The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-08-26
.FITz READY TO
FIGHT JEFFRIES
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Challenges Him for Contest to Be
Held Next Saturday.
JIM WANTS TIME TO TRAIN
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shsrkey Is Good Naiured Over Ms Defeat
Says FIiislmmOns Is The Greatest
Hitter In the WorId-Flght
on The Level.
JIM WANTS TIME TO TRAIN

NEW YORK. Aug. 25.-Tiob Fitz-
simmons has challenged Jim JeffrIes FOR
n fight to be held August 81. and has
posted 1880 for forfeit
Fiiz says that Jeffrles must meet
him on that date or admit he is afraid
Of him.
Jeffries. who was at Derby. Conn.
during the day. was seen there and said
relative TO the challenge:
Il have defeated Fitzslmmons decls-
lyely once ana think | can do II again.
but think Il would be poor business
policy 10 dght rgh; away. Tor the
lighting public needs a rest shall
lot no engagements interfere with my
championship battles. hat reserve the
right 20 50, aside time 20 train"
That the hght which took place
between Robert Fltzslmmons and
Thomas sharHay last night was on the
square Is the unanimous opinion Of all
the New York morning papers and
most Of ,he reputable sports who wit
messed the bout Charley White. who
refereed the bout, when seen at an
early hour this morning, said;
The fight was on the level Though
short Il was the oest min ! ever saw
and the bes, man won. Both men dis
played great gameness, Ecoh man had
a hard punch. II was a hard. fast, fu-
rious fight from the Grs, tap Of the bell.
Both men were clever and kept away
from each other In the early stages.
but toward the end OF the first round
they began TO slug In earnest. Sharkey
landed heavy swing on Fitzsimmons
Just ae - ring sounded al the end OF
the row Th blow knocked Fltz-
simmons acws hlt /; was a trine too
hIgh 20 be effective Fiizslmmons and
sharkey mixed Il up from the opening
20 the finish Of the second and last
round Flizslmmons got In n number
Of hard punches on sharkey that would
have knocked out a less courageous
man than the sailor When the end
came sharkey stood the rain Of blows
like the stole he Is, When nearly gone
Fltzslmmons got IN his famous left
hook 10 the Jaw tha, won the fight.
"Fltzslmmons proved by his fight
that he ls clever shifty man with
hard punch, No man IN pugilIsm has
anything on Fltzslmmons In any shape.
He is right In line for a return match
for the championship. Should he and
Jefrrles come together again IN the
squared circle. the sport-lovlng people
OF this country will have chance to
see the creates, fighters OF the age
struggle for supremacy"
Fltzslmmons dressed hurriediy and
left the building few minutes after
the Hght, He bore no marks OF the
contest, He said:
'T knew all along that I would win
but really did not think that I would
10 It 20 qucl;ly, expected that Shar-
Key would last about five rounds. I
was In the best condition of my life. I
nm glad It happened as It did. for It
shows that beat him IN San Francisco
our years ago. was willing to do
anything to wipe ont that stain. am
delighted though that Sharkey is not |
BADLY hurt for he Is a good fellow. He |
ought Just the way thought he
would. He came at me with n rush
md had no trouble in reaching him.
cannot say what think Of Sharkey
BECAUSE the fight was too short to
lie him up. He is not as good man
$ Rubin though. Rubin is more
lever, but sharkey depends mostly
pom rushes to win. He can hit harder
han Rubin and is game fellow"
When asked about his plans Fitzslm-
lons said:
II am going abroad to take n rest.
think I need one. If they give me
nough money think l shall be ready
D fight Jeftrles some time in the next
TX months"
sharkey accepted his defeat good ma
uredly.
1T was Just case Of hard luck"
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