The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-13
NY srEuIoIs nILLY" ~ mar.
both the cracks, smith aud JudEs.
Are Now Ready 20 right.

Are Now Ready 60 Fight
aMyHeuous BlIya Smith and his trainer
md adviser Prot jimmie Kelly. arrived
from Sow York Yesterday afternoon over
tue Southern Railway Tor the twenty
ave-rogpd urrt smith and jim Judge via
Hsve ~ tbs TGsatsr tomorrow u.ght
SMITH locks 10. I.d athlete he 10 %
h.reuIeau haIl wfr strong feature
I1nk complexion. bright sparkling eye.
and elastic .t.p
There vas "a rumar 60 the effect thar it
was nor t6. genuine Mysterious Billy
smith thar Vus com 1E. bose some cnun-
terfeit IH- A.slril AtfIe.e tlIh.
which D. raspou .Ih.. FOR smith appear
nrre HerH Invites tH sker'rs g. cali ~
rh- pu.arh House. whore boo b. F'Crpiu4
and look Him oyer There are quite
number ~ Savannah people VINO know
smith some personally ard others by
sight iie met at least dozen people
yesterday wap bad seen him $50 the
S0rth Among freee was shorty Jenk-
JOS. who vou.aeF FOR hia IDENTITY
There are many people who are anz-
ious 90 know wrN smith r. known hy tho
peculiar uus ot mysterious Biuy His
trainer Prof Jimmy Kelly. who has been
with Tim almost since his Grst nghf told
rho er1rtias reporter % the Morning News
smith was born in Passport Mo but
was reared in Boston when ho nrf'
commenced boxing he was mere lad.
weighing l6 pounds lie made several
dshfa 800 and around Boston. hut they
were minor Affairs with lo"al hoys and
attracted no n'fegtlou. 20 thar be was
practically unknown outside ~ a few peo-
p.c p nus immediate e.ghborhood when
re lefi home
smith was hoy fond OF adventure
and wishing TO see something 81
the world he started out
% satisfy his longing The editor ~ The
Poira $ews 81 Boston 40 that time WGa
one Capt cook who priced himself on
knowing every boxer and athlete iu the
country. and - when he read OF Billy
Smith 81 Boston whipping 40 ana 30 %
-omewhere else in Frisco he scratched
fis head and thought but could not recall
any nEhter 90 that name ever being in
Boston - when h. began 20 read Of
victory after victor being won % different
cities hy Billy Smith ~ Boston. he would
Comment upon them and refer 20 smith.
whom no ons Ca Boston seemed 10 know
Ms the Mvsterious Billy Smith and the
name has stuck TO him ana to-day is
known on more than one continent
Smith Is a wonderful fighter having
engaged IN more nghts than any living
Dixon. and has only been knocked out
once and that was hy Afotiy Matthews
who thereby wrcsted the welfe weight
champion ship Of the word from Smith.
Ia thar night Smith was compelled 10
weigh in ~ ls2 pounds e. the rtngslde
which wac too much Tor him. ana he went
in weak and overtrsined he has done
everything ia his power 10 get a return
match a. lt5 pouuif bat Matthews has
repeatedly refused to meet him
Smith performed the wonderful feat %
knocking out three men On cus ring the
same rEght iu Sow Street Hall. London
Eng In 1877 Tire three. Jack Bryant
Arthur Morris ana Sergeant Ham, the
champion middle weight ~ tho navy. were
al btEEer men than smith
smiths opponent Jim Judge. the Scrau-
ton miner BE- Fighter with q gilt-cdged
reputation. and feels confident that he
can whip The imam Of mystery and pull
down the heavy pure that IS offered His
manager Billy Roche. was smith mana
going GO pilot the Scranton lad Judge is
tig. muscular fellow and has the ad-
vantage in hight and reach on smith and
g. a shifty fighter with lots ~ experience
He mas only been knocked out twice in
hla ions rims career and Sc as game box
er as ever pulled on a glove
This is she frs. opportunity that the
patrons have had 81 seeing first -divisiou
men box and people who have never seen
a contest before. have expressed their in
tontiou OF going 20 the Theatcr tomorrow
uiEht 20 see these celebrities.