The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29
The Whole Fistic Party
Started Eastward Last
Night.
Will Begin Business With an
Exhibition Tomorrow at
Ogden.
That Money Claim Hurriedly Ssttled,
but Not Without a Kick From
Julian.
Fitzsim mons has gone.

Fitzsimmons las gone.
Wife, child, nurse, dog, manager, spar
ring partner, wrestling mate and large
quantity of baggage have gone with him
on what is to be an Eastern tour for exhi-
bition purposes.
Bob did not intend to leave here until
Wednesday or Thursday, but yesterday
noon, having satisfactorily disposed OF
some troublous financial. incidents, he,
or, rather, his astute little brother-in-law.
decided to start as soon as possible. in or
der, it is said. to be in advance of Corbett,
who also is supposed 10 be casting wistfuI
glances to the eastward, and having
visions of CT divided exhibition halls along
the way.
The entire fstic camp and its followers
accordingly prepared for forced march
eastward. At 6 o'clock the striking
looking agg regation boarded the ferry at
the foot of Market street, shaking off apd
leaving behind one fringe of gaping and
surrounded by another on the boat and
tagged to the doors of the overland train
wailing on the Oakland mole.
Saturday night. it will be remem bered,
a claimant had served upon Fitzsimmcns
a warrant TO prevent him from leaving the
State and avoiding financial settlement.
At midnight Justice Kerrigan TO accom-
modate the pugilist called at the Baldwin
Hotel at his request and squared the mat
ter according TO legal iormalities. Then
late yesterday forenoon the whole diff
Guilty was settled by compromise FitZ-
slmmons' lawyer sent for Arthur }. Mead
ows, the manager OF the com planning col
lection agency.
After good deal of pickering and some
bad verbal bouts between Meadows and
the irate and dumpy little Martin Julian
the manager of the collection agency won
from the manager Of Fitzsimmons'
finances and the claim was settled.
"But it was dirty cinch," said Julian,
as with napkin tucked inside his neck
band he plucked hurriedfy at his lunch
con. You can say that the fellows that
put in the bill are pack OF thieves, and l
stand ready to prove it. Our lawyer sug-
prosecution and all that. but we knew we
couldn't get any satisfaction; they haven't
a cent and we would only be wasting time
fighting them"
As to his immediate plans Fitzsimmons
himself deicned to speak while chewing
his habitual quid OF gum.
Pm going right now," he said, Ito
Ogden. Show there Tuesday night. Tele-
graphed for house this noon. Nope. not
much chance forbilling the town. but got
a great reception there coming out. Guess
people III turn out at the station and
that'll sort of advertise it.
'Wrestle and spar with Roeber. Bout
forty-fiv minute performance. Do bag
punching and show different kind of
knockout blows and how knocked out
Maher, Sharkey and Corbett.
Yep; probably stop Salt Lake. Don't
know yet bout other places.
"San Francisco came up to Expectations
financially. Made pretty good money out
Chutes Sacramento wasn't what expect
ed. Noueh people at depot and round
hotel, but didn't turn out big for show.
But it paid all right.
"Show in East guess. same as last two
years. Philadelphia and New York.
Good-by."
And 1.-The retired champion middle
weight and heavy weight champion of the
world" adjusted his high hat. gave pc
culiar twist to his projecting square
shoulders and gIided ungracefullv away.
At the foot Of Market street the Fitzsim-
mons presence and prospective departure
were not known until few minutes before
the hour for leaving. and nothing sugges-
tive OF demonstration or enthusiasm was
manifest among the chance witnesses.
Mrs. FitZsimmons, large, matronly. but
singularly comely, attracted perhaps as
much notice as her husband.
Once when the lanky one hurried out of
the wating-room to see about the bag
gage little Bob. in his nurses arms, set up
a spiteful screeching and eagerly attempt
ed to follow his father and the great
black Dane Yarrum that had disappeared
through the doorway. Put down on the
floor for a moment the boy, attired in i'm
maculate white skirts and capes, ceased
his cries instantly and darted for the door.
The nurse pursued, snatched him up and
bore him back. But as she held the
struggling child in her arms and clutched
his right hand he was industriously
punching the nurse rapidly in the right
law with his diminutive left.
For such is the force OF heredity.