Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-06-08
THE COMING BATTLE.
Fitzsimmons and Jeffries Both Ready
and Confident.
FORMER Is THE FAVORITE.
Chief of Police Devery Issues .
Statsmene That II the Men
@ PunCh Hard He VIII
STOP tho Fight.

New York, June S.-But one more day
Of training remains for Jeffries and Fitz-
simmons before they enter the ring at
the Coney Island Athletic club, and in or
der to rest little before the fight the
two are training less vigorously. Jeffries
expects to leave his quarters at Asbury
Park, N. j., on Friday morning. and he
win be accompanied to this city by Man
aser Brady, who has been with him al
most constantly for two weeks. He will
60 to Copsy Island and will take posses
sion OF his quarters In the clubhouse i'm
mediatsly upon his arrival.
William A. Brady, manager for JEFF
fries, says with reference to the betting:
The opinion Of Mike Donovan of the
New York Athletic club to the effect that
Jefriss Is the next champion has done
our end Of the encounter great deal of
good. 1t has strengthened the position
Of Jsfries In the betting and brought
forth much money from Jeffriss men. OF
course, we are not going to give more
than the market rates, and that seems
fixed for the present at 2 to ] in favor Of
FitzsiMmons. hope that the figures
remain that way, as it will enable all
Jeffries men to double their money
should he win."
FitzsimmOns' men are equally confident
around town that the Cornishman should
win out without any difficulty. Particu-
larly Is this sentiment strong at the Bar
tholdi hotel, where the champion gener-
ally sleeps when in town. The betting
at all the sporting resorts is 2 to l on
Fitzsimmons, with plenty of Jeffries
money at that figure. Corbett himself
covered bets of $4,000, $1,000 and 81 400
by putting up $1,000, $500 and 500 re-
spectively. He said he had n partner
who would supply all the cash necessary
at those figures. "Of course there's a
limit" said the former champion, "but
there hasn't been half enough Fitzsim-
mons money coming In to suit me-"
Both men are confident OF success.
Fitzsimmons is trained very fine.
statment by Devery.
The following statement has been is
sued by Chief Of Police Devery:
prom certain published statements OF
experts on prize ring and boxing matters,
and from various sources, it would ap.
pear that the two would he pugilistie
champions who are down for n sparrine
contest at the Coney Island Athletic club
on Friday night, or their hackers OF
managers, intend to have, under the
guise of Horton law sparring contest
| a genuine old time slugging match Of
prizcfight. II no such smuggling match IL
a ...t ond impressions ore sprpat
~ .,,o sr,o nurnose of quilting and i'm
~ oa,'n ,mon Tho nuh,ic
posns upon ~ nort;os +o tho contest
on'' .4;e ,,a;nb+s o1O and *,
'neir o+hor attending circum
lwunus' .I o,d;+,ors II Is almost
e,"n.e ~ ..-.;h;l;+y FOR tho two indi
pnysleai l.np w. ~ corrv On a Lawful
vlu""is .s, na;rts On Tho coming occasion
ILL., ,rho ,ar rv' noture Of things tends to al
Inc W.. '.-;.os,,h+
gu. anu U", :. p,m ~osent Of tho contest. an
sn"n oe 1919 no shali narsonallv see +
as cnlei "i p ,"..e. onJ sp;r,t NJ the In,
UNI .n a,, no,,tasts ora oheyed. nm
reatse W '';i, W. M sIryy;nr or heay
Una. 'hele . H hut a clean cut. lawfy
hitting ",;h;t;on for noints ANY pei
sa,, v,h" nermits himself to be gulled q
son VINO peII ~, .h;n,;ro otherwise wi
imposeu "pon ~. ,,,,,n,, mistaken
''n .u! ni .,;I, 10 vol, FOR the public to undel
~ VIII ,at p +ho frst heavy blow struc
stanu INA. ~, -" AVID Of tho contest"
VIII 'llarN u. . sa.,. T.,L,uu.
Cor"et' D"es so .,,.,,,,;o
James y. Corpe''' ao,N ,nn,oris IN,
pngilist, mas maze sone a dive If III
reveal some OF . Inc r't,u, " he had SOM
prize ring. lnclae, a; -. raor in II
thing to say ABOUT ms ."n t,,o n;ch+
ring lie admitted an t shar Hn the he l had
his fight win LON .tn,,, storod away
share OF the none. -; :"' M.r,o,m hefore II
a safe in ms mouse ~ , i rarn md
bell Tor inc ope am,n away from Carsc
said that ne cum. w. t,or E;tzs;mmo,
City with more ,noies , .ha E;tyS;mmon
carried. Spe%hins s,;S =. '
Jeii t,, ngm., I het r ritzsimmons al
1.-The purse pe. WEI, don,t kno
Jetries VIII ue u onnt will got. but Je
how muGh MONEY n: . ',%,nro The exact {
visions or the p.ls. af oaraement
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