Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-07
PALAvER Of THE PUGlLISTS
Fitzsimmons-Jcffries Battle Mny Take
Place I'm Denver Instead of
New York in July.

Place In Denver Instead of
New York in July.
That the scene of the Fitzsimmons- JEFF
fries battle will be located in Denver, which
was but remote possibility only few
weeks ago, has blossomed into a very live
probability In fact, the Colorado Athletic
association has made announcement that it
has succeeded in landing the fight with an
offer of a 500, ,O0O-purse. The negotiations up
to date have been by telegraph and it is
reported that both Brady and Julian, the
managers OF the two big Differs, have wired
that they have accepted the terms of the
club. Manager Flote of the club is now on
his way to New York to fix the deal. This
Is the natural sequence of the old-woman
squabbling that has been going on between
the fight promoters of the big metropolis
during the last few months. Red Robert
Fitzsmmons barred O'Rourke and his LenoX
| club out Of the bidding for the fight, declar-
ing that Oily Tom was not enough on the
level for him. In return Thomas made no
secret of his intention to work his pull
| against the successful bidder for the battle.
That O'Rourke and his pull is no vapory
product of the chink pipe was amply proved
last week when the police commissioners of
New York refused to issue a license to the
Coney Island Athletic club, which had
secured the fight. Lively bidding for the
affair then followed between Bat Masterson's
| Denver club and the Colorado Athletic club
and the latter is said to have cinched 1t.
| This new arrangement will result in
| change in the date when the battle is to
| take place. 1t was to have been pulled off
| in New York on May &C. but this date is now
an impossibility. The prize fighting law Of
| Colorado does not go into effect until July
| 2, and the promoters of Denver would
scarcely care to take a chance on big
| fight until after that date. Some date in
| July is likely to be set for the battle.
| Whether this battle is pulled off or not at
| Denver, the Colorado sports are nevertheless
| booked for a go between a pair Of cracker
| lacks in the near future. Bat Masterson,
who is the manager of the Olympic club,
| one of the organizations that sprung up as
soon as the boxing law was passed by the
state legislature, announces that he has
| practically booked as the opening event of
| his club journey between George Dixon and
| Tommy White The colored lad has been
| dallying long and frequently at the flowing
| fountain since his encounter few months
| ago with Oscar Gardner, but his wonderful
| recuperative powers are expected to bring
| him back into condition for biting match,
| determined, although it is settled that the
| two little men will weigh in at 124. Tommy
White has been in Denver for some time
| looking about for match, but was not
| able to find any one willing enough to take
him on. In connection with this match some
! of the comments made by the Denver papers
are amusing. For example, one of them de-
clares that Dixon, since the Gardner fight,
! has laid in retirement, storing up strength
| for another co. AS a matter OF fact, the
| wonder" in all his string of innumerable
| battles has never been engaged in such
| scrap as he is now waging with one Mr.. John
Barleycorn, and reports from the east are
not all couched to the effect that Dixon will
| get the decision.
| Tom Smoothly ORourke, the pugilistic
monopolist, and Parson Davies who Is al
most equal to his partner in oily dealings,
| have a new scheme. They believe that the
| government will permit battles of the big
mitts in the land of the reconcentrados and
| Cuban patriots and are consequently plan
ming to open a big athletic club at Havana,
| the main feature of which will be prize
| ring. 1t is purposed to take some third
raters to the island at first as an experiment
and IL the game proves to be success the
top notch Differs of the country will be
| Offered purses. ne HTSL attempt 10 pun oLi
| a bout will be made next fall.
That burly salt, Thomas sharkey, A b,
who is astride the pugilistic ladder but
few rounds below the perch whereon FitZ-
simmons is at present enthroned is longing
for new worlds to conquer and will enter
| himself in the lists for the strong man
| championship of the world According to
a recent announcement the jack tar has
placed himself under the tutelage of Prof.
| Attlla, the professional trainer who brought
| Sandow to the fore, The professor de-
clares that he will make a stronger strong
man out of the sailor than he did Of Sandow
and Sharkey has seized the opportunity with
avidity He is to spend the next few months
in going through a strong man system of
| training and when he becomes fit O'Rourke
says that he will back him in any sum
| against anybody else for the strong man
championship of the world, Sandow not
barred.