The morning times., 1896-02-02
MlHtR OR LANKY bob?
Which One Of These Men Will
Be the Champion.
SPORTING MEN GUESSING
Never tH the History of the Ring
Wasa Cha m rionship BattlesoCIOse
How the Two big Men Are Train
ing-Oplnions on the Outcome Of
tie Fight From sports
who viii win the big light. Fitzsilnmons

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mat IS the question sporting tnen all
| over the country are trying Ia soIye. Never
| before IN the history or luv ring has there
| been a bitiic bc' wecn champions mat
| looked " bc SO even Il thing. IT is the
| loss Of a. com wnIcu pn,. ,ets the money -
| said an old time follower OF The ristic game,
| ana this apuy describes the position in
which those who are a,ieeppng NJ pick j.
| winner lind themselves.
Both sides can give what appears 10 be
indisiutiD.e PROOF why lher uun should
| whip the other but is they both can't win
| there must L.: something wrong with the
| arguments Tue vast army OF those who
| are undecided. on the fence. as lt We're. is
| surprisingly large. iaey have no particular
influence TO decide Ihetn one way OF the
| other, ana, therefore, viii take the Only
| sure means OF nnuing out which Is tie
better man OF the Two. the Irishman OF the
| Australian, and that Is to wait until the
| fight comes Off.
| FitZsiInmons and Mdher. OF course, ap-
preclate that this will be the chance oil
! lifetime tor them 70 gain distinction us
| champions of the squared circle" and it
is needless to say they are not only raining
as hard as possible 10 put themselves In
condition for the battle. but VIII lose no
| possible opportunity that VIII in any man
| neF whatever give one or the other the
slightest advantage over the other.
| TRAlNS ) LIKE CLOCK WORK
| Fitzsimmons' mode Of training is very
| strict aud he adheres to 1t t. the letter.
| He believes in being as regular as is pos
siblc when in training ana allows nptIing 10
| interfere with his daily life. He takes
| plenty OF sleep, as well plenty ~ food,
but offsets these with his Tremendous
| physical work. His Usual huUr for rising is
Z O'Clock, and except on rare occasions, he
| gets To bed at i'll the evening.
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pet lion, Nero, to which he dcvotcs an hour
| of rumping and frolicsomc play. A about
| & the Australian takes brea klast, which as
| always prepared By Mrs. FitzSiIun-Ons.
| The meal consists of eggs, chop, ana dry
toast. Bob does not, however, cnniinc him
| self strictly to this diet, but eats usually
without reserve such dishes as he most rel
| isiies.
Peter Maher is training at Las Cruces, N.
| NJ, forty miles from Ell Paso.
| Manager j. j. Quinn is looking after
! Peter, who rises at Su'clOck, going outiOr "A
| half-hUur walk. after which breakfast Is
| eaten. After the meal NaheT does eighteen
| miles of road at a fair pace. wearing a
| heavy sweater, as he has a tendency 20
4 make flesh rapidly in this climate. A brisk
rub down with alcohol follows the tramp.
| At 1890 p. IN. dinner is eaten.
| Although IL is not gen orally thought
that, financially, Stuart will make
| great success or his fistic carnival from an
| artistic standpoint it will be one of the
| greatest things that has occurred IN sport
! ing lines in many years. That the Maher-
| Fitzsimmons fight is the stellar attraction
4 OF the carnival is needless 10 say, but the
other championship fights which have
| been arranged will draw their fun share
| OF attention from the sporting world.
1 HAVE THE GUESSING
Among the local sporting people the
4 same indecision as TO which OF the two
| men is the superior appears TO exist.
As yet there has not been much betting on
j the outcome OF the fight, but several of
| the prominent sports have Il little spare
| cash they are ready and anxious 10 string
| along on their favorite.
| Billy Mcmillan, the middle weight cham
| pion of the District. likes the Australian s
chances. He has seen both of the men in
4 action upon several occasions. and is
] probably as well acquainted with their
respective styles and abilities as any of
| the local sports. Here is what Billy has
| to say or the fight:
"FitZsinmons is too tricky for Maher.
j He is much cleverer and can hit hard
enough to knock the best of them out. /
| think he will win in eight rounds"
| Bob Connell. who is McMillan's man.
| ager. and an oid-time sporting man, who
has seen every fight of any consequence
| that has come off in this country for years,
| is inclined to view the tight from the same
standpoint as Mcmillan, and says:
Il think Fitzsimmous should win easily.
| Maher has improved. but so has Fitz.
| Maher never whipped a coed man. Fitz,
on the contrary. has whipped several good
| ones"
A LANKY BOB MAN.
| Lew Newmeyer, the popular proprietor
| of the Marble Saloon and at one time pres
! ideDt OF the Eureka Club. is also inclined
| to take the FitZsimmons end of the argu-
| ment. Il predict a hot fight said he,
| "aDd will wager it viii not last over ten
| rounds, with FitZsimmons the winner.
| He is not only cleverer than Maber, but
viii have an advantage in height and reach
| that cannot by any possibility be over
| looked. At the same time l don't want to
underestimate Maher. He, as we all know.
is n very hard hitter. FitZsimmonS has
made a study OF Mahers hitting powers
aud when they enter the ring or st. Valen-
tines Day he will show the Irishman a
new trick which he has up his sleeve that
will be a surprise. On the other hand
when they get to the end of the route and
Fitz has whipped Maher and then goes
looking for Corbett it will be goodbye
FitZ. What Pompadour Jim will do to
Lanky Bob will be plenty"
Perhaps one OF the most valuable opin-
ions obtained was from Tommy Costello
the ''Dry Dock Kid" who was ut one
time champion bantam of the world.
Costello has seen, as well a participated in.
scraps galore in his day. Tommy likes the
big Irishman.
MAHEK'S BLOWS WILL TELL.
81 look to see Maber win,'' said he. 'in
FROM six to eight rounds, as he isthc hardest
hitter that this or any other country ever
produced, and is almost as clever as Fitz-
simmons. think that he is tie superior of
the two men and that Bob cannot stand
up and fight after he has received a few
OF Mahcr's sledgc hammer blows"
Frank Herald, the retired ex-heavyweigh
who has string of race horses at the
across the river tracks, favors the Aus
tralian. 81 Think said he, that FitZ-
simmons will win and win sure. He has
everything in his favor. and the very fact
that he will go into the ring knowing that
he has whipped his man once before will
give him confidence that will help him
wonderfully in his battle. He is too quick
for Maher in my opinion and will probably
whip him in short order"
81 am inclined to think that FitZ. will
meet his Waterloo in this right" said
Jack DAILY, the lightweight champion OF
Delaware. "Malicrncariy had him whipped
when he met him before, and as he has
learned whole lot about the business since
then there is no reason to believe that he
will not profit by il when he steps into the
ring with Fitz. on st. Valentine Day. He
will have to do his work quickly, however,
with that terrible left of his"
Pat Ready likes Maher. He bases his
preference on very much the same reasons
as DAILY does. 'iDoc' Palmer Is also
Maher man. In giving his opinion to The
Times, he says: 81 will tell you why 1