Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-03
JETER1Es AND F1rz TO FIGHT.

Although everything points to the ar engagement of a match between Jim .Ieffries and Bob Fitzsimmons, now that the latter has signifed his inten- ton of taking the husky boiler mak er oN. hitch may occur at the last me- rncnt and delay the clinching of the contest. On Saturday it was under Atoed that the men had practicailr "sme to terms satisfactory to both. However. Joe Egan. Jeffries's business representative, made q statement last night to the effect that if a mill is to be brought about 1t must be made on 6 hasls of winner take all This. 1t is thought, will not be acceptable to the Gornishman, who, 1t is said, was as- snrcd that Jeffries would make more liberal arrangement Jeffries arrived la New York yesterday afternoon frsm Boston. He will remain for two weeks He appears in Brooklyn to- night, He seemed very much pleased over the prospect of tackling Fizsim- mons again. "I knew he would fnaI- ly agree to fight me-" said the big pugilist. "He has got to have his time about coming to conclusions as yeu will observe in most of the other AAA<aANAk%& 6S daS A1AQG. uQ0'T kI0W en what conditions he has consented to sake me on. No doubt the terms which l proposed all along are satisfactory 10 him. I understand that Fitz will be ready to sign articles for mill on Tuesday. We'll. I'll be on hand un- less l break leg or get sick in the meantime. When we come face to face and discuss matters I assure fhnr -Nrn3& Ta<~ a. fI.--s-- part, l haven't the slightest idea when we are going to fight. I want to box him and any reasonable date will suit ma.
 E2an in a talk said: ssI am going to have a talk with Jim Kennedy to- marrow. Jeffries's terms are winner take all, and if Fitz wants a scrap he has got to agree to these conditions. There won't be any split. If he ex- Rsots one he is mistaken. The Cali fornla public won't stand for any milI where the purse is to be divided equal ly. Such matches never end in any tlinS but in an unsatisfactory man. ker. Look at the Maher and Sbarkey miu. l heard that the two signed ar ucLeS to split the, purse and not to knock each other out. Then there was lhe AcCoy- -Corbottt mill at Madison squ2rs Gardsn. What was the result CT that tilt? Beth agreed to an equal Lyyy, as was afterwards ascertained. One thing home. and that is that if tho light is to be held in Frisco. all the elsss iii that city will get a chance to hd. We do not intoDd to bind our s<lves to Kennedy or anyone else.a harney Roich, manager for Tom shar. Key, said last niaht that despite the faef that the cha Of a meeting tskinC plnce betws Jeffrics and Fitz. stnlnons look so rosy he is going to make supreme effort to induce the champion to give the sailor match in tho near fItlire. Reich intends to visit JoEries personally and confer ws5h him. Reich thinks that he may ne alle to get promise from JeMries @ Light Sharkey after he gets thro,,gh With Hitzsimmors. "l have a m ,c otttalde of Frisco where the scrap ai, De held without interference,' Reich said "and when I see Jestries will teu him all about it. We are willing to wait any reasonable length of lime. All that we ask is fair deal and Jefries's word that he vii! give Vsin 2 show larer on."