The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-03
Rochester, and Tommy Moran, of Brock
lyn. They will fight at 12S pounds.
Time will be called at a quarter past 8.
JEFFRIES TALKS. FIGHT

Rochester, and Tommy Moran, of Brock
lyn. They will fight at 12S pounds.
Time will be called at quarter past 8.
JEFFRIES TALKS FIGHT.
After supper tonight Jeffries said he
was in excellent spirits. He was asked
if his face was not a trifie drawn, and
admitted that it was.
THE fact is,' said the champion, 'al-
though I look thinner than when 1 fought
Fitzsimmons. / am more solid, and,
strange as it may seem, weigh four
pounds more than 1 did when l fought the
Cornishman. 1 now weigh 212 pounds.
My legs and body are considerably thin
ner than they Were six months ago, but
| have filled out about the chest and
shoulders. All the extra weight l have
gained is contained in those parts, and
as a fighter / know that is the proper
place to have the extra weight The
best proof that am right is that I feel
we'll"
will the battle with Sharkey be a long
or short one?' was asked.
THAT is a hard question to answer,
said Jeffrfes. 1.-The length Of the battle
will be largely determined by the action
Of Sharkey."
1t was suggested to the champion tina.
the sailor would pursue his usual rush
ing tactics
well if he does" exclaimed the cham
pion, 1.-The fight will be over inside Of
fifteen rounds. Fitzsimmons' rushing tao
tics never moved me, and everybody
knows how hard he tried to knock me
out but failed Now, Fitzsimmons is
a much more clever man than Sharkey.
and, with all his knowledge of ring gen
eralship, he failed to accomplish his OBJ
ject so what chance has Sharkey? AS a
matter Of fact, 1 don't care how Sharkey
fights. He can fight any old way he
wants to- l will be ready for him. :"
That's right" said Tommy Ryan, "and
l have bet $500 to $3.50 that you will beat
him, Jeff"
How about your ability to take pun
ishment?' was asked. Men who are
backing Sharkey believe you cannot take
a hard humping"
Il don't know how they form that opin-
ion" said the Californian, II have been
hit hard in all my battles and yet 1 have
never been knocked down. Fitzsimmons
gave me some pretty hard blows, and h =,
did not succeed in doing very mu-h dam
age to me. And let me tell you that Fl z,
simmons can hit much h4rder b ow
than Sharlxey. l have fought b1th men,
and l know what am talking about. So
far as Bob's blows are concerned they
do not worry me in the least, nocwith>
standing the remarks of so-caIled wise
persons to the contrary. FitZSimmG ms hit
me OH the DOGy pretty Hafus Out he QlQ
not succeed in hurting me. Isn't that
right. Tem?" asked Jefffies, addressing
the welterweight champion.
That's sure thing. you know" an
swered Ryan, land Sharkey will do lie 8
harm than Fitzsfnmons.
SHARKEY'S ASSURANCE.
Sharkey said he did not believe Jeffries
could take a good hard punch success
fully. He said that in the fight Jeffries
had had with Fitzsimmons he received
few hard blows, owing to Fitzsfmmons'
wild behavior.
Someone called Sharkey's attention to
the fact that Jeffries had an extremely
long reach, and asked If Fitzsimmons
failed to get inside the Californian s
guard. could Sharkey. a smaller man,
hope for better results.
Sharkey said he never failed to get in
side the guard of any man he ever
fought. He said he had been up against
such clever fighters as Mccoy, Corbett
and Fitzsimmons, and not only succeed
ed in hitting them. but landed with sufff-
cient force to score a knockdewn in each
instance.
Sharkey not only believes that he is
much stronger than Jeffries, but that he
can deliver a blow with much greater
force than the champion.