The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-07
WORE OUT THREE "PUGS"
FITZSIMMONS FOUGHT HICKEY, Ey-
ERHARDT AND KENNEY,
And Quit i'm Good Condition, While
Warning from the Police.

NEW YORK, June 6.-'BOD' F1tZS1mmOns
was compelled to let up little in his train
ing work to-day owing to the extreme heat
Martin Julian advised the champion to take
things easy. Instead of boxing with his
sparring partners in the barn Fitzsimmons
had a canvas Enclosure erected in the rear
of his residence and there he fought nine
hard and fast rounds with Dan Hickey,
Jack Everhardt and "Yank' Kenney. Fitz-
simmons appeared to be on edge. and. if
anything. looked to be trained a trifie fine.
His work at gloves all that could be
desired by his most sanguine adherents and
when he turned i'm for shower bath and
rub down Bob showed no signs Of fatigue,
while the other three pugilists were winded
considerable. Fftzsimmons is now about the
middle-weight limit and chuck full Of con-
fidence in his ability to win from the young
Californian. who will have an advantage
in weight Of nearly fifty pounds when they
meet next Friday night at Coney island.
The early morning work was also reduced
and with exception of punching the bag and
a turn with the medicine ball Fitz did not
exert himself. After eating hearty dinner
this evening Bob took his usual Of
twelve miles and as soon as he had another
rub down retired.
Martin Julian. who is watching out for
the interests of the CHAMPION said tonight
that Fitzsmmons was in rare good trim
and that from on the work would be
diminished gradually, as. he felt that his
man was on edge and there would be no
further use for exhaustive training.
The remaining days which Jim. Jeffries
will have before going to New York for the
fight of Friday night will be given up to
very light work. He has got himself into
fine form, and he will do but little road
work and that of a. very light nature. JET
either Thursday or Friday morning. This
matter will be. settled by Manager Brady
tomorrow night. On Friday Jeffries will
do very little work, expecting to enter the
ring in fresh condition. Tommy Ryan, Jim
Daily. Billy Delaney and Jack Jeffries, a
brother of Jim, will act as his seconds. JET
fries to-day says he Is willing to match his
strength and skill against that possessed
by any man known to the ring. He seems
to have himself well In nj. hand and is conf mn;
defeat Fitzsimmops Friday night and estab-
lish my claim to the heavyweight cham
say saS Ny object will be to and on Fitzsim-
mons at the first opportunity. whether II
is the first blow in the first round or the
pose to trife with the chances, and my
first consideration is to win the fight at all
hazards
on Friday night. arrived from Chicago to-
day. Il have not decided on any special
course to pursue In the big fight" he said,
this should be any harder to referee than
other big fights over which 1 have presided.
Both. men are pretty easy to get along with
in the ring. Most Of the Chicago men who
expect to be present at the fight will be In
this city on Friday There will be quite a
delegation to see the men CO."
Chief of Police Devery tonight gave out
the following statement relative to the ac-
ton he will take, in case the Fftzsimmons-
Jeffries fight, next Friday, resolves inself
into a brutal smuggling match
From certain published statements OF
experts on prize ring and boxing matters.
and from various sources IL would appear
that the two would-be pugilistic champions
who are down for sparring contest at the
Coney Island Athletic Club. on Friday night
next, or their hackers or managers, intend
sparring contest, a genuine, old-time slug
ging match or prize fight. III no such slug
ging match is intended. then the inference
Is that these statements and impressions
are spread for the sole purpose of quilting
and imposing upon the public.
Considering the parties to the contest,
their respective weights, 20 and 156 pounds,
the other attending circumstances and con-
ditions, II Is almost physical impossibility
for the two individuals referred to to carry
on a lawful contest for points on the COM
ing occasion. The very nature of things
tends to an out and out prize fight.
II shall be present at the contest, and,
as chief of police shall personally see 10
II that the letter and the spirit of the law
relative to such contests are obeyed, and
that there will be no smuggling nor heavy
hitting: nothing but clean-cut, lawful
sparring exhibition for points Any person
who permits himself TO be gulled or i'm
himself very much mistaken. 1t will be
well for the public to understand that the
first heavy blow struck will mark the end
OF the contest.