The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-14
SIELOFF Will BOX FAGIN
CLEVER LIGHTwEIGHTs WILL MEET
AT EMPIRE THURSDAY.
Jack Cullen and Eddie sterns Matched
for OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ON
Fight Interferers.v

The Indianapolis Athletic Club viii cffer
a first-class programme OF boxing bouts at
the Empire Theater next Thursday even
ing. The main bout, Of ten rounds. will be
between Otto Sielor. of Chicago. and Harry
Fagin, of Milwaukee. They will so for a
decision. and the contest should be very
fast and exciting. Indianapolis lovers OF
the fstic art who saw the bout between
Sielon and Judge. at the Empire a short
time ago. are acquainted with Sielofrs Won
derful hitting ability and his cleverness in
mixes and close-range work. In meeting
Fagin he will have for an opponent a man
who is even better able to cope with him
than Judge.
Milwaukee and Detroit clubs have tried
for several weeks to bring Sieloff and Fagin
together but the fighters would not accept
the purses that were offered. The Indian
apols Athletic Club signed the tive men by
offering them handsome inducements. be-
lieving that they would draw a crowd that
would test the capacity of the theater.
These men will be in condition for fast
contest.
There will be the usual programme OF
twenty-four rounds Of boxing, and every
effort has been made to make the coming
carnival the best that has ever been given
in this city. Jack Cullen. The Indianapolis
lightweight, and Eddie Stems, clever
hGhtweight of Noblesville. have been
matched for the siX-round semi-wind-up.
and they will go for decision. The two
four-round preliminaries will be interesting.
Owing TO the great interest that Will be
taken In the contests, especially the Sieloff-
tagin bout and the Cullen-Sterns contest,
the advance sale OF seats will begin to-mor-
row morning.
Jim Corbett, who is now in California Is
handing a few hot roasts to the "pious
6Qh inf %
interview recently he said:
There is no physical pain whatever at
tached TO the prize ring, provided. of course.
that a man is well trained and has pre-
pared himself for the conflict. There would
never have been a death III the roped
arena had the fighters who have met with
such accidents been trained The best ar
sument TO snbstantiate my statement is
the ract that In the history OF fighting no
champion was ever killed or even seriously
inJured. But my. what a hula baloo people
make over the slightest injury that hap
pens In the ring. 1 want to illustrate a
little incident as a comparison.
Some years ago / attended ball game
ana one OF the players sliding into home
as he walked off the field, and the women
present forgot all about the poor fellows
pain. but watched the game as unconcerned
ala not even comment on il further than
TO mention the fact that Player So-and-So
had broken his arm. and would be out OF
the game for several months
About this time Jack Moffatt. of Chi
cago, dislocated his shoulder blade in a
nght with Gardner by swinging over Gard
ners head and missing him. You should
have seen the papers the next morning
A column about the dangers OF the ring
and those alleged reformers took I'D the
cry and preached about the brutalities Of
the prize ring.
II want TO go on record as stating that
prize nghting is not as dangerous as base
ball or one-tenth as brutal as football, and
that no tighter ever entered the ring and
took the chances that our jockeys are tax
ing every day on the different race tracks
throughout the country
Don't you think IL about time that these
pious interferers got on the wood and
talked about something they know whereof
they speak, / was playing an engagement
nice. meddlesome old ladies who are so
popular In every community called upon me
at my hotel. saying: Mr.. Corbett several
ladies' OF our sewing circle and members
Of the church are trying to prevent prize
fighting and We want to start i'm and see
IL We can't reform you. Your reputation
Is so great that IL you will consent to
so brutal, you know
How do you know it's brutalY asked.
" My husband told me So
" Does your husband know
well. a friend OF his told him So
Then your husband never attends
81 should say not. I.would Just like 10
catch Charlie going TO one OF those prize
affairs. and I'd fx him.
He's home taking care OF the children
while do missionary work. / have to
spend much OF my time attending to
missionary work that / do believe they will
have cold supper az home unless Charlie
cooks something warm for the babies 20
" Then all you know about the brutalities
OF the prize ring is what your husband has
from hearsayP'
Yes
well, my dear lady. instead OF you
coming here and advising me, I think IT
would serve your missionary work to far
greater extent II you remained at home
and prepared warm meals for your babies
and husband instead OF spending your time
sossipdng and attending TO missionary
work. The Lord would think a great deal
more Of you. and when your friends ask
you again about the brutality OF the prize
ring, tell them that Jim Corbett said IL was
lowing the health OF your babies TO be un-
dermined by not attending 10 their wants
on account Of meddling into affairs not con-
''she would not listen to the rest, but
bolted through the door. and I'll bet that
she is cured OF all reform business for the
Bob Fitzsimmons, ex-champion OF the
world, was in Chicago last week, on his
way to San Francisco, where he is TO take
up The work OF conditioning Jim Jeffries
for the champions fight against Jim Corbett
on Aug. IA. Fitzsimmons announced that
he is going 10 give the winner OF the fight
between Jack Root and George Gardner
battle for the light heavyweight champion
ship. Fitzsimmons said that Jack o Brien
and Tommy Ryan are both four-nushers.
He said he agreed TO make the middle
weight limit for either, and they crawled
out Of a match the moment they were
called.
Regarding his manner OF training Jefrries
for the coming battle, Fitzsimmons said he
will give him rough. hard. gruelling work
He said Jeffries would be n easy winner.
and expects 10 see him as good as a , or
4-to-1 favorite. Fitz believes the fight will
not last over six rounds, and he is willing TO
bet il will not go ten rounds. lie says
Jeffres is too strong. and expects TO see
him lame both of Corbetts arms before
they are in the ring three rounds.
Indications point to an early meeting in
the roped arena between Joe Cans, light
weight champion of the world and Jimmy
Britt, of California. The Fort Erie Club
has offered a purse OF $500 for the con-
test. The only point IN dispute between the
rival lightweights rs the question OF weight.