Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-25
Jefries and Fitzsimmons
Ready for Tonight's Bout.
BETTING FAVORS JEFF"
THE ODDS REMAIN AT 10 TO 4 ON
HIM.
Big Fighters Make the Usual Stereo-
typed Statements About What
They Will Do.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 25.-Both Jeffries
and Fitzsimmons express themselves as
confident of winning tonight's contest for
the heavyweight championship of the
world. The public, however, favors Jeffries
and the betting is still quoted at 10 to IN
his favor. Regarding his plans for the
fight, Fitzsimmons is quoted follows:
Il made a mistake when l met Jeffries
before. l won't make 1t this time. / un-
derrated his strength and ability. This
time am going to dodge his strength and
play to his weakness.
Il believe there is not another man in
the world as big as Jeffries who can handle
himself as well. For that reason / don't
know man who has chance to beat him
in stand-up, give-and-take fight.
But there is way to get him and
know the way. If he rushes at me from
the start l will play for an opening and
once get it YOU will see that Bob has the
old punch still with him. Jeff's size will
not protect him, for bulk does not cut aay
figure when a good blow lands on a vital
spot. / have got that sort of a punch and
l am going to use it.
MY style of lighting will depend entirely
on what Jeff does in the ring If he makes
me come to him l will do it. but after all
his boasts of how easy II will be for him
to get me any time he sees fit / think il is
up to him TO do some of the fighting and /
don't believe the crowd will stand for any
thing else.
Unless chance punch is delivered by
either one of US, think the bout can hardly
be hnished in less than ten rounds"
What Jeffries Has to Saw.
beaten. He says:
Il never felt better in nv life I have
trained carefully; my wind is good; am at
hnct G,yb-
what pace Fitz may cut out 1 will be right
with him from the first sound of the gong
and will surely bring home the money
everything about this battle is to nv
hiking The referee suits me; / would
rather fight Fitzsimmons than any man
ailVe, and when whip him, as ] surely Will
intend to Keep right on at the fighting
game as long as there are any aspirants for
heavyweight honors left
AS to how 1 will fight, or what my tao
ties viii be, that is something / can say
nothing about until / step into the ring
Plans can be made in advance but they
would all go wrong If the other fellow failed
TO come at you In the way you expected.
can only say this: l will meet Fitz a any
game he may spring, and the faster he
comes at me the better shall like it,
After arising this morning Jeffries exer-
clsed at the Reliance Club a short time. He
VIII spend the remaining time before the
big battle playing cards with his friends
Delaney, Joe Kennedy, Jack Jeffries and De
Witt Eancourt. Fitzsimmons retired early
last night. Aside from a short walk this
morning he will spend the day quietly at
his hotel. During the afternoon just enough
phantom sparring will be INDUCED in to
keep his muscles limbered up. Behind
Fltzsimmons, when he enters the ring, will
be George Dawson. Hank Griffin, Jack
Stelzner and Billy Haberty.
The fight between Jeffries and Fitzsim-
mons begins at 10 o'clock tonight, San
Francisco local time. There is three
hours difference, according to the stand
ard time arrangement, between Wash
fngton and San Francisco. Ten o'clock
there tonight is consequently synchronous
with 1 O'Clock In Washington tomorrow
morning. So that even if the fight takes
place promptly on scheduled time and If
about 1900 miles of telegraph wires are IN
good working condition, it will probably be
1:3O O'Clock tomorrow morning before the
first news of the actual fighting can reach
this city.