The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-10
filzslmnons and Rubin Are in Readiness
for the Ring.
fTzSIMMONS fAyORlTf IN the BETTING
Champion Jcffries Has Issued n
Statement That He VIII Meet
the winner.

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Probably i5,ooo people will witness the bout
The fighters are to receive so per cent OF the
receipts the winner taking IS per cent Char
ley White will be the referee
| Champion Jeffries today issued state
ment that he was ready to take on the win
ner Of tho contest before September
Comparatively few wagers have been
placed on the fight which is to aake place
in Madison Square garden tomorrow he
tween Rob Fitzsommons and Gus Rubin.
OF the few wagers placed odds of 10 TO
were laid that Fitzsimmons would win.
Those who pin their faith TO Fltgsim-
mems believe that his experience, original
tactics and generalshsp. together wit5 his
great hitting, will more than Offset RUIZ
Inns advantage in weight and youtn
; Final exercise was taken by Fitssim-
mons and Rubin at their respective train
Ing quartcrs tonight, Each man An
ished his days training In good shape. aud
both SAID they were in condition to fight
Fitzsimmons exercise consisted o. spiS
on the road In the morning and feinting
and sparring Ruhln'e work was pretty
much Of the same character Fitzsn-
mons weighed les pounds. Rubin tipped
the beam at 100 pounds.
Several good judges WHO watched Fitz
critically while at his work expressed
the opinion that the former heavy weight
champion was bit drawn. They thought
he bad traired down too fine.
When Fits attention was called 10
the comments on his condition he said
that he cared little for the opinion OF
others about his looks, and added that
he was the best judge of his own ccnll-
ton and THAI he never felt better in his
life.
Ruhlin's friends can ind no flaw In
the physical condition OF the Akron
Giant" They say he ie physically fit
and is confident that he will take "Lanlty
Bob's" measure when they meet. Rubin
expresses himself as thoroughly satisfied
that he will defeat Ftzsimmons as handly
as he did sharkey.
Don't worry about me getting uerv-
ous' Rubin added, because there VIII
be no occasion for II. My tmidlty which
was so apparent in my contest with Shar-
key. was due TO the fact 4hat had been
beaten by Sharkey on chnca blow and
a desire on my part to prevent the Sailor
from repeating the trick. Sharkey has
very dangerous right hand and as he
swings It very wildly when IN action. a
person Is Kept guessing AS to whore It is
COINS TO land. After had discovered how
TO stoT that blow, my nervousness wore
away and everybody knows how easily
| beat him. MY victory over Sharkcy
has given me the confidence lacked prior
TO my meeting with him Fighting with
Fitz is an entirely different proposition.
Fitz Is a more or less clever fellow and
you can watch yourself better against a
, clever man than with o rough and ready
fighter OF the Sharkey type"
, Fit2's friends also point out that
!, "Lanky Bob has greater variety Of
.. trick blows than any other living pug'list
) ana they believe that he has several new
ones that Will give him victory. II was
Fhz who introduced the solar plexns blow
which proved 80 effective in his + ht With
Corbett It Is also pointed out by the
former heavyweight champions admirers
that their favorite can strike much
harder blow than Rubin, Tina; 3pb! n
IL OF a very hard hitter they insist was
proven in his fght with shariey. The
''Akron Giant" 6tt the sailor repeatedly
IN the head and, although he eventually
knocked him into a state of helplessness,
II took him q very long time TO accom-
plish the task lIntr4
On the other hand Fitzsmmons has
always knocked lis man out with a single
blow on the head or body.
Ruhlins supporters say that their con-
fidence in the Akron Giant" is cue 10
tho latter's wonderful Improvement with
In the last six months In their opinion
!, the Ohio man is Just as clever as any
big pugilist in the ring today. That he ID
clever with his hands as well as with
e his feet, they, insist was clearly demon
strated in his fight with Sharkey. In that
contest he showed ability to fight bat
tie on lines marked out for him weekt
II before the event took place. They admit
he was a bit nervous In the first round
but his timidity wore away and after thai
. period Rubin had things all his own way
They also believe that youth and strength
+ will tell in the Ohio mans favor and even
tually give him victory
Il is certainly long time since any hgh
has been in prospect that has aroused any
q thing like the widespread interest that seem
to attach to the coming contest between Fltz
simmons aud Rubin. Fii2simmons is maj
a VINO won mis- way 10 popular favor py mart
knocks lather imam by popular manasemen
!, or any other agency not directly eOnnecle
q " IN mis- ability as a hgnter. As foreign born
ha naturally had certain amount Of Ma
? tiouai sentiment TO overcome Nnen pltte
against naIiye Americans ike Dempsey an
COrbeu but 10 is evident that mis- thorough
manly ana humane course as hghter ma
he'd mucn to 90 with the creation OF senti
Inent II: his favor. much more no uoupt thai
Is 6id his somewhut ostentatous naturalizg no.
az an American citizen upon the eve o. NJ
ia fight with Jim Hall Personally, while tn
. good nstured Cornishman has maze man
close and warm friends among those wh
knew him intimately he has not been q ma
calculated 10 particularly impress the gen
eral public. AS pueiliEt, however, ne n.
ing proved himself easily the best middle
weight in the world he began hghting heavy
i weights 20 whom ne WAS always concedin
many pounds, and disposed OF them all unit
q he met Jeffries.
There can De no doubt that a majority o
those VINO lake Az interest in pusilisnI IN thu
CITY would like TO see FitzsimGons returne
the victor IN the night oil tonight, he !
II Hooked upon as the representative Of ski
land pluck against youth, strength and bulk
Tie almost entire absence Of any betting o.
this fight has come to be looked upon as on
q the striking features connected with II
Is Tine elements OF uncertainty seem to be TO
strong to take the fancy OF TIA most rockies
d OF the spectators. II all seems 10 hinge uPol
the question OF the Cornishm1ns coLdluea
The most contradictory reports are daily ]
lvirculation OIL this important point Big BIZ
fNauehton" OF san Francisco, who Is esteema
an excellent Judge OF condition, Is reporte
as saying that FitzsmBons IL perfectly III
\ and quite as good as when he defeated Cor
pett at Carson City. should this be true
& will lead the long Cornishmnns friends I
:, believe that his recovery Of the championship
u Will be only question OF few months, 70
they will not for a moment believe that will
tSgllnmons at his best Rubin, Sharkey o
D. lies would have any chance to last twent
n 8 with him.
wv, THE RACES.