Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-12-20
Interest in fitz.
O'Brien Fight
Measurements Of the Mem.

F1tzsimmons.--Age. AZ years heigh)
5 feet IL 81 inches, reach, II
"a inches; biceps. 10 l.2 inches; ches
(nOrmal), 43 ~ inches; chest lex
panded). 40 inches; waist. 81 inches
thigh. II liz inches; calf. IA inches
neck IL inches.
O'Brien.--Age ~ years; height I
feet 10 1-2 inches; reach. 70 l.:
inches; biceps, IA inches; chest (nor'
mall 80 inches; chest, (expanded) a
inches; waist, 81 inches; thigh %
inches; calf 10 inches; neck lG inches
O'erIen Holds the Advantage.
San Francisco, Cal. Dec. 90
San Francisco sports pick Jack
| O'Brien to win In the contest here
tonight with Bob. Fitzsimmons. Av-
parently there Is not much betting
being done on the result, but the
wagers 30 far made show the Phila.
delphian a slight favorite. Though
It Is the last big fight that will prob.
ably be seen here In some time the
interest In the event Is not by any
means OF an intense order. The
Yosemite club, however. expects
Mechanics ravili0n to be well filled
when the bell calls the two gladiators
into the arena.
II the reports eminating from the
two training quarters today are to be
relied upon a feeling Of supreme con.
fdence in the result prevades the
atmosphere surrounding both lighters.
Both men are described as being In
the best possible physical condition
and anxious for the fray.
Both rtzsimmons and O'Brien have
appeared In the ring here on several
previous occasions 80 that the local
critics are qualified In a measure to
make comparison Of their respective
merits and chances Of ucces Opin.
ions heard around the cafes today
and elsewhere where sporting men
c~ongregate generally agree that II
"Fitz" was the Fighting Bob" Of old.
O'Brien would stand little show OF
winning the decision and the long end
Of the purse. But 1t seems to be the
concensus OF opinion that Ftzsimmons
will not be able to stand the pace In
a long distance fight with a man OF
O'Brien's calibre. In a nutshell, II Is
age against youth. with the chances
naturally favoring the latter. Though
young in years O'Brien has had ex-
perience enough to enable him to face
the best of them with a feeling Of con-
fidence. There Is no possibility OF
stage-fright on his part. In addition
he has demonstrated that he posses.
ses cleverness, footwork and ring gem
eralship In q superlative degree.
About all FitzsimmOns has in his
favor Is his fearful punch" Those
who have seen him training the last
few weeks declare that he a hit
az hard a blow as when ne knocked
out Jack Dempsey or wnen he won
the championship from Corbett. So.
n he wins, ne viii have to do the
trick with his famous blow and do
IL within the first six or eight rounds.
Generally, followers Of the game
are figuring on rtzsimmons making
O'Brien step around lively during the
earlier rounds Of the contest, mt II
he should not succeed in slipping
over a hard punch or two in this per-
iod Of the Fight. II Is thought that
O'Brfen VIII come on and win from
Fftzsimmons by outpointing him.
Comparing the last fights Of the
men, the facts also show to
O'Brien's advantage. O'Brien, only q
short time ago, met al Kaufman, the
big coast heavyweight and hammered
him down Gnd out after an interest
Ing battle, ,Titzsimmons last night
vas nth George Gardner. Ftzsim-
mons was I'm poor condition for the
fight. Besides, he smashed his hands
early In the contest, and It was only
because he nRd Gardner blufed that
ne was able to go the twenty rounds
and win from the New England man.
Fitxsfmmons" hands r reported In
good condition for tonight's go.
The fight WIN be a finish afYair as
the articles provide for 20 rounds on
mure. The two will battle for sixty
per cent. Of the gross receipts, to be
divided seventy-hve per cent to the
winner and twenty-five per cent to
the loser. The Marquis Of Queens
bury rules will govern the contest.
The winner OF the fight will probably
be matched to meet Marvin Hart at