The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-20

Jenries has already arranged TO trans
fer his quarters from Hardin Springs 10
The Oakland club. near San Francisco.
The champion is following the same
routine he adopted before he fought Gus
Rubin last November. AS he was in ex-
cellcnt condition for that fight. he has
wisely followed the plan again
Fitzsimmons viii not be much behind
Jeffries in getting out of the mountains.
He viii take his final work in or near San
Francisco. In the case Of both men the
work will be light. as neither can now
take any chances of injury.
AS usual Jeffries has been pretty much
I his own director in training affairs. but
Fitzsimmons secured George Dawson of
Chicago to aid him. Dawson is an able
adviser. He is an old friend Of the Cor
nishman. and knows the latter's peculiar
tiles. Undoubtedly his advice has been Of
more value 10 Fitz than has the aid OF all
ms other sparring partners put together.
Fitzsimmons made good move when
he quit sparring with heavy man and
secured one on account of his cleverness.
Soldier Tom Wilson has ben doing the
heavy work and was secured because
Fitz wanted to accustom himself to deal
ing with weight as he viii have to do
when he meets Jeffries. On Dawsons ad-
vice. however, he did not overlook the
scientific part Of his training, and OF late
Hank Griffin, who is fairly fast with his
hands, has been doing most Of the spar
ring with Fitz.
While there is much interest in the
coming fight. there has been no such en-
thusiasm as used to be shown a few
years ago. Men are not travelling across
the country to see fights nowadays. They
are content TO stay at home and read the
returns
1t is now less than one week before
the championship battle and there has
been no indication that the fight will
draw people from this part of the country
nor is there any betting on the result of
the encounter. Up to date the odds are
not established. despite the fact that the
match is regarded as the best that could
be made in the world today.
Men with money will naturally hesitate
to back Fitzsimmons. because Of his age
The odds viii naturally be in Jeffries'
favor. but the figures are difficult to es-
innate
While boxing is getting some black eyes
In such places as Denver, ST Louis and
Detroit, a city in Connecticut will permit /
Terry McGovern and Young Corbett to
come together August 90 Manager |
Crowley, formerly of the Nutmeg Ath- |
letic club, has been told by the New Lon
don council TO go ahead with his arrange ]
ments, and the word is practically a per- !
nit for the encounter. Connecticut is
almost the last place on earth where
such liberation might be expected. So
far the management Of boxing has been
left to the local governments and the
governor of the state has not bothered
himself with the regulation of fistic af-
fairs
According to the articles Of agreement
McGovern and Corbett will do part of
their training in New london Corbett
expects to go east within short time
and get in shape on the ground just as
he did at Hartford last November. Terry
win do most of his work in New York
He is already doing light work at At
lantic City.
Sam Harris. who manages McGovern,
evidently expects to get back some of the
money he lost when Corbett defeated
Terry. He has already announced his
willingness to wager large amounts. 1t
is likely there will be more McGovern
money in sight than Corbett money. The
latter has none of his own to wager and
Is a good ways from home. A few Den
yer sports will follow him to the ringside
and do their share to back their cham
pion. although they will probably not
give any odds.
It is not often that the federal govern
ment shows its hand in interfering with
boxing matches. A few days ago a sol
der OF the regular army stationed at
Guthrie. Oklahoma. proposed TO engage
In a bout with Tommy Dixon, of New
York. The government showed its tenn
per toward the sport by ordering the SOL
der in the case not to participate in the
bout
Those who have read Of the boxing
matches which take place at the West
Point military academy win wonder why
ne line is drawn on the members OF the
regular army. I presume the line IS
drawn at professionalism. The Oklaho-
ma soldier proposed TO meet profession
al and battle for a purse. Had there been
no purse. and had the other principal 10
The bout been a member Of the army. the
officers would probably not have object
ID. as boxing has been one Of the army
sports for years. not only among privates
but officers as well.