Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-18
Fight Fans Figure on His Chances
Against Sturdy Young
Gardner.
FIGHTERS NE HAS WHIPPED.
Although a Sick Man He Walloped
Gus Rubin and Then Took Care of
Tom Sharkey.


one OF the surprising features of thhe
preliminary news from the scene of the
Fitzsmmons-Gardner fight is that the
Dingo farrier rules favorte IN the betting
over his sturdy Celtic opponent and is
likely to enter the ring earring the odds,
This Is merely proof of the sports be-
lief In the former champions ability to
accomplish the almost impossible
Ny all rules OF form, Gardner should be
the fayorlte. lie Is young enough To be
Fitzs son. He has never been beaten
and has decsvely walloped the best men
In the lightweight division, including tho
sturdy '1<i1" Carter and the shlity Jack
Root.
Gardner is conceded TO be fast and
clever and Is the reputed proprietor Of an
unmerciful Jolt. t'itzsimmons, besides tue
natural handicap hts age imposes, has has
chances further impaired by his two de-
feats at the hands OF the bearlike JET
fries.
Gardner is "a Fitzsimmons, as nearly
as mortal can tell. is n. IL Is an old
man against young giant, ana YET the
Methuselah IL going 10 the post with
the publlo's money and much of It's SYM
patty with him.
Since he came to this country the
freaksh Robert has found accomplishing
the impossible 10 hts liking. 1t Is now
his favorte role.
His very physique Is abnormal. 1t is
little short Of miraculous That with has
height and abnormal breadth OF shoulders
and depth Of chest he was for a decade
able TO light In the middloweight division.
When Ruby Robert shambed INTO the
ring Ia fight Jack Dempsey, the famous
Nonpareil pugillst, the spectators pltied
1T Is a shame" was the most FREE
quent comment. Yet the COrnisnman
forced the then middle weight champion
OF the world to take one of the most
ri
That night Dempsey entered the ring
the handsome. fearless and courageous
Nonp0reil. after II a battered and nelp-
less hulk After polishing of all the mid
dlewelghts OF consequence F'itszimmons
decided to test his steel against more
worthy foes. His first entry into tho
heavyweight ranks was against the IN
dolent Peter Maher, whom later-day an
nalists of the ring coll Pedro Negro.
At that time the freshman was regard
cd as a dangerous man. The handsome
1ackeen had Just arrived In the country
lie was a broth OF boy, who had clip
in either hand that contained all the ele-
ments necessary to little journey
through the land of Nod
Fitzslmmons' defeat was predicted to
certainty Yet he accomplished what
was considered the impossible by send
ing the Celt TO the floor and forcing him
10 quit, although twenty-five pounds
lighter
After dsposing OF Hall and Maher,
HNZSInnOnf RhlntlS IHltN ubNll iil'
gauntlet to Corbett, the dancing master
OF the ring
Another slashlng was predicted for
Fitz The Cornishman bravely submitted
10 a lashng that would have feled ten
ordinary pugilists. and with grim smile
on his face sent forth that famous
solar plexus blow In the fourteenth round
of the memorable st, Patrioks day at
Carson City that brought him fame and
fortune
Even when he lost no was picked TO
do surprising things. lie was picked TO
beat Jeffrlcs the giant boilermaker, with
case, belief had developed in his In
Vincibity. Fitz entered the ring a pro-
nouncod favorlte and again astounded the
public by getting licked by the giant
novice OF pugdom,
After this fight the sports said Fitz
was ali IN, The penchant for accom-
pllshlng things under difficulties again
cropped cut I'm the Cornish miner.
Not satisfied with the sports dlctum
of his "deadness." he returned TO pugil-
istic life and challenged Gus Rubin,
The Akron giant was then AZ his best.
lie had just Knocked out Sharkey, q
task which Boilermaker Jenries had
failed TO accomplish with his riyeting
wallops.
Ftssimmons was not well at the time
he issued the challenge to Madden's pro-
tegc. lie entered the ring n sick man.
During the first round his lack Of condi-