The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-27
EVERY BOX SOLD.
Seats For the FitZ- ] effries Bout
Go Quickly.
The Total Proceeds Aggregated
Over $4,000.
BETTING FAVORS FITZ
Australian Expects to Fight at
15S Pounds.
While Jeffries Will Tip the
Scales at 2IO.


the Jeffries fight has been
sold. The sale was held at William
Brady's office at the Manhattan thea
ter, and the total proceeds aggregated
81, 900.
Betting on the big fight continues to
boom, and judging from the amount of
money offered by the admirers of both
men, the contest will be one of the
greatest betting events in the history
OF the ring. Although the bulk of mon
ey still remains to be posted, several
important wagers have been placed on
the result. Fitzsimmons still rules ia
Vorite at 10 to z. There are several
thousand dollars about town waiting
Tor takers on both sides. Dave Holland
has $1,000 to bet on Fftzsimmons, Louis
Jacobs has $500 more and Eddie Ball
has an additional $3.50 to put on the
champion. Another of ''I.anky Bob's"
admirers is Charley White, who offers
to bet $1,000 at to 5. Sam ThalI the
theatrical man, says he has 81, 500 to bet
on Jeffr1es, but wants 8 to 1 for his
money These bets on the big fight
have been recorded, with the odds on
F1tz; Charley Carbonell, 81. 900 against
500, with Eddie Beck: and Frank Lane
$1,000 against 500, with a western sport.
Fitzsimmons and Jeffries continue to
follow their training schedules at their
respective quarters, and are rounding
up in good form. FitZsimmons is a bit
soft, but his wind is excellent and he
is just as active with his legs and arms
as ever before. He Will do his real hard
he will harden up to be ready for the
argument.
A reporter visited F'itzsimmons in his
training quarters at Bath Beach and
found him working hard and faithfully
for the battle in a wooden structure in
the rear of his home, which had form
erly been used as a stable by the form
er occupants of the house While F'itz-
simmons was being rubbed down by his
trainers, Yank Kenney and Dan Hick-
ey, he related the course of training he
goes through every day. He said:
4 get up every morning between $50
and o'clock and after eating my
breakfast, which usually consists of
eggs and lamb chops, 1 sit out on my
porch until O'Clock, when 1 put on
heavy underclothes and two sweaters
and start on the road with Kenney.
we walk and run as far as Pros
pect Park, five and a half miles away
and when we reach there we start back
again on a fresh run, which we keep
up until we arrive at the barn.
After removing my heavy clothes
and sweaters L am rubbed down by
Kenney. after which 1 rest until my
wife calls me for dinner at about noon.
After the meal 1 rest for an hour or so,
after which 1 go into the barn to begin
my afternoons indoor work by exer-
cising with the wrist machines, dumb
bells and Indian clubs for about 45
minutes.
Il then put. on the gloves and box
from six to eight fast rounds with both
henney ana hickey 1neSe DOutS are
not friendly by any means. and it is
one continual round of smuggling.
After another rundown I go out in
the lot with my trainers, where 1 have
them throw the medicine ball at me,
and, after playing football, I wrestle
and haul around my little pony.
That finishes my days work, and at
$3.50 o'clock every night go to bed"
What did you weigh when you first
began training for this fight?'' he was
asked.
About 40 pounds" he replied.
What will you weigh when you en-
ter the ring against Jeffries?"
Il weigh at the present time 100
pounds, but 1 don't think 1 will weigh
any more than 1853 pounds at the most
when 1 go into the ring"
Isn't that weight very low for you
to fight at"
mo, I don't think so. I have fought
men weighing as heavy as 300 pounds.
The heavier they are the heavier they
fall" replied Fitzsimmons, with a
knowing smile.
Fitzsimmons further stated that he is
in as good shape as when he fought
COrbett and thinks he will win surely,
number of rounds it would take him to
give the boilermaker his quietus.
If ''Lanky Bob" is successful in beat
ing Jeffries he will be challenged at the
ringside by Tom O'Rourke to fight Tom
Sharkey for the worlds championship.
Jeffries, down at Asbury Park, is
training studiOusly. He is reducing his
weight rapidly and expects to enter the
ring at about 210. His main object is to
become more active in his movements.
He is strong enough for the occasion,
but is not quite satisfied with his agil-
ity. With this end in view the Califor-
MAN will devote much time to boxing
with Tommy Ryan.