The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-12

What world of free advertising
those prize fight managers are getting
these days, Columns and pages pile
up, and still the merry war of words
goes on. First Fitz tells how he will
beat Jeffries with a new 'zig-Zag"
punch which he invented originally
for use on the solar plexus of James
J. COrbett Then Jeffries announces
that the lanky blacksmith from Timaru
is doomed to certain defeat. Next Fitz
is discovered to be suffering with
'glass~arm. and finally the club ques-
ton is dragged out and paraded for all
1t is worth. That is what Julian and
Brady are paid for-to work up inter-
est in the match. And no two men in
the business know better how to do
that same thing. They will get their
bit and the more the merrier, is
their motto.
-a.s, LOOKS EASY FOR, FITZ. T.
The job looks easy for the Cornish
man. He should beat Jeffries without
receiving scratch. What license has
the big ~boilermaker to go against such
a gladiator as Fitzsimmons? What
did he ever do in the squared circle
that he should have grown so great?
Got a decision over Tom Sharkey! Yes.
And what happened to Sharkey when
he had the temerity to enter the ring
with the Antipodean? Stuff and nom
sense Jeffries has a chance to win,
but it is a slim one. He may catch
the champion, coming. or going, and
get in one of those finishers like Maher
landed at New Orleans, on the occasion
of the first meeting between the Irish
champion and the Cornishman But
that is a forlorn hope. And it is all
that is in sight for the boilermaker
He is as clearly outclassed as would
be an electric light track skate by a
Suburban stake horse.
HOW FTTZ WILL FIGHT.
There is little doubt that Fitzsim-
mons will go right after Jeffries. He
may not utilize that ''zig-zag" blow,
but he will make the boilermaker think
there are seven men in the ring, and
that he is fighting the other SIX. And
the opening bulletin from the ring
side will probably announce that JEFF
fries is "crowding" Fitzsimmons That
will be what the tricky Cornishman
will want Jeffries to do. And then, all
of sudden, will come the stereotyped
announcements ''FitZSimmonS winSr'
And the onlooker will wonder how it
happened. So will Jeffries. But, bar
ring accidents, it will happen, and in
the manner Indicated. Fitz always
gets the worst of it at the outset-that
is he makes it look that way. 1t sort
of gives the other fellow confidence,
and induces him to lead. Then, some
thing happens, and the referee counts
ten.
SEVERAL SAMPLES.
When Fitz fought Choynski, at Bos-
ton, he was apparently out Choynski
went after him and then-well, the
police also took hand to prevent Fitz
from ending Choynski's life as we'll as
his pugilistic career Down in Mexico
Maher had Fitz going" Then, all
of a sudden, Maher went Dan@Cree.
don chased Fitz around the ring at
New Orleans. He quickly wished he
hadn't-for Fitz turned and sent Dan
to sleep for full ten minutes. Jim Hall
put it all over Fitz' at New Orleans
Then Halls seconds put it-cold water
all over Jim-in order to restore him
to consciousness.
CHILDS AND ARMSTRONG.
The defeat of Bob Armstrong. the big
black, by Frank Childs of Chicago,
is significant in connection with the
approaching battle between Fitzsim-
mons and Jeffries. 1t gives a fairly
good line on the capabilities Of the big
hoilermaker. It must be remembered
that Jeffries failed to stop Armstrong
in ten rounds. Childs did the trick
and handily-in seven. Childs is mid
dleweight, and not such big one at
that. If Childs defeated Armstrong
almost without effort-in seven rounds
and Jeffries fails to conquer the big
black in ten-then Childs must be a
wonder, or Jeffries is not as dangerous
as the managers of the principals in
the approaching match would have the