The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-23

he works accordingly. Fitz had never
met Rubin before he crossed gloves
with him in the garden. but he had seen
his fight with Sharkey and that gave
him a line on what to do. He found out
that Rubin was clever and shifty- Con-
seuuently he displayed no scientific
started right in to punch. He kept
punching all the time. That's what
whipped the Akron giant
With Sharkey Fitz will reverse this
He will not shy and mix 1t with the
sailor. He viii be as clever as he knows
how, and he knows Sharkey- has the
wallop. He is a rough and rugged IN
fighter and few can Withstand his
punches when they land Fitz will avoid
them. That's his plan. He knows that
no one punch, even from him. can drop
the sailor into the chasm of oblivion.
He has to be hit repeatedly; he has to
be weakened so that jolt on the jaw
will finish the work that has gone be-
fore.
Boxing experts of prominence every
where pick Bob Fitzsimmons as the
winner over Tom SharlSey in their bout
to take Place before the Seaside Sporting
club Friday night They are so con-
fident that they are offering odds of to1
that Fitz will secure the winners end of
the purse. The sailor is by no means
discouraged because the experts are
against him, and in spite of the betting
Sharkey declares he is sure to win.
RECORD OF FITZSIMMONS.
Fftzsimmons in his career has fought
and had the championship of the fifth con-
tinent when he came TO America in 1880.
He first came prominently into view as q
champion when he wrested the middle
weight honOrs from Jack Dempsey. That
fore he realized his ambition by winning
the heavyweight championship from Cor
bett at Carson City. Eitzsimmons was
charged with being a posing champion for
the reason that he did not risk the title
until he met defeat in front Of JenrieS
something over a year ago. His record
1ss9-Dee. II. Dick Ellis. 3 rounds. won:
1ssO-Feb. 10, Jim Hail. rounds. lost; sgd
1sso-afay 20. Billy Mccarthy. rounds.
won; San Francisco.
1sso-June Is. Arthur Upham, 5 rounds,
1ss1-Jan. Il. Jack Dempsey. ID rounds.
90. knoek-out; New orleans a
Knockout; Chicago
1ss1-May 1. Black Pearl. rounds, won;
1ss2-March 2 Peter Maher. u rounds.
Knockout; New Orleans.
1Ss2-Jim Farrell, 2 rounds. Knockout;
1ss2-May Z. Joe Godfrey. round. knock
out; Philadelphia,
Knockout: New YORK. -'
1s92-Sept 8. Willard Gender. 1 round,
1Sss-March 5, Jim Hail. rounds. knock
out; New Orleans.
1888 March ,; 2. c YIN Mayo, rounds.
1sss-May 80, Jack Warner. round, knock
out; Baltimore.
1ss4 TE@a1 Z, Joe choynski. rounds.
draw; Boston.
1ssLJuly q. Frank Keller, rounds,
Knockout; Buffalo.
1Ss47Sept 26, Dan Creedon, rounds,
Knockout; New Orleans
1s05-April 16, Al AIlish, 3 rounds. knock
1Sse-Feb. Il. Peter Maher. round, knock
out; Langtry, Texas
1sse-Dec 2 Thomas sharkey, 8 rounds,
lost on foul; San Francisco KS
1S97-March II, James J. Corbett, II
rounds, Knockout; Carson City, New.
1S99,June 9. James J. Jeffries, knocked
out in IL rounds. and lost champion
ship; New York.
1S99-Oct. %. Jeff Thorne, 1 round knock
out: Chicago.
1900-March p. Jim DAILY. round, knock
out: Philadelphia.
19O0-Apri1 80 Ed Dunkhorst, rounds,
Knockout; Brooklyn.
1sOo-4Aug9st TO- Gus RGhlin, s rounds.
The State Journal will bulletin the
fight.