The St. Louis Republic., 1900-08-17
Bob Fitzsimmons, None the Worse
for His Last Fight, Begins
Training Again.
SAYS HE WILL WHIP ShARKEY.
But Does Not Encourage His
Friends in the Belief That 1t
Will Be an Easier Victory
Than the Rubin Mill.
BY W ". NACGHTON.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York. Aug 16-Bob Fitzsirl-
mons IS built of durable stuff. y lew
nights ago he emerged from one OF the most
furnishing fights of his career. To-day nj
Pergen Beach he mixed 1t with Armstrong
and Thorne as If there were neither pruise
nor blemish about him.
1t was called "Children's Day" There
were a couple of thousand visitors In the
pavilion where Bob sets 10 with his part
ners. The boxers We're on their mette me
ladies clapped their hands ar every def'
movement Armstrong did better than
. Thorre He caught Bob one right-handeG
cuff on the jaw and Fitzsimmons was stii
feeling of the tender spot when the shades
of night were falling.
Thorne gave {. snowy exhibition Of duck
Ing Once he ducked into that big. mottled
left and became slightly discourased. In the
wird-up round Bob fordled Geons ear ratH-
er roughly with the right and Geof claimed
that some Of the other fellows put Bob up
TO It. He sulked for the balance Of the after
noon.
First Day CT Serious Work.
II was FitzstInmons's first day OF serious
work since he began training for the com
test with Sharkey. 1t showed that Robert
breathing apparatus is attuned To fast eN-
ercise ana reminded him that he has few
mementoes of ais grueling with Ruhlin.
The knuckles of his left hand are swollen
and the flesh around his eyes is puffed and
Gscolored. For the balance Of the week he
will just block and step around, when
and by Monday he expects TO be able to lay
on again in the style that is dear TO his
heart.
Tonight Fitzsimmons did road work by
the light of the moon. He intends 10 pur-
sue this course as TSg long as the warm arm
hours he Will devote SDlaSlirg III .he
tide.
Among some of Fitzsimmons's ardent ad-
fnirers there is a disposition TO believe that
Sharkey will prove an easier mark than
Rubin Fitzsirnmons does not encourage
their view of the situation.
The Sailor is Il strong fellow and Will
require careful handling" said Bob. II
may not fight aim the way 1 fought, Ruh-
| lin. I'll defeat him Just the same"
Y BObs business Plans.
y Fftzsimmons has made his plans for the
iature. After his match with Sharkey he
intends to so into business in Chicago.
His pet scheme is to secure lease of q
piece OF suitable property few miles from
the city ana establish condition farm
The idea 2 IS not .:d ne new one Nv with l,, me-"
view for a couple of years. 1 will make
specially Of building up the constitutions
Of gentlemen who have allowed themselves
to get into poor shape through lack OF eSer-
else or high living.
Il may go in for developing athletes. too,
but that will be something TO attend to
later. l have lots of good friends among
the better classes in Chicago. and believe
that when l have my place fixed up TO my
satisfaction ani in good running order
will get plenty of patronage"
His Righteous Indignation.
Fgtzsimmons is incensed at the residents
of Bensonhurst. He thinks the remarks
called forth by the purchase OF a house
for the Fitzsimmons family IN the section
mentioned unlkild and uncalled for.
1.-The truth of the business is that it was
Mrs. FitZsimmons's affair and not mine.
said Bob: she made up her mind to buy
q home for the children and ourselves and
she wanted to keep the thing a secret from
me until all her arrangements Were COM
pleted Then she going TO give me
pleasant surprise. OF course, the newspa-
per talk let me in on the scheme ahead Of
time.
Some one came to me to-day and asked
me to spar for an ice fund, something
of that kind, down at BensonhurSt. 1t was
said that Corbett and others We're going TO
. spar. My answer was that until the Ben
sonhurst people, made public apology Cor
their criticisms of me and mine ] would not
spar for anything in their neighborhood."