The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-27
RUBY R0BBY
GOT REAL
FIRM

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 27-"You
can say that the believing Cornishman
has put up his forfeit said big
lanky lean chap, pulling out of his
trousers pocket two one thousand and
one five hundred dollar bills, "and
you may further state that the bel
lowing Cornishman is not afraid of
Mr.. Gardner or anybody of his size,
and you can also say that the believing
Cornishman will fight Mr.. Gardner;
will fight him winner take all if he
does not like the way the present arti-
Giles read
Then Bob Fitzsimmons jammed the
three big bills back in his pocket and
sat down with the sporting editor OF
The Bulletin and talked shop. What
prompted Bob to utter the foregoing
sarcastic remarhs was something Gard
ner had said to the papers about him
being leary of meeting him and re-
ferring to him as a "bellowing scrap
per-"
Gas soon as l can find Eddie Graney
this money | have, which, by the way,
is my own, | will post with him. con-
tinued Fitz. 81 want to have this
matter settled so I can go to work.
If nothing happens l will begin my
road work tomorrow. l don't like 10
be idle"
"Where will you train?' he was ask
ed.
"That I don't know" he rejoined,
but it won't be Croll's. l won't
train any place Corbett has. That's
certain. Furthermore, ] don't like the
roads across the bay. Had one taste
of them and | found them too muddy
in winter. Roads in the park suit me
better and l presume I will establish
quarters near the beach"
1t was apparent that Fitzsmmons
love for Corbett was no stronger than
when there were here couple of
months ago. Here are two fighters
who will never shake and make up
again.
''You are looking lighter than when
you were here before observed the
writer, who could not help noticing IA
reduction in flesh.
"Yes,' assented Bob, ~ left here
weighing 100 pounds and l return
weighing but l76 pounds. They say ]
can't do l5s pounds. the middleweight
limit, any more. I'd like to bet l
can. | offered to bet Tommy Ryan
$500 and fight him at l5s pounds, but
he flunked out of the match. | see
that he wants to sneak off to England
and meet O'Brien. He doesn't have
to 60 that far for fight. I'll meet
his at his own weight
Then Fitzsimmons gave Corbett n
hot shot which would have made Jim's
ears ring if he had heard it. "Corbett
fought like an old woman when he
lost to Jeffries," he said. He was
outcassed. and furthermore he was
scared to death. Corbett says he wants
another chance to wipe that blot off
his record. He can have it this month
if he wants it. III agree to beat HIM
before ! meet Gardner, When | beat
him at Carson ! was a cripple. One
leg and one hand was dinky, but he
had no chance with me at that. l
have seen it in the papers where l
was so weak at Hardin Springs that ]
could not box two rounds without tir-
! ing. Now that's not so. Of course !
wasn't in prime condition, as | did
little work. BY the way, tried to see
Jeffries in Chicago, but he got away
from me-"
Fitz stated that Grim. the Da2o
bootblack, whom he fought before he
came here. was tough. but he could
have put him away inside of six rounds
if he had wanted to take chance CT
breaking his hands. He knocked him
down often, but he came up smiling
each time. Grim won Sl400 betting
that Bob would not knock him out
Before this mill Bob took in some OF
the country fairs in Pennsylvania, hav.
ing Hank Griffin for a sparring part
| ner.
Fitzsimmons was accompanied to San
Francisco by his wife and his little
daughter Rosa.
The Colma club of San Francisco
will not want Britt in case he suffers
defeat at the hands of Seiger before
the San Francisco club. The former
organization has given out that il
Seiger wins he will be matched with
I Candle instead of James. The latter
says that the Colma club need not lose
any sleep over the matter, for he Ger.
tainly will grab the long end of the
purse, but Seiger thinks so, too.
InstaIIs New Alleys.