The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-10-14
fYou Have Never Seen Fitz-
simmons, Go Down to the
Broadway Tomorrow.
FOR Then IT Is HE WILL
TAKE ON A LOCAL BOXER
Ladies Are to Be Admitted to the Big
Show, Which Will Not Be Made Of
fensive, as the Exhibition, Given in
Connection With the Regular Play, Is
Not to Be in the Nature Of Prize
Fight, but Friendly sparrng Bout.

Bob Fitzsimmons and his company or
sparrers and actors will arrive in Butte
tomorrow afternoon from Great Falls at
$3.50 o'clock over the Great Northern.
The company returns to Butte for the
special performance to be given tomorrow
night at the Broadway during which the
former champion and greatest fighter in
the world will meet local heavy weight
and his sparring partner, Sam Berger,
will box an exhibition.
The acquiescence of Fitzsimmons to the
request to entertain his many friends in
Butte with real sparring match has
sent those fortunate ones into joyous
ecstacies and already the sale of seats at
the Broadway box oaice indicates that
there will be only standing room by the
time the curtain goes up. Everybody in
Butte wants to see the famous pugiist go
ON in earnest and the opportunity afforde
them is being appreciated in substantial
manner
Ladies May Attend.
Special arrangements have been made
to care for the ladies who attend the
performance and there will be nothing OF
an Objectionable feature to those who go
to see the performance, as well as the
boxing bouts.
A gala feature of the special per-
formance will be the ovation which will
be rendered the Mary MacLanes, who will
attend in a body on invitation of Fitz-
simmons The champions Of the Pacific
Northwest league will have two boxes de-
voted to them and these will be draped
with the Butte colors, red white and
green, while most every one in the audi
ence will show some sort of recognition
of the players by wearing the colors.
The boys have been asked to appear
in their uniforms, which have been made
famous throughout the West and along the
coast and the sight of the grand old suits
which went through the hardest battles
ever seen in minor league, will certain
ly arouse the enthusiasm of the big audi
encc expected.
He Will Sing to Them.
Fitz will have a special verse or two
in his song to devote to the Butte cham
pions and all honors will be paid to them
as his special guests. While playing on
the coast, Fitzsimmons met the team and
saw several games and conceived a strong
liking for the champions, with whom he
hob-nobbed during his leisure moments
Some time tomorrow afternoon, after the
arrival OF the train, the champions VIII
wait OH the grand old man and pay their
compliments to his handsome wife, in the
cordial style of petted heroes Of the dia-
mond.
There will be only brief opportunity
for receptions to Fitz, though he has
planned particularly to receive the Cen
terville hosts who afforded him such a
royal time Saturday night In fact, it
is due more to the splendid hospitality
of A. +. Bray and his brother Sons OF
St. George than anything else that Fitz
consented to return to Butte with change
in the program and of course those lads
from the island are not going to over
look the opportunity to see their idol go
some.
Miners to Go En- Masse.
There will be big delegation of miners
present to see Fitzsimmons tomorrow
night, as one of their number is scheduled
to appear on the stage during the per-
formance. The miners are for Fitz, al
most to man, and about the first thing
they will do upon cashing their checks to-
morrow will be to rush to the Broadway
for seats.
The bouts scheduled will be pulled off
during the course Of the performance and
without any delays or long waits.