The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-15
FITz MAY BE A LIVE ONE
New York Sports Are Troubled Over
The Latest Move He Has Made.
Mr.. sPRtcELEs is STILL UNDECIDED
But u He Does Decide TO Put Up the
Money the Cornshn1an May Be Able
To Make Good,

New York. January 14.--what is Fits Nd
to- Every sporting man In town Is making
this query today. since the report came out
that the Cornishmnu had asked Adoiph
sprecklcs FOR backing against Jeifrics. II Is
not the amount Involved that puzzled iccs,
sports, but IL Is the way Eitz went at IT,
Is Fitz broker His neighbors don't think
be is, and Judging from the clothes "Lanky
Bob" wears he is still long way from the
workhouse. Good many lin the know"
assert that there was method in Fitz's mad
ness In going after the S25,O00, 1t was
simply an announcement to tho world that
he has powerful friends and that no eau
get backing to any amount.
Some OF bis friends even assert that
there has been n secret meeting between
Jc0rlcs and Fiis aud that all arrangements
have been made for Il meeting between the
two men What discussions are going on
now Is regarded In the light as free al
vcrttscmcnt and that both lighters have
HCrecd TO lot The others speak for them for
a whilc.
10 back Fita for $4,000 remains TO NC seen.
llc has not decided vet. and probably wont
until he hcars moro definitely from the
rcd headed one One thing is true the
California millionaire Is great admirer
Of the l1nby fighter and he recently made
statement thnt no would he willing 20
back him Tor any amount IN TO S3o.~n
this way N announcing to tho world that
he is ready TO r.. cntor the ring Is regarded
MS y certainty that he is I'm crc1t shape. OF
course. the money being put UP the public
would follow In the lead nf the Pacific
coast millionaire, ana Titg would probably
90 into tho ring faVorlts over icd II "
hardly likely that the Cornlshman would
dare TO run the risk Of public cenunrc In
case Of dcfcat and II Is argued that he
must have an nee M his sleeve some wherr.
That FitB viii enter the ring snd that
IN a
ticle Of doubt now. II Is regarded as q GER
tainty that Fiiz viii be willing TO make a
match with Icd without backing, now that
both have bluffed each other 80 standstll
aud the vocahulnrics ~ each arc almost cX.
hauSted.
Philadelphia, January "A Joe walcott
aud Young Peter Jackson tonight six rounds
0t the Pennsylvania Athletic club tonight.
In which walcott had inc better Of IT,
They put up hard and FAST go Walcoit
was tho aggrcSSur and bad the better OF
orery round, but the fifth. In this round
Jackson went AT Waltott Nnousy and
compelled him 10 Ciinch to avoid puns-h
mont, In the dnal round Walcott turned
the tables on his adversary.
Philadelphia. January IL. White rit1gcr.
nd OF this city knocked out Eddie Daley
OF Baltimore in the second round tonight
at The Washington sporting club
Charleston. S. C.. January IL Tommy
Folt2 Of Brooklyn was awarded the decl
sion over Danny Mack 81 New YORK. hero
tonight in the fourth round OF bout of.
fcrcd by the southern Athletic club Mack
was clearly outclaSsed by the Georsan.
San Francisco. Cal January la.-Iack
Root. the Chicago pugIlst. who will fight
George Gardner for the middlewcieht cham
p'onship on January 81 10 the San Fran
cisco Athletic club. arrived IN this city.
and the articles Of agreement have been
signed Root viii trAin IN Alameda and
Gardner at roadhousc near Colema.