The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-12

also showed and showed clearly that the
wonder from Cornwall Is not carrying
his years as lightly as he has conf
denced" himself into believing He was
slow of foot and cumbersome in getting
away and slde-stepping, He took dozens
of punches from Rubin which should
never have, landed. .a,
After the, fight. in a talk with the writ
er, Fitz admitted that he had fought a
poor defensive battle, but qualified this
by the statement that Rubin had no
punching power. and, convinced of this,
he made no effort at evasion. Both men
were pretty badly done up after the bat
tie and both threw verbal bouquets at
each other Fitz complimented Rubin
on the dealing out of more jolts. as a.
loser, than Jeffries had as a winner.
Rubin came back In kind and admitted
that his conquerer had more stamina
and stability than any man he had ever
met. Then the pair broke the necks of
several bottles, and with CHEEKY adieus
went their ways.
The story today around town Is that
the management of the Twentieth Centu-
ry club and w. Brady are to pay Fitz-
simmons $500 forfeit to Sharkey, and
take on Jeffries, August % instead Of
Sharkey. Brady makes no very strenu-
Gus denial as to the move, and those who
know believe the shift will be made.
ORourke acting for Sharkey. heard the
story today and vowed he would not al
low Fttz to forfeit to Sharkey in order
to meet Jeffries.
HE may forfeit to Sharkey," remarked
O'Rourke with some feeling. THAT 1
can not stop But If he forfeits to US
in order to fight Jeffries that is quite an
other angle. and I certainly should stop
it,
1t is the final run of the game here,
and all of the big ones are clamoring for
shy at the money before Sept. l.
Australian Billy Murphy simply refuses
to be denied. The erstwhile crack from
new Zealand Is impoverishing himself
buying postage stamps to carry his myr-
lad of challenges. The last one under
date of Aug. 4. comes to me in this form:
Sioux City, To-, Aug. Any Dear
Sir: 1 wish you would put me on with
Terry McGovern in your carnival. I am
sure that | can make him travel bit.
am just likely to put him out / am well.
IN fact, better than | ever expected to
be, and do not ask any favors of the
best fighter in the business. What about
myself and some one else for McGovern
to meet in one night? He can go with
me LIST IOG II L put IllIIl Out III luS seq
ond bout there would be some excuse for
rim, for put him out l will sure, foI
there is not a fighter today can come at
me without my putting him out. Yours
sincerely. Billy Murphy.
Wise Block, Sioux City, 10.
Time was when Billy had some license
TO write a letter along these lines, but
that time has long since gone by. 1t
would be worse than ludicrous to put the
little fellow on with man like MCCOY
ern. Probably he and Tommy Warren
might put up some sort Of go, and the
winner might be pitted against Johnny
Van Heest for the has-been champion
ship.
Australian Billy Murphy, when in MS
prime, was much given to illustra ting
for the benefit of those present his ia
nous knockout punch by swinging his
right at any inanimate object with. II
reach. This is a by no means uncommon
habit among certain boxers, but in Muir.
phys case 1t had almost become a dis.
ease.
On one occasion the Torpedo" as he
was then called, marched into the Office
of Arthur Lumley the editor OF the New
York Illustrated News, a paper which has
since died. At that time Murphy was hot
on George Dixons trail for a match anC
the object Of his visit to Lumley was tc
insert a challenge directed at Ton
0Rourke's colored wonder
Els dead heasy for me-" said Muir
the editors desk Il knows is style Ioike
q blOomin' book, selp me-"
Don't underrate him, Billy" said Lum
ley, Dixon's fighting in top form these
days"
IVY ow can he lick me?" queried Muir