The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-09

! ian characterlZeS the statement OF COZ
bett about the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. purse
| as a lie.
Despite the repeated stories that cit
| has been arranged for Jeffries to win,'
| the betting remains at to on Fitz-
simmons in Wall street and 10 to else
! where. 1t is asserted, however, that
| there is little money actually being
! wagercd, the attitude of the police having
| put a damper on the sports, and most of
! them will wait until they are at the ring
side.
The stories to the effect that 1t has been
arranged for Jeffries to win originate IN
the fact that posters have been put out
billing Jeffries as the champion, and siIal-
lar incidents.
Both the principals of the event are
confident of vistory; both nave eased up
on their training and practically are
| through with their work. Jeffries said
Il expect to beat FitZsimmons next
! Friday night. How / shall do it can not
! tell. Fitz, who is equally confident Of
| beating me. caEnot give definite idea OF
| how he means to do 1t No man can go
| in the ring and say he will accomplish a
certain thing in certain way. and all
| this talk of knocking out In one round or
| two rounds is pure bosh / believe I will
beat FitZ and be the next champion be-
| cause / am in splendid condition and feel
} premontion Cf victory. / know | am
| up against a SOOU man ana pIiaC he pos
seSSeS the prestige of numerous victories
! In the ring. and yet my confidence is born
| of conscious strength and skill.
Il have this much to say II FitZ wins
the fight there will be no kicking from
Jim Jeffries. He has given me fair
| chance and If I fail to take advantage Of
| it 1t Is my own fault. My friends may
| feel secure in the belief that will do my
best at all times and that I will win IL
| I can"
FITz Will. RETIRE.
| Referee Siler called on Fitzsimmons to-
/ day instead Of going to Jeffries' camp
having missed the train for Minis quar-
! ters. and asked Bob what he had to say
regarding Corbett's statement
II don't care what he says about the
purse being divided He's got another
| guess coming. / know what I am doing
| and he is only guessing. there you are.
One thing / do know. and that is after I
| lick Jeffrics-which l will sure-the ring
/ will never see me again -
| DO you mean to retire?'
That's just what mean. This will be
my last fight and you can bet I'll make
| 1t good one
| kid Mccoy arrived in town looking
| as fine as ever! Despite the fact the
| KID Is matched to fight Choynski at
| Denver next month he Is looking for big
| ger game. With this in view he posted a
forfeit of $1,000 to fight Fftzsimmons for
| the mfddleweight championship of the
world
I The kid does not wish 70 Interfere
with Bob's chances of making money on
the road or in any other line, and will
wait six months after signing articles
| The forfeit posted Is for side bet only.
| as guarantee Of good faith that he will
not back out when the time comes to
| make the match. He will. however, make
| side bet of 5000 if Fitzsimmons will
! hght under the auspices of the Colorado
Athletic Association of Denver.
few days ago Tom O'Rourke said he
| would hang up purse of $50 006 for Fitz-
simmons and Sharkey should Fitz win
against Jeffries. Homer Selby, q brother
of kid" Mccoy, who is the matchmaker
Tor the Westchester Athletic club, is au-
| thof1ty for the statement that the West
chester club has decided to offer Fitzsirn-
mons purse of $4,000 to fight Sharkey
at the Tuckahoe club house in the event
| of Fftzsimmons being successful I'm his
! fight with Jeffrfes. The managers of the
| club have had this step in mind for sew
eral weeks. and, according to Selby, have
| recently been assured of the amount of
the purse. The club house is outside the
| Jurisdiction of the municipal police and
no license for the fight need be obtained.
All these propositions will be dead issues
| should F1tz stick to his determination of
| quitting the ring after he ticks the big
! boilermaker
| STYLE OF FIGHTING.
The style or character of fighting which
| Is to be considered fair or foul was dis
cussed at Fitzsimmons' training Quarters
| at Bath, Beach between Referee George
| Siler and the champion Fitzsimmons in
! formed the referee that he was BILE
| to almost any style that suited Jeffries.
! F1tzs1mmons said that as the articles of
OF
| breakaway or clinch he was very we'll
| satisfied with them, and asked Sier TO
see that Jeffries as we'll as himself OBJ
| served the conditions thoroughly He also
| told the referee that after a knoek-down
| or a breakaway the man scoring the blow
| should be compelled to step back three
PAGES or ten feet in order to avoid the
| possibility of foul. He said that other
wise he had no suggestions to offer
| Later Siler had a conference with
Brady, Jeffries' manager, about the rules
| Brady explained to the referee that JEFF
| fries simply asked for an even break. and
| wanted the referee to enforce the rules
| as laid down in the articles of agreement
| to the letter. He said that the best of
feeling existed between Julian, Fitzsim-
mons, Jeffries and himself, and he did
not want any unpleasantness in connec-
! ton with the subject under discussion.
| He objected, however. to Fitzsimmons'
| suggestion ABOUT stepping back. He said
| that either principal should have the right
| to follow the other after delivering a
| blow, and If the man struck tried to clinch
| the one delivering the blow should have
| the right to push him back and follow up
| the advantage If possible
| He pointed out that man receiving q
| very hard blow might clinch to avoid a
| knockout and cause the other man to
| throw away chance, unless he under
stood that he was at liberty TO hit hin,
| Siler said that he would consider the mat
| ter, and announce his decision in a short
| time. He felt sure that Fitzsimmons
| who seemed perfectly willing to make
| concessions, would change his mind and
| agree to this change suggested by Brady.
! Asked as to whether the timer or his
| count would declare man put out, he
said he would follow the timer who
! would be instructed by moving the index
/ finger as to the number of seconds that
1 had elapsed from the time the man had
| been knocked down.
BETTING ON THE FIGHT.
The influx of out-of-town sports is caus-
| Ing considerable speculation on the result
of the big fight Many big bets were
made, Fitz ruling favorite at odds of from
to s to to /. Corbett's cafe was the
scene OF many wagers and In every case
the money was put up. Charles Filing
worth put up $500 to Roger B1igh's $3.50
| that F1tz would win. Jim Corbett took
the Jeffries end in bet Of 81, 400 against
$500.
Fred Block. who says he has commits
sion of $1,000 to bet on Jeffries. made q
bet Of $500 against $500 that the boiler
maker would win
There was much ado at the Metropol
itan MOTEL and the Sturtevant house and
many big bets were recorded Billy Cur
ran found a. takar of x500 q roins+ coco -