The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-08-05

The day before the battle news is
all the Honolulu sports had before the
paragraph arrived by the Moana as to
the championship fight In the prize
ring in San Francisco, and specula-
tion was as great yesterday az II
was in San Francisco when the last
papers left. The odds were then
10 10 3 with some bets at 10 to 4, but
IT was conceded that the ringside odds
would be not more than the former
figure. The Los Angeles money was
going on at that price and the men
of the south should know
Jenries, the champion, and Fitzsim-
mons, the challenger, were both in the
best Of condition. The men had prac-
| tically completed their work and were
waiting. The last days work done by
| FitZsimmons is thus described by
Naughton in the Examiner:
Bob Fitzsimmons worked harder yes
terday in a private exhibition Of hsti-
cuffs for the enlightenment of few
special guests than he did at any time
| during his training Fitz' opponent
was rangy Hank Griffin and the affair
took place In the reception room Of
the California Hotel. Among those
| who saw FitZsmmons I'm action was
Mayor SchmitZ.
1t was known before the bout that
Fitz intended to box little harder
| than usual, but all doubts on the score
were removed when the CornIshman
meandered into the reception room
with bandages on his knucklcs. when
a fighter binds his hands in that man
ner before slipping on the gloves 1t is
any odds you can mention that he does
not intend to deal out love taps.
Fitz and his man Friday boxed five
rounds, and rapid, earnest rounds they
were The spectacle might have been
more impressive had IL not been for
! Grihin's peculiar style Of holding him
self. Hank is a firm believer i'm protcc-
/ ton, and he CrouChcs. wraps his arms
around his head and covers up from thu
/ beginning of round until the end. He
! rarely boxes in an open manner ana
I he has more elbows apparently than
/ there are quilts upon the fretful por-
! cupine. FitZ discovered all this when
he first began TO sct-tO with the dusky
heavyweight At SkagEs Springs, and
. ii could be seen yesterday that he was
fearful his knucklrs might come In con
tact with those shifty elbows, which
appeared 10 be always in the line of
fire.
| FitZsimmons was 50 cngrossed with
the problem Of circumventing Hank $
bony protuberances that he left himself
open at times. and was reminded OF
, the fact by sundry swapping blows
But as Hank struck as rule from the
guard position, his punches did not
hurt.
Fitzsimmons, by exercising patience
found openings occasionally, and tn,
blows he sent In cut the neGr0's lower
lip and caused it 10 swell The closing
round was the fastest and iierCest
Fitzsmmons landed a few good right
hand jolts, which warmed Hanks ears
but the ColOTed man took IL all good
,naturedly and was smiling AT the finish
At the outset FitZsimmons stepped
tenderly, as II his blistered feet still
troubled him, but he moved briskll
o enough after warming TO his work
. He breathed heavily in the beginning
but improved in this respect also a
the bout progressed Referee Crane!
was on hand, and he embraced tn
chance for "A little rehearsal by presid
= ing over the exhibition.
Those who saw Fitzsimmons Stripe,
for the first time since he began hi
present spell OF training We're favorabl!
. impressed with his appearance. 1t wa
( thought, however, that yesterdays dis
play of boxing did not furnish mucl
OF a line on Fitz' present capabilitie