The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-09
BOTH IN FIGHTING TRIM
F'itz Never Went Into the Ring
in Finer Condition.
JeFFRIES IS CONFIDENT
He and His Friends Sure of Victory in
Less Than 10 Rounds-A "Clean
Break" Agreed To-Little
Work Yesterday.

New York, June s.-Everything is in
readiness for the big fight tomorrow
| between Bob Fitzsimmons and Jim JEFF
tries, and with the exception of police
interference or an unlooked-for accident
to either one of the principals, the bout
will take place as scheduled in the
arena of the Coney Island Sporting club.
| Everything was at standstill to-day
at the training quarters of both pugi-
lists, both men doing very light work
Jeffries punched the bag for a few min
,utes, had brief bit of practice with
the medicine bali and skipped the rope
a couple Of hundred times.
! Quite a large number of visitors call
4 ed on the Californian and wished him
success. During the day Jeffries was
| the recipient of number of kilograms
4 from different parts of the United
! States extending congratulations, as
| we'll as encouraging the big boiermaker
with hopes Of victory in his bid for
! championship honors.
| George Siler of Chicago, who is to
referee the big contest, was one of the
visitors at the cottage by the seashore
| to-day. Mr. Siler said his visit was
simply social one, but in conversation
| Win JSlLfleS anu ITdlHeT DelaHey he
| said Fitsimmons had agreed to clean
break. Delaney claimed that a clean
| break means a great deal to Fitzsiin-
mons and shows that Bob is afraid of
Ieffries' driving machinery. Some of
| the experts of the Loch Arbor cottage
claim Bob will endeavor to make it a
| long-drawn-out battle.
Jeffries with his trainer, Billy Della
| ney, and his sparring partners, Jim
| TnnrnV
Martin McCue, will leave Allenhurst,
| N j., early tomorrow morning AMI
will go direct to Coney Island.
| 1t is understood that conference will
1 take place between Brady and Julian,
| the two principals and Referee Siler
| sometime Tomorrow afternoon, at
1 which the rules governing the contest
will be discussed. Jeffries was in the
| best of humor tonight before retiring.
| He seemed to be in great spirits, show
4 ing no nervousness whatever. and con-
versingl freely with hose around hin
/ With reference to the possible outcome
| of the bout Every one of the Jeffrias
party, including the big fellow himself
| seems confident of the Californian's $
victory, and none of them look for the
battle to last over ten rounds.
/ Fitz took a short walk during the
| forenoon, but took no further exercise.
| Late in the afternoon he drove to the
Coney Island club house, accompaniei i
by Yank Kenney, Jack Everhardt, Dan
| Hickey, Martin Julian and Kid Mccoy.
| By the time the party reached the club
house they We're surrounded by crowd
| of several hundred persons, none of
| whom was permitted to follow the
! champion and his companions into the
| big building. AS soon as FitZ reached
his dressing room he and Kenney strip
ped to the buff and donned their fight
ing tegs. They entered the ring and
| spared three fast rounds, only ex-
changing light taps. The work of both
men was closely watched by a number
of experts, the most prominent of whom
was Kid Mccoy, who has posted $1,000
forfeit in the hands Of George Siler to
bind a match with Fitz.
The carpenters and other workmen in
the building stopped work while the big
! fellows pummeied each other and when
| Martin Julian, who held the watch,
called time at the end of the third
| round the champion was generously ap-
| pladed. He is in perfect condition and
| showed a wonderful lot of speed. His
4 footwork was remarkably clever and
on the whole. his performance clearly
| demonstrated that he was never in bet
| ter condition for a bout in his entire
ring career than he is at present. After
the men had retired to their dressing
| rooms Mccoy declared that Fitz was
a wonder, but the Kid would not say
positively what his impression was as
! to the outcome of the mill tomorrow
night. As soon as the party left the
building they entered a wagon, with
Fitzsimmons handling the ribbons. AS
the champion drove along Surf avenue
| on his way home to Bath Beach, he was
cheered by the hundreds of promena-
| ders many of whom shouted to him
that he was bound to win.
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