The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-06
HOW THE MEN WILL FIGHT.
REFEREE TO TALK THE MiTTRR OYER
WITH EITZ AND JEFERIES.
Manager. Arc Trying to Get an on,cini

| Timskeeper for the Club-The Champion
| Is Thrown from Hts Pony, but Escapes
| Iujury-Fitzsimmons Still IA 2to Fnvorito
! As IL usual in important fstlc encounters. a
| number OF details will have to be arranged be-
| fore Bob Ftzsimmons and Jim JcfIrics como
| together on next Friday night at the Conoy Isl
and Sporting Club. In the first place a suitable
| official timekeeper tor the club will have to be
| chosen. and as Is generally tho case the man
| ayers OF tho rival pugsts have different views
| regarding the matter Martin Julian has sug-
| Rested the name Of local sport. while Billy
| Brady Is holding out for another party The
| matter will be brought up again In n day or
| two for final settlement. One thing has been
determined upon. and that is that Al Smith.
| the well-known sporting man. will hold the
watch for Jefries. Brady decided upon this
| yesterday and Smith at once accepted.
| In order to avoid any unnecessary parley re-
| gaIding the rules under which tho battle Is to
| he fought. a conference Is set down for to day
| between George Sier, the referee. and the two
| fighters. Scr Ia expected to reach town to-
day from Chicago Tho sports think this is a
| wise move. for in tho bout between Sharkey
| and Mccoy the same question came up at the
last moment and was SO pernlexing that it
seemed as IL the mill would have to be
| postponed. There will be no preliminary
bout. and tho management announces that
the men will be in the ring. ready to
shake hands. by 0:30 o'clock. The principals
have been instructed to be In the clubhouse by
v o'clock. 1t has. also been decided that the
the ring. so that the public will know just how
puch each man weighs. Jeffries has consent-
| ed to this arrangement and Ftzsimmons has
| been requested to do the same In case the
big tight is too short another bout will be put
Tho conference between Sier and the two
rugiists will not. it is thought, involve any
difficulty In enecting mutual agreement
| ~ artip1pG " ha tpn an Fob onn
sRt undsF Marquis S en- tsn iT ru les
with the exception that there shall be no hit
the men must break clean at the order OF the
refeIse. Neither side win lie allowed 70 wear
is also stipulated that the gloves must DO sub
united to the tSferee for his appEoval twenty.
receives the privilege Of furnishing his own
| gloves Jeffrics has an unusually large fist.
and he is always very careful in selecting his
,Jcfrrics will leave his quarters at Asbury
Pork for The sST i Of tho nil On THURSDAY
hngs hotel on the boulevard. Coney Island.
me remain there until the night q The fight
about so'clock on Friday night, when he will
be "a driven to the clubhouse Both rugists arc
easy, as he does not like to take any chances Of
Biz pr tra%r was
in this city Yesterday. He reports that the
hoil"rmaker IS in grand condition and fully
capable of going into the ring Tomorrow II
Ftz came near getting seriously hurt yes
Adam. which he rides while in training. He
s2t r on p5 The H2nys 69cf MendnE to take
came fractIous and kicked UP its heels fitz
| was thrown to the ground. landing on his head
fsh f7 HG Of GRns Tp
was IN IN no wise Injured red ana resumed his work
II nothinc had happened
A letter was received yesterday by Martin
D.wng from DT iorSSWa The American
London. who IS now on the other side. Ord
way, says th&. the general impression in Eng
| that Jenr!cs Is not neglected in tho way of ad-
mirers,, Qrdway further says that a number
ter. and adds that the betting is quite lively at
the LONDON clubs ,n ile writes that the Odds
number oflarge wagers have been made on the
There was no marked change in the betting
figures in town yesterday, The ruling price
Wa VA 2t2 sam keT GN s backed the cham
also so fH msn Sfa e Frsi
Hylan3s. local sport. took the short end ofSlO0
L" would like to pat down on tho (nIiiornian
at ;hg as fg 9 IS the Mctr0p9taG H2tel
simmons. 1t was made between two business
men. James Conryi q, former manager, of
wc6ar has % s5S6 to s2o on Ee
mons, He says that he has $500 which was
l''t WIN MN ly MS partner, Lew lpli6, before
the latter left for Europe few weeks ago. to
speculate the same way.
AbS R Ea %h9 Is hot ifhIsmmonG
like TO ha2ardion thelCornishman.- Kerry Mills
says he is ready to dispose Of the $1,000 which
99dds. Nils further SAYS that he finds It quite
% he IS VIII T 6Gs2SG ve ha, P FIX
def"ata Jetrries in ten rounds. Eddie Bull
! wants to make a similar, wager.
men asst night were lively Each incoming
sn2 sronghS Gqeh aG copsGnmHnt Of Visitors
were not backward in hourishinG their rolls "
There was large gathering at Corhetts
place Charley Mahoney, who has been Entrusted
with quite a sum to speculate on Fitzsimmons.
made. Mahoney did not have much trouble in
getting customers. but to secure them how
En "S wSt ali tod ID E %s1 81
nuson to tho champion was hailed with tho
query, How much do you wish to bet. sir ?"
regarding his own $4,000 and the c''' ST 600
belonging to business man and left in his
other day passed, Dick Doughorty. Corbett's
HSnTg Hun Of HIFr ro d0 {" 900 w nm z
With Richard Relan; Charles Carter. 81 800 to
, Dougherty took the short end Of $500 to $500
on Jcfrries. A number of sports got here last
| night from Frisco. They were headed by ex-
Mayor Ebert and Sam Drucker. They say in
tercst IN tho fight out West Is, at fever heat
! AZ the Tivoli last night Frank Burgess q JET
| fries enthusiast. placed ST 300 TO 81 300 with
a baltimore friend that Jefries will win in
twelve rounds.
Tho Date of the International Athletic
Games.
Tho Ialo track authorities say that the
chances are good for the meet with the Oxford
and Cambridge athletic teams being postponed
till July -. as wished by the Engishmen No
date previous to July - will be considered Ivy
the Americans and us the English teams wish
the games on n Saturday and after July r. tho
date July % is the probable one for the con :
tests.
Just