The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-06
FitZsimmons and JeffrieS Prepare
For Friday Nights Fight.
BOTH ARE HARD AT WORK
LANKY BOB THROWN FROM HIS
HORSE YESTERDAY.
How the Pugilists Will Occupy
Their Time From Now Until They
Meet In the Ring-The Californi-
an Creates Favorable Impression
His Chances Good.

New York, June 5.-As the compile
ton of his training approaches. BOD
FitZsimmons, the heavyweight cham
pion pugilist, increases his work in
stead of easing up on it. This was one
of the liveliest days that the ianky
boxer has put in since he began MS
preparations for his fight with Jim JEFF
fries for the worlds championship,
W hieh is scheduled to take place before
the Coney Island Sporting club next
Friday evening.
Bob was out of doors shortly before
sunrise this morning, and, with his pet
pony, took a dip in the waters OF Bath
Beach, close TO his home and training
quarters At $3.50 o'clock he ate a
hearty breakfast, after which ne
punched the bag for an hour, taking
brief periods of rest He was remark
ably supple, and those who watched
him work commented favorably on his
condition. He took a short walk before
luncheon, and after he had partaken of
his midday meal he essayed to ride me
pony AS he sat astride of the animal,
the Ianky boxers toes tipped the
ground. The pugilist had his trousers
rolled UP at the bottom. The pony
stuck one of his ironshod hind boots
into the lap around Fitzsimmons' right
was rolled over in the dust and the
pony ran away. Fitzsimmons was un-
t-L-t.
Twelve Fast Rounds.
About O'Clock the champion donned
his fighting toys and boxed twelve last
rounds with "Yank' Kennev, Dan
Hickey and Jack Everhardt. The last
named made his first appearance as an
opponent to the big fellow today, as
hitherto, during the course of his train
ing, Kenney and Hickey have been the
only ones to take chances with the
champion. Hickey took first place, and
a lively round ensued. Then came
Everhardt, full of vim and cleverness.
Kenney took a turn. and as he is over
20 pounds in weight, he came in for a
large share OF the damage, as Bob fail
ed to hand him love taps. These three
took turns, so that Fitzsimmons boxed
first three rounds with each, with a rest
of one minute between the rounds.
Hickey landed a hard swing on Bobs
eye in the tenth. but had to retire Tor
repairs moment later, when F'itz sent
a left smash into his right eye, clos
ing it.
Liked the Punches. !
Fitz took a lot of knocks and seemed
to like them, as he enc uraged his op-
ponentS TO hit him as hard as possible.
All three were badly winded, but Fltz
showed no signs of wearying. After be-
ing we'll rubbed down, the champion
donned blue sweater and trousers. He
then ate a hearty dinner, and as soon
as he had satisfied his appetite, took
twelve-mile run. accompanied byNwo of
his trainers. When the party returned
to the house again, Bob went to bed
and was sound asleep after O'Clock.
He said before retiring that he would
pursue the same course of training I'M
til next Thursday evening.
Jim Jeffries, who is in training at
Park for his fight with Fitz
simmons on Friday, put in good days
work, and his movements were care
fully watched by number of New
York sporting men who went down to
the training quarters. They got good
deal of information about Jeffries' con-
dition and cleverness, and returned TO
New York tonight, very favorably i'm
pressed with the Californian's skill and
Mike Donovan said Jeffries was the
cleverest and fastest man he had ever
seen of his size. Bill Lavigne, who
trained Corbett last summer, expressed
a similar opinion, and William I'rady
claimed that Jeffries' work was rev.
elation TO him.
JeHrleS In framing.
Jeffries spared with Jim DAILY This
morning and showed himself 10 be
good judge of distance and of time, He
put up a stiff battle with all of his
trainers and they were knocked cut,
one after the other, by left hook.
DAILY received fiat knock-down.
Jeffries appears to be trained down
to proper weight according to his 2rJ-
portions. He seems to have developed
a strong system of blocking, and good
Judgment as TO distance and time.
Several members of the New Ncrk
Athletic club, who had previously taken
measurement, after COM
pairing the figures with those shown by
Jeffries, intimated that Jeffries would
put up a very strong argument with
with the chances in his
favor.
After training today, JeffrIes and his
men attended a show at Long Branch