The San Francisco call., 1897-03-24
! Firzsimmons. handed over to Maher the

Fiizsimmons, handed over to Maher the
championship.
Tie battles between Fitzsimmons and
Maher in New Orleans and Mexico are still
fresh in the minds of the sporting men
of this country ard there is no man who
has better right to express an oninion OF
Maher's fighting abilities than Champion
Robert Fiiz sim mons.
While conversing with Fitzsimmons
after his interview with Corbett, the
champion said he was agreeably surprised
to find that the ex-champion had left all
OF his heavy shot behind. 'In fact" said
Fitz immons, 'he treated me real nice
and / returned the compliment, but had
material in store to fling back at him in
case he showed disposition 10 be nasty"
The champion was very angry about
an article which appeared in morning
paper and in which he, Fitzsi mmons, was
accused Of being drunk and quarrelsome.
81 know why all that rot appeared in
the paper" replied Fitz, as his eyes
flashed and his fingers twitched.
You know" he continued "that on
the evening of my arrival from Carson
Long Green of the Examiner sent an
a tiashlight picture of me. | informed the
artist that l was too tired after my
journey and l felt more like taking q we'll
needed rest than posing for pictures. In
fact, l have been-that is, Photographic
cally speaking-shot almost to death by
cameras during my residence in Carson.
and when camo to this City thought
had escaped the fiends, but you can imag-
inc my surprise when | was confronted by
a flashligh,er from the Examiner on reach
ing my room and informed that the mon
arch wanted just one more shot.
II was deaf TO all entreatles and begged
to be excused.
"WelI, don't you know that camera man
talked and talked until after midnight,
when finally fell into comfortable chair
knocked stiff. l was dead 20 the world
for the time being until my wife woke me
up, and there was that awful man still
standing over me waiting for the oppor-
tunity TO take just one more shot.
well, | could not stand he agony any
longer and l told the unfortunate artist.
who was, OF course, obeying orders, TO go
home and be good fellow, add ing that
under no consideration would Istaud for
a fiashlight shot until my brother-in-law
and manager, Martin Julian, arrived from
the mountains.
He reluctantly took his hat in hand
and left the room, muttering something to
himself. guess he was saying his pray
ers, but see what was the result. | was
slaughtered in this mornings Examiner.
The paper said that made beast OF my
self and whole lot OF stun that IS not ut
for publication in any respectable journal,
but my friends know too we'll that l am
not a drinking man, and that is sufficient
recommendation for me. I am eating
shrimps now, but guess l will be painted
a demon in to-mo:row's paper. suppose
that in free country everything goes"
Fitzsimmons paid visit 10 THE CALL
business office yesterday afternoon. The
champion wanted to express his thank.
for the fair and impartial manner in
which THE CALL treated both principals
from the time the match was consum-
mated until the cham pionship was lost
and won.
Fitzsimmons expects to remain in this
City a week, until his manager decides
upon some future course. The champion
will visit Eddie Graney's blacksmith-sho hop
to-day for the purpose of turning out
some fancy shoes as souvenirs for his
friends.