Evening journal., 1903-11-10
IN THE
WORLD
OF SPORT
FITlSIMM0NS FULL OF FIGHT
viii Go After cOrbett If He Whips
Gardner.

According TO late dispatches from
California, Bob Fitzsimmons 10 sore
over some criticisms which Jim Cor
bett has been circulating.
THAT buffer, Corbett, is telling
Eastern people that I'm all IN and
have seen my best days" said Fitzsim-
mons at his training quarters i'm Ala
media; 'well, just say for me that If
win this fight from Gardner III call
Corbett and see IL he wants some
money for beating this old has-been.
The idea of that fellow talking that
way after his fight with Jeffries. Why,
when l went East I bulled the game a
little and said that he put up a great
fight You know 1 wanted TO see II
1 could draw him into another fight
with me. / told them he had re-
gained his old form and was better
,han ever. It didn't work, though.
Corbett didn't want any moro, so
what's the use OF telling him he's good.
why, / can lick him any time he starts,
and he knows IL. He don't want to
wipe out that Carson defeat; don't you
ever think he does. II he did. you
know he'd have called me long ago. ]
put off this fight with Gardner ex-
pecting him TO come through. but he
wouldn't talk about Il. Just compare
his fight with jeff and then take mine,
Why, there is hardly any comparison.
He didn't bother JEFF a bit, and ] think
jeff was a bit slow at that on that
night. He didn't go half as fast as he
did at the Springs training. did he,
JOe?" said the red top TO Joe Kennedy.
who was with JEFF then and is helping
Fitz now.
why. / hate 70 talk about my go,
because / lost, but that was fight.
had his eyes closed and his face all
cut and you bet the big fellow was
mad. He just played with Corbett. l
can't see for the life of me why he
roasts me when he knows in his heart
that I'm still there and can lick him.
] guess all the people know 1t. for that
matter" and Fitz grabbed his gloves
and walked into the gymnasium.
In the centre Of the big room is the
punching-bag apparatus, which he
takes down every day after punching
the bag and uses the space to box in.
Mrs. Fitzsimmons sits a few feet away
with the watch and calls off the min
utes TO Bob as he goes through all
kinds OF stunts with the ball He
banged away at the leather FOR nine
rounds this. his first day Of heavy work
and then called I'm Jim Casey, the new
Irish giant. for spell with the gloves
The latter Is new one just having
arrived from Manila, where he made
his rep Jim stands 6 feet ] inch
and weighs over 200 pounds. He was
meat for Fitz, who giggled and bumped
up his big shoulders while he thought
of new wallops TO try on Jim. They
went four rounds, and then Joe Ken
nedy hoped up. Joe is there with the
cleverness and plenty of steam. II was
OF no use, however. as Fitz got away
from everything Joe led off and
stepped in' with some choice offerings
himself He laughs and jollies with
his partners while they are banging the
air and those who are looking on are
laughing all the time It's just like
playing marbles for lcitz He likes TO
get those big boys in front Of him and
then experiment He experimental on
Joes front until Il resembled a raw
hamburger steak. He boxed four
rounds with Kennedy, and then called
the giant up again for a wrestling bout.
Both the big fellows tugged and hauled
until perspiration just ran OF them.
When the five minutes were up Casey
was all I'm and ready for the hay pile,
while Fitz skipped around a little just
to see how far he could go. lie then
took the shower and rub, after which
he retired to the house to play with his
little girl and the bull dog he brought
out from the East.