The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-16
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP.
.EFFRIES GENERALLY REGARD
Ed AS A PROBABLE WINNER.
,s,mmons, However. Says That He WIN
he FIT and VIII Change Ills Tactics
-GansMcFadden Go-kceier stgns
with BrookIyn-saratoga's Rich Stakes

T~ollovcrs OF boxing were busy us
<ussing the FitZsimmons-Jenries match
yesterday. Sporting men expressed con.
.derable satisfaction because the men had
|enolly agreed to fight. but there was "a feeling
,n some quarters that there should have been
less gallery talk and n more business-like
r,darstandlnR from thcEhrst. There Is n
story going the rounds that Delaney. when
no frst came East. succeeded In making the
match with Fitzs!mmons. Accordihg 10
teport Il was understood then that there
.hould be n long-winded argument and that
the more counter propositions TO De mace
BY the men the better. Looking back' one
cannot help realizing the absurdlty OF Jenrless
offer to fight for $4,000 a sid ana RUS
bluff In asking Adolph Spreckel'' OF susaI
fame 10 back him for 5000. The TACT that
the fighters have finally signed articles with
ant n side bet and almost an even split OF the
rrrse illustrates quito wildly their sincerity
when the first began to talk business. ina
talk with various pu gillstic notables yesterday
THE sun man found that the consensus OF
eplnion Is that Jenries will win. I'll generally
vet forth that the Champion is too big. too
clever. and too invlnclble In the way OF taking
plnlshmsnt to be beaten.
Il Is also pointed out that no fighter has
vet succeeded in getting TO the Champions
body with effect and that those who have
succeeded in reaching his head have done
no harm. Fitzsimmons. and Sharkey. IL
will be recalled landed some powerful smashes
on the point OF Jefrles's jaw. but failed to
lar him Both OF these men have the repu-
tstlon Of being great punchers. Corbett. a
comparatively light hitter. put IL all over
the Cham pion's head and neck in the ninth
round Of their memorable encounter. but
Jerrles merely laughed. Because OF this
phenomenal strength. therefore. 1t does not
seem possible, in tho estimation OF many
EXPERTS, that Fitl can do any great amount
OF harm. But tho Cornishman, In giving
bis views, declares that he will fight Jenries
the next time much differently from the
way he handled himself at Coney Island
ritzslmmons has beaten Corbett. Rubin,
Sharkey and others with his famous left
hand body punch. lie has used this blow
IN conjunction with what he calls q shift"
and Il has never failed to do the trick. Against
Jenries the Cornishman did not try the solar
pleIus punch at all. For that matter he con-
fined his attack TO wild PUSHES and head
swings, which were either blocked of or were
received with the idea Of countering with
either hand.
JerrIes. II viii be remembered. met Fitz's
advances with n powerful left-haud Jab.
which always went straight into Roberts
face and az the same time he used his right
not only as a clever guard. but also as a means
4 on senuluk III ltIIlut JOlIS W tht Oou1s NlNNh
Htz had been severely Jared, as well rs
knocked down. by Jef's left. the latter
brought the right into play for n swing to
the jaw, which sent the Cornishman into
dreamland. In other words, Jenrles played
a clever waiting game. allowed FitZ TO do the
bulk OF the leading, which was wild. and took
no chances OF receiving a blow that might
carry with IL harm. Fitz now believes that
he has a chance to win by adopting Jeffrles's
Al IL u. l. ~. "A - ~ $500
and lets the Champion come to him he will
have a royal chance to win In n mix-up. Fltz
has won most OF his fights. he says. by taxi
ing advantage OF openings VIII en- the other
J fellow has been laboring under the belief
that he was winning. He has also played
I the part OF the fox and thereby has fooled
both fighters and spectators. Robert has
learned to feirn groegincss to perfection
and when In that supposed condition he has
found the chances TO get in the winning blows.
for this ngat Fitz intends 70 train harder
f Into t syer ri 6siG St to re Ss s%Yf FOR mat k ss ysh sgt
som and that he is confident OF reaching the
big champion on some vital spot; %:lefTries
the Cornishman Is always dan gerous and that
he viii have to train himself with extreme
care. JelGries was, undoubtedly afraid. to
fight Fitz when the latter challenged him just
after beating Rubin and Sharkey. for the
principal reason that the Champion was not
In the best physical condition. That was a
year and q half ago and the critics were al
most unanimous In the belief that had a fight
been arranged at that time titz would have
won.
Zoe Cans, the noted Baltimore l~ishtweight,
.Hlr %set i SSgs at No PsiiaselS Of shi toe cl5y l9 :
night. There Is nearly as much interest In
i sssco sna Mcf e tes59 bH was ns Z cs shs s Gsns ,im9s
In the first encounter Cans was knocked out
at the Broadway A. e. In the twenty-third
round Several, months later at the same
nluGa thaW fAnnht q furaptN - M xTa rapnI Ara ~
The third battle resulted In a victory for
Cans on points at the end Of twenty-five
TP9SIiIh sasl,b haey vit sIsG NJ oo 6Se1sla six s ROUNDS at 1t
a questionable decision over McFadden in
lspe and then declined another match.
McFadden Is the only lightweight who has
knocked out Kid Lavigne, and as this feat
limit, McF sdden has maintained ever since
that he Is. entitled to the championship.
Mefsdden Is a strong. rugged pIgilisI. fairly
end can rough J. il TO beat tho band. BY usinS
his elbows and by bringing into play other
trouble for referees. but he has never been
Knocked out, and for that matter has never
been put down in q groggy condition. Those
City TO see this mill are naturally anxious 10
know whether there Is an agreement be-
fact that Erne had an agreement with Cans
to box the limit with a Knockout barred,
which would have been repudiated by Cans
Erne had entered the ring, has created a
feeling of distrust. Erne, by the way, is no
longer recognized as the lightweight cham
plon by the talent because of his deliberate
6ackdown from the Cans match last week.
That Erne has been greatly owe rrated seems
10 be q popular opinion. lie has never beer
a knocker-out and has been ne atty trimmed
on. several occasions. He Is undoubtedly
a me boxer, but that appears TO let him out.
William Keeler has signed a Brooklyn club
CONTRACT Tor the coming season and will
captain the team as well as cover right field
Manager Hanion had a talk with the great
player OF, friday, with the result that Kecler
got into line quite readily. 1t is not known
what. salary keeler will command this year,
but the fact that lie refused an offer of 5000
from the Detroit American League club
leads to the beliof that the BROOKLYN ~oflclals
consented to pay him a big increase over last
years salary. keeler Is a native OF Brooklyn
and has q host OF friends. who will DO glad
70 learn that he is going to stay. His selec-
ton as captain. however. evidently mcans
that Joe Kelley will not be with the Brooklyus
another season. Kelley has a standing oTer
70 play with tho baltimore American League
Club. but IL Is understood that he would like
20 manage and captain the New York club
providing Freedman sells out. Kelley has
been Hanlon's right-hand man In Brooklyn
and Is one OF the most valuable PLAYERS In
the profession He has had the man gerial
bee for some I ne past, but II he lands such
a position he wants TO be the absolute boss
consecutive manager. Horace Fogel. IL still.
signing players al a great rate. The lates 81
70 put his name on a contract is Catcher
George lcaRer. who WAS tried and releasad