The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-13

1 waited until FitZsimmons had turned
his attention to something else, Tor
didn't want to embarraXs him, and then
l sat down and looked at him for ten
minutes. He is as narrow between the
eyes as knife. His head is about the
size-maybe a trifie bigger-of a mar
rowfat pea. All he knows is fight.
Those who know him best describe
him as of narrow and suspicious nature
with a profound natural taste for punch
ing the heads of his fellow man. They
say that he's as irritable as a wolf.
If stranger goes near him he bristles
like cur dog and growls from instinct
After the prelimindrieS were arranged
and papers igned, Dan Stewart, who
handles the Texas end of the negotia-
tons asked FitZsimmons where he
wanted to train. That parsonage eX-
pressed a wish TO train at Galveston.
"Al right" said Stewart; I'll hunt you
a house there and fix you up all right.
Who do you want to train your"
Nobody" replied Mr.. FitZsimmons.
I'll train myself. 1 can get up without
calling, and run forty miles a day, and
take my baths and punch the bag.
/ know what to eat and what to drink
and what TO do. ard don't want nub-
body to train me-"
But you'll want seconds" said Stew
art.
II don't care whether I has seconds
or no." replied Mr.. Fitzsimons. IF
you people'll give ME couple of black
men III me corner OF the ring a [ the
time of the fight with towels TO rub
me between rounds and to carry me off
if the sucker does me. it'll be all I'll
awsk."
There Is only one chance to face in
pulling off the proposed fight, and that
IS the narrow jealousy of Galveston
and San Antonio. This latter cannot
say much from a moral point. because.
aside from the Alamo, where Crockett
Bowie and Travis died, San Antonio's
chief boast is that she once had a
fight between a lion and a bull. My
own opinion is that il was an excess
lively Cheap John affair. Bulls are by
no means a luxury in Texas. They are
within the reach of the most humble
purse Lions are not so rife, but this
particular animal was a back number
job lot lion that the San Antonio
sports had picked up at some big sale
and about as valuable and as vicious as
a tomcat.
Now, Galveston and San Antonio are
going 10 decry the COrbett-Fitzsim-
mons fight and call II 'hrutaliZing' and
howl for the governor 70 stop it. But
he won't because he can't There amt
any law 20 stop il with"
.FitzsimonS is already training. He
was drinking a little when I saw him.
bue he's Quit. And he's got that sus-
piciOus he won't eat a thing mis- wife
doesn't cook for him: he won't drink
a glass of water she does Mt get for him
l talked with experts and they say
Fftzsimmons. while he doesn't take any
interest in the financial question and
hasn't the mind 10 cope with the tariff
as science. is as tricky wolf
when he fights. Given a little luck.
they say he'll do Corbett in a canter.
Brady was anxious 20 have Steve o.
Donnell box with FitZsimons at Demp-
ssy's recent benefit. So as % draw him
out and get onto his system. but Fitz-
simmons was too much of fox.
''on October 81. this fight VIII come
off I'm satisfied IL VIII be good one.
worth seeing. Few viii complain when
all is over. OF course there ara people
always eager 10 see a man killed who
viii 20 away disappointed
a man who thinks he ca = witness a
homicide for $40 A seat asks too much
Such viii be turned away 1T atisfied
As a Dallas man l am glad this great
event = arranged 1 shall attend L IN
person. on the first % next November
Dallas may rear her proud head and
begin 70 look down On Galveston. with
her Marx fizzle and her Herman knock
out. and San Antonio. with her bull
and Ion hippodrome-