Arizona republican., 1894-03-15
NEXT SUNDAYS FIGHT,
BantamS Blakey and Cannon
 in Prime Condition.
The Hard Training Is OverWith and Light, LImbering Work Only
 Is Now Being Done.

Next Sunday the opport Unity will be afforded Phenicians to witness genu- inc prlze fight, one that promises to be a hotly contested one, since both com batants have been undergoing & thorough course of training. They are very evenly matched as to weight, reach and record, and more than all, considerable jealousy exists between both the gladiators, and their respec- tive packers. Herewith is given in- formation, that is authentic, carefully gleaned and published without the addition of color, for the benefit of those who are blooded and wish to back their favorites and opinions with their money.
 Blakey and His Record.
 Charley Blakey was seen at his train ing quarters yesterday just after he came in from an eight-mile spin, which he did with little apparent effort. Yes terday was his last day of hard work previous to the fight, and from now until next Sunday, the day set for the mill, will be spent in light work sufa- cisnt to keep him Timber. He is in fine shape, and confident of winning. MT. Blakey is modest gentleman, and in reply to the question whether he could win the fight, replied, 'There is my trainer, his opinion is worth more than mine."
 MT. Garter immediately and without hesitation replied for his ward, "He is
 Ho hxyt Is 8 middle weight pugilist, and came here carrying the best recommendations as to his squareness in the ring. Blakey's magnificent condition proves Garter 6 splendid trainer, he is gentle manly and not Eoastful, and has the appearance of man who could make it exceedingly interesting for an oppon- ent on the tan.
 Blakey had twenty fights, of which he lost two and none were drawn.
 His first fight came off at the age of l5; he is now 25, and he had James Rubicover, champion featherweight of the state of Maine, as an antagonist, and he stretched him among the daisies in the fourth round.
 A number of ring events of more or less importance came off before he had his fight with w. o. Brown, the Har- yard college champion, who had con- tracted to put out Blakey in eight rounds, but who came to grief at the hands of his opponent in the third.
 The next important fight WAS with Billy Walsh, of Vallejo, Cal, who en- tered the ring weighing 40 pounds to Blakey's, 129 and succum bed to him in the ninth round.
 Another, and perhaps one remem- bered by many, was with Ed Farrel, San Francisco, who entered the ring at the same weight as Blakev, and was done brown by him in three rounds.
 Cannon and His Record.
 Cannon also has discontinued hard work and will only do as much as is required to keep him in trim. He IS in fine form. He is confident of victory, also, and says he never felt better in his life, and made g special effort to impress upon the reporters mind that he did his fighting in the ring and not on paper.
 Brennan and Riley, his trainers, are well satisfied and SO confident are they that he will work out Waterloo for Blakey, that one of them positively as- serted that nothing short of an acci- dent could cause his defeat.
 Cannon has had twenty-eight ring encounters, of which he lost eight and two were fo lght to draw.
 His first fight took place in Minneapo- lis, Minn., in Patsy Cardiff's club, where he whipped Tom Moore, the champion amateur lightweight of that city, in three rounds. He was then IS years of age aud is now 29.
 His next fight. one year later, was with the lightweight champion (profes- sional) of Ashland, Wis, and he proved himself the better man in three rounds
 Six months later he fought Billy Nc Lain, the champion lightweight of Michigan, and demonstrated to him in eleven rounds with two-ounce gloves that he had something, if not much to learn before he was in it with Cannon. The battle was fought at Sault Ste Marie, Mich.
 Two years later he came to Seattle Wash., where he had finish fight with Chas. Turner, of Stockton, Cal, and