The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-02
Sharkey Thinks FitzsimmOns
VIII Thrash Rubin
When They Meet in Madison
Square Garden.
GIVES HIS REASONS.
Declares Lanky Bob Has a Blow
That is Awful.
ssFeels Like a Ton of Brick Hit
You" and Tom Knows.

New York Aug. 2.-Tom Sharkey
thinks Gus Rubin will be beaten by Bob
Fitzsimmons when they meet on August
TO- When asked today about the COM
ing battle between Fitz and Rubin the
sailor said:
.sy7hy, Fitzsimmons will win, of
course
.Why do you pick Fitz?' he was ask
ed.
First of all, Rubin cannot punch as
hard as Fitz. and besides don't think
he is as clever as 'Lanky Bob I would
sooner take five punches from Rubin
than one from Fitzsimmons for when he
waliops you you imagine that a ton of
brick has fallen on you or that some
horse has kicked you. AS for Rubin, he
hit me a hundred times on the jaw. as
every one knows. and it was not until I
got completely tired out that he beat
me- This man FitzsimmonS is the great
est puncher I ever fought, and I'll bet
Rubin will say the same thing after the
fight.
I don't know how long it will take
Fitzsimmons to defeat Rubin, but there
is one thing I am sure of, and that is
that FitzsimmonS will win out.
Il would like to get another chance
to fight that big fellow, for I think 1
can beat him in less than six rounds,
and viii be willing to forfeit $1,000 to
him if I cannot. / intend to bet money
on Fitzsimmon'S chances, and if I can
get good enough odds for my money 1
may wager 81. 900 that he wins
1t is finally settled that Jim Jeffries
will fight before September l, that is, If
any one wants a chance at him. The big
fellow is doing work at Asbury Park
now in anticipation of his getting on a
match before the Horton laws death
lSnell is rung. Billy Brady, his manager,
visited him at the seaside resort today
and announced that the champions arm
n a hi tn n
hard work and fight before September I.
Anybody who thinks he can beat
Jeff. said Brady, can now have a
match. The challenge is open to all
The winner of the Fitzsimmons and
Rubin fight, though, is much preferred. -
Peter Maher evidently believes in get
ting all the money he can out of the
sport before it ends, for besides being
matched to fight Joe Choynski at the
Broadway Athletic club on August IT.
he has also been signed to box Jim JEFF
lords, the California heavy weight, for
70 rounds before the Hawthorne Athlet-
lie club, of Buffalo. the last week in
August In both fights the incentive is
TO be so per cent of the gross receipts.
Billy Roche, manager of Mysterious
Billy Smith is anxious to match Smith
against Joe Walcott in a % round bout
and has offered to bet Tom O,Rour1ke
the same $1,000 over again that he won
from him last night on the victory of
McFadden that Smith will beat Walcott
ORourke has agreed to the match, and
the articles will probably be signed in a
lew days This fight will probably take
place at Madison Square Garden
George McFadden is the latest light
weight to say he will meet McGoVern at
12S pounds. As is known the only way
IN which McGovern will fight is with the
winner to take alp clause in the artic-
les, the featherweight champion to stay
ROUNDS to win. Billy Roche, McFad-
den's- manager. said today that those
terms were satisfactory