The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-20
OLD FITz AGAIN
ON The WARPATH
WANTS TO MEET KID MCCOY.
EAGER TO FIGHT ANY MAN IN THH
WORLD BUT JEFFRIEs.

Would Train With JefYries II Match
ed With the H0Osier, Who Works
With MunrOe-LOOks Possible That
Meeting May BE Arranged for
the Two at 'FriscO-The Sage of
BensOnhurst stin Keeps Up His
Road Work, and Barring His Bad
Hands lis StiI Ready for "a Hardy
Battle.
Lanky Bob Fitzsimmons is around
looking for fight. While he has not
made a match yet. the Cornishman
has begun to train. and when he feels
in shape he will get into action.
When asked who he was going to
fight first, Fitz said: I'm fight any
man in the game to-day, bar Jeffries.
Kid Mccoy would suit nicely and it's
possible we will be able to do a little
business before long. If Mccoy side
steps, any man in the game will DE
taken on as long as he is sufficient as
a drawing card to guarantee that there
will be some money in the bout. The
big Hollander, Placke, would be a
cinch."
Does Road Work Yet.
A couple of days ago Fitzsimmons
began operations down at his home at
Bensonhurst by taking a five-mile run
over the roads to Coney Island. Both
cred by a sore hand, he has done little
gymnasium work, but he expects to
start in with more action just as soon
as he can secure a sparring partner
xryhA oaVa e~fa nj
process of training. Fitzsimmons has
his eye on Hank Griffin, the big color
ed heavyweight, and just as soon as
the ebony-hued boxer can be located
he Will take up his position in assist
ing Fitzsimmons in getting into con-
dition.
Fitzsimmons' determination to get
into condition shows that the Cornish
man is not yet through with the ring,
and that he will be ready to get into
action in the near future. One thing
certain is that Fitzsimmons, some
what handicapped by his sore hands,
does not intend to be caught mapping
when the proper time for a match ar
rives.
Mccoy May Agree 20 Fight.
While there has been no opponent Sc
lected to meet Fitzsimmons, Ii Is more
than likely that kid" Mccoy will
tackle him at some future date. Nc
Coy is now matched to meet the for
eigner, Placke, and the result is look
ed upon as a sure victory for the Hoo
sier boxer. Mccoy says he has been
promised a match with Fitzsimmons,
and that If he succeeds in putting
Placke out he does not anticipate any
trouble in getting Fitzsimmons to sign
articles.
With Mccoy and F'itzsimmons match
ed 1t is more than likely that the bat
tie ground will be San Francisco, and
that the mill will take place at about
the same time as the Munroe- Jeffries
championship battle. Mccoy win con-
tinue to train Munroe and incidentally
train himself for Fitzsimmons. The
latter is very friendly with Jenries,
and the champion would be glad to
have Fitzsimmons for a sparring part
ner while Fitzsimmons is getting into
condition for Mccoy.
The clever showing made by Jim
Jeffords in his battle with Gus Rubin
on Saturday night at Philadelphia has
sent the Californian's stock up con-
siderably. In the opening round, Rub
lin was lucky to escape a knockout,
and Jeffords had all the best of four
rounds. Jeffords will now be in line
for go with some of the top-notch-
ers in the heavyweight division.