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rounds. Then F1tz went to Texas to meet
Peter Maher in second battle. which
he won In q round. On Dec. 2, 1886, tFitz-
simmons ard Sharkey met in San FAan-,
ciso, and Wyatt carp decided that Fitz
had fouled the sailorman. Then F1tz-
simmons rested until he met Jim Cor
bett, at Carson City, New, on March II.
1897, and defeated the champion heavy
weight in fourteen fast rounds of fight
Ing. thereby becoming champion. That
was the last big battle fought by Fitz-
simmons until. on June 9, 1899. he met
his first real defeat. at the hands of Jim
Jeffries. at Coney Island, New York, be-
Ing knocked out in eleven rounds. Every
body whispered that Fitz had gone back,
that age had begun to make him slow,
until, all Of a sudden, he 'blossomed out
In Chicago. and made Jeff Thorne look
SO cheap in round that the English
boxer dropped out Of sight as a fighter
soon thereafter.
COMPARISONS ARE ODIOUs.
From the records of the men 1t will be
readily seen that Rubin is clearly out
classed, and yet comparisons upon that
basis are always odious, for form in box
Ing is not what 1t Is in other Sports.
There is great disparity between the
men in size and weight. all of which is in
favor Of the Akron giant. Rubin 8
height is six feet two inches, and his
weight, in fighting trim, not far from
the 00-pound mark. Fitzsimmons stands
five feet eleven and one-quarter inches,
and is about twenty-five pounds lighter
than his to-be antagonist. Yet weight
and inches are not always winners In a
boxing match. The possessor of them
must know how to handle those advan-
tages to advantage. What Rubin pos
sesses in avoirdupois Fitz offsets with
skill and generalship. Rubin is a hard
hitter, and so is Fitzsimmons. The Cor
nishman will likely be made favorite at
tho ringside. And he should win, bar
ring accidents And in addition to acct
dents-so- caIled-it should be borne in
mind that big, powerful man like Rub
lin has always a chance to stop his OPP
ponent by fortunate measuring of dis
lance. The battle should be a hummer.
1t Is not at all likely that either prin-
cipal will do much "loadng round" dur
ing the progress Of 1t. There may be a
sudden finish, and If there should be I
do not look for Rubin to win.
NEXT, FITz AND SHARKEY.
After the FItzsimmons- Rubin battle
there is to be return meeting between
the man from Timaru and the sturdy
sailor. Tom Sharkey. Always provided
F1tzstmmons wins, for 1t is not likely
should he cut loose, that Sharkey would
seek to press the match agreed upon,
nor that the New York promoters Of the
game would care to take the financial
chances Of meeting between two de-
feated men-each having been mastered
by Rubin. And so a great deal depends
upon the result of the battle between
Rubin and F'ttz. Should Fitzsimmons
win, which seems probable. then the sal
lor will certainly be accommodated, for
there Is no man Fitz would rather get
into ring with than the sailor. F1tz-
simmons has not forgotten the shabby
treatment he received in San Francisco,
and he has long been eager to wipe out
In a battle with Sharkey. FitZ is conf
dent that he can defeat the sailor-not
CHASING him as at all as dangerous as
many of the men who are aspiring for
heavyweight championship honors.
Hence, those who want to see the black
smith and the sailor settle the question
of superiority, are hoping that Fitzsim-
mons will triumph over Rubin next Fri
day night. Willie Green.