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our corner, said to me: How Go you like
so

it?'
~ don't like it at ALL, 1 replied. 1
think we are up against it,
I'm the round where Fltz was down,
Jim might have won but he stood right
over Fitz and wouldn't give him chance
to get up. Jim should have stepped back
seven or eight feet, but instead ne stood
over Fitz waiting tor him 10 rise, and the
referee had to push him away. Had Jim
stood away in the first place, Fltz would
have got up much quicker and Jim would
have had a chance TO get few more
punches at him, and might have got
him out.
'In the tenth round Jim was firing, and
| told him he was in for an all-day fight.
He was very confident then and said that
he would win. | objected 10 the lncessant
talking he kept up in his corner. There
were a couple of his friends there VINO
wanted to talk with him. and Jim, instead
OF taking every opportunity to breathe,
was conversing with them
''As regards the result. want to say
that Fiiz didn't win on any fiuke. jim
can't fight any better than he did, and
FiIz is entitled to all the credit in the
world. Jim shouldn't have melted away
In the manner he did after the sixth
round, and it was all due to the shape he
was in. He was hitting Fltz often
enough, but not hard enough. l have
seen him with pair of eight-ounce gloves
bring Jeffries TO his knees With blow,
and don't think FitZ can stand harder
punch than Jeffries, who is veritable
young giant.
THE difference between Fitzsimmons
and Corbett is that Fitz never loses his
hitting powers. He can always hit at the
right time and in the right place. Fltz
displayed more generalship than have
ever seen in the ring. don't think the
two men will ever fight again.
"What Corbett should do is TO fight
every one who wants to meet him for
from four to ten rounds, and l want to
say if he can't lick those other fellows
Maher. Choynski, Goddard and Sharkey-
he can't whip Fitzsimmons.
II do not consider that trained Jim
| for this fight. l did for all his winning
ones, but this time there were a couple OF
men there-I won't mention their names
who could make him eat standing on his
head ii they wanted him to. / have not
seen Jim since the day of the fight, nor
have | heard from him. l picked him up
in the ring after e knockout and got
him on his legs. When he started to 60
for Fitz after that l told him to let up
and not be foolish. l was with him after
ward in his dressing-room and went to
the depot to see him off. That is the last
l have had to do with him."
Must Have Oakland ut Heart.
OAKLAND, CAL, March 23.-Auditor
Snow docs not think that the city's money
should be paid to parties having no in
tereSts in Oakland's welfare. When the
appropriation was made last year 10 pay
DR.. ]. T. Mclean Mr.. Snow refused to
payable to A. II. Rose, president of the
River and Harbor improvement Associa-
tIon, the orga niZation 10 which the appro-
priation was made.
Il held off drawing the warrant" ex-
planned Mr.. Snow to-day, mot because of
any LEGAL right to refuse payment, but be-
cause l objected to the idea, as a citizen,
that an Alameda man, who was in favor
of completing the tidal canal before
dredging Oakland harbor, should be paid
by the city OF Olkland.
81 asked what Alameda proposed doing,
and was told that that citv would wait for
some action from the Board of Super
visors. 1 then said l would wait until l
had seen what was going 10 be done be-
fore drawing the warrant. l was inter-
vie wed by a mum Der of men, who were in
terested In the matter, and got sacred
promise that DR.. Mclean, or whoever
went to Washington, would work ior the
whole harbor improvement, before the
warrant was drawn"
The Last of the Flag Brigade.
OAKLAND, CAL, March 23.-James A.
Joyce was awarded SZlo 81 to-day by
Justice Gift in his suit against Mrs. NJ. L.
Chandler, Mrs. E. II. Langand and Mrs.
NJ. S. Schuf1in. The ladies were formerly
president secretary and treasurer of the
Alameda County Mid winter Fair Girls
Flag Brigade. Three years ago this or
ganIzation made great stir here. The
children, 250 strong, beautifully dressed
in red, white and blue, were preparing to
make big showing at the county day at
the fair. when suddenly it was found that
the money paid to the treasurer had not
settled the bills. Then designations one
after another came and the organiza-
ton went to pieces. Suit was instituted
at once and Judgment entered to-day.
VIII Go to Beu1ah.
OAKLAND. CAL, March 23.-Judge
Alien and Chief Lloyd held consultation
with Mabel Duff this morning, which will
result in her going 10 the Rescue Home at
Beulah. She is but I8 years OF age, but
has been in bad company for the past
three years. The Judge believes that with
q years training and separation from her
evil associates she will reform.
Donated to the School.
OAKLAND, CAL, March % The pupils
and teachers of the Grant School are un-
der lasting obligations to Comrade j.
Winkier for handsomely framed steel
engraving of General Grant on horseback
with several of his officers in the rear.
The gift was found on the wall when
school opened yesterday. 1t is greatly
aDDreciated,