The morning times., 1896-08-24

Bob Fitzsimmons, the kangaroo" pugiI
ist, arrived ON the American line steamship
Paris at New York Saturday. Fitzsim
in good condition. With him were his wifi,
.'.Fitz" said was that he could lick COrhett
This was to be expected.
IN fact" said he, "Corbett is dafty.
Do you know, really pity him, poor old
fellow. No, l shall not avoid meeting
with him. Why shouldI? lean whip him
easily. To tell you the truth, when ]
meet him III drive him crazy.
Il don't think much OF Tom Sharkey.'
continued "Fitz." From what l have
heard OF hun think could lick him with
punch. j tell You what I'll do. III
bet any amount OF III oney ! can stop him in
four rounds. He may be strong fellow
but that let's him out-see?'
FitzsnnOns said lie weighed a trifle
less than when he went abroad, tipping
the scales at 6S pounds. He intends stop
ping in New York until Julian arrives,
and can say nothing OF his plans until
then.
CORBETT WILL TRAIN HARD.
There is every reason TO believe that Jim
Corbett does not underrate his coming an
tagonist, Sharkey, for he admits that the
sailor is a hardman, who will require many
hard thumps before he is beaten. Corbctt
will be at Asbury Park shortly, and then
he viii commence an active training for
about three months
When the chanp pion enters the ring tn,
next time, it can reliably be said that he
will be in as perfect condition as it is
possible to get a human being, while it
h, "a.
will have the advanta &c in form, for he has
not gone the road that the champion has
Travelled for months.
Corbett said to a newspaper man ths
other day that he would give Shafkey a
great punching, and most all who know
the Californian think he will Keep his
word. 1t isn't possible to whip Corbett
without hitting him hard, and this is just
what those who saw the sailor fight in
San Francisco say he cannot do, il Corbett
is careful, which his cunning will compel
him to be.
The articles call for a meeting between
the men on or before December 25 next,
and each principal has bet $4,000 on him
self.
1t looks now as IL the offer OF the Carson
City, New, club will be accepted as there
is no law in the Sage Brush state against
boxing matches, even to the extent Of
900 rounds.
Corbett is favorable TO Carson City and
Sharkey says he Will fight at any time and
place designated. From the determ ination
and apparently honest expression OF the
men it looks as IL the Corbctt-Fitzsmmons
fiasco in Texas and Arkansas last fall was
not to be repeated.
THE PASSING OF jim HALL.
Poor Jim Hall, once the idol OF the Aus
traian sporting world, and wonderfully
scientific boxer, has been arrested i'll New
York. and for Il board bill, too. Ii there
is any shame in prize tighter, and it Is
not sure there is, Hall ought 10 teei keeniy
his humiliation.
IfJiul Hall had spent less money for liquor
he would now have an independent for
tune, Tor he made money last from the
first moment he came To this country. He
went to England, where wealth was
showered at him, and when he defeated
Ted Pritchard and Slavin he could have
had anything that he asked the sporting
Englisl;men for.
Since his advent in America, however,
Hall has breakfasted, dined and supped Oh
wine, and he will now have. to pay the
penalty OF his folly. Had Hall and Don
hell met last Monday night, the tall eA-
Sydneyite would have been badly bested,
for the Corkonian is too fresh and heavy
for him. Perhaps Hall found out that he
pulled" Stranger things have happened
The two "Joes, McAuliffe and Choynski
Will meet in an eight-round light before the
Occidental Club al San Francisco next Fri
day hight. McAuliffe, tie Mission Boy"
weighed 2IO pounds When he Legan Tram
ing, and has now reduced himself 10 225
Should he defeat ChoyDski he intends to 60
after the woru's championship. Choynski
has begun hard training. He takes a spin
the park from his fathers residence.
On his reIGrn, after Il short rest, he goes
to work ON the punching bag. Choynski is
n fine condition. During the days when
negotiations were pending between several |
clubs for the ChoyDski- Mahcr fight Choynski |
was in active training at Howell Mountain,
Napa county. He expects to enter tie ring
40 pounds. There will Ic al |
least sixty pounds difference between Nc |
Aulifee and Choynski. the Mission Boy
Of course, carrying the weight.
THE ESULLIvAN-SHAR SHOW.
Tom O'Rourke is arranging some coed |
bouts to precede the Sullivan Sharkey four |
round contest at Madison Square Garden, |
August 81. Tommy White, who is matched |
to box George Dixon twenty rounds before |
the Broadway A. c. en- September 81 will |
be pitted against a good man at the Garden |
md Danny Needham, Sharkey's sparnng |
partner, will also put up his hands, in his |
first appearance in the East.
Dixon, the colorcd champion, and White |
nave commenced training FOR their twenty
round go. The bout is ncminany for the
Of the world at their W eights |
Dixon is getting into condition at Faulkner
and is working hard, as he is suspicious of
The white lad.