Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-08
Both Fighters Will Rest Un-
til Tomorrow Night.
THE BETTING IS BRISK
With Fitz a Pronounced FavOrite
Though JefferieS Does Not Lack
SuppOrterS--Each Man Thinks He
is a Sure Winner.

for the heavyweight championship only
IS hours off, both Fitzsimmons and
Jeffries did some light work today, hut
both have practically stopped training.
their respective managers being :a!is-
fled with the mems condition.
At the Bath Beach quarters Fitzsim-
mons took things easy during the fore
noon, contenting himself with light prac-
tice throwing the medicine ball and i
short. aggressive session With the punch
ing bag. In the afternoon Bob SPARED
six rounds With Kennedy, Everhardt ard
Hickey. The glove work was more play
full han earnest n it was just sufficient
to keep the champions muscles in thor
-ough suppleness. During the afternoon
George Siler of Chicago, who is to referee
the big mill, called upon Fitzsimnons
ard Martin Julian. The three talked over
the Interpretation of the rules and Fitz-
simmons assured Siler that he was quite
we'll satisfied with the manner in which
the conditions We're set forth in the artl-
cles Of agreement, and that he would
abide by any ruling the referee should
make regarding them. In speaking of a
clean breakaways. FitZsimmons said that
step back one pace when Siler should
see fit to order them to break" The in
tervlew was evidently satisfactory to all
three an dit was understood that Referee
Siler would pay a similar visit to Jeffries
at the latter's quarters.
At the Loeb Arbor training quarters
near Ashbury Park. n. j., Jeffries also
had 4 Sort Of a holiday from laborious
work. He arose early ad took a long
walk along the sandy beach accompanied
by Tommy Ryan, the Syracuse pugilist.
Billy Delaney, who has charge of Jeff
ries' training. arrived shortly before moor
from New York, where he spent the night.
Jeffries and Ryan cane in from their
tramp just as Delaney reached the cot
tage. There was quite a large gathering
of sporting men there at that time. and all
Of them Were much impressed with the
appearance Of the Californian. After a
good rub down Jeffries enjoyed his usual
midday meal and then put in a lot of
mild work with the training squad, which
is made up of Denlaney, Tommy Ryan,
Jim Daily, Jack Jeffries and Martin Nc
Cue. They worked the medicine ball,
Wlestled. and turned the garden hose on
cam III C save oil tkIiblLltI
Of rope skipping. during which his agility
at foot work ard side stepping was re-
markedly clever. As a wind-up to the
afternoon work the party went to the
beach. where they disported themselves
like school boys in the water for fully ar
hour. and the big aspirant for champion
ship honors was the l~iveliest one of the
party. Only very light exercise will be
INDUCED in tomorrow, and on Friday
morning Jeffries, with all his training at.
tendants, will leave for Coney Island
where they will remain in a hotel close
by the club house until the time arrive!
for the big event to take place.
San Francisco, June 1.-The forthcom
ing fight between FitZsimmons and JEFF
fries is attracting much attention in thi
city. In the pool rooms Jeffries has man,
hackers. and there is also plenty Of FitZ
simmons money in sight. Men who ar
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