The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-01
SPORTING NEWS.
It Is Now Charged That Fitz
Sold Out
In His Fight With Jeffries For
the Championship.
MADE FUNNY BREAKS.
He Missed at Least Eight
Swings For the Jaw.
People on the Inside Say It Was
Cut and Dried.

New York, Nov. 1.-The ease with which
Bob Fitzsimmons knocked out Thorne at
TattersalFs on Saturday night and the
severity of the blow which finished the
English pugilist have revived the reports
that the fight between Fitzsimmons and
Jeffries was not ION the square" There
have been many persons we'll INFORMED
in pugilistic matters and some of them
living in Chicago. who have never -believ-
ed F1tzSimmonS extended hlInseiI Iuily IN
his contest with Jeffries. If quiet inquir-
les should be made at the Chicago Ath-
letic club 1T would be found the opinion
is, from the boxing instructor down, that
Fitzsimmons was in a most accommodate
the reasons for this are the following:
F'irst-Fitzsimmons had sure thing as
far as the purse and receipts were con-
cerned. He was guaranteed not merely
a losers end, but 60 per cent, win or lose
SecOnd-H1S career as an actor or dime
Third-An offer of a considerable sum to
permit Jeffries to win, with the added ad-
ring. would have been an inducement that
some of the F'itzsimmOns hackers would
not have found it easy to resist.
Fourth-F1tzsimmons has been unusual
" flush of money since his fight with
not spend money on drinks, but he has
stocks, and bonds and real estate.
When he went to Chicago he had two
adjoining rooms on the limited train and
nothing was too rich for his blood; Only
pugilists can afford to travel in the style
this belief which IS firmly establ!shed at
the Chicago Athletic club, it is interest
ing TO nOLlce the discussion OF tue same
subject by a writer in the P1ttsburg
Press. Speaking of the FitZsimmonS eff
ries fight he says:
Whether Fitzsimmons fought his best
is a question. He certainly made some
funny breaks that night. During the bout
he missed at least eight swings for the
jaw. For n fighter of FitZsfmmons' abil-
ity this looks queer. He was always on
posed TO be on the inside aver that it was
cut and dried for Jeffries to beat FitzSiTn-
mons and then FItzSimmOnS was to get
q crack at Sharkey. If Jeffries wins over
Sharkey it will spoil the story. Some of
the New York sports are not satisfied
that these fights between heavyweights
are strictly on the level
THORNE PRAISES FITZ.
ThOrne and his manager, Sam Fitzpat-
rick returned to New York Immediately
after the fight. Before leaving, Thorne
Ocean reporter.
why, that man Fitz is as far above
me fighter as 1 am above a blind
cripple He is so bloomin' fast that I
couldn't tell whether he was leading at
me with his hands or feet. Still, 1 think
I could have made a better showing with
him if only had a round or so in which
to take my bearings. When stood up
before him L said: Here's a man that
fought the best man nj the World-what
show have l against him? I was nervous
could shake that nervousness off was
being counted out, Z always considered
myself a fair-sized man, but when stood
up with Fitz during the referees 1nStruc-
lions 1 felt like little child beside his
father. That man is good enough for my
money, and Mccoy would stand as much
chance, with him as Peolar Palmer te would
with Tom Sharkey. He'd whip Nc
Coy easily. I'm going back east now,
and intend to stick to the game, but
draw the line with men who can hit
and are fast as chain lightning into the
bargain"