Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-01
TELLS OF
HIS FIGHT WITH HALL
ASSERTS HE WON PURSE BUT GOT 1T NOT
Came to America Avenge Defeat Decision in Australia
Loses Forfeit by Jim's Default and Finally Whips
Him. but Fails to Get the Money

There are some funny sides to every
thing, and now after the years have
gone by-grown into something over
twelve-I can afford to sit back and
crack a quiet smile at the things that
came off down in New Orleans when I
fought Jim Hall in the National Ath-
letic club, and, incidentally, lost bunch
of money; the same old story, you
know: Easy mark, and know-it-aI got
trimmed again. OF course it's funny.
1t it wasn't then, 1t is now, and guess
we'll all have to get in on 1t.
On February 10, 1890, I fought Jim
Hall in Sydney, Australia, and lost the
decision-and not because / couldn't
knock him fiat any time I wanted to-
either, but that's another story, that
maybe I'll touch up later.
Ever since that fight I'd been trying
somehow to get another go at Jim,
principally because he'd been blowing
all over the world how he'd found an
easy thing out there in Kangarooland.
I was out for Jim, and needed him In
nv business. and it was long while
I took to get him.
However, I came over to this coun-
try, and landed in San Francisco, and
nobody there seemed to take much OF
the Fitzsimmons stock at anywhere
near what I thought it was worth.
Maybe they thought it was watered
a bit, and from what I've learned SINCE
IT wouldn't surprise me, knowing San
Francisco as I do, if they hadn't had
a. lot of good hot ones put over the plate
before that. However, they didn't cot
ton to me very much, and had to wait
a bit.
All they knew was that Jim Hall had
got a. decision over me out in sydney,
and Jim had forgotten to hand over all
the details at the same time.
followed Jim's trail around bit,
and finally got an offer from the Min
nesota Athletic club of st. Paul to pull
off a go with the good James.
AS said before, they didn't know me
very well, and I had to put up guar
antee of about 5000 simoleons that I'd
be there when the gong tapped, and
have Jim in the ring.
Loses Forfeit
It looked easy to me then, but Jim
had figured out that he was in wrong
somewhere, I guess, and he didn't
seem to see it in the same light did.
Maybe was a little overanxious, be-
cause that Sydney buriness had to be
wiped out somehow, but to cut long
lodging story short, I didn't get Jim
into the ring, and the club pulled down
nv 1000 and left me to square the bill
with Bob Fitzsimmons the best way
could.
Afterwards I heard that Jim looked
over the fight I'd had with Jack
Dempsey, and figured himself in at
the small end, but while I thought
about it then, didn't stop watching
for chance to get Jim.
made him few offers that the
ordinary professional would have
grabbed at and swallowed, hook and
sinker, but Jim was bit shy, and
steered clear of the bait. That was
July %, 1891, and I was out looking
for other business all the time.
In March I met Peter Maher in New
Orleans, and dropped him in twelve
rounds, and that made Jim shy off a
little further.
Then I put Jim Farrell asleep in two
rounds in Newark and Jim sat down
and waited. A week later I went after
Joe Godfrey in Philadelphia, and laid
him away to rest in one round, and
six days later picked UP jerry Slattery