Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-11

Legislature is in session, and if this match
is scheduled to take place here within the
pounds of the state it will afford the re-
ligious element in the community such a
weapon of offense that it woul not sur
prise me if it enabled it to brush the Hor-
ton so-called ~anti-boxing CD law off the
statute books.
-FitZ knows that the ATMOSPHERE Of
the police department of thisc city is not in
his favor, and for that reason, l think,
he will insist that whatever offer Dan
Stuart makes for Carson City, or some
other western point, shall be accepted. If
Tom O'Rourke could have his own way
he would refuse to accede to Bob's terms,
but Sharkey though more tractable to
O'Rourke's management than he was to
Lynch's, is dead set on fighting Fitz
again, and it may be that in order to re-
tain him Tom may have to give way to
the sailors combative desires. At pres
ent it looks as though Fitz had the whip
hand end of the argument, and that he
would make use of every advantage it
gave him. He wants a daylight fight,
too, and to a finish, and he wants it to
take place before a camera. He got a
good deal of money out of the instan-
taneous pictures of his battle with Cor
bett, and he wants, like Oliver Twist,
more of the same easy kind. He is not
to be blamed for this.
1t looks as though Sharkey would hedge
a bit in his proposed match with FitZ-
simmons, at least the conditions he says
he proposes to make may prevent a meet
ing within a year. Sharkey arrived in
town yesterday on his way to New Ha-
ven, where he met Bob Armstrong in an
exhibition bout last night, says the New
York Journal.
PnfOra 1paViru Sharkav Informed q
Journal reporter that if he was matched
next week to fight Fitzsimmons, he
would not consent to have the battle take
place within twelve months. A few weeks
ago Sharkey stated hat the only condi-
lions under which he would sign arti-
cles with Fitz was that the battle must
take place within two months. When Ju-
liam was in this city the other day he
said it would be satisfactory to Fitz to
have the fight decided four weeks after
signing articles. providing a reputable
club could be secured.
If Sharkey fails to come to terms with
FitZsimmons, and the latter is willing to
make good his declaration to fight any
body within four weeks, there is a legit-
innate 0spirant prepare to accept his
challenge in the person of Jim Jeffries,
who is looked upon as the only fighter
who really wants to fight. He does not
think he should be thrown aside for Shar-
key or any one else. He wants to fight
Lanky Bob, and he says if any hitch &C.
ours next week when Tom O'Rourke and
Martin Julian meet he will sign to fight
the champion under any conditions and
at any time agreeable to Fitz.
William A. Brady said yesterday that
Jeffries would be present at the meeting
next week, and he would agree to stop
either Tom Sharkey or Bob Fitzsimmons
inside of went rounds Il will bet ST.
co.," said Brady, that my man can per-
form this feat. If either boxer thinks he
can beat the Californian here is easy
money. | will bet as much as Fitz or
Sharkey wants to wager that neither can
defeat Jeffries in the same number of
rounds
Jeffries is expected to arrive here Mon
day, and if he fails to get on a match
with Fitz or Sharkey he will go after
Peter Maher and force the latter into a
match or make him crawl. 1t is. said
Sharkey does not intend to enter into any
more fistic conflicts until next summer,
when he will go to England and fight
Mitchell. Sharkey evidently thinks the
Englishrnan easier game than J~effries or
Fitzsimmons.
Brady will leave town today for San
Francisco, wher he is interested in the
six-day bicycle races. In Brady's absence
Billy Delaney, Jeffries trainer, will look
after the Californian, and is authorized
to do business for him Brady will return
to the East Immediately after the races.
There is talk of another bout between
Corbett m Sharkey. This one to be a
six-round go in Chicago, to take place the
first week in March, but l will be greatly
surprised IL 1t takes place. Fitz's ami
mostly to Corbett is so great that he will