The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-10-15

With the announcement in the Inter
Mountain that Bob Fitzsnmons would take
on a local heavyweight in n sparriup con-
test during his special performance Mt
The broadway tonight, the frccklcd ono
and his manager, Clark Ball, have been
swampcd with kilograms and telephone re-
quests from ambitious ones all over the
state.
At Helena yesterday and at Great
Falls today, the overworked manager has
done nothing but receive telcgrams or
answer telephone calls.
So fast have the offers 10 20 on AMI
get knocked over the range by liitz come
III, that Manager BAH has wired to Butte
asking the Inter Mountain To help stop
the multitude, OF else quit selling papers
to every other man who thinks he would
go down To glory with knockout punch
from Fiiz.
They Are Legion.
The following telegram from Mr. Ball
addressed to the sporting editor OF the
Inter Mountain contains a wall that will
be Appreciated
"fitzsimmons did road work today.
p'h' You HDt nc talent. HOW many MON
tana champions are thcrcY
About every old dub in the state who
ever saw a set OF boxing gloves is plum
ing himself ON accepting Iit1simmons Of
Ter, and nearly every man who has ap-
Piled for the privilege Of going down and
out has signed himself champion of
something or other. II is "A good thing.
one way, in that il shows how much
Ettz 10 tbn,,nht ,f Ia,
but it is mighty monotonous to his man
| ager.
Manager Ball tclcphoned over last night
that the bouts would be put on during
the performance probably In the act in
which Fitz has heretofore done his train
ing and SPARED with his partner There
will be regular ring, regulation size.
seconds, boltleholders and referee and -
public will be given AN opportunity 20
see just how regular contest is CON
Quoted and how little real damage is done
TO a skillful boxer.
Seats Are Like Hens Teeth.
There will be hundreds in attendance
AT the performance tonight who never
have Witnessed even a light sparring match
and to these especially the entertainment
viii be both novel and instructive.
The men secured for the boxing are
as good as are to be found anywhere.
Frank Dunn is one OF the gamcst and
hardest hitting boxers in the state and his
wei known capacity for whatever pun
ishment is coming, makes il certain that
fast and realistic bout will result.
II Nose Lafontisc gets back from Pipe
stone Springs in time, he will probably
be selected TO 90 on with Sam Berger.
Everybody knows what the welterweight
champion Of the state can do and the
chances are that Fitz's clever sparring
partner will have just about the liveliest
time of his career as boxer when Nose
begins to unload those jabs and hooks,
which are stored up for Jerry Mccarthy.
The sale Of seats at the Broadway this
morning indicates that the house will be
packed to the doors and it will be a
case OF those who appear early at the
box Office getting choice Of location.
The MacLanes viii Be There.
The visit of the baseball champions,
as guests OF fitzsimmons, will be a fea-
turc OF the entertainment. The boys will
occupy the two lower boxes on the right
hand side of the big theater and it is
expected that their appearance in full
uniform and together will be signal for
an ovation such as only goes to the
champions OF the greatest baseball race
in minor league history.
Frank Ward will be master of cere-
monies for the champions and the big
second baseman is going to acquit him
self in splendid style.
All Of the talk about other would-be
pugiists meeting Fitzsimmons tonight is
merely lot of dreams INDUCED in by
those aspiring ones. No colored man will
be taken on and no man has ever had
look in for the part with Fitz who isn't
able to box scientifically and isn't able to
protect himself.
Remember the Ladesl
One special request is made by Man
ager Dick Sutton of the Broadway theatcr.
and that is that the enthusiastic admir-
ers of boxing will recolect that there will
be hundreds of ladies in the house and
that the bouts are part of a regular per-
formance. In doing this they will refrain
from any noisy demonstrations of appre-
citation.
Fitzsmmons and his company are due
to arrive here at 3 so this afternoon over
the Great Northern. The idea of meet
ing the former champion at the train was
abandoned, owing to the short interval
OF time between the arrival OF the train
and the beginning of the performance,
which will not permit of any time being
taken up with outside matters.