Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-12-24
Will Be Built by North
End Club.
Officers Elected For Year of 1901---Akron
Fanciers Will Contest For Prizes Local
Sporting News.

first and the roped square long way
afterward, II | ever fight again 1t
will be when cannot earn my living
by any other occupation.
"a retired banker has the same
privilege But until lose the money
| have made and the capacity for pro-
yiding for my family / shall not enter
the ring This is surely about AS plain
as I can make Il. 1t is not for adver-
tising purposes. 1t is not to make
n sensation do not care for advcr-
tising, other than that which ] leglti-
mately pay for, My show, THE Hon
est Blacksmith is making money, and
It would not look well for me to throw
stones at other shows, and / shall not
do so.
II do not care how they arranged
the question of the championship of
the world. Let them give it to Terry
McGovern or the Kentucky Rosebud,
or One Eyed Connolly. 1t does not
interest me.
ut is not brutal when properly con
| Quoted. 1t is full of science. 1t is
interesting when takers are kept out
of it. | shall doubtless attend matches
| in the future, but not as a principal.
/ think that all young men should
| know the art Of self-defense, and the
science of boxing as conducted before
properly incorporated clubs should be
permitted by the authorities
II am out of the game for good, and
Jeffries and Sharkey and Rubin and
Corbett and the hundred and one men
whom ! have met and fought may do
what they please about 1t.
"The wise gazeybos say that / will
not dare do this because 1t will affect
my business I do not want them to
worry about my business. will at
tend to that part of it. AS long as I
am satisfied they should he. Now let
them all come on and throw out their
slurs. think | have served my time
in the ring. Almost n quarter of a
century is enough for any man at the
game. All the men who are now
qunrreliug for the championship were
spring chickens when | was old at the
game. am tired 0f II and believe
that my time has come to lay down the
mlts for the sake of my family. have
II wife whose feelings must he consid-
cred, and children. whose future IL in
my hands If the wolf should come
prowling around my door and there
should be no bread I'm the house. Bob
might put ON the mitts again aud do
his old-time stunts, But not until
then.
"To tell the plain, honest truth, |
would rather give good advice toward
the physical education Of the young
than to pulverlzc the alleged cham
plons Of the world in the ring
when II comes 10 answering chal.
lcnges from men who want to box,
YOU cun Just count me out of It. There
is no use of worrying or losing time
] over IHtSt VI lut
'Amgs' In the papers. shall pay nc
attention 10 them, Let all the would
be champions get out and fight II they
want to. am not one Of the push
They may be all good fellows for nll
know,
AS a mddleweight have beaten
the world As mddlewefght | have
held my own with the hcavyweights
do not say this to throw bouquets
at myself but as plain statement
= of facts, Let the world consider then
as IL may
"ROBERT FITzSIMMONS,"
, GETTING IN TRIM.
Now that final arrangements hav,
been completed for the championship
. battle between Jim Jeffries and Gu
I Rubin, which is scheduled to TAX
! nlaco at Cincinnati on Irah TX hntl