The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-09
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Practice Reanas with Yaak
kenaey. anA shows f3aueelf a
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readiness for the big nght tomorrow b.
tween Bob F1tsaimmons and km JeaRraea
and with the exception Of police inssrfnr.
ence o. an unlocked for acciden, 10 either
one Of the principais. the bout vni saks
place - scheduled IN the arena Of che
Coney Isiand sporting Grub
Dverything Wa practically q : stand
&iil today at the training quartssu of hoth
pusilists. both men doing very lieAt vcek.
Je6riea punched the bar Tor Z fev min.
utes and after brief bit Of practice. MN
the medicine bail. shipped the rope =
couple OF hundred times. Quite . larra
number Of visitors called on the, Casifor.
MAN and wahed him success. Durine IL
day Jeikriea vas the recipient Of . numher
Of telsgrams from different parts Of The
United States extending congratulations.
- wsll - encouraging tho biz boiler aaasr
with hopes cf victory n his bid fcr aham-
pionship honorA
AoPee - . Clean nreak.
George siier OF Chicago. who = to refsres
the eig coutsst, Was one cf the visteoes at
the cottaga bv the seAshors today. ~.
aiier aaid his visit was aimply 1 social
one. but In csnvenntion With Jenrjss anA
1fainer nssansy. he said Fits haa asrssd
TO = cisaa hrsak, DfAnsy claimsd eAAt
eiesA hssAh n4apa = srsAt deet y I'M
atnmoas. ard eh0ws that - 4 affaid g
le6ftss' drtsiag machinssy.
Apms q the expseu q IN feaA Asane
cotfAes ciaim Hob. 9iil eade4vor u ua1ko
Il . lone e-drawn.out hAftlo.
JtasieA With relaney. ana his spasrsne
partners. Jim DAILY. Tommy Ryan, Jach
Jeffrics and Martin MeCue. win tavs Al
ienhurst. ~. J.. early tomorrow morning
and will 80 direct 20 Coney island.
Coafesence e settle Rsles.
II = understood conference viii ta1A
place between Brady. Julian. the Awo prfn-
cipals and Referee Siler some time tomor.
row. afternoon. at which the rules govern
ing the contest will be discussed.
Jehr4es was In the best Of humcr tonight
before retiring. He seemed to b IN, great
spirits. showing no nervousness whatsves.
and conversed freely with those arouaA
him IN reference to the possihte outcome oe
the bout. Everyone Of the JeAGriss party.
including the biz fellow himself. seems
confident Of the caiifornian's victory. and
none Of them looks for the hattie to last
over ten rounds.
Chanpio~ HAS = % with Konney.
F1ta took . short walk during the fore
noon.: hat no further exercise. Late IL
the afternoon he drove 70 the Couey Island
ciab house. accompanied By Tank Kenney.
Jsck EveYhardt. Dan Hickey. Martin u.
Han and KID Mccoy BY the time the rarty
reached the club house they were sur.
rounded by crowd of several huudrsd per.
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low the champion and his companions into
the big building. A. soon a. FItssimmons
reached his dressing room. he and Ken-
ney stripped 10 the buR and donned their
fxht.ng toEs. They entered the ring and
SPARED three fss; rounds. only exehsng-
Ing hight taps. The work Of both men was
closely watched by = number CT experts,
the most prominent Of whom vas kid No
Coy. who has possed ti.epe forfeit in the
hands Of George Siier 10 bind match
with F5,asimmons.
Hss Coaaities 10 Perfect.
The carpenters ana other wnri<men in tho
building stopped work wfiie the big fei-
lows punnmeied each other, and when Mar.
tin Julian. who held the watch, called tina
at The end Of the third round. the champion
was generously appiauded- He - IN par
feet condition and showed wonderful lot
OF speed FITS foot work was remarkably
clever, and on the whole his performance
clearly demonstrated that he was never h
better shape for bout In his entire ring
career than he II AZ present.
After the men had retired 20 their Gresa.
irx ruoms Mccoy declared FItssfmmDns
was . wcnder but the hid would not sAy
positively what his impression was ~ 70
the outcome Of sse mill tomorrow night.
As soon a. the party left the building u
entered the wagon. with F1sxsimmons
handling the ribbons. As fhe csismpton
crose along Surf avenue. on his way home
20 Bath Beach. he was ebeered by hum
dYets k promenadera many Of whom
shouted 10 him that he vas Sound 10 win.
Yiss The ravsssie NJ . - 4.
The Journal ard Advertiser says. DE-
spite the fact that Chief U~yery has
threatened 10 interfere IN the Fttaeim-
mons-Jeffriss contest. betting on the ~
stsss Of the battle continues 10 tncrease.
Fltsaimmons stiil rules . strong favortts
over ye0riee % confdens are the ianhy
Australians admirers that they offer
30 On the result. and IN some Instances
II 10 has been secured Jim Coybett
hes U.aoB 10 1aAo4 % J&Gfies tasa night.
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