Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-08
THE BIG FIGHT
AT CONEY ISLAND.
Jelfries and Fitzsimmons win Meet
Tomorrow Night.
BOTH MEN ARE CONFIDENT.
JcTItas Greater Advantage In Height,
weight, Reach aud Age. hi,
Iitz Has Experience.

Local Interest IN the coming nght
az Concy Island tomorrow nlght r. na-
Stunning big proportions. ana on every
street corner down town can be- seen
individuals discussing the merits q
Tho respective pugillstH. which will
win7 81 tho great question which r.
now aEitatlng the sporting world over
the coming hight rita ia absolutely
confident. but Icm iu mono tho ioas ao.
jon has great advantage IN height
weight reach and agc. Al Of these
elements are greatly IN his favor up TO
a certain point. but viii thcy do the
husincla7 Eta ~ champion 81 the
world. but he has not fought FOR the
past two year.. and u iH therefore "a
rather dlncult matter to get "a line on
him. u he the same old Fitz7 That IL
the whole question in O. nutshell.
Jim Icnrica. tho HtmppInF Callfor-
nian who has crossed the continent Co
Eight Bob Fitzalmmons f1r the worlds
heavyweight championship at Concy
Island on juno b. pretty nearly ua
"nt' az be- should b. Tor such an incl
dent In the life OF an ambitious young
fighter
Jonriea a. yet a youth. with but
twonty-four years resting on hls mas.
Give shoulders. Ito a. man Just step.
ping into the undiscovered country
where hravywclghtH abound and hard
hittnrn seem % thrive.
There cannot BE- the least doubt that
both mon are iu uH ruud condition nH
any two men who ever fought. The big
follow from California has done Won
dcrH IN the way of work Hc has taken
inc nlnh on whore it vas uf no use and
has hardened that which remains SIN
weighing IN the Vicinity Of go pounds
Dc can do three miles nt u speed which
would bother professional runner and
can tear on the lnrt leo yards ln CLOSE
20 N seconds. 10 has improved in bic
general foot work ana boxing 90 %
startling degree. Ito o. confident not
ui nil nervous ana generally DO % frame
OF mlnd and body 10 make ono believe
he has certain chance.
litEHlmmunh, On turn, necmH Ike good
wine o. grow better with age, ilo On %
bit heavier than hitherto ana IN spite uf
the assertion that De- Will weigh but its
pounds u r. likely b. Will De- nearer il0.
ftiz' has always hud people fooled un
biz weight hitherto on the uFht side.
This time il viii be- the other way. ile
n blk man IN comparison 10 tho
"fitf" NJ two years since.
The CutnlHhmnn has worked into hla
present condition without particular
diinculty he knows himself perfectly.
~ exactly what iH necessary aud not
u bit more. To-day ho Do prVrct and
every Jay from now uu simply glrH to
tune him up Co tho nuul effort
Thrrv o. % chance fur IcurlrH 60 win
blk honorH but h. viii have tu change
ha cntifc style of conducting nHht.
that r., providing fitsHimmunH e. Htiii
himself and there IH uu evidence 90
show that Doc 10 NOT ~ FitrHlmmnun
o. right the dope book gives Iynrloa
little hope ~ winning. John l.. suii-
van was rcputrd tn br no longer hlm-
self when c0rhett mot him. but Fitz-
simmons hos shown no such change
uH sullivan ala. fitzFlmmons may ur
may not De- hla old self but the best
way Tor IenrieH Go md that out i1 90
hustle from the sound N the rnnr
" he goes ut the Curnlahman ana hanEH
him about BE- will show what vitality
rita possesses ana be- may Incidental
~ shake what little heart Bob has out
of him. Fits n not generally cons
nidered 20 have any too much courage.
ana lively knocknhoutH VIII surely test
hlH stamina.
n IonrleH stands m and depends on
his clumsy slow swings for the head
hr viii fan an easy victim 90 Titz. N
fitz ~ Htlll hiH old self IrmrieH has
one blow that should be- very effective
on FltEHlmmous and that n his rlght
body punch. lie can land this ON Eta,
ana u ought a. shake up tho Cornish
man pretty badly Tho body and not
the krcn.cycd head r. the target on
which IenrleH should direct his batter
ien 20 win the worlds championship,
INTEREST ~ SALT LAKE.
In salt Lake Fitsslmmons. % course.
4 the fnvurltc IN The betting tho odds
being 50 90 50 that the undlHputrd
champion ~ the world. and one of tho
HamiCst men that over entered tho ring.
viii win the nght ana take down the
biz purse NJ $50 900, In certain quar-
terH, however, the fear " expressed that
the lnnky Australian may more than
meet ME match nt this stage Of his pu-
EIliHtlc career, because Of the fact that
Bob b. setting un In years nnd goes
nrainHt man whose rise IN thn athletic
world has been phenomenal.
Besides JonrloH lH youth compare
lively, being but - years OF ngo, while
fltgsimmonH ~ said 10 be- ga differ
oncc Of i5 years IN the two men, while
lfltz has experience ON his side. thorc
are chances that hla ability ~ not 20
great nH Il used to be-. and that Tor once
IN his no Dc may meet an antagonist
more accomplished than any he ever
atepped into n ring with.
The local sporting fraternity arc all
nrng over tho contest ana bots were
freely made THIS afternoon at the odds
mentioned above. The basis ~ betting
comcs from san Francisco. whore lcf-
fries hailes from. and source which a.
looked upon 0H tho most reliable for
such Information. The stock brokers
many NJ whom are Interested pccunlar-
ily win get returns at the Utah exc
change rooms on Second fQnih street.
over special wire. Roth fighters have
host of friends and admirers 100 this
city. nnd the enthusiasm viii De great
no matter which man wins.
All READY FOW TnE TIGnr.
rugilists win 10 iittle Training netweon
Vow and rfiday Night
New York. June s-Noarly an ar
rangementa Tor tho -Fitzsim-
mons nght have been completed and
the pugllists viii do llttlo or no train
ing between now and tomorrow night.
Neither pugiliat n doing much today
except "a llttlo work 90 keep the wind
IN good condition. Jenrioi ~ sun az
Aabury Park aud no announcement has
yet been made as 10 when he viii