The herald., 1897-02-22

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Fitzsimmons only got on the ground
Saturday, and was greeted by large
crowd. The dispatches state that the
lanky Australian did not impress the
people as did the Californian, and the
small boys yelled Rats" when he mod
estly, after the manner Of pugs, an
nounced that he proposed to do up the
man with the ,pompadour head. This is
not to be- wondered at. At
first glance Fitsimmors does not
present the front that Corbett
does. The Australian has a small head,
and what hair there is on it Is of pro-
nounced auburn, not to say red, tint.
His enormous body development, with
| the long thin legs, irressistibly reminds
one OF that other antipodean curiosity,
the kangaroo. But he is powerful man
and a wonderful fighter, nevertheless,
as shown by his unbroken string Of
victories. Besides, he claims that he
can knock out man IS easily with one
hand as the other, and that he is the
only man in the world that can. Cor
bett, on the other hand, Is a fine speci-
| men of American manhood, who would
attract attention anywhere, and with
Less Of the look of a prizefighter than.
any man who ever entered the ring
There Is absolutely no question as to his
science and pluck; what worries the
sports Is, can he hit hard enough to
punch out man like Fitzsimmons?
In this connection it may be stated
that Tenn Sharkey has again broken
loose and has announced that he will
,. be at the rirgside to challenge the WIN
ner. He has also incidentally INDUCED
In o.,I-
bett TO the effect that the said Jim is
fakir, and that he has in his possession
documentary evidence over his sigma
ture to prove his assertion. Mr.. Sharkey
also thinks that if the fight is ION the
square" Corbett will be knocked out
inside of four rounds. The less Mr..
Sharkey says about square" fighting
the better; the disgraceful San Fran
cisco incident is too recent At any
rate. which ever man wins, he would
be justified in ignoring Sharkey, who
should be permanently retired from de-
cent pugilism-if such thing exists.
One other incident is significant and,
If Martin Julian has been correctly
reported, those who attend the fight may
see much bigger show than they an
ticipate Julian is quoted as saying that
1t is on the bills that Corbett wiz not be
eAoNSN W lCsS' anu tIldl III case tfs
hight is going against him push" of
plug-uglies and sluggers imported from
san Francisco for the purpose will raise
the cry of foul, break into the ring. and
stop the fight He says he has evidence
that this is intended, and as being fore
warned is forearmed he has taken meas
ures TO checkmate the play by bringing
with him another gang of the same
character, gathered in New Orleans, Ell
Paso and other places. These will be
stationed at the ringsde at FitZsim-
mons corner, and at the first indica ton
CT trouble they will rush to the rescue.
"A mix-up of this kind would certainly
make an exciting finale worth going
miles to see.
The next boxers night at the Ath.
letic club will be March II. For this oc.
casion the entertainment committee has
arranged several interesting events. the
principal one OF which will be fifteen
round go between young Dempsey and
Jack Burkhardt. Both men are we'll
known as clever, scientific men and fair
f1ghters. They are very evenly matched
and the contest promises to be an inter-
esting one. Interest in these exhibit
tions increases with each repetition, and
as long as they are kept up to the STAN
dard which has been maintained in the
past they will be successful.
Already the local fanciers are getting
their dogs in shape for the coming
bench show, which will be held in this
city April 1417 This is the ninth annual
exhibition of the Southern California
Kennel club and promises to be the best
of the series. Already the secretary has
received numerous letters of inquiry
not only from fanciers on the coast, but
from the east. The English setter and
pointer classes promise to be we'll filed,
as well as the spaniel, notably cookers
Fox-terriers will also be fully repro
sented, and among them will be some
good dogs that have not yet been shown
in this section.
The Los Angeles Athletic club will give
another of it's delightful ladies nights"
Friday evening. A short musical and
athletic program will be given, after
which the remainder of the evening will
be spent In dancing The increasing at
tendance at these functions is evidence
Of their growing popularity
A pool tournament is being arranged
at the Athletic club for next month. All
players will play from scratch, and thus
decide the club championship. At the
conclusion of this event, a handicap
tournament will be inaugura ted, so as
to give everyone a chance. The tour
nament will commence March Is.
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