporter. previous to his departure
Tor Portland. where they play next week.
In conversation he said he could not
deny his disappointment in not having
thrown Marbet. but said IL was simply
lack OF condition on his part:
Because weighed thirty pounds more
than he 10 no sign was in condition, be-
cause | would have done better at ls5
pounds, my regular fighting weight l
give Mr.. Marbet the credit that is due
him. and he il the first man since left
Philadelphia on this trip whom have not
thrown in the specified tims--ffteen
minutes. / shalt take better care OF myself
from now on. and hope this will not occur
again"
'.You said yesterday. Mr.. Mccormick,
that you thought Fitxsimmons was out
cisssed in bis light with Corbstt. WHAT
are your reasons for thinking so7"
"Fiissimmons Is . most clever boxer,
and by far the best man in his class I
have boxed with him at Philadelphia at
the Pen and Pencil Club. for the benefit Of
the Newspaper men there, and i know
whereof speak. He In wonderfully clever
and . hard hitter. and his brains are at
work all the time, which counts much in
this line. On the other hand l have also
SPARED with Steve O'Donnsll, who 10 now
Corbett's partner. and il in . vell-knovn
fact In the East the easy way IN which he
Knocked Fitasimmons out. ODonneli was
boxing instructor Of the Sydney Athletic
Club at Sydney. Australia. ct the time,
and Eifzsimmons paid visit TO the town.
The clue members made a purse for an
exhibition, which was supposed to be
friendly, but IL proved otherwise. Fitx-
simmons forced the fighting from the
start. as though he was fighting for cham
pionship honors. Finally. at the end of
the second round, o'Donnell landed hard
On his Jaw. and IL took Fitx ten minutes TO
come TO. liz 10 my opinion that he should
now defeat this man before trying conoiu-
sions with Corbett, but then he has every
thing TO win and nothing TO lose. which is
exactly the reverse with Corbets"
They won't Let Critic smash Lavigne.
NEW YoRK. Oct 2s-Late tonight In
spector McKelvey. OF Brooklyn, was seen
by an Associated Press reporter regarding
the series OF glove contests scheduled to
take place tomorrow evening In the Sea-
aide Athletic Club. the most important of
which Is the Grifio-Lavigns fight. The in
spector had just returned from Coney
Island with Superintendent Campbell, and
had caused notices TO be served upon the
club officers TO the effect that no blood
splitting and no heavy fighting would
be allowed. The inspector ridiculed the
idea that any matchmaking would
be allowed at the ringside or in 1t.
"The thing is ruled to be illegal, said the
officer, ''and won't stand il for a mo
ment" Capt Clayton and the inspector
will command forty men In the club house
on Monday night Our orders are plain"
he said. '.and | will guarantee that no
violation of the law will be tolerated for .
minute" This determination on the part
of the police. If carried out. will put an end
10 anything like hot fight between Critic
and Lavigne.