The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-22


run through Golden Gate park to the
ocean beach and spirited plunge and
rubbing down at the terminal training
quaters filled in a busy morning for
Robert Fitzsimmons. The Cornishman
ran eleven miles with his trainers, tir-
ing them all and showing himself to be
in spendid condition.
1.-THE stories as to my leg muscles
being injured" said Fitzsimmons, "are
absurd and false. I never felt better
the fight"
himself tomorrow to even lighter ex-
ercise.
Dawson Is Pleased.
George Dawson, who supervised the
training of Bob, is more than pleased
at Fits condition and said:
What do you think of him ?" point
ing to Bob. Did you ever see him
looking better?"
Fitz indeed looked the picture of
health and highly conditioned athlete.
His skin was clear, his eyes bright and
his general appearance was all that
Dawson claimed for him.
The veteran is completely loaded down
with confidence. He cannot see how
he can lose, and talks as if Jeff was the
easist proposition he ever tackled in
his life.
''All / want" he said, 'fs olean-cut,
fair, standup fight l am giving away
fully fifty pounds in weight-quite a
handicap, you must acknowledgement
do not want that big fellow to pull
and haul me all over the ring. Every
second he lays the weight of his big
carcass on me will have it's effect, es-
pecially if the fight should go a long
distance. I do not want him to hang
on me and deprive me of my strength.
am going into the ring to fight and
not to act as a meat hook for him to
hang his weight on. I am, supposedly,
the weaker man, and do not care to
have my handicap increased by carry
ing him around upon my shoulders,
neither do I want him to bother me
into submission with his bulky Shout
ders.
Jeffries' shoulder Blows"
He has a trick of slipping blows by
ducking his head in and toward an
opponents left and butting his left
shoulder into the body. These Shout
der blows, for they axe nothing else,
are more effective than Aome blows de-
livered with the gloves, and 1 have in
structed Referee Graney to keep his
weather eye open regarding them. OF
course I know that at times these
shoulder blows, or butts, or whatever
you may care to call them, are purely
accidental, and cannot be avoided, but
when they come too often they are in
territorial and therefore are foul. Ora
ney says he will caution Jeff about this
trick, and I will see to it before + put
UP my hands that he has done so.
Il know I can win with an even
break-that is, in a fair, manly, stand
up fight, according to the strict inter-
probation of the Queensbury rules
and 1 am going to demand the rules
be strictly enforced, even to the ring,
which must be twenty-four feet
square"
Referee Graney Talks.
Graney, in speaking of the rules,
said he had had a heart-to-heart talk
with Fitz and Jeff. ayd that they had
both agreed to box fair
jeff he said, docs not care to
argue the rule question, saying he
would leave that to Bob. What suits
Fitz will suit me- is about all Jim
anticipate any trouble. They both I'M
derstand the conditions under which
they agreed to fight, and I am sure
they will live up to them. There will
be no hitting with one arm free, as
neither of the men care about that
style of fighting. 1 will, however, per-
NIT the man who is not holding to
smash the one that is until he compels
him to let go. When they fall into a
clinch, which they naturally will de-
spite the rule, there shall be no hug
ging or wrestling. I will order them
to break, and the man that does not
obey my order will get a severe call
down, and numerous repetitions of the
infringement of that rule are apt to
cause the disqualification of the offend
er. They are both strong men, and If
they are not inclined to break when
commanded / am sure I could not .pull
them apart, and Furthermore, do not
intend to. / believe, though, 1t will be
a clean fight, and easy to handle, at
least I hope So"
Jeffries spent a day in idleness. 81
will win the fight before it has run it's
length" said he. Since the arrival of
FitZ yesterday the betting has been
stimulated, but the champion remains
the favorite at 10 to Az, with Fitz
seemingly unable to cut down the odds.
Much money, however, is being posted.
Il can hit hard enough with my
hands to win, and do not have to bring
my wrist or forearm into play to set
tie a man, as does Fitz. He hit me
over the eye with his wrist when we
fought at Coney Island, and l caught
him with my gloved hand. I'll do it
again." said Jeffries in discussing Fits
remarks.