The San Francisco call., 1899-06-05
CHAMPION RESTS
ON THE SABBATH
FitzsimmOnS Does No
Training.
CELEBRATES HIS BIRTHDAY
THIRTY SEVENTH MILE POST
REACHED.
He Announces His Weight at 158
Pounds, While Jeffries Will En-
ter the Ring at About 2O4
Friday Night.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, June 4.-"BOb'' FitzSim-
mons did not go to church to-day, but he
respected the Sabbath, as he always does
when training for a glove contest. He
rested His exercise consisted of reading
playing with his children, bath for him
self and pony in the bay, short walk a
drive with his wife and an afternoon nap
of three hours.
When seen in the afternoon he had just
awakened from his three-hour sleep. He
did not appear as though his dreams had
troubled him. He sprang from his bed
like a tWo-year-old and his first remark
was:
Il am thirty-seven years old to-day.
One could not help but remark that he
was in a most healthy condition. His
skin is slightly tanned, but he has that
healthy, ruddy glow underneath the tan
that always marks good condition. No
mistake can be made by saying that he
is in even better condition than he was at
Carson City two years ago.
'EitZ" is carrying a slight cut on the
bridge of his nose, where 1t came in con-
tact with Kenney's cheekbone during Sat
urday's work. The nose is swollen some
what, but compared with the cut on Ken
ney's eye ii is but a scratch for kenney
has q cut under the eyebrow that is as
zlgzag as a streak of lightning.
Il thought my nose was broken. said
Bob, ''wnen we struck each other. 1t
was purely an accident and happened In a
clincn. Poor kenney-he reeled around
like d decapitated chicken. My nose must
be very hard to stand such crash and
infict the wound 1t did on kenney. he
has not shown up since 1t happened, but L
hope ne does, tor he is good man to
In speaking of his intentions during The
fight ne salu he would try to win as soon
ii can settle the affair in one round
l shall do so. he pictures do not concern
me a little bit. for there is no money IN
them. Julian and Brady were given an
exhibition OF the light on Saturday night
In the Manhattan Ineater, and they cram
that good pictures can be taken, but there
Will not be much of a picture II l can put
an end to Jeffrles in the early moments or
the contest.
As titzsImmons was pulling his waist
belt around him he called attention 10 the
tact that he mad lost about twelve pounds
Il was at 10 pounds before started
training, said he. and now l welsh
about los Iou see | have taken up four
holes in my waist belt.
Compared with the character of wo1k
that he has performed since he began 10
get into shape for the big battle, JeffrieS
exercise at his training quarters in AS
bury Park to-day was rather mild. In
stead of working hard at several forms
of athletic exercise morning and after
noon has been his custom since he
began training, Jeffries confined his work
to the forenoon and took things easy III
the afternoon, going out for long drive
around the country.
His forenoon was by no means dull. The
big boilermaker started the day by work.
ing the wrist machine and pulling weights
for a half hour. This exercise over, Jef-
fries Immediately went for d road run,
accompanied by his brother Jack and
Tommy Ryan. Ross ONeill, mounted
on bicycle, acted as pacemaker for the
party. The course selected for the run
was from the training quarters to Holly
wood and return. The pace on the out
ward journey was very mild Jeffres
merely jogging along, but on the return
trip racing speed was maintained. JEFF
fries finished good and strong.
Tho big fellow Immediately after the
run visited the gymnasium and tossed
the medicine ball about for twenty min
utes, finishing with skipping the rope 1900
times. At the conclusion of the latter
exercise Jeffries received a rubbing down
dinner he 'loafed" around for a while
and chatted with some visitors, going for
a drive with Ryan at 2:30 o'clock.
Jeffries said his work in the future
would be rather easy He would work
if he felt like it, otherwise he would not.
You see said the boiermaker, Il am
now as fit as it IS possible for me to me.
| am down to the weight / made up my
mind to reach-204 pounds-and there is
not an ounce of superfuous flesh on my
better in my life, If | continue violent
exercise longer 1t might do me more
harm than good / will take things very
easy until Friday night, when l go into
the ring with Fitz.'
Nike" DonQyan, coaching .a;hiI inst Instructor
among the Jeffries visitors to-day, He
intended to spar several rounds with the
Californian during the afternoon, but as
Jeffries decided to go driving, Donovan
agreed to remain at Asbury over night
and don the gloves with the big fellow