The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-27
HAVE AGREED TO FIGHT.
Flti and Shsrkey Are Said 10 Have Gene
Together.
ARE 10 FIGHT BEFORE THE ltNOx clul
Ccssir Conccrnin9 JeWrtes ana Fsts's
Dcsirc to Obtain Advertistna Ont
of Fight Negotiations.

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state that Fitzsimmons and sharkey have
agreed TO Asht for the championship, and
that the Lenox Athletic club has offered
SIS, 900 for the battle
Fitrsimmons and Shnrkey, Il was stated,
have expressed a Willingness TO light to
nnish under the jurisdiction OF Dan A.
stuart. IL he would offer a purse larger
than the Lenox clubs bid.
The Posi- correspondent wired Mr.. stu.
TART at Hot Springs. Ark. concerning his
plans In the proposed battle and received
tie following reply: when Fitysimmons
and sharkoy sign articles to night and their
forfeits are up shall bid for the match;
until then have nothing TO say, Dan 4.
stuart
/ business associate OF stuarts In Dali
las said thls evening: while | have NO
i authority to speak for Mr., stuart. tcei
| satisfied Ii Fttssiinmors and Sharkey 80
ahead on business principles, as sugges'eu
4 in Mr. Stuart's telegram he VIII ouer ~
| good az $4,000 for n nnish championship
battle between the mem. Ny opinion is ne
| would have the Hght at5Carson City, nnu
4 that It would have to take place IN INV
day time. He ia fully prepared for such
i match and almost any date after the VIM
1 ter weather is over would suit him.
/ The lively, though not necessarily inter
estine, game OF chatter goes on amons
| the heavyweight fighters, but the promise
of rea, f,ght is brighter than Il has been
since the Sharkey- McCoy contest
Tho entrance into the match mnk,nS
\ arena Of W. A. Brady has stirred things
up to an approach TO action. There 10
nothing slow about William A., and now
q
that he has taken hold OF Jim Jehries, IL
may he safely said that the big Californian
will he hastily brought to the front ~ ~
Iknown, Brady has already posted S2ooV
with the New York Evenipg Journal Win
a challenge to Fitzsimmons, and Fttssini-
mons has almost come out nat-tooted IN
an expression Of Willingness 70 shght
II Is not quite clear that Fitzsnmcns IN
ltepds to take .Jefiries on tirat There are
! others, Fitzsmnions probably says, ana
others that are easier. But exactly now
the champion can evade Bradys diroct
movement III posting money Win emf
!. lenae Is not clear 10 tho vision OF the
closest observer,
Fi,zsimmons has closed up HIS show, and
will he In New York presently, Until no
talks In person II will be safer TO believe
that the ,Jcffrfes match is still In ebeSancc.
l, Is not too much to say. however that
Jeffries is In dead earnest Never was
there a more unhappy pugillst than Was
the youngster from Frisco after he broke
his hand early In tho fight with Armstrong
and thus became incApacitatcd from carry
ing out his contract OF stopping the negro
in ten rounds
chugrin that the burly fellow had with
him the day after that contest was Sadly
at variance with his buoyaut and confident
manner OF the day before. He had repn.
, tatIon that bordered on the frst- class, ana
!, had he done what he fully expected to DO
hat MI nh
stepped into the hrst rank AS u was.
} an accident relegated him to the rear
His closest friends have not lost faith
IN the strong young man. nor mas Jlin
himself for moment given up the nope
Of landing on top OF the heap. He has that
effective weapon--confdence In himself
constantly concealed about his person.
Brady's act In putting up the 1880 10
proof positive OF this. II also points 70
the full recovery OF the pngilists wounded
hand.
other whnck at sharkey. II Will BIZ res
membered that Jim got decision over
Tom after twenty rounds, In san fran
cisco Ever since Sharkey has been stat
ing that he was not treated justly IN thst
decision. which was chiefly the cause OF
the sailors announced determination 10
never fight In Frisco again
sharkey while training for Gus Ruh,in,
al Newdorp, Staten Island. stated that
IpfTrieS did not hit MIN one nAru DloM III
the entire bout For his side OF ", Jefr
fries intimated TINT Sharkcys knowledge
was more extensive on matters other tnen
his prayers. and asserted that during the
last ten rounds he battered the sailor often
and again and would have stopped MIN
had the contest gone two rounds more,
Il Jeffries belongs TO a good family IN LOB
Angeles His father is said to be jurist
OF moro or less distinction In that vicin-
ity OF the Golden Gate state. and me Dig
fighter stands high In the estimation OF
, the best residents of LoN Angeles 3iily
Delaney Is credited with having advised
Jeffries to place himself under the man
agement OF Brady. Delaney has been train
ing and handling Jeffries ever aimee me
/ cofbett ,Fltz fight Up 70 that time De-
Iapey was corbeit,s chief trainer, but after
] the Carson City affair Billy deserted Cor
be.t and took charge OF tho Los Angeles
I | heavyweight Jenrics first attracted at
/ teption az Corbetts sparring partner
while he was training for his Championship
! I6eht with Fitzsimmons, Jeffries had
I some experience IN the ring prior 10 his
connection with Corbeti, but Eastern pat
/ rons OF the pugilisiic game never paid
= much attention 10 him until he gained q
i decision over Tom Sbarkey IN twenty
: round bout, which took place In Frisco
last spring.
Jefyries is the only big fellow Of any
> promipence before the public today thai
/ has 10 his credit a decision over sharkey
q Fitz knocked the sailor OUT buf Inc referee
!, Wyatt carp, gave the dersion to sharkr'
: on a foul Delaney took Jaffries East last
spring after his victory over Sharkey. but
the big Californian was mt A. himself foI
some reason or other. Brady means 4
o push the big fellow 10 the front In gort
o shane, and has posted $4,000 as a forfci
!, for n match between him and Fitzsimmons
y Jefrries is one OF the blg-heayy1e igbts II
, ths ring today, and one ~ ,he biggest y
y the history OF hstIana lie ls remarkably
/, clever and quite fast on his feet. and tn
y experts predict that 10 him Fiis VIII NM
the toughest nut he has undertaken q
crack In this country.
+ n certainly looks as II the sporting pub
: lie will have 10 listen 10 more nonaensipa
: fghiing talk II ORonrke and the iank'
!, champion meet.
Fitzslmmons will no doubt stick to m
statement which he recently made tina
! he will not Eight the sailor AT the I>epp'
, Athlete club, while O'Rourkc. on the nshs
: hand viii say that he will not cover Fity
simmons forfeit unless the latter hunt
lup club that viii give more money fo
the Nght than the Lenor club
A both rit1eimmons and shsrkey claim
!. ther ave anxious to fsht. u wpuld 3
much tn their credit u they woul1 ge' -
-.th.r a. quickly as nossihle and sTtanR