The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-21
WILLIAMS ON DECK AND
READY FOR MILLER
Both Men in Tip Top Shape and the
Bout an Assured Thing.

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''Kid" Williams is on deck and the
bout between him and Herman Miller
at the Eagles benefit tomorrow night
is assured. Williams walked the gang
plank from the Philadelphia ships deck
yesterday afternoon, and is now quar-
tered in the city, and win be in top
condition when the gong sounds. Will
liams had a pleasant trip down and
utilized his time working out and trot-
ting the deck in lieu of road work. He
accompanied Billy Wilson, who will
probably assume control of the match
making and managing of the Savan-
nah Athletic Club after tomorrow
night.
Williams is of a clear, clean cut
build, possesses a quick eye and deter
mined countenance, and looks every bit
the man his admirers claim him to be.
He is within few pounds of Miller's
weight and is in excellent form. Hav-
ing been in excellent condition for the
past several months, he did not have
to put in much extra work for the
coming bout, and thinks that he needs
no extra hard going between now and
tomorrow night to be in top shape.
He has placed a good record to his
credit since his advent into the ring,
having never lost a bout. Some of the
good men he has met are Willie Fitz-
gerald, who meets Britt in Frisco on
Friday night, who he secured a draw
with in six rounds; won from Sam
Bolin in six rounds; put out Jack Fall
vey in three rounds and again in five:
won from Kid Ferrill, Kid Critic and
Denny Hall in six rounds each; got a
draw with Otto Sealof in ten rounds;
won from Jimmy Kelly in twelve
rounds; Charles billiard in ten rounds
and Joe Quinn in six rounds.
Miller has been doing his regular
road and inside work as regular as
clockwork, and is in superb condition.
He has been taking his long joys out
the county roads and a turn or two,
and sometimes three and four around
the Fair Ground track, and even then
taking on an electric car for a sprint
home. When he enters the ring to-
morrow night he will be in the best
condition, he thinks, he has ever been
in during his ring career. The ring
ropes will be as tight as ropes can be
made, and he will do no more flying
stunts out among the spectators.
Both men will take as much work
as they feel necessary to-day and
spend tomorrow in resting up, with
the exception of short limbering
walk tomorrow morning. GTeaJ III
terest has arisen in the contest be-
cause Miller is popular with many in
the city because of his excellent show
ing in other contests and they want
to see him win again, and others are
backing Williams because of the repu-
tation which has preceded him, back
ed by their natural desire to have two
sides to the thing and make it inter-
esting 1t is thought that after Will
liams is seen by many of the local
men his following will increase even
more and the house will be about
equally divided when the bout COM
menceS.
The Eagles committee on arrange
ments have left nothing undone which
will add to the success of their bene-
fit and besides the main bout and two
cracking good preliminaries the First
Regiment Band will furnish a pro-
gramme of music and, if time remains,
some topic songs will be sung by
local professional talent. The prelimi-
naries will begin at o'clock and the
main bout will follow Immediately
after the second preliminary.