Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-12
,,,tr Bob Fitzsimmous and Ola
lohr /. Discuss the
Fighters.
Nh RIVALS LIKELY TO MEET.
a., Engage in sIr'Round Contest
Vs. =, r,.cbampious Benefit in Bos'
;" ,n,--Fiu is Really Anxious

alas 10 a dispatch from Boston
MV' sS,,slmmons, former heavyweight
Nf' ,ar n the hstic world. has decided
tAlnp'y ,,nos J. Corbett, another former
's,mDlon. six rounds at the oenen' si per-
.a- .u.Ocs to BE- given for John l.. sulii-
Va Nj. announcement Is peculiarly inter-
~. Ssosuse ii is known that Fitzsim-
'' ,s. been trying to arrange a real
N.Y. s. 9th Corbett for IA long time, but
l." ~, been able to accomplish it.
~ 49, =" |, bitter feeling between the
'', MN not only professionally. but per-
Wv .a~ and On this account their box.
,ootsst for John Ia would be watched
w "bs closest attention.
wy ,simmons feeling toward Corbett
" All hi clear light In a conversation
. Ssos Fits and John Ia given here
WA s@i,.lmnons. accompanied by his man
~ called on John l.. at his sister
49, I'M Brook avenue, RoNDury. Inc
Eeslshman was gladly attifed In AFTER
w. dfess and wore starting shlny
hgh hal 49,. Il, ,oglIeee He arosa early
"a ise afternoon and tried to dress, put
@ldness came over INN ana ne lhd 10
~, N he'd. His eyes, which were
run month ago, are improving. but
.,onach trouble is pernlcously active.
VI srs are the main points OF the con-
,ratIon, reported verbatim.
Nr,,,smmoEs-Iye offered to box jim
cl,hst, IN rounds for your benefit, John.
'a.is'll box you-when he thinks you've
-, ons foot In the grave and the other
svSIn close behind. He wouldn't
ssti anybody that had punch. He's q
IN oughtnt 70 say what | think
,teSi him liz licked me ell right, But
tt.ts no credit. He licked a dead one
NV Fiss In Don't think hen meet me,
splv,n-Meet nobody. He's O stlff. Cen
,i.msn linz they call him. Well" I've met
s,nd many different KINDS Of gentlemen
i nv he. And mustn't talk about him.
Il, put me out. 90
htrJmmons you hear about how
nm Cofbett refused " shake hands with
n. ope night when We were introduced In
N Louis? put out my hand when his
r,ns was called-I didn't know him from
Mm there's lots Of Corbetts--and he
an. 81 don't know as | want to shake
MDds with YOU" / thought II was Joke
1,a laughed and then up comes one OF
ry friends and says, III told him not TO
lttpdtce you TO Jim Corbetts brother"
sy vas crazy. | went up to him and
tsA him what | thought Of him and then
/ made rush FOR him. He's a good big
ilbv-bIgger. than jim, | gdess--but I'd
shocked his bloody head OF n the whole
sven or eight OF 'em hadn't held me.
suliyan-lTwould make you laugh to
~ jim posing In front OF his saloon on
Broadway IL a man come over TO my
Race 10 see me I'd buy 'em as often. as
}, would and give him ms good a time
o. b, wanted for his, money. Ever see
i'm CoYbett get 10 BLOWN himself. When
you're all through spendn' It's "Como
around next Tuesday, III be entertainin'
ten"
FitRlmmons- When he was training at
lsbuiy Park he used TO holler across
about quarter OF a mile OF space, Como
On down 10 the quarters aIG see me box"
% The people won't forget II was the
geai C0rbett they was looking at. I'll
rny be back here to spar for your beno-
Il, John,
saluysn,-rhats good, They may not
SLOW boxing, though.
htElmmOns-Dont they allow II here?
J av some lights here Saturday night.
Slllyan-Those we're amateurs ANA
ttlfs can fight. Professionals can't.
Ntlslmmons-Wcll, amt that the fun
itstl It's funny the way they draw tho
NE When | was training for my second
Mher light at Juarez, across the river
~ MI Pas0, they were going to prevent
pe tight because prize lighting Is brutal.
ana went 10 a hullhght on Sunday az.
lsrtoon and saw the poor old horse killed
fochng says TO the governor: "Do
l@ mink this Is less brutal than box
ggt NE shrugged his shoulders In that
Nilcan way and says; "But bullhght-
hl !, yours"
Slllyan-Dan hasn't been well for three
VIS When he was appearing In New
lgK three years ago | could see him
spp TO cough during the show, and |
INV ne couldn't stand II unless he could
iall and 80 out west. You've been 10
pelVer Bob? Patsy Shepard was out
llsfe with me. There are so many lung
out there they all get used TO death.
ttsy used 10 see "A FUNERAL procession
lNns GOWN me street with the fellow
y I nice casket, and he's say: mighty
hpensle oNrcoat that fellows wearIn',
Mv that he don't need one" Nahers
touI Or i've houses now. He's saved
line Of his
lluSmmons-l wish had. I've got
'. mouse and wouldn't have that Ii II
wasn't for my wife.
SVl'an--lye got a piece OF land. but
aoesnl pay IN any rent money, It's
enough 10 lay In after / qult. But
1921 EN- for | shan't need any land
s,ee1 IN dead. I'm Ron' to be creamted'
oealthtul lts scientific. There won't
M{ cemeleries q hundred years from
~ Eeiybody'l be creamted.
suuslnmons-l haven't worked since
uafiner fight until this week. Haven't
~, .la soye on, Why II was pltiful.
nun hlt him, lie was dazed, he was
NHed' re hit low and everything
~ ~ ne didn't know what he was doing
wing In little Jim Corbett blows while
Y WAS going backward. II was too had,
,sS'I,nvah-He'd 10 better n ho was nj
s,aS somebody In his own CLASSIC.
'PPv ,l or some " those fellows.
H...k ~.