Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-07

TEST, OF LIGHT BLOWS FOR
POINTS, HE WILL STOP 1T.
BOTH FITZSIMMoNS AND JET
FRIES DECLARE THEY ARE IN
THE FINEST OF CONDITION.
NEW YORK, June 6.-Chief of Police
Devery tonight gave out the following
statement relative to the action he will
take in case the Fitzsimmons-Je ffries
fight next Friday, resolves itself into
brutal slugging match:
From certain published statements
of experts on prize ring and boxing
matters, and from various sources, It
would appear that the two would-be
pugilistic champions VINO are down for
sparring contest at the Coney Is
land A. C. on Friday night next. or
their hackers or managers intend to
have under the guise of a Horton law
sparring contest, a genuine, old-time
smuggling match or prize fight. If no
such smuggling match is intended, then
the inference is that these statements
and impressions are spread for the sole
purpose of imposing upon the public.
Considering the articles to the con-
test, their respective weights, 210 and
156 pounds, and other attending cir
cumstances and conditions, it is almost
a physical impossibihty for the two in
dividuals referred to carry ON a lawful
contest for points on the coming oc-
casion. The very nature of things
tends to an out and out prize fight
Il shall be present at the contest,
and as chief of police, I shall personally
see to it that the letter and the spirit
of the law relative to such contests are
obeyed and that there will be no slug
ging nor heavy hitting; nothing but
clean-cut, lawful sparring exhibition
for points. Any person who permits
himself to be gulled or imposed upon
by thinking otherwise will find himself
very much mistaken. 1t will be well
for the public to understand that the
first heavy blow struck will mark the
end of the contest"
Fitzsimmons was compelled to let up
a little in his training work to-day
owing to the extreme heat. Martin
Julian advised the champion to take
things easy. Instead of boxing with
his sparring partners in the barn, FitZ-
simmons had a canvas enclosure erected
in the rear of his residence and there
he fought nine hard rounds with Dan
Hickey, Jack Everhardt and sYank"
Kenney.
Fitzsimmons appeared to be on edge
and if anything looked to be trained
a tride fine His work with the gloves
was all that could be desired by his
most sanguine adherents and when he
turned in for shower bath and rub
while the other three pugilists were
winded considerably. Fitzsimmons is
now about the middle-weight limit and
chuck full OF confidence in his ability
to win from the young Californian VINO
will have an advantage in weight Of
nearly fifty pounds when they meet FRI
day night at Coney Island.
Martin Julian, who is watching out
for the interests of the champion, said
tonight that Fitzsimmons was in rare
good trim and that from now on the
work would be diminished gradually,
as he felt that his man was on edge
and there would be no further use for
exhaustive training
The remaining days which Jim JEFF
fries will have before going to New
York for the fight of Friday night will
be given up to very light work He
has gotten himself into fine form and
he will do but little road work, and
that of very light nature.
Jeffreys will leave Asbury Park for
this city either Thursday night or Fri
day morning. This matter will be set
tied by Manager Brady tomorrow
night.
On Friday, the day of the fight, JEFF
fries will do very little work, except
ing to enter the ring in fresh condi-
ton. Tommy Ryan, Jim DAILY, Billy
Delaney and Jack Jeffries, a brother
of Jim, will act as his seconds.
Jeffries to-day says he is willing to
match his strength and skill against
that possessed by any man known to
the ring. He seems to have himself
we'll in hand and is confident OF sue
cess. He said to-say: Il viii defeat
Fitzsimmons Friday night and estab-
lish my claim to the heavy weight
championship. How l will do it. it is
impossible to say My object will be
to land Fitzsimmons at the first op-
portunity. whether it is the first blow
in the first round or the last blow in
the last round. l do not propose to
trife with the chances and my first
consideration is to win the fight at all
H., H.