Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-28
GOSSIP IN RING CIRCLES.
fitzsimmons in His Quarters "0yer
the River"
HIS ADVENTURES Win EuNCo MEN


Houston. December 20
Bob fltzslmmons Is at III Puso His
training quarters have been established
In the old lottery building In Juure1. just
across the river. Last night the Fitzsim-
mons combination gave nn exhibition at
the ~ faSo opera house aud rnked In
the ehekcls. Sunday Martin julian will
depart for New York City. His wife
llles In Gotham and sho Is the former
Mile OF Robert fiizsummons. After the
ulNutce hnd boon obtained she mot Mar
TN Quinn. II was cuse OF love nj first
sight aud their marriage followed Ms a
matter Of course. And then the fighter
met Rose julian. tue sister 81 Martin,
nhd she fell IN love with the Australian
nnd became bis wife. Manager Julinu
VIII remnin IN New York tin January 4,
when ho VIII return TO III Paso aud 70.
main with the i'ifzsimmOns combnn.
ton until tho meeting between Fltz and
Mhhcr takes place. The programme is
70 Jump nut ON the rond, nike the large
eltcs nnd then chnse Corbett into cor
her: Of course this programme will be
revised II Peter Mnher wins The cham.
pionship. In sportng circles In the
North and East ainher has strong fol
loving mud old veterans believe that be
has more than even break. In Houston
and other Texas cities Fitzsimmons has
the hest Of II MS far as popular sentiment
goes. Nevertheless there will DO plenty
OF Mnher money nontiug about nj the
proper time and the Irish chomnon VIII
not he without solid backing Taken ut
the best, u IL mn even hrrnk. Fitzslm.
mons Is fighter: Mnhnr IL MISC a
fighter. The stakes nre large and tho
championship ia worth S2OO.OOU 10 the
winner under the. right manager II
corhctt accepts tho challenge Of tho
winner the event win take place In tho
great nmphltheatcr NJ Juarez, according
10 men who nro behind the scenes and
are In position TO talk by the card.
For o man who hos Travelled about n
good bit and associated with men Of
the world on three continents. Bob Fitz-
simmons II not at all foxy. He Is n
good nnd RoOd-hearted black
smith, hs unaffected ns Guild aud de-
void OF many OF the marked chnrnctcris'
tics Of the Rug rowdy; tie - slngulariy
for bis word. He Ia not a blk and be-
licves nll men 10 be as honest us hlm-
self At Denver few yenrs ago his
= mpl city cost him dearly. He wns Gu
route from the Pacific slope TO New Or
leans TO train for bis fight with jim
Hall lie decided 10 stop over few
days In Denver and call on the boys.
And Il was In Denver, the trystiDg spot
and rendezvous OF the famous bunco
steerers OF America. that bob lost his
diamonds The story has never boon
published. A few DAVIS arc ihe r--''er
and the Australian were discussing Dem
yer md the beaver spOrIs. Inv iOss VI
the diamonds was referred TO by the
newspaper scribe. Bob looked surprised
and scratched his red head vigorously
and then b,urted out:
-iIy Jove. where did you ret on 10
thRtf Yes. I lost the diamonds, con
found 'em. and these ere Denver sports
were 90 friendly. Ye see. was In
/ Denver aud met q fellow AZ the hotel:
| lie was we.l-drrssed and a gllb-tongned
| led. and deucedly clover lie told me
/ that he was friend Of Mr.. q. z. HUNT
/ Ingfon. president Of the Southern Ia
ellie; that Mr.. Huntington wos IN the
city travelling 10 New Orleans 10 his own
priynte car 10 see me whip Jim Han. VI
course. / was delighted. by Jove, and
snId a.. Ard then the chap Insisted
that should so out and meet Mr.. Hunt.
ington and have bottle with HIN. And
| went We landed 10 q drinking place
land very dianiiied old chap. well
dressed, wearing tall hat and sporting
well-triinmed Rrny whiskere. was intro
duced 10 me. He wac tine old guy.
says j to neself. and he ordered a bottle,