The evening times., 1896-11-30
FITZ'S COMING BIG BATTLE
Will Meet Sailor Sharkey on
Wednesday, Next
Bob Likely to Put Tom Ont With His
Famous Maher Hunch-Other
Pugilistie Notes.

The ten-round glove contest between Bot
Fitzsimmons and Tom Sharkey will be de-
cided in San Francisco, Cal, on Wednesday
evening next. After tits over the world
will know what sharkeys claim to pugil-
istic distinction amounts to.
Those who saw him best Jim orbett say
that Sharkey is a coming champion, but the
jority of the followers OF the game Of hit
,.,d get away think that hewas luck y In that
bout, and that either Corhett or rFitZsimmons
can whip him easily. That Sharkey is a
strong powerfulfeliow no one can deny, and
he is very active for a man of his build; /; but
that he is the equal of Fitzsimnons as a
fighter. does not seem possible to one who
has seen both men I'm the ring.
However, III Fitz is wise he will play safe,
and keep the sailor lad at long range, q nd
practically whip him with his left hand
IL may take few more rounds to do II in
that way, but 1t Will be the wiser course to
follow.
Fitzsrnmons is Just hot-headcd enough
however. to go in and try to finish the
job In short order Just as he did with
Peter Maher in the Mexico fight. II he is
successful people will say he knew his
BUSH ess, but any man who fights that way
takes big chances, and IL only takes one
chance blow to turn the tide in any contest
San Francisco, Nov 30.-Bob Fitzsim-
mons and Tom Sharkey have concluded
their hard training, and both will taper
off with light exercise until they meet In
the ring "Wednesday. FitZsimmons expects
to take on bet wecn five and ten pounds be-
fore the fight, While Sharkey will about
hold his weight at $50 pounds Fitzsir-
mons turned the scales yesterday at 172
pounds and announced himself ready for
the fight or his life.
The saiiot tells his friends and admirers
that he will humble the Cornish man with
stiff body blows. Though big betting on the
contest has not fairly begun, a number of
wagers have already been placed One bet
of 500 to $l7o was made that Sharkey
would stay the ten rounds.
Some OF the mariners more sanguine adj
mirers offer 500 to SO that the sailor
viii be up and fighting at the end OF the
bout.
The attempt to bring off the Fitzsin.
mons Corhett fight in the Immediate vicin-
ity OF New York is likely to prove a fail
ure. battle between two such noted men
would excite so IN Ich comment a To arouse
the greatest amount OF opposition from
public officials and preachers. while the
"macers" would reap rich harvest were
1t really to occur in the metropolis.
The Brooklyn authorities have decided
that IL would not do 10 let Corbett and Fitz-
simmons fight at the Greater New York
Club, located at Coney Island and IL is
piocable hat the Bohemian Clut's offer
of a $50. .00G purse VIII amount to nothing.
Less famous men can and do fightin New
York without Interference but a worlds
chamDionsliip battle is another matter al
together. Dan Stuarts $4,000 offer
seems to be the best in sight as yet
George Dixon is going back He is still
able to whip most men OF mis- weight but
not all Of them. He found his match in
Frank Erne Of Buffalo Friday night. and the
referee decided that the white boy had
done the better work after twenty rounds
had been fought
Four times in his career las Dixon come
out second best. and his record contains
about 900 victories. In June, 1889, at
Boston. he lost To George Wright on II foul
in the first round. Dixon having all the
best OF IL. In August, 1898, the decision
wentagainst him in a four-round bout with
Billy Plimmer.
In March, 1894, Dixon was sparring a
three-round exhibition with the Kentucky
Rosebud' for the benefit of the PhiladeI-
phia Bread Fund at Industrial Art Hall. and
was Knocked out in the second round but
revived and finished th-. third round THESE
were all in the nature of "flukcs" and Fri
day night was the first time in his history
that Dixon has been decided against in a
long bout.