Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-19
THE PUGlLlSTS.
Al Weinig Waxes Talkative
 .> About FitZsimmons.

He Wants to Know Who This FiH Is
 and Tells Who He Is Hinaself-An
 Offer for Ruhiin and Fitzsimmons-
 ''Wilmin gton'' Jack Daly Expects to
 Be a Millionaire-Other Fighting News. -7< n .-
 Al Weinig of Buffalo does not like the way his challenge to Fitzsimmons has been received. Weinig posted $500 to bind a match with F'itz, but no very pronounced reply was forthcoming. ''Malachy Hogan calls my challenge freak" said Weinig yesterday. He declares that my offer to wager $500 is not a large enough wager to induce Robert Fitzsimmons to pay any at- tention to it. I can only say to that: Who is MT Fitzsimmons, that he can come to America and admit that he has falSed countless contests and still con tinue to pose as a champion in the land of the free on the strength of having made such men as Gardner, Ryan and O'Brien take to the tall timbers? And this after having made so many bluffs
  lows. who think more of posing and boarding the money they, may obtain by :faking and meeting easy fellows who have much to learn in the boxing business. Who is Robert F'itzsimmons that $500 should be too small a sum for him to notice? He is an Australian who came to America without a dollar, and, now that he has some money which he obtained in contests in this country, I fail to see how he can avoid this offer of mine. Who is Al Wei nig? he demanded. A Buffalo boy, born in Buffalo, and as my mother was born in Buffalo some sixty-seven years ago ,and my father has been an American citizen for sixty years, I claim to be an American and claim to have wagered more money than any pugiIist, living or dead, and have proof of it. While MT Hogan says $500 is not large enough for Fitz to notice, wish to say that I claim the middle weight championship, and as such I will bet $1,OOO, against $4,Ooo that can stop Robert Fitzsimmons in ten rounds, said contest to take place in public or private and MT Fitzsimmons can have it at catchweights or middle weight if he fishes, and hit in clinches or not As I claim to be an Ameri- can," he went on, "F'itz, like MT Lip ton, can have a try again. Fitz met an American in Jeffries and was de- feated twice, and now he can meet an- other one and he will be defeated easier than he ever was before, as Lip ton was the last time. Five hundred dollars was large sum of money to Fitzsimmons in 1895 when boxed at benefit for Fitz at the Fl Paso opera house just before he fought Peter Ma her at Langtry, Texas"
 Los Angeles, Gal, Sept 19.-The Cen trry A. O.. of this city has signed an agreement to match Gus Ruhlin with Robert F'itzsinmons, the bout to take place during the latter, part of October The agreement for Ruh1ir was made by Billy Madden, and telegram was sent to FitZsimmons in New York city.
 wilmington Jack" Daly is making the best and hardest fight of his life With his store clothes, on he is Cor nelius J, Moriarity. He now has req. son to believe that he will fall heir to
 
 John A. Dougherty of Philadelphia Daly quit the ring sometime ago and is now police officer. pr Dougherty was an admirer of the boxer and adopted him some years ago, spending considerable money in trying to make a champion out of him.
 Joe Curtain of Chicago was knocked out in the third, round of a twenty round go with Hugo Kelly, also of Chi cago, at Grand Rapids, Mich, on Thurs day night.
 Johnny White of Philadelphia made Kid Beebe of Lancaster. Pa, look like a novice in a six-round bout before the Lancaster Athletic association last Thursday night White. who is col I ored, forced the fight from the start He had Beebe going in the first round but the latter rallied. White, after that, rushed his opponent all over the ring. There was no decision.
 1 SHAMROCK TO BE BROKEN UP