The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-04

up in the twelfth round-not knocked out
but beaten by weakness and an inabil-
ity to hit his foxy opponent.
WEIGHT AN ADVANTAGE
Under Queensbury rules weight is, to q
certain extent, a disadvantage. Rough
Ing is not permitted, and that is the only
way extra avordupois can be utilized to
advantage. Weight makes q boxer
slower. He has too much to carry It
has been said-and truthfully-that a
man who weighs above 200 pounds is seri-
ously handicapped in boxing match
with nimbler opponent who tips the
beam at as much as 165. There have been
few men of the 2G0-pound notch who
have become famous in the annals of f1s-
tiana. Tom Cribb was a notable excep-
ton. Cribb was best at above 200. In
his famous battles with Molineaux, the
American black, Cribb weighed above 200,
and In each event he was declared the
victor. John L. Sullivan at his best did
not weigh Is much as 200. When he met
Corbett he weighed 2121k pounds-and he
weighed too much to win. Tom Sayers
weighed less than twelve stone in the
majority Of his most famous battles. Tom
Aliens fighting weight was less than 1S0
at all stages. On the other hand, Mike
McCoole was a giant. And Tom Allen
easily defeated him. And McCoole was
most forbidding picture when stripped
for battle 1t is related that when Aaron
Jones faced him he turned to his esquire
and asked: Where did they get that buf-
falo?" In many ways Jeffries resembles
the late Mike McCoole.
HOW JEFFRIEs MIGHT WIN.
Sullivan has the correct idea Of how
Jeffries might win, If at all. He urges
the big boilermaker to go right after
t1tzslmmons and never let up until the
iSh no fo Tee
he can get the blacksmith into a corner
and keep him there long enough to land
few of those sledge-hammer blows he
is said to be capable Of administering,
then Jeffries may be champion But Il
is much like making chicken pie in a land
where there are no cfickens-"f1rst catch
your chicken" While the boilernnaler
is getting the blacksmith cornered, the
blacksmith will be there, and he may OBJ
1ect to any such proceedings in such for
chile style as to upset the well-intended
plans of Mr.. Jeffries
VIEWS OF WISE ONES.
Circular" Joe Vendig has picked Fftz-
simmons to win. Joe IS a wise member
OF the knowing ones. He bets his money
freely, and he rarely loses. - He is laying
odos OF two to one on Fitz, and taking
all that is offered. Billy Edwards thinks
t1tz Will win. Sam Austin is Of the opin-
winner But then-Sam doesn't like Fitz.
so what he says must be weighed care
fully. Billy Madden Is a good judge, and
Billy picks Jeffries. Tommy Ryan saws
he Is Of the opinion that Jeffries will
put Fitz out Of the business. I know
Tommy well. He is as loyal as they
make them. And he is with Jeffries as
Tommy says this time. Billy Delaney Is
also In position where his prediction
won't do. He is training Jeffries, and
Is confident the boilermaker will win.
Certainly. Billy would lose his lob If
he thought otherwise. Billy Thompson
says Fitz. kid Lavigne is cautious.
He says it is about time some one
checked Fits career, and Lavigne hints
that Jeffries may be the some one. Cor
bett, Sharkey, Mccoy and few others
OF the fighting class are discreetly keep
Ing silent. Tom O'Rourke evidently
thinks Fitz will win, as he has said that
the Lenox club will give a purse of $50
600 for Fitzsimmons and Sharkey If Fitz
lands the boilermaker. He fails to add
that he will give similar purse for
Sharkey and Jeffries. "Parson" Davies
Is discreet. His opinion Is valuable at
that. He would not say which man hS
favored. Yet I think If he bets any
thing his money will go on Fitz. The
fact that Fitz is still two to one ia
wits III &NGW 1OTks ana With ample
Jeffries money in sight, Is sufficient to
show that the wise ones are picking the
veteran to defeat the raw recruit.
WHY FITZ IS FAVORITE.
Fitzsimmons is favorite for several
good and sufficient reasons. He has
barring that affair with Hall-neyer met
defeat, and has faced the greatest fight
ers in the world. He Is ring general
Of acknowledged ability. He can tako a
world Of punishment. And, above all.
he can land knockout at the slightest
misstep Of an adversary. His fights have
been brief. His longest contest was with
Corbett at Carson City-fourteen rounds.
Next comes the Dempsey fight at New
Orleans-thirteen rounds. He beat Maher
in twelve rounds, and the majority Of his
victims have fallen in even a less num-
Der than that. Fitzsimmons has the rec
ord for knockouts.a He has sent more
men to sleep than has any heavyweight
In the world He Is game to the core.
No man can hope to defeat him without
putting him out. He will fight SO long
as he can stand, and has been known to
recover from what seemed a uuietus so
often that one who knows him well
would want to hear Fitzsimmons counted
out before acknowledging that he was
whipped. He may lose to Jeffries, but
If he does there will be surprised, lot
of posted sports in the East, West, North
and South Willie Green.