Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-06-09
THE FIGHT TONIGHT
Eitzsimmons Will Be Seen by New
Workers in One Of His Fight
ing Moods.
YOUNG CALIFORNIA GIANT
He Is Big and Clumsy, But Will Hurt If
He Lands on the Red Head
ed Kangaroo from
Australia.

New York, June 9.-The fight be.
tween Robert Fitzsimmons, the cham.
pion, and James Jeffries, of California,
is to take place tonight before the
Coney Island Athletic club. Betting is
two to one, and both men, as far as
reports go, are in the pink of condition.
The agreement calls for 25 rounds, with
Geo. Siler, of Chicago as referee. The
purse is $4,000. That this contest
will be the event of the year in pugiis-
tic history goes without saying, for it is
the champion against an aspirant.
Moreover, Fitzsimmons has never per-
formed before a New York audience
for championship stake. This lends
additional interest to tho affair, for
Fitzsimmons as boxer and Fitzsim-
mons as a fighter has two different dis
positions. In the one there is the
friendly feeling, and in the other there
Is determination that one could hard
ly suppose would exist in the big, un-
calmly looking individual, who acts more
like big boy than man about 40
years of age.
Notwithstanding the youth of Jeffries,
there is no fear of his being favorite of
Fitzsimmons, for the old saying will rule
that "a winner should be followed .
especially as Jeffries has never shown to
much advantage; neither has he had the
ring experience of Fitzsimmons. who
has defeated every man he ever met
(barring the Frisco affair with Sharkey)
since he arrived in this country. He
has won his way to fame from the bot
tom of the ladder. In nearly all his
battles he has not shown his true cour-
age and ability until he has received
some punishment. Peter Maher knocked
him down, so did "Joe" Choynski. Cor
bett had him choking; but in every case
he recovered and fought in winning
style. 1t is a common saying among his
trainers that he never knows he is fight
ing until he gets rap or two to bring
him to sense of the situation.
AS for Jeffres, little is known of his
ability | saw him training Corbett, and
when sparring Corbett could hit him at
will and could easily have knocked him
out had he so chosen. He received so
much punishment at Corbett's training
quarters that he wore jaw protectors so
that Corbett could land with some force
upon his head during exercise. He is a
big strapping young fellow and will
surely weigh 92O pounds in fighting
trim. Since training Corbett he gained
prominence by fighting Sharkey for 20
roands. His only appearance in "gen-
uine affair" east was when he met Bob
at the Lenox club in ten
round bout. He was to have met two
men on this occasion, "Steve" O'Donnell
being the other, but when he was
through with Armstrong he had had
enough, claiming to have injured his
hand, which was no doubt true. He
did not create very good impression
vt this meeting, being clumsy and slow.
There was too much of him to get about
The ring in pugilistic style. He is no
1oubt hard hitter, but he telegraphs
his intentions and is also late in his de-
iveries. Should he hit Fitzsimmons it
will no doubt hurt the champion, but if |
,he latter has not gone back so per cent
IN his Carson City form he should be an
easy victor.
The disparity in the ages of the two
men is the only chance seemingly left
Tor Jeffries, for Fitzsmmons is the |
hardest kind of hitter, a fast fighter and
has foot work that he has never yet in
5roduced. Siler's Interpretation of the |
lueensberry rules will no doubt govern /,
The contest, which are that both men
must watch out for themselves in elm
ches and breakaway at their own discre-
zion. Robert Fitzsimmons was born
June 4, 1862, at Helston, Cornwall, En-
gland. He stands feet 11A inches in
height and weighs about ITO pounds.
Jeffries was born in Los Angeles in 1877.
lie stands feet N inches in height
and weighs about 220 pounds.
1t is stated on good authority that
Brooklyn politicians have brought in
fluence to bear on the authorities, in
ducing them to prevent any interfer-
ance with the heavyweight contest to-
night to decide the championship of the
world. Judging from the manner in
which Jeffries money is being flashed,
the present odds of two to one on Fitz-
simmons will be reduced to 100 to 10, or
100 to so. Each man has a
large following, and both seem conf
dent. Fitzsimmons' followers declare
their man can give away so pounds and
offset it by quickness and cleverness,
backed up by years Of experience. On
the other hand, Jeffries' friends assert
that the California boiler-maker has
learned SO much since he was seen here
last year that he is bound to wallop the
champion. The bout will begin at $3.50
this evening.
WANTED-To rent four or five
room house. L. DUNNING, Santa Fe,
N. M. Box 301.