The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-03
ARE PLAYING POLITICS
JEFFRIES AND FITZSIMMoNS
 STILL TALKING.
Selection of Club is Theme of Dis cussion-Champion Had Rather Fight in California.
 American Derby.

Jeffries and Fitzsimmons are still play Ing politics and are no nearer the selec' ton of club for the championship fight than they were before bids were opened
 From the time of signing articles Fit7 has been anxious to have the battle takc place in the East and Jeffres has been pulling for California.
 If looked as if Jeffries would he the winner on that point and that he would have an advantage over Fitzsimmons bS reason of being on the ground and fore ing the Cornishman to make long trip Now there has ben q shift in the Situa' ton and the offer of Charleston s. C.. promoters gives "Lankv Bob his first and only chance for an Eastern fight.
 The developments in tho bidding for the fight have come just slow enough to ago it was case of accept the offer ot the Century Athletic Club of Los Angeles or make an effort to patch it up with the San Francisco promoters. In either case the money offered was not satisfactory to Fitzsimmons and he held out. with what looked like obstinacy, considerinc that it semed to be the best chance.
 When the Century Club. after threat ennG several times to call off negotia- tions with Fitzsimmons and get another
 opponent for Jehries. found that tht bluff made no impression on the Cornish man. 1t finally wired Fitzsmmons an ac- ceptance of his demand of I5 per cent of the receipts or a S2J,0m guarantee. Even this did not cause Fitzsimmons to get a hustle on himself.
 While things were looking dubious for 8 settlement the Charleston promoters came to bat with a proposition of 70 per cent of the receipts and a guarantee of S26000 This was a joint in Fitzsimmons' s favor. He said he would accept the of fer and tho matter. for the first time. was passed up to Jeffries. Previous to the Charleston offer Jcffrics had been doing all of the accepting and Fftzsim- mons all the refusing. Fttz delayed an fvo1f ( t.n,, and Jeffries is now doing the same with the Charleston bid.
 The delay does not make the fight look any too probable. As a matter of fact Los Angeles seems. at the present time to he the safest place for the fight Charleston is in the same fix that Gin cnnati was when Jefrics and Ruhlin tried to get together there South Caro- lima has d law against prize lights, but it also has a public enterprise that it would like to boom. It's a big question whether the desire to boom Charleston would he any more successful than the attempt made to pull off fight at Cincinnati. Governor McSweency says he will not al- low the laws to be violated and it would be mp to him to decide whether he con siders that bout hetWen the heavy weights would be violation of the stat utes At the hest Charleston looks none too good a pllCc for championship fight
 An exchange gives this description of the fight:
 Ring--The United States or America.
 F'itzsimmonS's corner-C C'harleston. $. C.
 Jcffricss corner--Los Angeles
 Round i-Fitz sprang lightly toward th7 center of the riuo and immediately fell into a clinch in Missouri. Jeff pushed I7itz across the Mississippi Rivcr. and the Cornishm" retaliat'd with. swing. which Jeff avoided by side stepping into Iowa. Bob rushed and in clinch tho mon wrestied all over Michigan, Ohio and Indiana. In the break l'itz slipped on the Ohio River and went down. but came up immediately on the Kentucky side. Jeff became aggressive and drew first blood near the scene or the battle of Nickshurg.
 Round 2-Thcrc was much Sprinting in this round Jur did the leading and Ftz backed into a neutral corner in Maine.