Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-05
ANEY BOB'S NEW HOME.
u Bcoiu Training for tac Big Fight
Early Next Week.
|f DIAMOND STORY A SORE SPOT.
|know'edges the Truth OF the Pubiica-
+. tim Evcrhardt and Griiro-O,hsr
Items of Interest.


~N Houston. Texas, January ..
Y54ob Fitzsunii.ons TX d, Lubre1 settirg
511dy for his fight with Maher. The sport
fNH editor of tile Ill Paso Herald called
3n the Australian Wednesday. The
IN Is told In tne following. reproduced
b tho Herald:
WA Bob WINS down on his knees in the LARGE
1thcast room OF his residence, but No
XEn't praying--he was lacking down
'&|fpei. II dld not seem much OF an exer-
<)or on BUb's part 10 stretch that carpet
~ lts full extent and dive a tack home Al
'4ut bltw, neither did he miss the TACK
WHfn he started after It.
.ItAfter n few minutes conversation tine
ftpcrter pulled slip OF paper from MS
notkrt and rsked Bob about how those
Qenver SHARKS buncoed lin out OF MS
damon Ia lust before his ISL hit with Han.
Bob Jared up in a minute; the reporter
had strucl; a tender spot lie sald: i've
heard about that untll I'm tired. I've got
10 don't like a paper that publishes It.
tsstNei Bob said the reporter. "A pa
per fhat Il friendly To ynu published the
article. II was clipped from The Houston
IN don't care a blank.' hGid Fltz, I'm
II hind tired hearing that old tale that Is
y every time Il is published. l don't
to talk about It.
+. Mere you bunceed at Denverr
Sss. was, but II is all over with
and I'm done with IT.
fNyell. Fit2. what do you think Of
&)bett7 DO you think he ls In condition
~ traln?'
)'t<xhis was like waving red rag at
tuil Fitz quit driving tacks and stood up
and the reporter started fer the door. Cor
bett Is q blankety. blank. blank, blank,
ta1d t1tz. He said he would fight me
after my night with Maher. corhett Is
4fraid to eight. He is IN no condition. and
~ Knows I'll lick him. l know he will
not fight me after ] lick Maher.' Here
E1fz sighed and showed he was in dead
earnost. and this subject was dropped.
t'.r see Maher is going to have a benefit
m Madison Square Garden said the re-
porter These Eastern sports bank high
on lher.'
\ s.sSes,' said Eta, they oil have ben
ent but me. Those Eastern Irish are boost
Inc Niaher up. but II will do them no
tjsAre you not Irish? was nsted.
t,<sYea I'm half IRISH but | don't go IN
nv Stock. I'm banking on my own abili-
tlea ind not on my nationality. Aud
tnSend TO bank that way to the end
,Anfitk then lf.ished putting down the
refpet and went into the hall and COM
mei1ced covering the floor there.
&"Ftz said he liked his quarters hut
had been busy getting them In condition
c Hive In. He said he would not go into
pninlng until julien returned from Now
ftfk. about the 7th of January. with
this the reporter left. leaving Fltz and
Jack stelzner tachlng down carpet in the
tAli.'
sam Alexander was n most enthusiastic
yorittt man last Tai, and was ready to
p,ace money al odds Now he IL for
rtt-sin mons. lie said to Post reporter
Ss+terdayi
instantaneous win whip Mnher. The
gA(r II gutter and Pat 5heedy told
the truth Mnher quit al New Orleans
and he will quit Mt Ell Paso. Next TO
cofbett the Australian Is the best man In
HE pugiiistic ring. Why. he has a cineh
1n4 will win easy on the 18th OF Febru-
n private letter. received by party
NJ this city. from Dan A. Stuart. fore
ahadows his early departure for III Paso
~ establish headquarters and assume &C.
We management OF the business end. w
XII Wheelock. well known In this city
and secretary OF the Florida Athletic cub
dsfring the latter days OF Its exciting ex-
Istence, will go to Ell Paso and ofnciste
~ Secretary for Stuart.
Boz Titgsimmons ana Billy Smith played
With the III Paso football team against
thu best indian nine to be found In New
Htxco. at III Paso, New Years Day.
The Indians were given sound tnrashlng
FitHt irmons, who IL mn old payer. made
morkoys out of the redskins at their own
rar1t.