The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-08

wonderful ring general, clever, tricky,
and has had SO much experience that
he appears to overshadoW Ryan. The
Syracuse man. if he really possesses
weak heart, would find it a difficult
matter to mix it up with Fitz, who is
game to the core and glutton for
punishment.
Relies on Science.
Ryan probably bases his belief that
he can beat Fitz solely on his wonder
full science. He probably figures that
he is faster than the veteran Cornish
man in point of leg work, and that he
can outpoint the Antipodean in a linn
tied round bout. But in attempting to
do this Ryan would run the chance
of receiving just one good punch,
which, if delivered on the proper spot,
would probably dispose of him just as
readily as Fitz has packed others away
in similar manner F'itzsImmons is
SO confident that he can beat Ryan
that he is willing to forfeit $3.50 if he
cannot stop the Syracusan in four
| rounds, but this offer does not specify
any fixed weight. Fits meaning, no
doubt, that he would meet Ryan under
these conditions at catch weights. But
for the middle weight championship
Robert would probably be unwilling to
wager much money that he could stop
such a fast, elusive boxer as Ryan in
Fitz, It may be said, has all the
| fighters beaten a mile when it comes
| down to thickness in the ring Those
who saw him indulge in fake knock
| out bout with Jeff Thorne in the Mad
! ison Square Garden at John L. SulIi-
vans benefit three years ago will new
| er forget the antics of the Cornishman
But it was in four-round bout over
| in Newark ten years ago that Fitz
gave his best imitation of taking. In
| order to draw a crowd some local
| sporting men dug up an Irishman
named Jack Hickey, who had just
| come over from the Emerald Isle with
| the declaration that he was the mid
| dle-Weight champion of that country
| Hickey wanted to know what kind of
| a fighter F'itZsimmons was, and his
| newly made friends told him that the
! COrniShman could not fight a little bit,
| and was a bluff.
I'll bate the spalpeen" cried Hfck-
| ey to an admiring throng one day.
| "Only let me at him.
Hickey Was Deceived.
| So a match was made between
| Hickey and Fitz for four rounds at
| Shooting park. Those who had Hfck-
| ey in tow told him that the only way
| to beat Fitz was to wade right In
| from the start, swing right and left
! for the head. They also told FitZ
| about the Irishman, and Bob got into
| the humor of the affair immediately
When Hickey got into the ring that
| night he was confident of winning an
/ easy victory.
| Il never seen this here Fftzsim-
MONS" said he to his seconds, "but
when do I'll tell yez how easy it'll
| be-
| The crowd broke into cheers when
| Fftzsimmons appeared. Robert wore
| O Il IPn1
| ratified that he could not climb through
| the ropes. One of his seconds showed
| him how to get into his corner, and
| the moment he sat down he was SEEM
| ingly in a tremble.
| why, the spa1peen is licked now"
| exclaimed Hickey. His knees is a.
| kIrockfn' together, and he wants to
| quit! Keep him from climbing out of
| the ring SO that / can do him quick"
t1lz made an attempt. to climb out
of the ring, but his seconds dragged
him back. Then Hickey was dead sure
he had the undetermined Cornishman
| at his mercy. Bob knew so little
| about the gloves that his seconds had
| to show him how to draw them on.
The gong rang for the men to shake
| hands, but when Fitz shufffed UP with
the scared look still covering his freck-
led face Hickey refused to shake with
him, saying:
| liz . q SOWdfut UeSOD. IL soon
! knock his red head off"
The battle began and Hickey sailed
| in, right and left. Fitz saw him COM
/ ing and turned tail. In a moment
| Hickey was chasing Bob all over the
ring.
Stand up and fghtw roared the
Irishrnan. You're no man at ALL at
ALL" FitZ turned and clinched. The
referee had great trouble to break
them. Again Hickey rushed out, to
| find the Cornishman on the dead run.
Wot kind of fighter are yez?'
fairly screamed Hickey, as he stopped
| short, putting like a granpus. But Fitz,
/ covering in a corner. made no reply.