Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-07-25
Biz FIGHT TONIGHT
JeErias and F::tzsiIlnons
Contest For Heavyweight
Championship =.
eo MEN IN FINE TR'" AND A
HARD FIGHT is ANTiC-
IPATEC.
: Is twenty Rcurd BGot, Eut II is
Predicted Il viii End by the
Sir4,,
OTHER SCRAPS SCHEDULED

o2N IdIClSGO, Sdi.- July -.
Jarzs ]. Jeffries. OF California, cham
pioa heavyweight pugilist OF the
world. and Robert ititzsimmoGs, who
has hopes Of reeaining the champion
ship hon0rs he lost to Jeffries at Co
hey Island three years ago, meet in the
arena of the National Athletic club to-
night to contest again for the suprem-
aey. The men are matched to box
twenty rounds. II present arrange
ments are carried out the boxers will
face one another shortly after 9o'clock.
According TO reports from their re-
spective training quarters, Jetfries and
Fitzsimmons are both in first class
phyical condition.
From the hour the match was made
JeEries has been decided favoritc
over FitZsimmons III the betting.
Those Who have staked their money
on the champion have in mind the
fact that he did the trick once and can
do it again. Besides. the champion
has a most decided advantage in re
gard to age and in addition he is tall
81, heavier. and has slightly longer
reach that the GoTnlshman. 1t is con
ceded by all followers Of the game
that Jeffries has improved in science
since he won tie championship. He
is no longer the fleearm fighter Of the
left rip, such as Dixon used with
great execution in his paImy days.
He is also handy With the right at the
ribs. He is quick on his feet, gritty
and aggI essive and With his many
natural advantages il is difficult to
figure OUTFLOW the Cornishman can
Withstand his sledge-hammer blows.
II the old days !etfries slashed out in
a wholesale way, paying little regard
to pugilistic economies, He had 4
haiJlt Of striking with the big joints
CT his thumbs. As 4 consequence he
Frequently crippled Lis hands early
II the contest, al for The balance OF
tie time he was as helpless a@ & dis
maltled vessel Wallowins il th2
trough OF q heavy sea, During the
past three years, however. he has
met and defeated q number OF good
men and in addition has SPARED a lot
with such past masters OF thc cratt
as Tommy Ryan and is but natulai
that he should derive benefit from
ring such good company Ii may
- safely assumed therefore that iSitz-
Simmons viii toni&h4 face 3 far more
aaie2iiic ighter than The 7us:iist a;
whose hands he met defeat at C3ney
Island.
Nith these fac;s 6a9ne n m'n} It
is@iaitult TO fi@li'e es;t I;o~ the Cvr-
n.~hn, III ma y. slow to -, +
fries, coors. But those best acQuaint
"a w il IT, ric matters hucw lat
Fltzs; 'it0As l. Ia 0s'l.nary mo!ta
tia has outiived. in an athletic 5e}laN
all the middle and h22VNMcis.l1 CT
MS generation. He has reversed the
A!Ie by building ZIP in muscle and
substance when symptoms Of p0ysieal
shlinEaSe might be looked fOr. He
IS 70 all intents and purposes late
Ho"erlng plant, and it is just possible
tEat the respite OF two years since i.u
did any fighting has benefited rather
than injured him. While shreWd bet
'ofs naturally favor the champion,
thefe are many who would not be
surprised if victory perched on The
banner OF the lanky Bob. For Fitz-
simmons is man Of surprises. Oa
more than one ecccas:o: he has tura-
eo apparent defeat into victory By
his tactics he has kept opponents
away from him when they might have
hnished him. Otherwise he ,-.s led
on only to pat them hors de combat
when they least expected it He
sui retains that famous knock out
dow Unless he has retrogaded more
han critics suppose he is still one CT
ths most dangerous men in the world
at ciose quarters. While apparently
awkward and shambling in The rims.
IN reality he is ali eyes and fists, and, ]