Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-25

CluU uuLlI LuS Suu WAS LOO ulSu loA him to go on the road with any degree of comfort. Wednesday morning he put an end to further boxing after the itors by making Joe Kennedy hide the gloves. s'Well. suppose he comes after me and tells me to put the gloves on, what shall do? He will want to know who is running things, eh?" asked Kenendy. "You tell him that am from now on until the fight" was Delaney's answer.
 Sure enough, Jeff wanted to spar, but Delaney steered him off to the ball game in care of George Miller, and it was so late when they returned to training quarters that Jim could not do anything. A substantial dinner, eaten with ten or twelve friends, filled in the evening until bedtime.
 sIn my opinion," said Delaney, Jeff has never been as fit for battle as he is for this one. His training has gone along like silk, for he has not been cranky nor was he worried. Any man is better off if he is not kicking all the time''
 The board of directors of the Olym- pic Athletic club has refused to allow Eugene VanCourt, the clubs boxing
 
 night This action, it is thought, has been taken out of courtesy to Fitz, who has made his headquarters at the club house, on Post street. since he came down from Skaggs Springs.
 Jeffries received a telegram yester- day morning from Tom Foley of New York wishing him all kinds of success.
 Fitz has practically finished his work. Yesterday morning he spent al- most an hour in his private exercising room at the hotel doing foot work. He went at it fast, and when he had fin ished he was perspiring freely. Al though outwardly showing all the signs of the swift exercise he had been talk ing, it was hard to perceive any change in his breathing, which seemed to be normal from start to finish. A good rub-down topped off the morning work and he went to his room feeling in great shape. Bob does not expect to do any other wor1 and will take things easy.
 George Dawson has carried Fitzs along in great shape and has allowed Bob to cut out his own work, and by little diplomacy has turned him from this thing or that to the kind of work that he thought best at the time. The result is that Fitz has been brought to perfect condition and is in good humor.
 Bob gave private exhibition of real ring fighting in the banquet room of the California hotel. His spectators included John D. Spreckels, son of the sugar millionaire, whois an ardent ad- mirer of FitZ's, and Mayor Schmitz of San Francisco. Hank Griffin was told by Bob to go in for all he was worth and the dusky boxer followed instruc- tions to the letter and set a merry pace. After Bob had been rubbed down he said in speaking of Griffin, that fellow is one of the hardest men I have ever tried to hit; he has a way of smothering up that leaves nothing but bones in sight"
 Hank, on the other hand inspeaking of Fitz. said: "When I first came to camp Fitz had hard work getting at me, as used crouching position. but now it does not bother him in the least and he taps me just where he likes. If I am looking for right am sure to get left, and if I am looking for left I am sure to get a right, and I am hit before I know it. T have been up against Jeffries, and I know how he can hit, and tell you I am pinning my money on Bob, and it looks good for chicken on Saturday,"
 Percy Williams, who will look out for Fitz's interests tonight, sat in the rubbing room yesterday morning ad> hiring Bob's condition. He is enthusl- astic over the way Bob looks. Tn dis- cussing Bob he said: ''I think he is in | better condition than when he fought Sharkey last time, and up to that time 1 he never entered the ring in better l shape, but I cannot see a reason why Bob should lose the fight. Just before left New York I met Corbett in Shan l ley's and we were discussing the event I tonight. Corbett said: If I had Fitz- simmons's punch there would be no | Jeffries at the top of the ladder. Now you mark me, if Bob puts that shift on Jeffries that he put on me. it will be all over: there is not man living or ever will be that will be able to withstand 1 that blow.'
 Bob said yesterday: 1T see by the morning papers Delaney says all I | want is the short end' It has always been the short end I have had before a contest, but they have always turned out to be very long ends when the l fights have been finished What I want. and what am going to get is the championship. That is everything to me. 1t is so much stock in trade for my physical school'
 The advance sale is the largest ever I known on tIS coast Up to Wednesday nieht Sam Thal1 stated that over S15.- l 0O0 had been taken in at the box office. 1 This amount does not include orders for seats which will he taken up be- l fore the doors open. Jeffries has won ! the toss for corners and will probably l select the northwest corner. Odds ] were quoted yesterday at 10 to 4, but