The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-12-05

and reach OF FItxslmmons was SHARK y
with his youth and strength. probably
ore 81 the greatest examples OF muscular
development that the prize ring has pro
4gCed- \ man not accredited Wt;h The
science OF a FttEsimmons or Corbstt
but who had proved tha' he would BE- =
~chOpPing block for % one and who Sas
known 10 possess most remArka Die
strength and endurance and TO fear moth
ing that ever stepped into a prize ring
Both men had trained hard and vii
for several weeks before the coa;es, IaI
particularly during the las; tcE day
and each had expressed the utmost con
aSencs IN his ability 20 gain vtct5ry
and the s10o"e purse which the National
Athletic Clgb offered the victar.
Expected . FIaIsA Fight.
Althcagh the comics. WAs limited 20 p
rounds there was hardly a spectator az
the pavilion tonight no dld rot eEp~-t
= see one OF the fighters 80 down
70 defeat Before the fan Limit % ne
sEht had been reached. The rzea them.
selves evidently expected the sane FGtz
simmons and his trainers we're cauaaea;
that sharksy would hs pu, ou; in from
o. e to five rounds and ShArkey expressed
every confidence that he would defeat
FitES.mmons within seven rounds
The betting pubic naturally leaned t5-
ward the man OF experience and the ODDS
in favor o; FItEsimmoas Averages
about - 20 I. In some few cases Eolnz IS
aigh as % |. bat izst Before the aEaj
started the prevailing odds wsre about
y to > There Sas no lack % sAarksy
money al these figures ana many b~ss
vg-e offered At even money and accepted
that FitEssnznons would pat his nAa oat
a.thtn siX rounds
IRE National Athletic Club bad IA -
most Ella borate preparations for the exat
and Il "a probable that a similar contest
uas never witnessed by a. many pcopis
The - foot ring ~as .ocatei II the center
q the paviZlloa. the largest bgIIdlnk II
~ kind In san Francisco ard over 10
boxes. accommodating from s to 70 per
zoa each surrounded the RAG ani oeyaai
iNs Boxes ard n tie galleries en- = r
slses @: the baGdInE we're row after r7v
@: chairs Every seat in the building US
occupied ard thaGsaa3s 81 Esn stool ~
back % the rows q chairs ore un}l -
feature q TIE alzht was the fart tas'
for TIE arsi tine in tss history ~ pss=-'
lsm. the Management x the club tAssv
ap@z tbs doors 20 women and several
O.. ;Asrn E-ay-Aalrei raatrons wnose >
;azs+asra OF ;ss sEhssct has led them &C
venture Ssy5aA the bounds o. coavsutI5=-
ATTY. Ozs huz8r~8 po..os and as zaaT
z7c-s SPECIAL oEosrs we're IN aytsn1a7 .
ard a hundred gsAerS al IN evening
aress- escorted the spectators to their
ssats
Long before the fighters appeared ,n
s-7ssa Of Rs--- a
baked IN from che end q the pavilion
20 the othsT- There vAs 70 sack % en-
thzstaszn Il; any stage % the nEht. aaa
uotzithstAaifnE tss long delay before ;as
sexual event % The evening occurred
here WAS nothtnk bat TIE greatest Eu,i
raturs PrsvaGin< svs-ywhs--. and there
was rot TIE slightest sign q = 3istEra-
sncs-
Several preliminary svsats prsosdsd he
caisf canfesf ard II vas late when FItE-
strzz1ons ard sharksy apvsarst iz TIE
rtzE. One 81 TIE Easg zosicsahAs d2-sr-
sncss In the men wAs IN rsEArd 20 The
height tss Ssw ZeAlAnssr ezi7x fest
~ taches and shArksT feet "a ineh,s
Each q the msn wszxhsd Abssut II
G-rE-s3s- he Rsoands fer FItESimzasns
were Marta Julian Dan Hickey ard JACK
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Australia Bs1y Saith AID Daary
Nss-5ha-
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driver. Uha has aEurea IN many a Eun
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]; AS e-e8agk ssfoTe ,hs great c-uuJ
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pav5lbar stoc3 a crowd estimated At - On
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